North Texas SC

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North Texas SC
North Texas SC logo.svg
Full nameNorth Texas Soccer Club
FoundedNovember 2, 2018; 3 years ago (2018-11-02)
StadiumChoctaw Stadium
Capacity48,114
OwnersFC Dallas
(Clark and Dan Hunt)
General managerMatt Denny
Head coachPa-Modou Kah
LeagueMLS Next Pro
2021USL League One, 6th of 12
Playoffs: Quarter-finals
WebsiteClub website
Away colors

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. It plays at Choctaw Stadium, the former home of the Texas Rangers baseball club. The team was announced as a founder member of League One on November 2, 2018.[1]

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.[1] The club then officially announced the name of the reserve side, North Texas SC, and crest on December 6, 2018.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Players and staff[]

Current roster[]

As of January 12, 2022[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
7 MF Bernard Kamungo  Tanzania
8 MF Blaine Ferri  United States
10 MF Hope Avayevu  Ghana
78 DF Lucão (on loan from Alverca)  Portugal
  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 Norway Pa-Modou Kah
Assistant coach Argentina Alex Aldaz
Assistant coach Brazil Michel

Statistics and records[]

Season-by-season[]

As of October 24, 2020
Season USL League One Playoffs US Open Cup Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2019 28 17 5 6 53 31 56 1st Champions Did not enter * Haiti Ronaldo Damus 16
2020 16 7 6 3 27 19 27 3rd Did not qualify Did not enter * Haiti Ronaldo Damus 5
*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 January 21, 2022
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Eric Quill  United States September 11, 2018 December 22, 2021[6] 46 26 11 9 83 50 056.52
Pa-Modou Kah  Norway January 21, 2022 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Average attendance[]

Year Reg. Season Playoffs
2019 1,367 3,656

Honors[]

  • USL League One Championship
  • USL League One Regular Season Title

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

See also[]

  • USL League One

References[]

  1. ^ a b "FC Dallas-Owned Club Joins USL League One As Founding Member". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "North Texas Soccer Club Announced as Team Name of FC Dallas' USL League One Club". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". fcdallas.
  5. ^ "USL Players". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Columbus Crew names Eric Quill and Blair Gavin as Assistant Coaches | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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