Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is the first and only professional mens soccer club in Southern Colorado. 2015 was its inaugural season in the USL. The Switchbacks FC was honored with an award for 2015 New Business of the Year in Colorado Springs and the clubs President received the Mayors Young Leaders Award for Economic Impact. Switchbacks FC joined 23 other clubs as part of the United Soccer League (USL) professional division in 2015. The expansion franchise was awarded to Ragain Sports December 2013. The Switchbacks FC plays at Switchbacks Stadium in Colorado Springs, with the goal of making its permanent home in the planned City for Champions Sports and Events Center. In March of 2014, the Switchbacks FC named Steve Trittschuh as Head Coach. Coach Trittschuh was a high school All American from Illinois, a full-ride scholarship athlete at Southern Illinois University, a U.S. Olympic athlete who competed in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, a starter on the 1990 U.S. Nati...