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FC Denver

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| founded = 2005

| owntitle = President

| owner = Eric Fulton

| chrtitle = General Manager

| chairman = Luke Elbin

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager = Drew Melin

| league = Colorado Premier League

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FC Denver is an American soccer club based in Denver, Colorado. The club plays in the Colorado Premier League (under USSSA umbrella) and participates in regional and national tournaments the U.S. Open Cup, The Las Vegas Silver Mug, and Colorado State Cup tournaments. Previously, the club participated in the Premier Arena Soccer League between 2012 and 2014. The club has five men's teams (Premier, United, U19, Masters (Over-30), & Legends (Over-30)).{{cite web |url=http://www.caslsoccer.net/ |title=CASL |author=CASL |accessdate=March 24, 2014}} Although the club's crest honors the colors of Denver's city flag, the club wears its traditional colors of green, white, and black.

History

FC Denver was founded in winter 2005/2006 and played its first match in March 2006. FC Denver began as a single men's amateur soccer team playing in the now defunct Comets Soccer League. The club grew to four outdoor teams by 2011.{{cite web |url=http://fcdenver.org/dnn/Info/FCDenverClubHistory.aspx |title=FC Denver History |author=FC Denver |access-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929020910/http://fcdenver.org/dnn/Info/FCDenverClubHistory.aspx |archive-date=September 29, 2014 }}

The club's top men's team, Premier, which has won the 2013 & 2015 Colorado State Cup. The win qualified them for the 2013-14 USSSA national championships in March 2014 where they lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Colorado Rovers S.C.{{cite web |url=http://thecup.us/colorado-rovers-repeat-as-usssa-champions-clinch-us-open-cup-berth-in-shutout-filled-qualifying-tournament/ |title= 2013/14 USSSA National Tournament |author=thecup.us |date= 19 March 2014 |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}

During the Fall of 2017, FC Denver won three qualifying matches to qualify for the 2018 US Open Cup. FC Denver went on to win its 2018 US Open Cup round 1 match vs Azteca FC by a 4–2 scoreline and lose 3–2 to USL team Colorado Switchbacks FC in Round. In Summer of 2018, the club announced its first youth team, a U19 team to begin league play in Spring 2019.

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Honors

  • US Open Cup 2018 Round 1 Winners - May 2018
  • US Open Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Fall 2017
  • CASL 1st Division champions - Fall 2015
  • USSSA Colorado State Cup champions - July 2015
  • USSSA National Cup Semifinalist - March 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.htgsports.net/scoring/schedulet.aspx?EventID=1784/ |title=Schedule/Results |author=USSSA Soccer |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}
  • USSSA Colorado State Cup champions - July 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradoadultsoccerassociation.com/ |title=Past Winners |author=Colorado Adult Soccer Association |accessdate=February 21, 2014}}
  • Choice Wireless Spring Soccer Showcase Champions - April 2013{{cite web |url=http://taosecopark.com/news/taos-eco-park-scores-big-as-3rd-annual-ncaa-club-soccer-showcase-is-held-in-taos/ |title=Taos Eco Park Soccer Showcase |author=taosecopark.com |date=14 February 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}
  • CASL 1st Division champions - Fall 2012
  • CASL 1st Division champions - Fall 2011
  • Comets Soccer League Premier Division champions - Spring 2007
  • Colorado State Cup Eid Cup champions - August 2006

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PASL Indoor Standings Year-by-year

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Win

!Loss

!Tie

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Division

!Reg. season

!Avg. attendance

2013-2014{{cite web |url=http://rmd.paslpremiersoccer.com |title=PASL-Premier {{!}} Rocky Mountains 2013-14 |author=PASL |work=rmd.paslpremiersoccer.com |access-date=February 17, 2014 |year=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503083052/http://rmd.paslpremiersoccer.com/ |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

|5

|3

|0

|46

|41

|align="center"|5

|Rocky Mountain

|2nd Place

|240

2012-2013{{cite web |url=http://pasl-rmd.com/current-standings |title=PASL-Premier {{!}} Rocky Mountains 2012-13 |author=PASL |work=rmd.paslpremiersoccer.com |accessdate=February 17, 2014|year=2012 }}

|5

|3

|0

|47

|35

|align="center"|12

|Rocky Mountain

|2nd Place

|190

Head coaches

  • {{flagicon|United States of America}} Drew Melin (2015–Present)
  • {{flagicon|United States of America}} Luke Elbin (2013–2015)
  • {{flagicon|United States of America}} Kyle Firebaugh (2009-2012)
  • {{flagicon|United States of America}} Eric Fulton (2006-2008)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://fcdenver.org FC Denver official website]
  • {{Facebook|FootballClubDenver|FC Denver}}
  • {{Twitter}}
  • [http://www.arenaleague.com/ Premier Arena Soccer League website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140503083052/http://rmd.paslpremiersoccer.com/ Rocky Mountain Division website]

{{Premier Arena Soccer League teams}}

{{Colorado Sports}}

Category:Soccer clubs in Colorado

Category:Soccer clubs in Denver

Category:Association football clubs established in 2005

Category:Premier Arena Soccer League teams

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