Texas United

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Texas United
Texas-United-Hi-Res.png
Full nameTexas United Football Club
Nickname(s)Texans, Los Tejanos
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
StadiumAirHogs Stadium
Grand Prairie, Texas
Capacity5,500
OwnerNeltex Sports Group, LLC
PresidentChristie Nelson
Head CoachArez Ardalani
LeagueUSL League Two
20213rd, Mid South Division
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
WebsiteClub website
Away colors

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, a Major League Cricket stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. The club's colors are red, blue and white.

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 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] The USL League 2 season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

2021 season[]

2021 was a historic season for Texas United. The team made playoffs for the first time in club history and posted a franchise record of 6-5-3.

Players and staff[]

Current roster[]

As of August 8, 2018
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK  United States
2 DF  United States
3 DF  United States
5 DF  United States
6 DF  United States
7 MF Giovanni Montesdeoca  United States
9 FW Nicky Hernandez  United States
10 MF  United States
11 MF  United States
12 MF  United States
14 GK Hunter Harrison  United States
15 MF  United States
16 FW  United States
17 FW  United States
18 MF  United States
19 MF Riley Cooper  United States
21 MF David Lozano  United States
22 FW  United States
23 DF Garrett Scott  United States
30 GK  United States

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.

Team management[]

Coaching staff
Head Coach & Technical Director Arez Ardalani
Assistant Coach Nasko Arsov
Assistant Coach Josh Rosentrauch
Goalkeeper Coach Bryce Seaver
  • Last updated: 9 August 2018
  • Source: [1]

Record[]

Year–by–year[]

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
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
2020 4 USL League Two Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 4 USL League Two 3rd, Mid South Conference Quarterfinals Did not qualify

Head coaches[]

  • Includes USL 2 Regular season
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Draw Loss Win %
Ryan Higginbotham  United States April 1, 2017 July 30, 2017 14 5 1 8 035.71
Arez Ardalani  United States January 29, 2018 35 14 7 14 040.00
Hassan Nemati (Interim)  United States June 1, 2019 July 10, 2019 7 0 0 7 000.00

Stadium[]

Main article: AirHogs Stadium
  • AirHogs Stadium (2017–2020), capacity 5,500

The club played in AirHogs Stadium, a baseball park that was also the home field for the Texas AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. The venue featured a 17,000 square-foot Wide World of Parks Kids Zone, restaurant/sports bar, cigar bar and swimming pool. It seated 5,500 and offered 13 luxury suites.[13]

The facility had 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.

  • University of Texas at Dallas (2021)

For the 2021 season, the club's home games were played primarily at the University of Texas at Dallas, though their schedule also showed home dates at two public schools: Arlington Heights High School and Gateway Field at Gateway Charter Academy.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ Texas United at www.uslleaguetwo.com
  2. ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Rangers scrimmage vs. Creighton cancelled due to inclement weather in Nebraska". Sporting Kansas City.
  3. ^ https://www.crossoverentertainment.net/sports
  4. ^ "Who's in FC Dallas' Homegrown college player camp". Dallas News. June 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Staff, Riverhounds (February 22, 2019). "Hounds sign defender Caleb Smith". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - USL.
  6. ^ "North Texas SC practice observations: first ever session". Dallas News. February 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Chalvire, Patrick (January 21, 2019). "Locomotive FC kick off first day of practice". KFOX.
  8. ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Swope Park Rangers announce 2019 preseason roster". Sporting Kansas City.
  9. ^ matt.reed@uslsoccer.com, Matt Reed- (March 13, 2019). "Path2Pro Earns New Meaning With Texas United's Preseason Tour". USL League Two.
  10. ^ "Texas United 2019 schedule". Dallas News. April 9, 2019.
  11. ^ FC, El Paso Locomotive (January 21, 2020). "El Paso Locomotive unveil 2020 preseason schedule". KFOX.
  12. ^ Bils, Chris. "Soccer notebook: With Twumasi back, Bold roster complete for opener". Austin American-Statesman.
  13. ^ "AirHogs Baseball". Visit Grand Prairie, Texas. City of Grand Prairie, Texas, Tourism Division. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020.
  14. ^ Carrick, Buzz (April 12, 2021). "Texas United 2021 home field and schedule". 3rd Degree. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Game Schedule - 2021 Regular Season - Texas United". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

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