Real Colorado Cougars
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Real Colorado Cougars is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues
W-League
, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Western Conference against the Colorado Force, LA Strikers, Pali Blues
, Santa Clarita Blue Heat
, Seattle Sounders Women
, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) and Victoria Highlanders Women
.
The team plays its home games at Shea Stadium in the city of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
, 25 miles south of downtown Denver. The club's colors are gold, black and white.
Prior to the 2010 season they were known as Colorado Rush. Until 2005 the team was known as the Denver Lady Cougars.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Real Colorado Foxes
team, which is scheduled to join the USL Premier Development League
in 2009.
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...
W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Western Conference against the Colorado Force, LA Strikers, Pali Blues
Pali Blues
Pali Blues is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
, Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Santa Clarita Blue Heat
Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
, Seattle Sounders Women
Seattle Sounders Women
The Seattle Sounders Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States, and as a club in the Western Division, they play against Colorado Force, Colorado Rush, LA Strikers, ...
, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) and Victoria Highlanders Women
Victoria Highlanders Women
Victoria Highlanders Women is a Canadian women's soccer team founded in 2010. The women Highlanders join the USL W-League in 2011 , the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
.
The team plays its home games at Shea Stadium in the city of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Highlands Ranch is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 96,713 at the 2010 census; it is one of the most populous unincorporated communities in the United States...
, 25 miles south of downtown Denver. The club's colors are gold, black and white.
Prior to the 2010 season they were known as Colorado Rush. Until 2005 the team was known as the Denver Lady Cougars.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Real Colorado Foxes
Real Colorado Foxes
Real Colorado Foxes is an American soccer team based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.In 2011, the team qualified...
team, which is scheduled to join the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
in 2009.
Current Roster 2009
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | USL W-League | 3rd, Western | |
| 2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 5th, Western | |
| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 4th, Western | |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 4th, Western | |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 4th, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 3rd, Western | did not qualify |