West Texas FC

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West Texas FC
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Founded2008(18 years ago) (2008)
Stadium
Owner(s)Jason and Melina Cannon
CoachScotty Murray
League USL League Two
2025
Website westtexasfc.com

West Texas FC is a men's soccer club based in Midland, Texas. Owned by Jason and Melina Cannon, the club competes in the Ranger Division of USL League Two, an amateur league in the United States league system. It plays its home games at Astound Broadband Stadium. West Texas FC was founded in 2009 as the West Texas Sockers, and underwent various rebrandings as they competed in the Premier Development League (now USL League Two) and the National Premier Soccer League, and expanded their market to nearby Odessa, Texas. It adopted its current name after a hiatus and buyout in 2022.

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History

The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009, [1] [2] The team's ownership group included Miles Prentice and Bob Richmond, who also owned the Midland RockHounds.[ citation needed ] The team opened its inaugural season on April 10, 2009 with a 1–0 win over the Arizona Sahuaros in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2–0 loss to the El Paso Patriots. [3] The team's average attendance was 2,782 in the 2009 season, and 2,501 in 2010. [a]

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The team's logos from 2016–2017 (left) and 2018–2021 (right).

Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013. [5] The club was again renamed, this time to Midland-Odessa FC, upon their entry into NPSL on December 13, 2016. [6] The team adopted Midland-Odessa Sockers FC as its branding for the 2018 NPSL season. The team went on hiatus for the 2022 NPSL season. In December 2022, it was announced that the team had been purchased from the Midland RockHounds by local real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. The team returned in 2023 as West Texas FC. [7] In January 2023, Victor Domingues was named as the rebranded club's first head coach. [8]

Team

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Head coaches

Seasons

List of West Texas FC seasons
SeasonLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPosPlayoffs USOC Ref
2009 PDL 168352519+62nd of 7Divisional finalsDNQ
2010 PDL 166372024–44th of 6DNQDNQ
2011 PDL 1650112035–155th of 6DNQDNQ
2012 PDL 163671830–126th of 6DNQDNQ
2013 PDL 143382741–144th of 6DNQDNQ
2014 PDL 147342619+73rd of 5DNQDNQ
2015 PDL 146352414+102nd of 4Conference semi-finals 2R
2016 PDL 148332014+62nd of 5National semi-finalsDNQ
2017 NPSL 107032412+123rd of 6Runners-upDNQ
2018 NPSL 10712308+222nd of 9Conference semi-finals 2R
2019 NPSL 12921277+201st of 7Conference final 1R
2020 NPSL Season suspendedW/D [9] [10]
2021 NPSL 105321711+63rd of 8Conference semi-finalsDNQ
2022 NPSL Did not play
2023 NPSL 117132214+83rd of 11Conference semi-finalsDNQ
2024 NPSL 107123316+171st of 8Regional finalDNQ
2025 NPSL 107122915141st of 7Conference finalDNQ
2026 USL2 Future seasonDNQ

Honors

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive. [4]

Citations

  1. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Previous Season Stat Archives". United Soccer League . 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas – West Texas Sockers". West Texas Sockers. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Midland-Odessa FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hadorn, Christopher (December 13, 2022). "Sockers rebrand as West Texas FC, to return in '23 with new owners". Midland Reporter-Telegram.
  8. ↑ "West Texas FC Announces First Head Coach in Club History!". West Texas FC. January 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ Battista, Michael (December 20, 2019). "Which NPSL, USL League Two teams are likely to play in 2020 US Open Cup?". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  10. ↑ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". NBC Sports . Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
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