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Austin soccer community mourns death of Wolfgang Suhnholz

Long before Major League Soccer even existed, Wolfgang Suhnholz put Austin on the soccer map. Suhnholz died Friday at 73 years old. He left a legacy as a world-class player both in his home country of Germany and throughout the United States, but especially here in Austin where his chance arrival in the 1980s began […]

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Austin Expansion News

Austin FC stadium will break ground Sept. 5

Austin FC will officially launch construction on its home stadium with a groundbreaking event on Thursday, Sept. 5.  MLS Commissioner Don Garber will make his second official trip to Austin in eight months to commemorate the milestone, joining Austin FC CEO and Anthony Precourt and Austin Mayor Steve Adler as he did back in January […]

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Austin FC announces multiyear ticketing partnership with SeatGeek

Austin FC, on the heels of announcing the club has surpassed the 35,000 season ticket deposit mark just last week, now has determined how their fans will get their tickets. This morning, Austin FC announced a multiyear partnership that will make SeatGeek its ticketing partner, adding another piece to the puzzle as the club prepares […]

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Austin FC announces Josh Wolff as team’s first head coach

John Wolff was an assistant coach under Gregg Berhalter at Columbus Crew SC and, most recently, the USMNT

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Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo beats Austin Bold FC 3-2 in U.S. Open Cup

HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo embarked in their defense of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title against Austin Bold FC, earning a 3-2 win. The Dynamo showed two different faces Tuesday night, one that seemed to overpower a visiting rival and one that was just content winning by one goal and not looking for more. […]

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Austin Expansion

Austin FC announces St. David’s HealthCare as first founding corporate partner

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin FC got one step closer to its 2021 launch — and integrating into the greater Austin community — Wednesday, announcing St. David’s HealthCare as its first founding corporate partner.  St. David’s is one of the largest health care providers in Texas with a network that includes seven Central Texas hospitals. It […]

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Austin Expansion

Austin FC stadium designers looking to create ‘indoor-outdoor’ experience

AUSTIN, Texas — The vision put forth by Austin FC and its stadium design partner for the club’s planned soccer-specific stadium — detailed in a meet-and-greet event with fans Wednesday night — is for an “indoor-outdoor” experience that will showcase both the green spaces around the stadium, as well as the structure itself. The Q&A […]

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Austin Expansion News

Austin FC officially welcomed to MLS by commissioner Don Garber

AUSTIN, Texas — It took 15 months of uncertainty that embroiled soccer fans in two similar-yet-different cities, a protracted debate over whether to construct a stadium City of Austin land, and a recent sale of Columbus Crew SC operating rights to a new ownership group — but it all came to an apparent happy ending […]

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Austin

Watch: MLS announces Austin FC will be league’s 27th franchise

Austin officially is going to be a Major League Soccer city. After extended protests from Columbus Crew fans fighting the relocation of their club and local debate over the land to be used to build a soccer-specific stadium in Central Texas, MLS Commissioner Don Garber officially welcomed Austin FC into the league as the 27th […]

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Austin Expansion News

Austin FC hints further on Tuesday’s announcement

Following up on Tuesday’s announcement to select fans about an apparent launch event for Austin FC on Jan. 15, the prospective MLS club sent out a press release through its Austin-based PR firm confirming the event.  Though the release didn’t explicitly say it would be the launch event for the team, it touted Tuesday’s event […]