North Texas SC
Full nameNorth Texas Soccer Club
FoundedNovember 2, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-02)
StadiumChoctaw Stadium[1]
Capacity25,000
OwnersFC Dallas
(Clark and Dan Hunt)
General managerMatt Denny
Head coachJohn Gall
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20239th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub website
Current season

North Texas Soccer Club is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. While the senior club is based, and plays, in Frisco, Texas, North Texas SC as of 2020 is based in Arlington, Texas, 38 miles / 70km south of Toyota Stadium Frisco, at Choctaw Stadium. The team was announced as a founder member of League One on November 2, 2018.[2]

History

On November 2, 2018, it was announced by FC Dallas that Dallas would be granted a side to play in the newly created United Soccer League third division for 2019.[2] The club then officially announced the name of the reserve side, North Texas SC, and crest on December 6, 2018.[3] In the team's first season, and despite playing mostly youth players from FC Dallas, North Texas SC won the USL League One championship, having already won the inaugural regular season title.[4] Moreover, the team announced in October that they would be moving from Toyota Stadium, where FC Dallas plays their games, to Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the 2020 USL League One Season, where they will share the newly modified stadium with XFL team the Dallas Renegades and Dallas Jackals of the MLR.[4]

MLS Next Pro

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[5]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of January 12, 2023[6]
No. Pos. Player Nation
12 DF Tyshawn Rose  United States
16 FW Diego Pepi  United States
17 MF Dylan Lacy  United States
18 MF Carl Fred Sainté  Haiti
19 FW Lautaro Taboada  Argentina
27 MF Tomas Pondeca  United States
31 DF Malachi Molina  Jamaica
50 MF Diego García  United States
80 MF Alejandro Urzua  United States
— GK Victor Darub  United States
— MF Leonardo Orejarena  United States
— MF Abdoul Zanne  Ivory Coast
— MF Pedrinho  Brazil
— FW Leonard Londe  Congo
— GK Michael Collodini  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with FC Dallas.
    2.
  2. ^
    FC Dallas Academy player.
    3.

Staff

Position Name
General manager England Matt Denny
Head coach Wales John Gall[7]
Assistant coach Brazil Michel
Goalkeeper coach United States Kyle Zobeck

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of September 24, 2023
Season League Position Playoffs US Open Cup Top Scorer
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name Goals
2019 3 USL1 28 17 6 5 53 31 +22 56 2.00 -- 1st Champions Did not enter * Haiti Ronaldo Damus 16
2020 3 USL1 16 7 3 6 27 19 +8 27 1.68 -- 3rd Did not qualify Did not enter * Haiti Ronaldo Damus 5
2021 3 USL1 28 10 8 10 40 32 +8 40 1.42 -- 6th Quarter-finals Did not enter * United States Gibran Rayo 7
2022 3 MLSNP 24 13 6 5 48 31 +17 46 1.92 4th, Western 5th Conference Semi-finals Did not enter * Tanzania Bernard Kamungo 16
2023 3 MLSNP 28 9 11 8 43 45 –2 36 1.29 9th, Western 18th Did not qualify Did not enter* Colombia José Mulato 11
Total 124 56 34 34 209 158 +51 205 1.65 – – – - Tanzania Bernard Kamungo 22
*As a fully owned and operated MLS reserve team, North Texas SC is ineligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup.

Head coaches record

As of September 24, 2023
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Eric Quill  United States September 11, 2018 December 22, 2021[8] 75 36 21 18 124 84 048.00
Pa-Modou Kah  Norway January 21, 2022 January 6, 2023 25 13 5 7 50 33 052.00
Javier Cano  Spain January 12, 2023 Present 28 9 8 11 43 45 032.14

Average attendance

Year Reg. Season Playoffs
2019 1,367 3,656
2020 N/A -
2021 856 -
2022 N/A N/A
2023 N/A N/A

Honors

Player honors

Year Player Country Position Honor
2019 Ronaldo Damus Haiti Haiti Forward Golden Boot Winner
All-League First Team
2019 Arturo Rodríguez Mexico Mexico Midfielder Assists Champion
All-League First Team
2019 Ricardo Pepi United States United States Forward All-League Second Team
2019 Alfusainey Jatta The Gambia Gambia Midfielder All-League Second Team
2022 Bernard Kamungo Tanzania Tanzania Forward MLS Next Pro Best XI

See also

References

  1. ^ "North Texas SC to Remain at Choctaw Stadium Throughout 2024". FCDallas.com. FC Dallas. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "FC Dallas-Owned Club Joins USL League One As Founding Member". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "North Texas Soccer Club Announced as Team Name of FC Dallas' USL League One Club". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b USLLeagueOne com Staff (2019-10-03). "North Texas Soccer Club to Play at Globe Life Park in 2020". USL League One. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  5. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". fcdallas.
  6. ^ "Roster". FCDallas.com. North Texas SC. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "North Texas SC Names John Gall Head Coach". www.MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Columbus Crew names Eric Quill and Blair Gavin as Assistant Coaches | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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