Austin Bold FC

Austin Bold FC is an American professional soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2][3]

"USL Austin" redirects here. It is not to be confused with either of the two USL second-division teams that carried the name Austin Aztex, the earlier founded in 2008, or the latter that played in Austin in 2015..
Not to be confused with Austin FC, the Major League Soccer franchise starting play in 2021 at McKalla Place.

Austin Bold FC
Full nameAustin Bold Football Club
FoundedAugust 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
StadiumBold Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanBobby Epstein
Head coachMarcelo Serrano
LeagueUSL Championship
20198th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
WebsiteClub website

Stadium

The club plays at Bold Stadium on the grounds of the Circuit of the Americas race track, to be located between the amphitheater and the grand plaza.[4] The first goal in the stadium was scored by Kleber Giacomazzi in a 1–0 win against San Antonio FC on March 30, 2019.

Ownership

Bobby Epstein, chairman of the Circuit of the Americas, has led the ownership group after becoming majority owner in 2017. He is currently involved in a public relations battle with Anthony Precourt, the primary owner of Austin FC, who had been sanctioned by Major League Soccer to create a franchise in Austin after selling his stake in the Columbus Crew amid controversy. Epstein has been criticized for his tactics, including hiring petition campaigners who are accused of lying to the public.[5][6][7]

Sponsorship
Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2019–present BLK Ascension Seton[8]

Players and staff

Roster
As of December 2, 2020[9]
No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Jorge Troncoso  Chile
8 Midfielder Xavier Báez  Mexico
13 Forward Roberto Avila  United States
20 Defender Josué Soto  United States
32 Forward Ates Diouf  Senegal
66 Midfielder Omar Ciss  Senegal
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    Austin Bold Academy Contract
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Staff
As of December 17, 2020[10]
  • Rick Abbott – acting general manager
  • Marcelo Serrano – head coach
  • Ryan Thompson – assistant coach
  • Michael Alcaraz – goalkeeper coach
  • Raiza Aguilar – head athletic trainer
  • Nic Bach – assistant athletic trainer / assistant performance coach

Team records

Year-by-year
As of October 4, 2020
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top scorer 1 Head coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2019 34 13 12 9 53 52 48 8th, Western Conference quarterfinals 4th Round André Lima 14 Marcelo Serrano
2020 16 5 4 7 30 27 22 3rd, Western
Group D		 Did not qualify Cancelled Billy Forbes 7 Marcelo Serrano

^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches
  • Includes USL regular season, USL playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Marcelo Augusto Silva Serrano  Brazil August 3, 2018 present 55 21 18 16 038.18

Average attendance
YearReg. seasonPlayoffs
2019 2,395 2,656

References
  1. "USL Announces Return to Austin in 2019". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. "Austin pro soccer franchise will roll in 2019 in 5,000-seat COTA venue". Mystatesman.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. "Austin Bold FC Hosts Official Launch". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  4. Bils, Chris. "Austin Bold FC breaks ground on stadium, signs former Liga MX midfielder". Austin American-Statesman.
  5. "Austin PAC Under Fire for Transphobic Comments, Racist Campaign Ad". Spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  6. "Austin PAC says they mistakenly used 'racist' frog in ad against Adler". Fox7austin.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  7. "Caught on Video: Petitioners giving misinformation about MLS stadium deal". Fox7austin.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  8. "Austin Bold FC Unveils Inaugural Jersey and Announces Partnership with Ascension Seton". Austinboldfc.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  10. "Front Office & Staff".


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