2020 Austin Bold FC season

The 2020 Austin Bold FC season is the second season for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship (USL-C), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

Austin Bold FC
2020 season
Head CoachMarcelo Serrano
StadiumBold Stadium
Austin, Texas
USLConference: TBD
USL Cup PlayoffsTBD
2020 U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance2,496

Club
As of January 15, 2020[4]
No. Position Player Nation
3 Defender Edson Braafheid  Netherlands
4 Defender Jermaine Taylor  Jamaica
8 Midfielder Xavier Báez  Mexico
9 Forward Kléber  Brazil
13 Forward Beto Avila  United States
15 Defender Amobi Okugo  United States
17 Defender Sean McFarlane  Jamaica
19 Forward Kris Tyrpak  United States
24 Goalkeeper Diego Restrepo  United States
33 Midfielder Sonny Guadarrama  United States
99 Forward André Lima  Brazil
— Forward Billy Forbes  Turks and Caicos Islands

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 9 Preseason 1FC Dallas1–0Austin Bold FCFrisco, TX
10:00 AM CST Ondrášek  4' Report
Report		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 15 Preseason 2Austin Bold FC2–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, TX
6:00PM CST Trialist #1
Trialist #2 		Report
Report		 McLaughlin
Trialist 		Stadium: Bold Stadium

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 15 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 5 2 3 0 6 3 +3 9
3 Austin Bold FC 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 7
4 OKC Energy FC 7 1 3 3 6 11 −5 6
5 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 8 0 3 5 5 15 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Match Results

On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[5]

March 7 1Austin Bold FC1–0New Mexico UnitedAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CST Twumasi  37'
Lima  52' (pen.)
Troncoso  77'
Báez  85'		 Report Najem  77' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 17 2Austin Bold FC1–3OKC Energy FCAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Ciss  12'
Guadarrama  33'
Kléber  58'
Troncoso  62'
Okugo  68'		 Report Harris  11'
Hernández  18',  90+4'
Brown  29'
Cato  38'
Chávez  64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 18
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 1 5Austin Bold FC2–4San Antonio FCAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Forbes  36'
Ciss  42'
Yaro  52' (o.g.)
Taylor  72'
Báez  87'
Okugo  90+1'		 Report Solignac  23',  84'
Smith  27'
Montgomery  68'
Parano  74'
PC  90+5'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Melvin Rivas
August 8 6Austin Bold FC4–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Jome  27',  67'
Diouf  38'
Restrepo  59'
Twumasi  80'
Forbes  90+3'		 Report Coronado  2'  24'
Kibato  3'
Murphy  29'
Taiberson  90'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 15 7San Antonio FC1–1Austin Bold FCSan Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT PC  42'
Taintor  45+1'
Gallegos  90+2'		 Report Báez  39'
Diouf  76'
McFarlane  77'
Garcia  78'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 19 8FC TulsavAustin Bold FCTulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
August 22 9Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvAustin Bold FCEdinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
August 26 4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvAustin Bold FCColorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Weidner Field
August 30 10OKC EnergyvAustin Bold FCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
September 5 11Austin Bold FCvFC TulsaAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
September 8 3Austin Bold FCvFC TulsaAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
September 12 12Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvAustin Bold FCEdinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
September 16 13San Antonio FCvAustin Bold FCSan Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
September 22 14Austin Bold FCvSporting Kansas City IIAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
September 27 15OKC EnergyvAustin Bold FCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
October 2 16Austin Bold FCvSan Antonio FCAustin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Austin will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[6]

April 8 2nd RoundAustin Bold FC
or Atlantic City FC 		P–P Newtown Pride FC or
Austin Bold FC		Austin, TX or
Glassboro, NJ
6:00 PM CST or
7:30 PM CST		 Stadium: Bold Stadium or
Rowan University Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
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References
  1. https://copatejas.com/
  2. "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  5. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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