Real Colorado Foxes were an American soccer team based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.
The team played its home games at Shea Stadium from 2009 to 2015. The team's colors were red, black and white.
History
The Foxes joined the PDL in 2009, and played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against Kansas City Brass. The Foxes won the game 3–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by Chris Salvaggione.
In 2011, the team qualified for its first Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by winning the first 4 games of the regular season. The Foxes then advanced to the second round by knocking out USASA's DV8 Defenders of Redwood City, California with a 5–0 convincing victory to fall short to Kitsap Pumas, another seasoned PDL side in Bremerton, Washington, by a score of 3–1.
Players
Notable former players
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.
Tesho Akindele
Joseph Chipolina
Chris Salvaggione
Brad Stisser
Joe Willis
Cody Stratton
Taylor Kemp
Year-by-year
Head coaches
Lorne Donaldson (2009–2010, 2012–2013) Leigh Davies (2011–2012) Stoner Tadlock (2013–present)
Stadiums
Shea Stadium; Highlands Ranch, Colorado (2009–present) Stadium at Englewood High School; Englewood, Colorado 1 game (2010) Heritage Stadium; Highlands Ranch, Colorado 2 games (2010, 2015) Washburn Field at Colorado College; Colorado Springs, Colorado 1 game (2011) CSM Soccer Stadium at Colorado School of Mines; Golden, Colorado 2 games (2012)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive. 2009: 114 2010: 80 2011: 191 2012: 268 2013: 165