Colorado Foxes

This article is about the 1990s APSL team. For the PDL team that played from 2009 to 2015, see Real Colorado Foxes.

The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the American Professional Soccer League, and later in the A-League, between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. In 1992 they won the regular season as well as the Professional Cup, giving them a minor treble.[1][2]

The Foxes defeated English Premier League side Norwich City F.C. 3–2 in a Four Nations Cup exhibition match on July 18, 1993, placing third in the tournament. They had previously lost to 1. FC Kaiserslautern of Germany.[3]

When Major League Soccer started and the Colorado Rapids became the region's premier team, the Foxes tried to stay afloat for two years, before relocating, becoming the San Diego Flash. Players that played for the Foxes and then went on to play in MLS include Marcelo Balboa, Robin Fraser, Brian Haynes, Chad Ashton, Tom Soehn, Ted Eck, Scott Benedetti, and Mark Dodd.

  1. ^ Pearce, Alan (September 27, 1992). "Colorado blanks Rowdies for league championship". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Colorado wins APSL championship". Palm Beach Post. September 28, 1992. p. 2C. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Dater, Adrian (July 19, 1993). "Foxes topple Brits 3-2 for third place in Cup". The Denver Post. p. 9D.