American Professional Soccer League (1990-1994)
A-League (1995-1996)
USISL A-League (1997)
Tombstone
Born: February 1989 – Western Soccer League expansion franchise11995 Colorado Foxes Program
Moved: 1998 (San Diego Flash)
First Game: April 13, 1990 (W 1-0 @ Los Angeles Heat)
Last Game: September 6, 1997 (L 2-0 @ Seattle Sounders)
APSL Champions: 1992 and 1993
Stadia
1990-1993: Englewood Stadium (6,000)21993 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Guide
1994-1995: Mile High Stadium (72,000)
1996-1997: Mile High Greyhound Park (10,000)
Marketing
Team Colors: Yellow & Black
Radio:
- 1995: KYBG (1090 AM)
Radio Broadcasters:
- 1995: ?
Ownership
Owner: Martin Nixdorf
Trophy Case
APSL Most Valuable Player
- 1990: Mark Dodd (Western Soccer League conference award)
- 1992: Taifour Diane
A-League Most Valuable Player
- 1996: Wolde Harris
APSL Top Goalkeeper:
- 1990: Mark Dodd (Western Soccer League conference award)
- 1992: Mark Dodd
- 1993: Jim St. Andre
APSL Rookie of the Year
- 1991: Zico Doe
- 1992: Taifour Diane
A-League Rookie of the Year
- 1996: Wolde Harris
A-League Coach of the Year
- Lorne Donaldson
Background
The Colorado Foxes were at outdoor soccer club active for most of the 1990’s in the Denver region. During their early years, the Foxes competed at the highest level of outdoor soccer played in the United States. But the frugal American Professional Soccer League (later re-named the ‘A-League‘) still fell something short of a true Division I organization. The Foxes won back-to-back championships in the APSL in 1992 and 1993.
When the United States won the bid to host the 1994 World Cup, one of FIFA’s demands was that the Americans finally create a proper Division I league to replace the old North American Soccer League which had folded a decade earlier in 1985. The APSL made a bid to become that league, but they were rejected in favor of a proposal for a new league, which would become Major League Soccer in 1996.
Major League Soccer awarded one of its 10 original franchises to Denver in 1995. This posed a mortal threat to the Foxes, who were playing to average crowds of less than 6,000 in gargantuan Mile High Stadium at the time. MLS’ Colorado Rapids club moved into Mile High Stadium in 1996, while the Foxes moved into the smaller renovated Mile High Greyhound Track in Commerce City. The Foxes’ German owner Martin Nixdorf elected to compete with the Rapids head-to-head for two seasons, but by the end of 1997 the writing was clearly on the wall for the now 2nd Division club. The Foxes moved to Southern California in 1998 and became the San Diego Flash.
Colorado Foxes Shop
Colorado Foxes Video
1993 APSL championship final. The Foxes defeat the Los Angeles Salsa. 2nd half of game broadcast.
Downloads
1995 Colorado Foxes Roster
1995 Colorado Foxes Roster
Links
“Still Kicking“, T.R Witcher, Denver Westword, June 6, 1996
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