2015 Austin Aztex season
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| 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 | ||
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The 2015 Austin Aztex season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club is now playing in the United Soccer League (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
Roster
As of March 11, 2015 [2]
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Out on loan
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Gregory Mulamba (on loan to Oklahoma City Energy) | File:Flag of South Africa.svg 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
| February 13, 2015 ATX Pro Challenge | Austin Aztex | 0–2 | D.C. United | Austin, Texas |
| 21:00 EST | Opare Yellow card 4' Aguilar File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Doyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Arnaud Yellow card 85' |
Stadium: Myers Stadium |
| February 15, 2015 ATX Pro Challenge | Austin Aztex | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Austin, Texas |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Guaraci Yellow card 34' Mulamba File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
Report | Trapp Yellow card 38' Barson File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| February 18, 2015 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | Austin Aztex | Houston, Texas |
| 1:00p.m. CST | Report | Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (o.g.) | Stadium: Houston Methodist Champions Field at Houston Sports Park Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| February 21, 2015 | Austin Aztex | 1–3 | SMU Mustangs | Austin, Texas |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg | Report | Garcia File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 20' Camara File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Stadium |
| February 28, 2015 | Austin Aztex | 5–1 | Incarnate Word Cardinals | Austin, Texas |
| King File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (pen.) Roushandel File:Soccerball shade.svg Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg Ambrose File:Soccerball shade.svg Cruz File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Gallegos File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Kelly Reeves Stadium |
| March 7, 2015 | Austin Aztex | 5–0 | Southwestern Pirates | Austin, Texas |
| Shams File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Guaraci File:Soccerball shade.svg King File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Stadium |
| March 7, 2015 | Austin Aztex | 1–0 | St. Edward's Hilltoppers | Austin, Texas |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg | Stadium: Kelly Reeves Stadium |
| March 11, 2015 | Austin Aztex | 4–0 | Houston Baptist Huskies | Austin, Texas |
| Gyorio File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' King File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (pen.), 20' Shams File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Stadium |
| March 14, 2015 Hill Country Derby | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–4 | Austin Aztex | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CST | Elizondo Yellow card 34' Zea Yellow card 42' Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Forbes Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90' |
Guaraci File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 11' Tyrpak Yellow card 45' King File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 66' (pen.) Red card 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Field |
| May 6, 2015 Mid-Season Friendly | Austin Aztex | 4–0 | All Air Force Soccer Team | Austin, Texas |
| Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 30' Bedell File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Stadium: House Park |
United Soccer League
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
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
| March 28, 2015 USL 1 | Austin Aztex | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Austin, TX |
| Touray File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Stadium: House Park Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| April 1, 2015 USL 2 | Austin Aztex | 0–3 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Austin, TX |
| Report | Clarke File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Nitti File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Schuler File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 4,105 Referee: William Tomlinson |
| April 4, 2015 USL 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 0–2 | Austin Aztex | Tulsa, OK |
| Report | Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 66' | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| April 11, 2015 USL 4 | Austin Aztex | 0–1 | Arizona United SC | Austin, TX |
| Report | Tan File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' | Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,143 Referee: Kyle Phillips |
| April 19, 2015 USL 5 | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Austin Aztex | Carson, CA |
| Lassiter File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Mendiola File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Touray File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 727 |
| April 25, 2015 USL 6 | Austin Aztex | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Austin, TX |
| Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' | Report | Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
| May 1, 2015 USL 7 | Austin Aztex | 2–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Austin, TX |
| Yates File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 24' | Report | König File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Greig File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 9, 2015 USL 8 | Austin Aztex | 3–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Austin, TX |
| Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Ryden File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 92' |
Report | Rauhofer File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.) Baldin File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,739 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| May 16, 2015 USL 9 | Arizona United SC | 3–2 | Austin Aztex | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Stisser File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (pen.) Tan File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 69' Vickers Yellow card 78' Shinsky Yellow card 81' |
Report | Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Guaraci Yellow card 35' Ryden Yellow card 68' |
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 3,229 Referee: Marco Vega |
| May 24, 2015 USL 10 | Austin Aztex | 0–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Austin, TX |
| Guaraci Yellow card 80' | Report | Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Davoren Yellow card 78' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,765 Referee: Christopher Mercado |
| May 31, 2015 USL 11 | Oklahoma City Energy | 1–0 | Austin Aztex | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Greig File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' | Report | Rozeboom Yellow card 22' Golden Yellow card 65' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,291 Referee: Mike Arrington |
| June 6, 2015 USL 12 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Austin Aztex | Sacramento, CA |
| Foran Yellow card 24' Braun Yellow card 57' |
Report | Golden Yellow card 52' Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiare |
| June 14, 2015 USL 13 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Austin Aztex | Portland, OR |
| Gavin File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Safiu File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) Winchester Yellow card 67' Jeanderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 89', Yellow card 90' |
Report Box Score |
Perales Red card 43' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| June 20, 2015 USL 14 | Austin Aztex | 1–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Austin, TX |
| Guaraci File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Report Box Score |
Bond Yellow card 66' Brewster Yellow card 72' Ochoa File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
| June 27, 2015 USL 15 | Austin Aztex | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Austin, TX |
| Report Box Score |
Daly Yellow card 18' | Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
| July 3, 2015 USL 16 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Austin Aztex | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 10:00 | King File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Yellow card 74' Harada File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Summary | Rozeboom Yellow card 33' | Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Tyler Mitcham |
| July 11, 2015 USL 17 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3–1 | Austin Aztex | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 9:00 | Orellana File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Velazco File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Yellow card 40' Welshman Yellow card 63' File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Garrett Losee Yellow card 87' |
Summary | Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Cuero Yellow card 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi |
| July 17, 2015 USL 18 | Austin Aztex | 4–1 | Arizona United SC | Austin, TX |
| 8:30 | King File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Cuero Yellow card 22' Touray File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Summary | Danny Garcia Yellow card 12' Dillon Yellow card 19' Valentino Yellow card 32' Long Tan File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 3,361 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
| July 25, 2015 USL 19 | Arizona United SC | 0–1 | Austin Aztex | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 10:30 | Granger Yellow card 54' Morrison Yellow card 66' Top Yellow card 77' |
Summary | Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Yates Yellow card 83' Perales Yellow card 90' |
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 1, 2015 USL 20 | Austin Aztex | 0–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Austin, TX |
| 20:30 | Summary | Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 5,791 Referee: William Tomlinson |
| August 8, 2015 USL 21 | Orange County Blues FC | 1–0 | Austin Aztex | Irvine, CA |
| 22:00 | Petričević Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card Suggs Yellow card 24' Ilich File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Cortez Yellow card 81' |
Summary | Fekete Yellow card 45' Rocha Yellow card 62' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 702 Referee: Juan Colazo |
| August 15, 2015 USL 22 | Austin Aztex | 2–3 | LA Galaxy II | Austin, TX |
| 19:30 | Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Fernando Timbó File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (Pen.) Ambrose Yellow card 54' Tyrpak Yellow card 58' |
Summary | Wolverton Yellow card 3' Nishanian Yellow card 31' McBean File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' Diallo Yellow card 75' File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 3,564 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| August 22, 2015 USL 23 | Austin Aztex | 1–0 | Orange County Blues FC | Austin, TX |
| 19:30 | Laurendi Yellow card 4' Cuero Yellow card 14' Ambrose Yellow card 24' Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Gall Yellow card 84' Caesar Yellow card 89' |
Summary | Ramírez Yellow card 75' | Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| August 29, 2015 USL 24 | Oklahoma City Energy | 2–0 | Austin Aztex | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 19:00 | Dalgaard File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Evans Yellow card 56' König Yellow card 72' File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Summary | Fernando Timbó Yellow card 72' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| September 5, 2015 USL 25 | Austin Aztex | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Austin, TX |
| 19:30 | Cuero File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Gall File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Caesar Yellow card 65' Rocha Yellow card 66' |
Summary | Correa Yellow card 20' Garza File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Yellow card 45' Sanyang Yellow card 45' Lowe Yellow card 65' |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex Attendance: 5,055 Referee: Mike Arrington |
| September 9, 2015 USL 26 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–0 | Austin Aztex | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 20:00 | Vercollone File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (pen.) File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Eloundou File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
Summary | Cuero Yellow card 48' Fernando Timbó Yellow card 64' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| September 17, 2015 USL 27 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 3–2 | Austin Aztex | Tukwila, WA |
| Mota File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Fairclough File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+' Azira Yellow card 55' Miele File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Summary | Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Gall File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Rocha Yellow card 57' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 2,207 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz |
| September 20, 2015 USL 28 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–3 | Austin Aztex | Vancouver, BC |
| Lewis Yellow card 40' Levis File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 58' |
Summary | Ambrose Yellow card 59' Gall File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Rocha File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Tyrpak File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Alain Ruch |
As of September 20, 2015[4]
U.S. Open Cup
See 2015 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]
U.S. Open Cup Matches
| May 20 Second Round | Austin Aztex Texas | 2–0 | Texas Laredo Heat | Austin, Texas |
| 20:00 CT | Cuero File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' King Yellow card 51' Fekete File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Report | Butler Yellow card 44' Moreno Yellow card 67' |
Stadium: House Park |
| May 27 Third Round | San Antonio Scorpions Texas | 0–2 | Texas Austin Aztex | San Antonio, Texas |
| 20:00 CT | Attakora Yellow card 35' Castillo Yellow card 85' Elizondo Yellow card 88' |
Report | Ambrose File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Caesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Guaraci Yellow card 81' |
Stadium: Toyota Field |
| June 17 Fourth Round | Houston Dynamo Texas | 2–0 | Texas Austin Aztex | Houston, Texas |
| 20:30 CT | Miranda File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Ashe Yellow card 36' Sturgis Yellow card 48' Steinberger Yellow card 68' Clark File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
ATX Report MLS Report |
Timbó Yellow card 59' Ambrose Yellow card 73' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,041 |
References
- ↑ "Aztex to Resume Home Slate at Kelly Reeves". Austin Aztex. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Player Roster". Austin Aztex. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Coaches – Austin Aztex". austinaztex.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "League - Schedules - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "U.S. Open Cup 2020 | U.S. Soccer Official Website".