{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Texas United | image = File:Texas-United-Hi-Res.png | upright = 0.72 | caption = | fullname = Texas United Football Club | nickname = ''Texans, Los Tejanos'' | founded = {{start date and age|2017||}} | dissolved = | stadium = [[John Clark Stadium]]<br />[[Plano, Texas]] | capacity = 14,224 | coordinates = | owntitle = Owner | owner = Kiran Devaprasad | chrtitle = President | chairman = Vacant | mgrtitle = Head Coach | manager = Vacant | league = [[USL League Two]] | season = [[2023 USL League Two season|2023]] | position = 1st, Mid South Division<br />Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | website = http://txunitedfc.com/ | pattern_la1=_pumaglory22r |pattern_b1=_pumaultimate23r |pattern_ra1 = _pumaglory22r|leftarm1=FF0000 | body1=FF0000 |rightarm1=FF0000 |shorts1=FF0000 |socks1=FF0000 | pattern_la2= _pumafinalg21rb|pattern_b2=_pumaultimate23rb |pattern_ra2= _pumafinalg21rb |leftarm2=0000FF | body2=FFFFFF |rightarm2=0000FF |shorts2=0000FF |socks2=0000FF | American = true }}
'''Texas United''' is an American [[soccer]] club that currently competes in [[USL League Two]],<ref>[https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/page/show/4731485-texas-united Texas United] at www.uslleaguetwo.com</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/rangers-scrimmage-vs-creighton-cancelled-due-inclement-weather-nebraska|title=Rangers scrimmage vs. Creighton cancelled due to inclement weather in Nebraska|first=Sporting Kansas|last=City|website=Sporting Kansas City}}</ref> the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]]. The club plays its home games at the [[John Clark Stadium]].
In March 2017, it was announced that the club had been granted a franchise license for USL League 2, to operate in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] area.
The team is owned by Neltex Sports Group who are also owners of the [[Texas Airhogs]] and co-owners of the [[NBA G League]] franchise the [[Texas Legends]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crossoverentertainment.net/sports |title=Sports — Crossover Entertainment |website=www.crossoverentertainment.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074452/https://www.crossoverentertainment.net/sports |archive-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>
==History==
===2017 season=== The club was founded in March 2017 and announced Ryan Higginbotham as the club's inaugural head coach. The Texans finished the season with a respectful 5–8–1.
===Arez Ardalani Era (2018-2022)=== In January 2018 Neltex Sports Group hired Arez Ardalani as the new head coach of Texas United. Signings of new players saw plenty of [[FC Dallas]] college based players added to the roster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/fc-dallas/2018/06/11/who-s-in-fc-dallas-homegrown-college-player-camp/|title=Who's in FC Dallas' Homegrown college player camp|date=June 11, 2018|website=Dallas News}}</ref> The Texans started the season very strong with a 5–0 victory against [[FC Cleburne]] at home and a 3–2 victory against OKC Energy U23 away. After multiple away games and a tough schedule the Texans were able to set the franchise record at 5–6–3, with multiple team and individual honors. As a result of the successful season many players were invited to or signed professional contracts with USL organizations such as [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riverhounds.com/news_article/show/997738-hounds-sign-defender-caleb-smith|title=Hounds sign defender Caleb Smith|first=Riverhounds|last=Staff|date=February 22, 2019|website=Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - USL|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182333/https://www.riverhounds.com/news_article/show/997738-hounds-sign-defender-caleb-smith|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[North Texas SC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/other-sports/2019/02/05/north-texas-sc-practice-observations-first-ever-session/|title=North Texas SC practice observations: first ever session|date=February 5, 2019|website=Dallas News}}</ref>
Texas United started its 2019 season with early spring exhibitions against [[USL Championship]] clubs such as [[El Paso Locomotive FC]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kfoxtv.com/sports/locomotive/locomotive-fc-kick-off-first-day-of-practice|title=Locomotive FC kick off first day of practice|first=Patrick|last=Chalvire|date=January 21, 2019|website=KFOX}}</ref> [[OKC Energy]], and [[Swope Park Rangers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/swope-park-rangers-announce-2019-preseason-roster|title=Swope Park Rangers announce 2019 preseason roster|first=Sporting Kansas|last=City|website=Sporting Kansas City}}</ref> After the spring season Texas United moved forward with signing multiple trialist that impressed during the exhibition matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1003958-path2pro-earns-new-meaning-with-texas-united-s-preseason-tour|title=Path2Pro Earns New Meaning With Texas United's Preseason Tour|first=Matt|last=Reed|date=March 13, 2019|website=USL League Two}}</ref> The club had its 2019 season opener against [[Houston Dynamo]] USL 2 franchise [[Brazos Valley Cavalry FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/fc-dallas/2019/04/09/texas-united-2019-schedule/|title=Texas United 2019 schedule|date=April 9, 2019|website=Dallas News}}</ref>
Spring season play began in January with Texas United playing El Paso Locomotive FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kfoxtv.com/sports/locomotive/el-paso-locomotive-unveil-2020-preseason-schedule|title=El Paso Locomotive unveil 2020 preseason schedule|first=El Paso Locomotive|last=FC|date=January 21, 2020|website=KFOX}}</ref> Before the beginning of the [[2020 USL Championship season]] the squad went down to play the [[Austin Bold FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/20200303/soccer-notebook-with-twumasi-back-bold-roster-complete-for-opener|title=Soccer notebook: With Twumasi back, Bold roster complete for opener|first=Chris|last=Bils|website=Austin American-Statesman}}</ref> The USL League 2 season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2021 was a historic season for Texas United. The team made playoffs for the first time in club history and posted a franchise record of 6–5–3.
Texas United won their first trophy in 2022 by clinching the USL2 MidSouth Division championship in historic fashion. The club went undefeated with a 9–0–5 record, the only non-MLS club to do so in the division's 20-year history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Playoff Preview: The stories of League Two |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1233362 |website=www.uslleaguetwo.com |publisher=[[USL League Two]] |access-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722020837/https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1233362 |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |language=en-us |date=21 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Texas United finished the season ranked 12th out of 113 clubs in the regular seasons final power rankings. Arez Ardalani left the club after the season, ending his era which took the Texas United project from a low tier USL 2 club to a top 15 tier 1 club.
===Dave Jacobs One and Done (2023)=== After Ardalani's departure to [[Vancouver FC]] of the [[Canadian Premier League]] new ownership decided to hire Dave Jacobs as the new head coach. The season ended in another MidSouth Division championship, however due to the owners record high financial spending for the 2023 season and only doing marginally better than last season the club could not return for the 2024 USL2 season.
== Players and staff ==
=== Team management ===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#BF0A34; color:#FFFFFF;" scope="col" colspan="2"|Coaching staff {{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head Coach & Technical Director |s= Vacant}} |- {{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Associate Head Coach |s= Vacant}} |- {{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Coach |s= Vacant}} |- {{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Coach & Goalkeeper Coach |s= Vacant}} |- {{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Head Athletic Trainer |s= Vacant}} |} * <small>Last updated: 1 January 2023 </small> * <small>Source: [http://txunitedfc.com/clubs/coaching-staff/]</small>
==Record== ===Year–by–year=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Division !League !Regular season !Record (W-D-L) !Playoffs !Open Cup |- |2017 |4 |[[2017 PDL season|USL PDL]] |4th, Mid South |5-1-8 |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2018 |4 |[[2018 PDL season|USL PDL]] |5th, Mid South |5-3-6 |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |- |2019 |4 |[[2019 USL League Two season|USL League Two]] |5th, Mid South |2-1-11 |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2020 |4 |[[2020 USL League Two season|USL League Two]] |colspan=3|Season cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] |- |- |2021 |4 |[[2021 USL League Two season|USL League Two]] | 3rd, Mid South |6-3-5 |Conference Quarterfinals |''Did not qualify'' |- |2022 |4 |[[2022 USL League Two season|USL League Two]] | bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Mid South |9-5-0 |Conference Quarterfinals |''Did not qualify'' |- |2023 |4 |[[2023 USL League Two season|USL League Two]] | bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Mid South |10-2-0 |Conference Semifinals |''Qualified but rejected invitation to participate'' |}
===Head coaches=== * Includes USL 2 Regular season {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left: lem;" ! Coach !! Nationality !! Start !! End !! Games !! '''Win''' !! Draw !! Loss !! Win % |- | Ryan Higginbotham | {{USA}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2017|April|1}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2017|July|30}} {{WDL|14|5|1|8|}} |- | Arez Ardalani | {{USA}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2018|January|29}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2022|December|15}} {{WDL|52|22|12|18|}} |- | Hassan Nemati (Interim) | {{USA}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2019|June|10}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2019|June|24}} {{WDL|4|0|0|4|}} |- | Dave Jacobs | {{USA}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2023|January|1}} | {{dts|format=mdy|2023|December|1}} {{WDL|12|10|2|0|}} |}
==Honors== ===[[USL League Two]]=== * Division Champions (1) ** MidSouth Division Champions: 2022, 2023 * USL League Two Playoffs (2) ** 2021, 2022
==Stadium== {{Main|AirHogs Stadium}}
* [[AirHogs Stadium]] (2017–2020), capacity 5,500
The club played in AirHogs Stadium, a baseball park that was also the home field for the [[Texas AirHogs]] of the [[American Association of Independent Professional Baseball]]. The venue featured a 17,000 square-foot Wide World of Parks Kids Zone, restaurant/sports bar, [[cigar bar]] and swimming pool. It seated 5,500 and offered 13 luxury suites.<ref>{{cite web |title=AirHogs Baseball |url=https://www.visitgrandprairietx.com/things-to-do/attractions/airhogs-baseball |website=Visit Grand Prairie, Texas |publisher=City of Grand Prairie, Texas, Tourism Division |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021174457/https://www.visitgrandprairietx.com/things-to-do/attractions/airhogs-baseball |archive-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref>
The facility had housed a number of minor league franchises, college sporting events and concerts such as the Dallas Desire, NJCAA College Baseball, High school Baseball, WAC Baseball Tournament and the NCAA Division II Baseball World Series in 2017.
* [[University of Texas at Dallas]] (2021)
With AirHogs Stadium being bought for conversion to a [[cricket]]-specific stadium,<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 18, 2020 |title=Grand Prairie approves stadium redevelopment plan that could make the city a premier U.S. cricket destination |language=en |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/11/17/grand-prairies-stadium-redevelopment-could-make-the-city-a-premiere-us-cricket-destination/ |access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 20, 2020 |title=Former Dallas baseball stadium to become 'new home of USA cricket' |language=en |newspaper=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30349346/usa-cricket-former-dallas-baseball-stadium-become-new-home-usa-cricket |access-date=November 20, 2020}}</ref> the club's home games were played primarily at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]] beginning in the 2021 season, though their schedule also showed home dates at two public schools: [[Arlington Heights High School]] and Gateway Field at Gateway Charter Academy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carrick |first1=Buzz |title=Texas United 2021 home field and schedule |url=https://3rddegree.net/texas-united-2021-home-field-and-schedule |website=3rd Degree |access-date=July 18, 2021 |date=April 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Game Schedule - 2021 Regular Season - Texas United |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/schedule/team_instance/6079396?subseason=731558 |website=uslleaguetwo.com |publisher=USL League Two |access-date=July 18, 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://txunitedfc.com/}} * [https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/page/show/4731485-texas-united Texas United | uslleaguetwo.com] at United Soccer League {{USL League Two}} {{Texas sports}}
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