Texas United
Texas United is an American soccer club that currently competes in USL League Two,[1][2] the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at AirHogs Stadium, an American Association stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. The club's colors are red, blue and white.
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| Full name | Texas United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Texans, Los Tejanos | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Stadium | AirHogs Stadium Grand Prairie, Texas | ||
| Capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Owner | Neltex Sports Group, LLC | ||
| President | Christie Nelson | ||
| Head Coach | Arez Ardalani | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2019 | 5th, Mid South Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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In March 2017, it was announced that the club had been granted a franchise license for USL League 2, to operate in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area.
The team is owned by Neltex Sports Group who are also owners of the Texas Airhogs and co-owners of the NBA G-League franchise the Texas Legends.[3]
History
2017 Season
The club was founded in March 2017 and announced Ryan Higginbotham as the club's inaugural head coach. The Texans finished the season with a respectful 5-8-1.
2018 Season
In January 2018 Neltex Sports Group hired Arez Ardalani as the new head coach of Texas United. Signings of new players saw plenty of FC Dallas college based players added to the roster.[4] The Texans started the season very strong with a 5-0 victory against FC Cleburne at home and a 3-2 victory against OKC Energy U23 away. After multiple away games and a tough schedule the Texans were able to set the franchise record at 5-6-3, with multiple team and individual honors. As a result of the successful season many players were invited to or signed professional contracts with USL organizations such as Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC[5] and North Texas SC.[6]
2019 Season
Texas United started its 2019 season with early spring exhibitions against USL Championship clubs such as El Paso Locomotive FC,[7] OKC Energy, and Swope Park Rangers.[8] After the spring season Texas United moved forward with signing multiple trialist that impressed during the exhibition matches.[9] The club had its 2019 season opener against Houston Dynamo USL 2 franchise Brazos Valley Cavalry FC.[10]
2020 Season
Spring season play began in January with Texas United playing El Paso Locomotive FC.[11]. Before the beginning of the 2020 USL Championship season the squad went down to play the Austin Bold FC.[12]
Players and staff
Current roster
- As of August 8, 2018
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | Goalkeeper | Ben Hale |  |
| 2 | Defender | Patricio Garcia | |
| 3 | Defender | Matthew Constant | |
| 5 | Defender | Jared Rice | |
| 6 | Defender | Brandon Terwege | |
| 7 | Midfielder | Giovanni Montesdeoca | |
| 9 | Forward | Nicky Hernandez | |
| 10 | Midfielder | Ivan Alvarado | |
| 11 | Midfielder | Jorge Barrientos | |
| 12 | Midfielder | Caleb Smith | |
| 14 | Goalkeeper | Hunter Harrison | |
| 15 | Midfielder | Paul Goresh | |
| 16 | Forward | Alejandro Radilla | |
| 17 | Forward | Riley Unger | |
| 18 | Midfielder | Kyle Davis | |
| 19 | Midfielder | Riley Cooper | |
| 21 | Midfielder | David Lozano | |
| 22 | Forward | Austin Michaelis | |
| 23 | Defender | Garrett Scott | |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Nick Malvezzi | |
Notable Players
This list of notable players comprises players who have gone on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
Record
Year–by–year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 5th, Mid South | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Head coaches
- Includes USL League 2 Regular season, USL League 2 Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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| Ryan Higginbotham | |
March 20, 2017 | August 5, 2017 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.71 |
| Arez Ardalani | |
January 22, 2018 | present | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 28.57 |
Stadium
- AirHogs Stadium (2017–present), capacity 5,500
The club plays in AirHogs Stadium, a baseball park that is also the home field for the Texas AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. The venue features a 17,000 square-foot Wide World of Parks Kids Zone, restaurant/sports bar, cigar bar and swimming pool. It seats 5,500 and offers 13 luxury suites.[13]
The facility has housed a number of minor league franchises, college sporting events and concerts such as the Dallas Desire, NJCAA College Baseball, High school Baseball, WAC Baseball Tournament and the NCAA Division II Baseball World Series in 2017.
References
- Texas United at www.uslleaguetwo.com
- https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2019/02/23/rangers-scrimmage-vs-creighton-cancelled-due-inclement-weather-nebraska
- https://www.crossoverentertainment.net/sports
- https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2018/06/11/fc-dallas-homegrown-college-player-camp
- https://www.riverhounds.com/news_article/show/997738
- https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/otherhighschoolsport/2019/02/04/north-texas-sc-practice-observations-first-ever-session
- https://kfoxtv.com/sports/locomotive/locomotive-fc-kick-off-first-day-of-practice
- https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2019/02/01/swope-park-rangers-announce-2019-preseason-roster
- https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1003958
- https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2019/04/09/texas-united-2019-schedule
- https://kfoxtv.com/sports/locomotive/el-paso-locomotive-unveil-2020-preseason-schedule
- https://www.statesman.com/sports/20200303/soccer-notebook-with-twumasi-back-bold-roster-complete-for-opener
- https://www.visitgrandprairietx.com/things-to-do/attractions/airhogs-baseball
External links
- Official website
- at United Soccer League
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