Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the Western Conference in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

[1] The club plays at Weidner Field, which holds the record for the highest professional soccer stadium in the United States.

[8] The Switchbacks next looked to Brendan Burke from the Philadelphia Union as head coach to lead the club in its transition downtown beginning a new phase for the franchise.

[11] After winning the final match of the 2024 regular season against Sacramento Republic FC, the Switchbacks were able to host their entire playoff run at home.

[20] The team opened an 8,000 capacity soccer stadium in downtown Colorado Springs, called Weidner Field, built by Perkins & Will Architects for the 2021 season.

The stadium cost was $47 million and funded by team ownership and Regional Tourism Act / City for Champions tax increment financing.

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