2015 Austin Aztex season

Austin Aztex
2015 season
Owner Rene van de Zande
David Markley
Head Coach Paul Dalglish
Stadium House Park
Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex[1]
USL Conference: 9th
Overall: 17th
USL Playoffs DNQ
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer League:
Trevin Caesar
Kris Tyrpak (9)
All: Trevin Caesar (10)
Highest home attendance 5,136
(Aug. 1 vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendance 1,439
(Apr. 1 vs. Vancouver)
Average home league attendance 3,227
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015 Austin Aztex season is the club's fourth season of existence. The club is now playing in the USL (formerly named USL Pro), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. They were previously in the USL PDL the last 3 seasons, where they won the 2013 Championship, and the appeared in the Conference Finals in 2012 and 2014. The Austin Aztex will be competing in the Western conference and will be playing their first season in the newly dubbed USL. The season will begin March 21 and conclude on September 20.

Background

After finding success in the USL PDL the first 3 seasons of their existence, which included the 2014 USL PDL League Championship, the Aztex made the jump to the newly renamed USL for this season.

In preparation for the move to USL Pro, the Aztex introduced a new logo and affiliated with the Columbus Crew SC, an MLS club which had also recently undergone a logo change.

Colors and badge

The Aztex kits are dark blue with gold numbers and gold trim. Their alternate kits are white with gold trim and numbering. Kits are provided by Admiral Sportswear.

The Aztex badge features blue and gold colors with a Texas lone star, a soccer ball, and the word "AzTeX" with an enlarged A, T, and X. "ATX" is shorthand for Austin, Texas.

Players and Staff

Current roster

As of March 11, 2015 [2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Perales, DevinDevin Perales      United States
2 Defender Roushandel, RyanRyan Roushandel      United States
3 Defender Ambrose, MikeyMikey Ambrose      United States
4 Defender Cruz, LeoneLeone Cruz      United States
5 Defender Golden, TravisTravis Golden      United States
6 Defender Hoffer, KyleKyle Hoffer      United States
8 Midfielder Cuero, AndresAndres Cuero      United States
9 Forward Shams, Alfred KoromaAlfred Koroma Shams      United States
10 Forward Gyorio, MozziMozzi Gyorio      Canada
12 Forward Yates, DrewDrew Yates      United States
14 Defender Fekete, BrianBrian Fekete      United States
15 Forward Taylor, BryceBryce Taylor      United States
16 Midfielder Rocha, TonyTony Rocha      United States
17 Midfielder King, BrendanBrendan King      United States
18 Forward Tyrpak, KrisKris Tyrpak      United States
19 Defender Gunderson, MaxMax Gunderson      United States
20 Forward Touray, SaineySainey Touray      Gambia
21 Forward Caesar, TrevinTrevin Caesar      Trinidad and Tobago
22 Defender Ryden, KalenKalen Ryden (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)     United States
23 Midfielder Guaraci, Guaraci      Brazil
25 Midfielder Rozeboom, LanceLance Rozeboom      United States
29 Forward Bedell, AdamAdam Bedell (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)     United States
66 Goalkeeper Laurendi, CodyCody Laurendi      United States
77 Defender Timbo, FernandoFernando Timbo      Brazil

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
11 Midfielder Mulamba, GregoryGregory Mulamba (on loan to Oklahoma City Energy)     South Africa

Technical Staff

As of February 25, 2015.[3]

Position Name
Technical Director Scotland Paul Dalglish
Head Coach Scotland Paul Dalglish
Assistant Head Coach United States Zack Pope
Assistant Coach United States Ben Crawley
Assistant Coach United States Ric Granryd
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Scott Frost
Trainer United States Demetrius Collins
Team Administrator United States Scott Frost

Competitions

Preseason

United Soccer League

Main article: 2015 USL season

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42 First round
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 −7 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 10 3 15 32 41 −9 33
10 Arizona United 28 10 2 16 31 55 −24 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 8 6 14 39 53 −14 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 7 8 13 32 42 −10 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Regular Season Matches

As of September 20, 2015[4]

US Open Cup

See 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

As a Member of the USL, the Aztex automatically qualify into the second round with all 21 US based teams and face the winners of the first round regional matchup. At the time the First Round pairings are made, each USL team will be matched geographically to a specific First Round pairing and be scheduled to play its winner.[5]

US Open Cup Matches

References

  1. ↑ "Aztex to Resume Home Slate at Kelly Reeves". Austin Aztex. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Player Roster". Austin Aztex. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ↑ http://austinaztex.com/coaches/
  4. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=917141&SPID=157014&CONF_SCHOOL_ID=42545&DB_OEM_ID_COUNT_=2&DB_OEM_ID_1_=32800&DB_OEM_ID=32800&DB_OEM_ID_0_=32800&Q_SEASON=2015
  5. ↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/open-cup-tournaments/2015-usoc#tab-4
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