Dallas City FC

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Full nameDallas City Football Club
Nickname(s)DCFC
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
GroundDCFC McKinney Soccer Complex (McKinney, Texas)
Owner Jacob Serdar Tuygun
Manager Rahim Zafer
League National Premier Soccer League
Website Club website

Dallas City FC (DCFC) is an American soccer club based in McKinney, Texas. DCFC competes in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) as a member of the Heartland Conference of the South Region. [1] [2] The club changed their name before beginning play in the NPSL. Early in 2017, it was announced that the club would no longer compete in the NPSL. [3] However, when the 2017 season began, the NPSL listed DCFC in the standings in the place of Liverpool Warriors. The primary rival of DCFC in the NPSL is Fort Worth Vaqueros FC. The two clubs annually compete in a cup competition, the Trinity River Cup, which is a two-leg total goal series.

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Team's manager Rahim Zafer is a former professional international soccer player who played in the Turkish Super League with multiple teams including Besiktas JK. He was a part of the UEFA Champions League 2000 - 2001 Besiktas JK team squad who beat FC Barcelona 3-0 on September 19, 2000 in Istanbul Inonu Stadium. [4]

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