Austin Bold FC
2020 season
Head coachMarcelo Serrano
StadiumBold Stadium
Austin, Texas, U.S.
USLConference: 11th
Group : 3rd
USL Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
2020 U.S. Open CupCancelled
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance2,496
Biggest winATX 4–0 SKC (Sept. 22)
Biggest defeatATX 1–3 OKC (July 17)
ATX 2–4 SA (Aug. 1)
RGV 2–0 ATX (Sept. 30)
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The 2020 Austin Bold FC season was the second season for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship (USLC), 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 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

Club

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

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 9 Preseason 1 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin Bold FC Frisco, TX
10:00 AM CST Ondrášek 4' Report
Report		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 15 Preseason 2 Austin Bold FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, 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 PPG Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 15 6 7 2 21 16 +5 25 1.67
3 Austin Bold FC 16 5 7 4 30 27 +3 22 1.38
4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 14 2 3 9 17 28 −11 9 0.64
5 OKC Energy FC 16 1 7 8 12 29 −17 10 0.63
Source: USL

Match results

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

March 7 1 Austin Bold FC 1–0 New Mexico United Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CST Twumasi Yellow card 37'
Lima 52' (pen.)
Troncoso Yellow card 77'
Báez Yellow card 85'		 Report Najem Yellow card 77' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 17 2 Austin Bold FC 1–3 OKC Energy FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Ciss Yellow card 12'
Guadarrama 33'
Kléber Yellow card 58'
Troncoso Yellow card 62'
Okugo Yellow card 68'		 Report Harris Yellow card 11'
Hernández Yellow card 18', 90+4'
Brown 29'
Cato Yellow card 38'
Chávez 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 18
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 1 5 Austin Bold FC 2–4 San Antonio FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Forbes 36'
Ciss Yellow card 42'
Yaro 52' (o.g.)
Taylor Yellow card 72'
Báez Yellow card 87'
Okugo Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Solignac 23', 84'
Smith 27'
Montgomery Yellow card 68'
Parano 74'
PC Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Melvin Rivas
August 8 6 Austin Bold FC 4–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Jome 27', 67'
Diouf 38'
Restrepo Yellow card 59'
Twumasi Yellow card 80'
Forbes 90+3'		 Report Coronado Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 24'
Kibato 3'
Murphy Yellow card 29'
Taiberson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 15 7 San Antonio FC 1–1 Austin Bold FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT PC Yellow card 42'
Taintor Yellow card 45+1'
Gallegos 90+2'		 Report Báez 39'
Diouf Yellow card 76'
McFarlane Yellow card 77'
F. Garcia Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 19 8 FC Tulsa 2–2 Austin Bold FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Marlon Yellow card 16'
Moloto 26'
Suárez 65'
Ayagwa Yellow card 69'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 44'
F. Garcia 45+2', Yellow card 61'
Báez Yellow card 49'
McFarlane 83', Yellow card 89'
Jome Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 22 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Kibato Yellow card 22'
Obregón 58'
Jimenez 78', Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Forbes 16'
Diouf 21', 53'
Troncoso Yellow card 38'
F. Garcia Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 26 4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4–4 Austin Bold FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Volesky 48', 64'
Lewis 59'
Lebese 84'
Kurimoto Yellow card 86'		 Report Forbes 2', 45'
Kléber 3', Yellow card 89'
Báez 38'
Twumasi Yellow card 75'
Okugo Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 30 10 OKC Energy 1–1 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Taravel Yellow card 28'
R. García Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 51'
Harris Yellow card 38'
Chavez 41', Yellow card 57'		 Report Forbes 14'
Kléber Yellow card 31'
Ortíz Yellow card 90'
Saramutin Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 5 11 Austin Bold FC 1–1 FC Tulsa Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Avila 74' Report Suárez 30' Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Elton García
September 8 3 Austin Bold FC 2–2 FC Tulsa Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Guadarrama 45+5' (pen.)
F. Garcia 52'
Forbes Yellow card 73'		 Report Suárez 17', 37'
Bourgeois Yellow card 45+5'
K. Garcia Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Melvin Rivas
September 12 12 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros P–P Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[6]
September 16 13 San Antonio FC 3–2 Austin Bold FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Solignac 1', Yellow card 61'
Parano 56'
Gallegos 72'		 Report F. Garcia Yellow card 37'
Avila 50'
McFarlane 61'
Forbes Yellow card 68'
Guadarrama Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 835
Referee: Elton García
September 22 14 Austin Bold FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City II Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Báez Yellow card 10', 57'
Taylor Yellow card 13'
Watson Yellow card 29'
Twumasi Yellow card 37'
Rad 61' (o.g.)
Diouf 73', Yellow card 85'
Quintanilla 90+3'		 Report Serna Yellow card 45+4'
Davis Yellow card 67'
Mompremier Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 27 15 OKC Energy 0–0 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Ibeagha Yellow card 43'
García Yellow card 44'
Hernández Yellow card 67'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Guadarrama soccer ball with red X 44' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Brandon Gardner
September 30 12 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Hoffmann Yellow card 36'
Edwards 41'
Garza Yellow card 90+6'
Obregón 90+8' (pen.)		 Report Watson Yellow card 40'
Taylor Yellow card 45+4'
Diouf Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 716
Referee: Gerald Flores
Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 12 match.[7]
October 4 16 Austin Bold FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Austin, Texas
5:00 PM CDT Forbes 42'
Báez Yellow card 73'
Twumasi 77'
Taylor Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Perruzza 30' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Elton García

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.[8]

April 8 2nd round Austin Bold FC Texas
or Atlantic City FC New Jersey 		P–P Connecticut Newtown Pride FC or
Texas 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[9]

References

  1. ^ "Copa Tejas". Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Austin Bold FC Match Against RGVFC Toros Postponed". AustinBoldFC.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Updated Schedule for Toros". RGVFC.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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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