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| Founded | 1986 (40 years ago) (1986) |
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| Owner | Sean Henning |
| Chairman | Ron vonLembke |
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| Website | realcolorado |
Real Colorado is anamateursoccer club based inMeridian, Colorado, in theDenver metropolitan area. It was founded in 1986, and primarily serves as ayouth soccer club. It currently fields senior men's and women's teams inUSL League Two and theUSL W League, both in the amateur fourth tier of theUnited States league system.
The club originally fielded senior teams in theoriginal incarnation of the W League in the 2000 season, and the Premier Development League (now USL League Two) in the 2009 season. Both teams were folded in 2010 and 2015, respectively. The senior men's team was re-established in 2025, competing in the Mountain Premier conference ofThe League for Clubs, before moving to USL League Two for the 2026 season, while the senior women's team was re-established for the 2026 season.[1]
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Real Colorado first fielded a senior women's team, theCougars, into the originalUSL W-League in 2000. The Cougars were a member of the Western Conference, and played against theColorado Force,Los Angeles Strikers,Pali Blues,Santa Clarita Blue Heat,Seattle Sounders Select Women,Vancouver Whitecaps, andVictoria Highlanders Women.[2] They were founded as theColorado Gold, before rebranding as theDenver Lady Cougars in 2001, and finally the Real Colorado Cougars in 2006.[2][3] The Cougars were folded after the 2010 season, with theColorado Rush Women taking their place.[4][5]
Real Colorado first fielded theFoxes, a senior men's team into the Premier Development League (nowUSL League Two) in 2009.[6] The Foxes played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, againstKansas City Brass, and won the game 3–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored byChris Salvaggione.[7] In 2011, the Foxes qualified for theU.S. Open Cup by winning the first 4 games of the regular season. The Foxes then advanced to the second round by knocking out theDV8 Defenders with a 5–0 victory, but fell short toKitsap Pumas in the following round, by a score of 3–1.[citation needed] The Foxes' average attendance was 114 in 2009, 80 in 2010, 191 in 2011, 268 in 2012, and 165 in 2013.[8][a]
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
Foxes
Lorne Donaldson (2009–2010, 2012–2013)
Leigh Davies (2011–2012)Stoner Tadlock (2013–present)| Season | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pos | Playoffs | |
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| 2000 | USL-W2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 2nd | DNQ | |
| 2001 | USL-W2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 3rd | DNQ | |
| 2002 | USL-W | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 2nd | Semi-finals | |
| 2003 | USL-W | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 3rd | DNQ | |
| 2004 | USL-W | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | –1 | 5th | DNQ | |
| 2005 | USL-W | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4th | DNQ | |
| 2006 | USL-W | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 27 | –2 | 4th | DNQ | |
| 2007 | USL-W | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 18 | –7 | 6th | DNQ | |
| 2008 | USL-W | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 19 | –4 | 4th | DNQ | |
| 2009 | USL-W | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 3rd | DNQ | |
| 2026 | USLW | Future season | |||||||||
| Season | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pos | Playoffs | USOC |
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| 2009 | PDL | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 3rd | Divisional finals | DNQ |
| 2010 | PDL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 3rd | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2011 | PDL | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 3rd | DNQ | Second round |
| 2012 | PDL | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | +0 | 2nd | Conference semi-finals | First round |
| 2013 | PDL | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 2nd | Conference semi-finals | First round |
| 2014 | PDL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | –6 | 5th | DNQ | Second round |
| 2015 | PDL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | –1 | 4th | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2025 | TLfC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | –8 | 4th | Conference semi-finals | DNQ |
| 2026 | USL2 | Future season | |||||||||
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