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[[File:Ryan-McMahen.jpg|thumb|220px|alt=A young man with brown hair, wearing a red jacket and shorts|[[Ryan McMahen]] made thirty appearances for the Aztex in the team's inaugural season, the most of any player.]]
'''Austin Aztex FC''' was an American [[Association football|soccer]] club based in [[Austin, Texas]] that was founded in 2008 by [[Phil Rawlins]], a British entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=501545&cc=5739|title=USL-1 headed to Austin in 2009|date=January 24, 2008|accessdate=January 13, 2010|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> The [[Austin Aztex FC|Aztex]] began playing competitive soccer in the [[USL First Division|United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division]] in the [[United Soccer Leagues 2009|2009 season]] and shared an affiliation agreement with Rawlins' hometown club, [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], enabling the two clubs to exchange players and the English club to scout players and hold training camps in the US.<ref name=SC>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/AustinAztex/0,,10310~1633481,00.html |title=Aztex Up And Running |date=April 24, 2009 |accessdate=January 13, 2010 |publisher=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City FC]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829181437/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/AustinAztex/0%2C%2C10310~1633481%2C00.html |archivedate=August 29, 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10311~1563251,00.html |title=Gaz Living the American Dream |publisher=[[Wrexham A.F.C.]] |accessdate=October 14, 2010 |date=February 19, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325132917/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10311~1563251%2C00.html |archivedate=March 25, 2012 |df= }}</ref> Austin's first USL match was against the [[Minnesota Thunder]] on April 18, 2009.<ref name=SC /> In the 2010 season, the team played its home games at [[House Park]], which replaced [[Nelson Field]] as the club's home facility, and competed in the [[USSF Division 2 Professional League]], a temporary league set up by the [[United States Soccer Federation]] (USSF) to resolve a dispute between the USL and the proposed new [[North American Soccer League (2010)|North American Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinaztex.com/news/archive/index.html?article_id=175 |title=Aztex announce move to House Park for 2010 |date=August 27, 2009 |accessdate=
Forty-nine players participated in at least one league match for the Aztex.<ref name=09stats /> This total consists of forty-five outfield players and four [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeepers]]. [[Eddie Johnson (English footballer)|Eddie Johnson]] holds the records for the most appearances and goals for the club, having played fifty times and scored twenty goals.<ref name=09stats /><ref name=10stats />
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Austin Aztex FC was an American soccer club based in Austin, Texas that was founded in 2008 by Phil Rawlins, a British entrepreneur.[1] The Aztex began playing competitive soccer in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division in the 2009 season and shared an affiliation agreement with Rawlins' hometown club, Stoke City, enabling the two clubs to exchange players and the English club to scout players and hold training camps in the US.[2][3] Austin's first USL match was against the Minnesota Thunder on April 18, 2009.[2] In the 2010 season, the team played its home games at House Park, which replaced Nelson Field as the club's home facility, and competed in the USSF Division 2 Professional League, a temporary league set up by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to resolve a dispute between the USL and the proposed new North American Soccer League.[4][5] The franchise relocated to Florida and became Orlando City SC at the conclusion of the 2010 season.[6]
Forty-nine players participated in at least one league match for the Aztex.[7] This total consists of forty-five outfield players and four goalkeepers. Eddie Johnson holds the records for the most appearances and goals for the club, having played fifty times and scored twenty goals.[7][8]
Players
Players who were contracted to the club but never played a USL game are not listed.
All statistics are for the USL regular season games only.[7][8]
Key
GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward/striker |
![A young man with dark hair stands on a grassy surface. He is wearing a white T-shirt with black trim and orange shorts, and is smiling slightly.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Kyle_Brown_031508.jpg/170px-Kyle_Brown_031508.jpg)
![A black man with mid-length hair and a beard jogs across a grassy surface. He is wearing a red and white striped soccer jersey, red shorts and red socks.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gifton-noel-williams.jpg/170px-Gifton-noel-williams.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Randi-patterson-09-04-11.jpg/170px-Randi-patterson-09-04-11.jpg)
![A young Latino man wearing a blue sleeveless T-shirt over a red long-sleeved T-shirt looks to his left and smiles.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Miguel-gallardo.jpg/170px-Miguel-gallardo.jpg)
By nationality
Seventeen players from outside the United States played in the USL for the Aztex.
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References
- ^ "USL-1 headed to Austin in 2009". ESPN. January 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Aztex Up And Running". Stoke City FC. April 24, 2009. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
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- ^ "USL and NASL Reach Agreement to Ensure 2010 Professional Soccer Season". Austin Aztex FC. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
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- ^ a b c "USL-1 Team History". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "*+Austin Aztex (2010)". USSF Division 2 Professional League. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
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