soccer
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team based in
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the
USL Premier Development League
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(PDL), the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.
The team played its home games at
Shea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium ( ), typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.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
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by winning the first 4 games of the regular season. The Foxes then advanced to the second round by knocking out
USASA
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Redwood City, California
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with a 5–0 convincing victory to fall short to Kitsap Pumas, another seasoned PDL side in
Bremerton, Washington
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, 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.''
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Tesho Akindele
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Club career
Early career
Tes ...
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Joseph Chipolina
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He is his nation's third most-capped player of all time, having ...
Lorne Donaldson
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Playing career
Donaldson attended and played soccer at Kingston Col ...
Shea Stadium
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Englewood, Colorado
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Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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2 games (2010, 2015)
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Washburn Field
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Colorado College
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Colorado School of Mines
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Golden, Colorado
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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