Real Colorado Foxes were an American

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team based in

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, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the

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(PDL), the fourth tier of the

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, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference. The team played its home games at

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from 2009-2015. 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

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. The Foxes won the game 3–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by

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. In 2011, the team qualified for its first

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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

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’s DV8 Defenders of

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with a 5–0 convincing victory to fall short to

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, another seasoned PDL side in

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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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Brad Stisser Brad Stisser (born September 24, 1986) is a retired American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Stisser grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and attended Highlands Ranch High School, where he captained his team in his senior season, a ...

* Joe Willis * Cody Stratton *

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Year-by-year

Head coaches

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(2009–2010, 2012–2013) *

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(2011–2012) * Stoner Tadlock (2013–present)

Stadiums

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;

(2009–present) * Stadium at Englewood High School;

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1 game (2010) * Heritage Stadium;

2 games (2010, 2015) *

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;

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1 game (2011) * CSM Soccer Stadium at

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;

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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

References

External links

*
Official PDL site
{{Colorado Sports Defunct Premier Development League teams Soccer clubs in Denver Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Colorado Association football clubs disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Colorado