Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, commonly referred to as Switchbacks FC or simply Switchbacks, is a professional soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Switchbacks compete in the USL Cha
Aerial shot of Weidner Field in June 2021
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
…and overall league championship, in the 2024 season, defeating Rhode Island FC 3-0 in the USL Championship Final. The Ragain family was awarded a USL Pro franchise on December 5, 2013, with plans to begin play in 2015. The team's name, the "Switchbacks", was announced on January 31, 2014, following a fan…
The first match, a Richmond Kickers home game, took place at City Stadium (pictured) in April 2011.
Reserve teams fielded by MLS clubs, such as 2016 champions New York Red Bulls II (pictured), populated the league from 2014 to 2022.
FC Cincinnati (pictured) repeatedly broke attendance records during their tenure in the USL from 2016 to 2018.
Indy Eleven (pictured) were one of four NASL clubs to join the USL amid its collapse during 2017 and 2018.