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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]

North Texas SC
Full nameNorth Texas Soccer Club
FoundedNovember 2, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-11-02)
StadiumChoctaw Stadium[1]
Capacity25,000
OwnersFC Dallas
(Clark and Dan Hunt)
General managerMatt Denny
Head coachJohn Gall
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20241st, Western Conference
Playoffs: Champions
Websitehttps://www.fcdallas.com/northtexassc/
Current season

History

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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 the MLR.[4]

MLS Next Pro

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The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[5]

Players and staff

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Current roster

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As of July 3, 2024[6]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Malachi Molina   Jamaica
4 DF Turner Humphrey   United States
5 DF Nico Gordon   Montserrat
7 MF Abdoul Zanne   Ivory Coast
8 MF Nick Mendonca   United States
9 FW Lautaro Taboada   Argentina
10 MF Pedrinho   Brazil
12 DF Tyshawn Rose   United States
13 GK Antonio Carrera ([A])   United States
14 FW Daniel Baran   Poland
15 DF Isaiah Parker ([A])   United States
16 FW Diego Pepi   United States
18 MF Carl Sainté ([A])   Haiti
20 FW Leonard Londe   Congo
21 MF Dylan Lacy   United States
22 GK Victor Darub   United States
23 FW Logan Farrington ([A])   United States
24 DF Amet Korça ([A])   United States
25 DF Kaka Scabin   United States
27 FW Herbert Endeley ([A])   United States
28 DF Mads Westergren   Denmark
30 GK Michael Collodi   United States
32 MF Nolan Norris ([B])   United States
34 MF Alejandro Urzua ([B])   United States
35 MF Tomas Pondeca ([B])   United States
36 MF Malik Henry-Scott ([B])   United States
37 DF Zach Molomo ([B])   United States
39 MF Jonah Gibson ([B])   United States
40 DF Adrian Anguiano ([B])   United States
41 MF Tarik Scott ([A])   Jamaica
42 MF Jaidyn Contreras ([B])   United States
46 DF Isaiah Kaakoush   United States
47 MF Christopher Cook ([B])   United States
50 MF Diego García   United States
51 MF Anthony Ramirez   United States
55 DF Luke Shreiner ([B])   United States
57 GK Nicolas Arango ([B])   United States
79 MF Leonardo Orejarena   United States
99 FW Enes Sali ([A])   Romania
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with FC Dallas.
  2. ^
    FC Dallas Academy player.

Staff

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Position Name
General manager   Matt Denny
Head coach   Michel
Assistant coach   Alex Aldaz
Goalkeeper coach   Kyle Zobeck
Performance Analyst   Johan Errami

Statistics and records

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Season-by-season

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As of October 3, 2024
Season League Position Playoffs US Open Cup Top Scorer
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name Goals
2019 3 USL1 28 17 6 5 53 31 +22 56 2.00 -- 1st Champions Did not enter *   Ronaldo Damus 16
2020 3 USL1 16 7 3 6 27 19 +8 27 1.68 -- 3rd Did not qualify Did not enter *   Ronaldo Damus 5
2021 3 USL1 28 10 8 10 40 32 +8 40 1.42 -- 6th Quarter-finals Did not enter *   Gibran Rayo 7
2022 3 MLSNP 24 13 6 5 48 31 +17 46 1.92 4th, Western 5th Conference Semi-finals Did not enter *   Bernard Kamungo 16
2023 3 MLSNP 28 9 11 8 43 45 –2 36 1.29 9th, Western 18th Did not qualify Did not enter*   José Mulato 11
2024 3 MLSNP 27 15 4 8 48 30 +15 59 2.19 1st, Western 1st Champions Did not enter   Pedro Fonseca
  Tarik Scott
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Total 151 71 38 42 259 189 +70 264 1.75 -   Bernard Kamungo 22
*Prior to 2024 MLS reserve team, North Texas SC was ineligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup.

Head coaches record

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As of October 3, 2024
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Eric Quill   United States September 11, 2018 December 22, 2021[7] 75 36 21 18 124 84 048.00
Pa-Modou Kah   Norway January 21, 2022 January 6, 2023 25 13 5 7 50 33 052.00
Javier Cano   Spain January 12, 2023 July 17, 2023[8] 19 5 8 6 25 33 026.32
John Gall   Wales July 17, 2023[8][9] June 11, 2024[10] 21 11 4 6 39 20 052.38
Michel Garbini   Brazil June 11, 2024[10] Present 15 8 3 4 27 22 053.33

Average attendance

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Year Reg. Season Playoffs
2019 1,367 3,656
2020 N/A -
2021 856 -
2022 N/A N/A
2023 N/A N/A

Honors

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Player honors

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Year Player Country Position Honor
2019 Ronaldo Damus   Haiti Forward Golden Boot Winner
All-League First Team
2019 Arturo Rodríguez   Mexico Midfielder Assists Champion
All-League First Team
2019 Ricardo Pepi   United States Forward All-League Second Team
2019 Alfusainey Jatta   Gambia Midfielder All-League Second Team
2022 Bernard Kamungo   Tanzania Forward MLS Next Pro Best XI

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "North Texas SC to Remain at Choctaw Stadium Throughout 2024". FCDallas.com. FC Dallas. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "FC Dallas-Owned Club Joins USL League One As Founding Member". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "North Texas Soccer Club Announced as Team Name of FC Dallas' USL League One Club". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b USLLeagueOne com Staff (2019-10-03). "North Texas Soccer Club to Play at Globe Life Park in 2020". USL League One. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  5. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". fcdallas.
  6. ^ "Roster". FCDallas.com. North Texas SC. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Columbus Crew names Eric Quill and Blair Gavin as Assistant Coaches | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "North Texas SC Relieves Head Coach Javier Cano of Duties". FCDallas.com. North Texas SC. July 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "North Texas SC Names John Gall Head Coach". FCDallas.com. North Texas SC. November 16, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "FC Dallas and North Texas SC Announce Updates to 2024 Coaching Staffs". FC Dallas. June 11, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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