North Texas SC

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North Texas SC
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Full nameNorth Texas Soccer Club
FoundedNovember 2, 2018;6 years ago (2018-11-02)
Stadium Choctaw Stadium [1]
Capacity25,000
Owners FC Dallas
(Clark and Dan Hunt)
General managerMatt Denny
Head coachJohn Gall
League MLS Next Pro
2024 1st, Western Conference
Playoffs: Champions
Website https://www.fcdallas.com/northtexassc/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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 Toyota Stadium located in Frisco, Texas, and even though they played at the stadium in the 2019 USL League One season, North Texas SC as of 2024 plays their games at Choctaw Stadium, located in Arlington, Texas. The team was announced as a founder member of League One on November 2, 2018. [2]

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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. [2] The club then officially announced the name of the reserve side, North Texas SC, and crest on December 6, 2018. [3] 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. [4] 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 and Dallas Jackals of MLR. [4]

On December 11, 2024, North Texas SC announced that it will play all its home games in a new 7,000 seater soccer-specific stadium in Mansfield, Texas. The new stadium is set to open in 2026. [5]

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. [6]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of July 3, 2024 [7]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
2 DF Malachi MolinaFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
4 DF Turner HumphreyFlag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Nico Gordon Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat
7 MF Abdoul Zanne Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
8 MF Nick MendoncaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Lautaro TaboadaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
12 DF Tyshawn RoseFlag of the United States.svg  United States
14 FW Daniel BaranFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
16 FW Diego PepiFlag of the United States.svg  United States
20 FW Leonard LondeFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
21 MF Dylan LacyFlag of the United States.svg  United States
22 GK Victor DarubFlag of the United States.svg  United States
25 DF Kaka ScabinFlag of the United States.svg  United States
28 DF Mads WestergrenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
30 GK Michael CollodiFlag of the United States.svg  United States
46 DF Isaiah KaakoushFlag of the United States.svg  United States
50 MF Diego GarcíaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
51 MF Anthony RamirezFlag of the United States.svg  United States
79 MF Leonardo OrejarenaFlag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with FC Dallas.
  2. ^
    FC Dallas Academy player.

Staff

PositionName
General manager Flag of England.svg Matt Denny
Head coach Flag of Brazil.svg Michel
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Alex Aldaz
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Zobeck
Performance Analyst Flag of France.svg Johan Errami

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of October 3, 2024
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffs US Open Cup Top Scorer
DivLeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallNameGoals
20193 USL1 2817655331+22562.00--1stChampions Did not enter * Flag of Haiti.svg Ronaldo Damus 16
20203 USL1 167362719+8271.68--3rdDid not qualify Did not enter * Flag of Haiti.svg Ronaldo Damus 5
20213 USL1 28108104032+8401.42--6thQuarter-finals Did not enter * Flag of the United States.svg Gibran Rayo 7
20223 MLSNP 2413654831+17461.924th, Western5thConference Semi-finals Did not enter * Flag of Tanzania.svg Bernard Kamungo 16
20233 MLSNP 2891184345–2361.299th, Western18thDid not qualifyDid not enter* Flag of Colombia.svg José Mulato 11
20243 MLSNP 2715484830+15592.191st, Western1stChampionsDid not enter Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Fonseca
Flag of Jamaica.svg Tarik Scott
9
Total151713842259189+702641.75- Flag of Tanzania.svg Bernard Kamungo 22
*Prior to 2024 MLS reserve team, North Texas SC was ineligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup.

Head coaches record

As of December 5, 2024
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Eric Quill Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States September 11, 2018December 22, 2021 [8] 7536211812484048.00
Pa-Modou Kah Flag of Norway.svg  Norway January 21, 2022January 6, 20232513575033052.00
Javier CanoFlag of Spain.svg  Spain January 12, 2023July 17, 2023 [9] 195862533026.32
John GallFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales July 17, 2023 [9] [10] June 11, 2024 [11] 2111463920052.38
Michel Garbini Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil June 11, 2024 [12] December 5, 2024158342722053.33
John GallFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales December 5, 2024 [12] December 5, 2024000000!

Average attendance

YearReg. SeasonPlayoffs
20191,3673,656
2020N/A-
2021856-
2022N/AN/A
2023N/AN/A

Honors

Player honors

YearPlayerCountryPositionHonor
2019 Ronaldo Damus Flag of Haiti.svg HaitiForwardGolden Boot Winner
All-League First Team
2019 Arturo Rodríguez Flag of Mexico.svg MexicoMidfielderAssists Champion
All-League First Team
2019 Ricardo Pepi Flag of the United States.svg United StatesForwardAll-League Second Team
2019 Alfusainey Jatta Flag of The Gambia.svg GambiaMidfielderAll-League Second Team
2022 Bernard Kamungo Flag of Tanzania.svg TanzaniaForwardMLS Next Pro Best XI

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