Harpos Football Club, known as Harpos FC, is an American amateur soccer club based in Boulder, Colorado who play in the United States Adult Soccer Association. The team, founded by former undergraduates of the

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, has won 31 trophies since 2008 including the Breckenridge Tournament, City of Boulder, Colorado Premier League, Copa Alianza Denver, Premier Arena Soccer League Rocky Mountain Division, USSSA Colorado State Cup and Vail Invitational Tournament.

History

The club reached the second round of the

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, defeating

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in a shootout 4–2 in the first round. The team lost to

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2–1 in the second round. In 2016 HFC again reached the second round of the

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, defeating Albuquerque Sol FC 2–0 in the first round. In the second round, HFC lost to

1–0. In mid-2019, the club partnered with another local side, FC Boulder, and began to incorporate its brand into the former's programming and logo. Later that year, the newly named "FC Boulder Harpos" took part in the

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tournament. In November, the team won its third round match against

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to qualify for the final tournament. In 2020, the partnership with FC Boulder concluded, in part due to the Covid global pandemic, and the club became Harpos FC again. In 2021, Harpos FC joined the United States Adult Soccer Association USASA and will play in the newly minted best competition in the state, Colorado Super League. Harpos FC is awaiting word from U.S. Soccer on being selected (or not) as one of the 24 (instead of 101 teams), who will compete in the abbreviated version of the 107th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

References

{{reflist Harpos Football Club Association football clubs established in 1997