Houston FC

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Houston FC
Houston FC logo.png
Full nameHouston Football Club
FoundedDecember 16, 2016;8 years ago (2016-12-16)
Stadium Sorrels Field
Capacity1,000
OwnerBruce Talbot
PresidentConnor Talbot
Head CoachBruce Talbot
League USL League Two
2025 5th, Lone Star Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website www.houstonfctx.com

Houston FC is an American pre-professional soccer club based in Houston, founded in 2016 by Bruce Talbot [1] . Head coach Bruce Talbot [2] played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels [3] , and has experience coaching at Wake Forest University [3] , as well as at Clemson University [3] . The team began as a youth team competing in the Super Y-League [1] . It's second year Houston FC started a senior team that currently competes in USL League Two [4] [5] . Then in 2022 the team expanded and began competing in the United Premier Soccer League [6] [7]

Contents

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20174USL PDL6th, Mid Southdid not enterdid not qualify
20184USL PDL7th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20194USL League Two6th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20204USL League TwoSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20214USL League Two6th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20224USL League Two2nd, Lone Stardid not qualifydid not qualify
20234USL League Two5th, Lone Stardid not qualifydid not qualify
20244USL League Two4th, Lone Stardid not qualifydid not qualify
20254USL League Two5th, Lone Stardid not qualifydid not qualify

Notable Achievements

In 2019 as a 3 year old club 9 players from the team committed to play college soccer as covered in a new section done by ABC13 Houston [8] . In 2020 Houston FC fought their way into the first round of U.S. Open Cup qualifiers coming back from a 3-0 deficit then losing in penalties [9] . In the 2023 USL League Two season, central midfielder Clancey Skea made it into the final round of voting for the "League Two Young Player of the Year Award" [10] . In 2025 long time Houston FC goalkeeper Daniel Namani signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC [11] [12] . Also in 2025, Houston FC won the United Premier Soccer League Texas South [13] conference with a 7-1-2 record, going undefeated away.

References

  1. 1 2 "Houston Football Club". Protagonist Soccer. October 15, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Houston FC Named New PDL Franchise". OurSports Central. February 3, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 aaron.cranford@uslsoccer.com, AARON CRANFORD- (June 16, 2017). "Talbot: PDL Provides 'Opportunities to Learn, Grow and Develop'". USL League Two. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Houston FC club profile on uslleaguetwo.com
  5. ↑ "Houston FC Named New PDL Franchise". United Soccer League (USL). December 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Houston FC-55204". Premier. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Schedule". Premier. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ ABC13 Houston (July 2, 2019). Houston FC prides themselves on having success on and off the field . Retrieved August 11, 2025– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Roesch, Louis (September 29, 2019). "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1: Athletic Katy loses lead, survives in PKs over 10-man Houston FC" . Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (August 8, 2023). "Aidan Morrison Wins League Two Young Player of the Year Award". USL League Two. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ "San Antonio FC Adds Three to 2025 Roster". OurSports Central. March 7, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC GOALKEEPER DANIEL NAMANI NAMED TO USL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM OF THE WEEK". San Antonio FC. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Standings". Premier. Retrieved August 11, 2025.


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