North Texas SC

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]

North Texas SC
Full nameNorth Texas Soccer Club
FoundedNovember 2, 2018 (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

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 March 23, 2022[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
4 DF Paul Bello Amedume (on loan from Pacific FC)  Canada
5 DF Chase Niece  United States
6 MF Tomás Lacerda (on loan from Alverca)  Portugal
7 MF Bernard Kamungo  Tanzania
8 MF Blaine Ferri  United States
10 MF Hope Avayevu  Ghana
13 GK Antonio Carrera ([A])  United States
15 FW Isaiah Parker ([A])  United States
17 FW Luis Miguel Cardoso (on loan from Alverca)  Brazil
18 DF Derek Waldeck  United States
20 DF Alejandro Araneda  United States
22 FW Pablo Torre  United States
25 DF Collin Smith ([A])  United States
30 GK Seth Wilson ([B])  United States
42 DF Nolan Norris ([B])  United States
45 DF Will Baker ([B])  United States
68 MF Santiago Ferreira  Colombia
— GK Felipe Carneiro  Brazil
— MF Andre Costa  Brazil
— FW José Mulato (on loan from Deportivo Cali)  Colombia
— MF Blake Pope  United States
— FW Tarik Scott ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with FC Dallas.
    2.
  2. ^
    FC Dallas Academy player.
    3.

Staff
Position Name
General manager Matt Denny
Head coach Pa-Modou Kah
Assistant coach Michel
Assistant coach Vikram Virk

Statistics and records

Season-by-season
As of March 17, 2022
Season League Position Playoffs US Open Cup Top Scorer
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Overall Name(s) Goals
2019 3 USL1 28 17 6 5 53 31 22 56 2.00 1st Champions Did not enter * Ronaldo Damus 16
2020 3 USL1 16 7 3 6 27 19 8 27 1.68 3rd Did not qualify Did not enter * Ronaldo Damus 5
2021 3 USL1 28 10 8 10 40 32 8 40 1.42 6th Quarter-finals Did not enter * Gibran Rayo 7
2022 3 MLSNP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did not enter * 0 0
*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] 75 36 21 18 124 84 048.00
Pa-Modou Kah  Norway January 21, 2022 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Average attendance
YearReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2019 1,367 3,656
2020 N/A -
2021 856 -

Honors

Player honors
Year Player Country Position Honor
2019 Ronaldo Damus Haiti Forward Golden Boot Winner
All-League First Team
2019 Arturo Rodríguez Mexico Midfielder Assists Champion
All-League First Team
2019 Ricardo Pepi United States Forward All-League Second Team
2019 Alfusainey Jatta Gambia Midfielder All-League Second Team

See also

References
  1. "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. 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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