Real Colorado Cougars

Real Colorado Cougars
Full nameReal Colorado Cougars
Nickname(s)The Cougars
Founded2000
Dissolved2010
GroundShea Stadium
Capacity4,000
ChairmanUnited States Mark Mais
ManagerTrinidad and Tobago Brian Haynes
LeagueUSL W-League
20093rd, Western Conference

Real Colorado Cougars were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2000 and disestablished in February 2010.[1][2]

The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Western Conference against the Colorado Force, LA Strikers, Pali Blues, Santa Clarita Blue Heat, Seattle Sounders Women, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Victoria Highlanders Women.[3] From 2001–2005, the team was known as the Denver Lady Cougars, and in 2000 the team was known as the Colorado Gold.[4] The Cougars were a sibling side of the men's Real Colorado Foxes team, which joined the USL Premier Development League in 2009.[3]

Both teams were part of the Real Colorado organization, whose youth clubs survived the folding of both men's and women's adult clubs. Colorado Rush, a new W-League club founded in 2010, succeeded the Cougars as the Denver area's presence in the W-League.[1][2]

Stadium

The team played its home games at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 25 miles south of downtown Denver.[3]

Colors

The club's colors were gold, black, and white.

Players

2009 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Christina Palomino
1 GK United States USA Brianna Schulze
2 MF United States USA Kathryn Schubert
3 MF United States USA Afton Sauer
4 DF United States USA Nicole Lukens
5 MF United States USA Lindsay Stein
6 MF United States USA Kerstyn Farrell
7 MF United States USA Beth West
8 DF United States USA Raydan Phillips
9 MF United States USA Kendra Chandhoke
10 MF United States USA Lindsay Ratterman
11 MF United States USA Brianna Young
12 FW United States USA Karter Haug
13 MF United States USA Kellyn Farrell
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA McKenzie Mutz
16 MF United States USA Kathleen Paulsen
17 FW United States USA Brittney McDonald
18 MF United States USA Vanessa Mais
19 DF United States USA Keelin Winters
20 DF United States USA Marissa McBride
21 MF United States USA Elle Sweeney
22 MF United States USA Megan Flanaghan
23 FW United States USA Traci Dreesen
— GK United States USA Katie Bell
— DF United States USA Taryn Hemmings
— MF United States USA Mariah Johnston
— MF United States USA Kristin Medeiros
— MF United States USA Jenna Oney

Year-by-year

Real Colorado Cougars results, by season[2]
Year Div. League Reg. Season Playoffs
Pld. W D L GF GA BP[a] Pts.[b] Pos.
2000[c] 3 USL W-2 12 7 4 1 33 18 4 33 2nd, Western Did not qualify
2001[d] 3 USL W-2 10 5 0 5 28 18 2 22 3rd, Western Did not qualify
2002[d] 2 USL W-League 12 10 2 0 32 14 6 46 2nd, Western Semi-finals (4th)
2003[d] 2 USL W-League 12 6 4 2 36 24 — 20 3rd, Western Did not qualify
2004[d] 1 USL W-League 14 6 7 1 24 25 — 19 5th, Western Did not qualify
2005[d] 1 USL W-League 14 7 6 1 26 24 — 22 4th, Western Did not qualify
2006 1 USL W-League 12 3 4 5 25 27 — 14 4th, Western Did not qualify
2007 1 USL W-League 12 3 7 2 11 18 — 11 6th, Western Did not qualify
2008 1 USL W-League 12 5 4 3 15 19 — 18 4th, Western Did not qualify
2009 1 USL W-League 12 4 5 3 16 15 — 15 3rd, Western Did not qualify
  1. ^ From 2000–2002, the USL W-League awarded 1 bonus point to teams that scored three or more goals in a match regardless of the result.
  2. ^ From 1999–2002, the USL W-League awarded 4 points for a win. From 2003 onward, the league awarded 3 points for a win.
  3. ^ Playing as Colorado Gold
  4. ^ a b c d e Playing as Denver Lady Cougars

References

  1. ^ a b Tanner, George (February 5, 2010). "Rush is in; Force is back; Cougars are out". Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Litterer, David A. (June 16, 2011). "USA - United States Women's Interregional Soccer League (W-League)". RSSSF. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Real Colorado Cougars unveil '09 schedule". Highlands Ranch Herald. February 23, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "THE GRAND LIST, A-G". RSSSF. February 25, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2023.