# Real Colorado Cougars

Real Colorado Cougars were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2000 and disestablished in February 2010.
The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Western Conference against the Colorado Force, LA Strikers, Pali Blues, Santa Clarita Blue Heat, Seattle Sounders Women, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Victoria Highlanders Women. From 2001–2005, the team was known as the Denver Lady Cougars, and in 2000 the team was known as the Colorado Gold. The Cougars were a sibling side of the men's Real Colorado Foxes team, which joined the USL Premier Development League in 2009.
Both teams were part of the Real Colorado organization, whose youth clubs survived the folding of both men's and women's adult clubs. Colorado Rush, a new W-League club founded in 2010, succeeded the Cougars as the Denver area's presence in the W-League.

## Stadium

The team played its home games at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 25 miles south of downtown Denver.

## Colors

The club's colors were gold, black, and white.

## Players
### 2009 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Christina Palomino |
| 1 | GK | USA | Brianna Schulze |
| 2 | MF | USA | Kathryn Schubert |
| 3 | MF | USA | Afton Sauer |
| 4 | DF | USA | Nicole Lukens |
| 5 | MF | USA | Lindsay Stein |
| 6 | MF | USA | Kerstyn Farrell |
| 7 | MF | USA | Beth West |
| 8 | DF | USA | Raydan Phillips |
| 9 | MF | USA | Kendra Chandhoke |
| 10 | MF | USA | Lindsay Ratterman |
| 11 | MF | USA | Brianna Young |
| 12 | FW | USA | Karter Haug |
| 13 | MF | USA | Kellyn Farrell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | USA | McKenzie Mutz |
| 16 | MF | USA | Kathleen Paulsen |
| 17 | FW | USA | Brittney McDonald |
| 18 | MF | USA | Vanessa Mais |
| 19 | DF | USA | Keelin Winters |
| 20 | DF | USA | Marissa McBride |
| 21 | MF | USA | Elle Sweeney |
| 22 | MF | USA | Megan Flanaghan |
| 23 | FW | USA | Traci Dreesen |
| — | GK | USA | Katie Bell |
| — | DF | USA | Taryn Hemmings |
| — | MF | USA | Mariah Johnston |
| — | MF | USA | Kristin Medeiros |
| — | MF | USA | Jenna Oney |

## Year-by-year

Real Colorado Cougars results, by season :
| Year | Div. | League | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
| Year | Div. | League | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts. | Pos. | Playoffs |
| 2000 | 3 | USL W-2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 33 | 2nd, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | 3 | USL W-2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | 2 | USL W-League | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 46 | 2nd, Western | Semi-finals (4th) |
| 2003 | 2 | USL W-League | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 24 | — | 20 | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | — | 19 | 5th, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 24 | — | 22 | 4th, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 27 | — | 14 | 4th, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 18 | — | 11 | 6th, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 19 | — | 18 | 4th, Western | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 1 | USL W-League | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | — | 15 | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify |
* ↑ From 2000–2002, the USL W-League awarded 1 bonus point to teams that scored three or more goals in a match regardless of the result.
* ↑ From 1999–2002, the USL W-League awarded 4 points for a win. From 2003 onward, the league awarded 3 points for a win.
* ↑ Playing as Colorado Gold
* 1 2 3 4 5 Playing as Denver Lady Cougars