Austin FC
Squad
- Rodney Redes2020current
Aaron Schoenfeld2021current
Ben Sweat2021current
Brad Stuver2021current
Daniel Pereira2021current
Hector Jiménez2021current
Kekuta Manneh2021current
Matt Besler2021current
Nick Lima2021current
Mikkel Desler2024current
Jayden Nelson2025current
Adam Lundqvistcurrent
Oleksandr Svatokcurrent
Ulises Seguracurrent
Alexander Ring2021–2024
Andrew Tarbell2021–2022
Jared Stroud2021–2022
Ethan Finlay2022–2024- Washington Corozo2022–2022
Brandan Craig2023–2023
Osman Bukari2024–2025
Austin FC is a professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, competing in Major League Soccer.
Founded in 2018, Austin FC began play in the 2021 season as the first major professional sports league team in Austin.
Austin FC is the first top-division major professional sports team in the Austin area, a market previously overlooked by major leagues.
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Formation
Austin FC is a professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2018. The club emerged as the first major professional sports team in the Austin area, filling a significant gap in a city that had previously been overlooked by major sports leagues. Prior to Austin FC, the city had experienced various iterations of professional soccer, including the Austin Aztex and Austin Bold, but none reached the top division until Austin FC's inception.
History and Development
The journey to establish Austin FC began in October 2017 when Precourt Sports Ventures announced plans to relocate the Columbus Crew's MLS franchise rights to Austin for the 2019 season. Following negotiations, the Austin City Council approved a lease for a stadium on August 15, 2018. Shortly after, on August 22, 2018, the club's name and badge were unveiled, designed by local studio The Butler Bros. The crest features the vibrant color "Bright Verde" and symbolizes the connection between the club and the city through intertwined oaks and roots representing Austin's compass directions.
Major League Soccer
Austin FC began play in the Major League Soccer (MLS) during the 2021 season, competing in the Western Conference. Their home matches are held at Q2 Stadium, located in north Austin. The establishment of Austin FC marked a significant milestone for the city, as it became the largest U.S. city without a major professional sports team prior to 2021, now proudly hosting its own MLS franchise.
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Austin FC is the first top-division major professional sports team in the Austin area, a market that had been previously overlooked by the major professional sports leagues. The city's previous experience with professional soccer includes the Austin Aztex, founded in 2008, but later relocated to Orlando in October 2010 and eventually became MLS side Orlando City SC; the 2011 reincarnation of the Austin Aztex, which went on indefinite hiatus following the 2015 Memorial Day floods washing out their venue at House Park; and Austin Bold, which played in the second-division USL Championship at Circuit of the Americas from 2019 to 2021. In October 2017, Columbus Crew operator Precourt Sports Ventures announced their intention to move the group's MLS franchise rights to Austin for the 2019 MLS season. After several sessions, the Austin City Council, by a 7–4 vote during a special session on August 15, 2018, granted the City Manager the authority to negotiate and execute a lease for a stadium with Precourt Sports Ventures. On August 22, 2018, the group unveiled the name and badge for the club at the North Door on Austin's east side. The crest was designed by local Austin brand studio The Butler Bros, who explained the badge as including the signature color "Bright Verde" to "project the vibrancy and creative energy of Austin", intertwined oaks that "stand for the bond between Club and City", and the four roots uniting all compass directions of Austin, North, East, South, and…
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Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q2 Stadium in north Austin. They are the first major professional sports league team to play in the Texas capital, which, prior to 2021, was the largest city in the United States without such a team.
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