Colorado Rapids U-23
{{short description|American soccer team}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Colorado Rapids U-23
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| fullname = Colorado Rapids U-23
| nickname =
| founded = {{start date and age|2000}}
{{start date and age|2017}} (refounded)
| stadium = Dick's Sporting Goods Park
| capacity = 1,000
| owner = Colorado Rapids
| chrtitle =
| chairman =
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = Erik Bushey
| league = Premier Development League
| season = 2018
| position = 1st, Mountain Division
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
| website = https://www.coloradorapids.com/u23
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Colorado Rapids U–23 were an American soccer team based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado. Originally founded in 2000 as part of the development system for the Colorado Rapids, the team played in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
Year-by-year
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Division !League !Regular season !Playoffs !Open Cup !Avg. attendance |
| colspan=7|Boulder Nova |
|---|
| 2000
|4 |USL PDL |3rd, Rocky Mountain |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |— |
| 2001
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Rocky Mountain |Conference Finals |Did not qualify |— |
| colspan=7|Boulder Rapids Reserve |
| 2002
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Heartland |National Final |Did not qualify |— |
| 2003
|4 |USL PDL |4th, Heartland |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |— |
| 2004
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Heartland |National Final |3rd Round |— |
| 2005
|4 |USL PDL |bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland |Conference Semifinals |Did not qualify |667 |
| 2006
|4 |USL PDL |bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland |Conference Semifinals |Did not qualify |603 |
| colspan=7|Colorado Rapids U-23 |
| 2007
|4 |USL PDL |5th, Heartland |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |242 |
| 2008
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Heartland |Divisional Round |Did not qualify |205 |
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Division !League !Regular season !Playoffs !Open Cup |
| 2017
|4 | PDL |3rd, Mountain |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |
| 2018
|4 | PDL |bgcolor="#b3b7ff"|1st, Mountain |Conference Semifinals |Did not qualify |
Honors
- USL PDL Mountain Division champions 2018
- USL PDL Heartland Division champions 2005, 2006
Coaches
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Seabolt (2002–2003)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Ambrose (2004–2008)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Martinez (2017)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Erik Bushey (2018)
Stadium
- Pleasant View Field, Boulder, Colorado (2003–2008)
- Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field #20, Commerce City, Colorado (2017–2018)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.coloradorapids.com/u23}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181022074552/https://www.uslpdl.com/ Official PDL site]
{{Colorado Rapids}}
{{PDL Mountain}}
{{Colorado Sports}}
Category:Reserve soccer teams in the United States
Category:Defunct Premier Development League teams
Category:2000 establishments in Colorado
Category:2008 disestablishments in Colorado
Category:Association football clubs established in 2000