Colorado Rapids U23's
Colorado Rapids U23's is an American soccer team, founded in 2000 as part of the development system for the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer team. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference against teams from Des Moines, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis and Thunder Bay. Until 2002 they were known as Boulder Nova. From 2003 through 2006, they were known as the Boulder Rapids Reserve.
The Rapids play their home games primarily at Pleasant View Field in the city of Boulder, Colorado, but occasionally also hold games at Boulder High School in Boulder. The team's colors are claret, baby blue and white.
The team has historically had a strong showing in the league. In 2002 they advanced to the PDL championship game, which they lost the final to the Cape Cod Crusaders. The Rapids again made it to the championship game after the 2004 season, but lost in the final to Central Florida Kraze. The team has also won back-to-back division titles in their Conference in 2005 and 2006.
2008 Roster
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 1st, Heartland | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Heartland | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Heartland | Divisional Round | Did not qualify |
Honors
- USL PDL Heartland Division Champions 2006
- USL PDL Heartland Division Champions 2005
- USL PDL Central Conference Champions 2004
- USL PDL Central Conference Champions 2002
Competition History
Notable former players
- Mehdi Ballouchy
- Nat Borchers
- Kyle Brown
- John Cunliffe
- Todd Dunivant
- Robbie Findley
- Miguel Guante
- Ryan Guy
- Tally Hall
- Ryan Johnson
- Aaron King
- Brandon Moss
- Aaron Pitchkolan
- Luis Robles
- Jarrod Smith
- Abe Thompson
- David Wagenfuhr
- Mike Zaher
Coaches
- Peter Ambrose 2004-date
Stadia
- Pleasant View Field, Boulder, Colorado 2003-date
- Broomfield Commons, Denver, Colorado 2004 (1 game)
- Stadium at Alexander Dawson School, Lafayette, Colorado 2004 (1 game)
- Stadium at Summit High School, Frisco, Colorado 2004-05 (2 games)
- Stadium at Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado 2005 (1 game)
- Sandstone Field, Boulder, Colorado 2005 (1 game)
- Stadium at Boulder High School, Boulder, Colorado 2007-08 (4 games)
Average Attendance
- 2008: 206
- 2007: 242
- 2006: 603
- 2005: 667 (9th highest in PDL)
External links
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Last updated on Thursday October 02, 2008 at 13:37:15 PDT (GMT -0700)
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