The 2023 Austin FC season was the club's third season in

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, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They played in the league's Western Conference and finished as Western runners-up to

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in the 2022 regular season standings. Austin participated in two new competitions in 2023, their first regional competition (the

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) and continental competitions (the

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), but did not advance in either competition.

Background

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started playing in the

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Western Conference in

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, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.

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brought many new experiences to Austin FC. They lost their first ever U.S. Open Cup match against

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in extra time, won their first trophy, the

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, and qualified for their first-ever

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in just their second season as a franchise. Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to LAFC. They qualified for the

as a result of their success in 2022.

Summary

Pre-season

Immediately following the 2022 season,

started their preparation for the 2023 MLS Season. On November 7, 2022, Austin FC announced multiple roster decision influencing the 2023 season.

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was traded to

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, Hector Jiménez's contract is being allowed to expire, Washington Corozo's transfer option was not exercised, and options were declined on

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, Felipe Martins, Freddy Kleemann,

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, and

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. Austin FC continued shaping their 2023 team during the

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, when they traded with

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for the first selection in that draft for $50,000 general allocation money. With the first selection Austin FC chose midfielder

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from DC United. On the same day, Austin FC announced that they selected Forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez from the End-of-Year Waiver list from the

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, where he had spent time with the

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club

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. On November 29, 2022, Austin FC and Ocampo-Chavez came to terms on a one-year guarantee through the 2023 season, with a two-year team option through 2025. In December Austin FC continued to work on their 2023 roster announcing on December 8, 2022, they had resigned Hector Jiménez and announced on December 12, 2022, that hey had acquired

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through free agency. The

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was held on December 21, 2022, and Austin FC picked up CJ Fodrey ( GA) and

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in the first round, Jackson Walti in the second round, and Salvatore Mazzaferro in the third round. Austin FC started the new year by strengthening their goalkeeping corps, adding

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from the free agent list. Austin FC strengthened their defensive unit on January 4, 2023, by acquiring Leo Väisänen from

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. One day after signing Väisänen, Austin FC announced that Ruben Gabrielsen will be leaving the team after just one year and moving to

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Continuing to shape the team for 2023 season, Austin FC announced on 6 January 2023 that they had come to an agreement to transfer

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to Brazilian side

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. Adding more depth to their defensive formation, Austin FC announced on January 10, 2023, they had signed

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from their cross-state rival

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for $500,000 GAM over the 2023–2024 seasons. Looking to build their defense for the longest MLS season to date, Austin FC announced they had signed Amro Tarek as a free agent on January 27, 2023. On January 31, 2023, Austin FC announced

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had been loaned to

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on a short-term loan through the end of the

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season, with an option to purchase at the end of the season. After a trial period for a Veteran striker, Austin FC announced on February 10, 2023, that they had signed

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to a one-year contract, with an option for a second year. The club extended Sebastian Driussi for three years with a fourth-year option on February 14 and named him the next captain. Days before the first match of the season Austin FC extended

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for three years with a fourth year option, finalizing preseason moves for the team

Slow start and early Champions League exit - February / March / April

Austin FC started the 2023 season with a 3–2 loss to

in the latter's inaugural match.

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was subbed off in the 11th minute after suffering an adductor strain injury that sidelined him for more than two months. Austin quickly rebounded with a 1–0 win over CF Montreal where

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scored the game-winner the 88th minute. After the first leg against

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, the Verde and Black returned to MLS competition against RSL where

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scored his first professional goal and the match-winner in the 33rd minute in a 2–1 victory. Austin then suffered their first road loss of the season in a 2–0 defeat to their cross-state rivals, the

. Ending the month of March with a 1–1 draw against the

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, Austin FC sat in the middle of the table for both the western conference and Supporters Shield standings heading into the second month of the season. At this point,

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led the team with 3 goals, while prized striker Sebastian Driussi had 1 goal in the opening match against St. Louis while

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Emiliano Rigoni Emiliano Ariel Rigoni (; born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. Club career Rigoni is a youth exponent from Club Atlético Belgrano. He made his leagu ...

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, and

hadn't scored in the first 5 league matches for the club. On March 22, the club announced

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was signed on a short-term loan from K.V. Kortrijk through June 30, 2023 with an option to buy, which the club later declined. After a two-week break, Austin FC continued the season on the road against LAFC and lost 3–0 on the back of a hat-trick by

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in the first Western Conference Final rematch. Adding to the backline's struggles, Austin suffered another blow to the defense; on April 13, the team announced Žan Kolmanič injured his ACL during training and had season-ending surgery. Austin continued to struggle offensively in a home fixture against

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, where they lost Fagundez for a month to a groin injury in a 0–0 draw, and then lost to the

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2–0 the following week. El Tree ended the month with a 2–2 comeback draw at home against the

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. Rigoni scored his first goal for the club in the 40th minute, and Driussi scored for the first time since the opening match to equalize in the 78th minute.

CONCACAF Champions League

Outside of league play, Austin FC travelled to the

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to take on the Haitian side

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for their first ever continental match in the

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, which they lost 3–0 on March 7. Miche-Naider Chéry notched a first half brace for Violette, beating Amro Tarek on two headers. Tarek then had an own-goal early in the second half to ruin any chance of an Austin comeback. A week later, after beating RSL in league play, Austin FC faced Violette in the return fixture at

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. Despite taking 35 shots and a brace from Driussi, Austin FC fell in the series on an aggregate score of 3–2. Their 2023 CONCACAF Champions League run came to a premature end in what was arguably the biggest upset in the history of the competition; because of the political unrest in Haiti, Violette hadn't played a competitive match in 289 days before the first leg.

Condensed schedule and first U.S. Open Cup run - May / June

Austin FC earned their second straight 2–2 comeback draw, but this time against the

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on May 6.

scored his 4th goal of the season to lead all MLS defenders on a cross from

was later subbed into the game and the former Sounder could not have scored his first goal with the Verde and Black in a more timely fashion, tying the match with Austin's latest away goal in their short history in the second minute of stoppage time on a cross from

. However, before the Portland match, Driussi suffered a groin injury of his own and would also miss a month. After the Portland match, Wolff was called up to the U-20 team for the

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in Argentina and would spend up to a month away from the club. The following week, Rodney Redes was sent off for earning two yellow cards against

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, and Jesus Ferreira scored the match-winner in the 89th minute, to defeat the short-handed Austin FC 1–0. In a midweek game and with a depleted roster, Austin FC won their first league competition in two months, defeating the

2–1 at

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on goals from

and

, both their firsts of the campaign. Zardes scored another game-winner four days later helping beat

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1–0. A week later, Zardes scored for the third consecutive match and became the 13th player in MLS history to score 100 goals. However, the milestone was not enough for Austin as they conceded two goals and lost to the Dynamo 2–1 in their first

match of the season. Four days later on May 31, El Tree won their most exciting game of the season to date against

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. Driussi returned to action for the first time in a month and scored the match-winner in the 82nd minute. The Loons thought they had the equalizer in the 87th minute, but

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ruled that

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was offside.

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then shut the door on Minnesota, making three saves in stoppage time. Continuing their up and down season, Austin FC returned to Q2 on June 3, losing 2–1 to

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on a brace by

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. Injuries continued to plague the 2023 season, as

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was pulled from a starting line up, forcing

to step in despite playing with a shoulder injury. Last minute changes by

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and a strong performance by

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resulted in a 4–1 loss dropping Austin out of the playoff picture. After a much-needed rest period, a rejuvenated Austin FC finished June with back-to-back 3-0 Copa Tejas wins at Q2 over four days.

and

scored goals in both matches while

and

scored their first goals of the season against FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo, respectively. The wins gave Austin the lead in the Copa Tejas standings and an opportunity to defend the trophy with a win in Frisco in late August. Due to the mounting injuries, David Rodríguez became the first Austin FC II player to sign a short-term agreement with the club on May 17 but did not appear in a match. In the U-20 World Cup, Owen Wolff had a match-winning assist in the group stage against

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and scored a goal in the Round of 16 against

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, but the Stars and Stripes lost in the Quarterfinals against

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. On June 2, Daniel Pereira was called up to the Venezuela national team for the first time. On June 27,

was announced as an MLS All-Star. On June 30, Austin FC named Rodolfo Borrell as their new Sporting Director, replacing

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. Borrell was most recently

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's first assistant at

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, and the club won 15 trophies in the 9 years he was affiliated there.

U.S. Open Cup

Austin FC entered the

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in the Round of 32 and were drawn against

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team

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for a home match on May 10 where they accomplished another milestone for the club, winning their first U.S. Open Cup match 2–0. Redes tallied his first goal with the club to open the scoring in the 24th minute and Maxi Urruti added another, with Rigoni contributing to both goals. However, the Verde and Black lost in the Round of 16 against the Chicago Fire 2–0, ending their U.S. Open Cup run. Making matters worse, Leo Väisänen tore his LCL in the Chicago match and was expected to miss at least two months.

First Leagues Cup - July / August

Austin FC started their three-game road trip in South Florida playing Inter Miami CF to a 1–1 tie when

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scored his first goal for the club, then beat

4-1 where Driussi scored a brace, added an assist, and by doing so became the first Austin FC player to make 50 goal contributions. They weren't able to sweep the road trip, losing 2–1 in

. They also lost

to an MCL injury. El Tree won their last match before the Leagues Cup break with a 2–1 win against

, but lost Daniel Pereira and Driussi in the match to shoulder and groin injuries, respectively. The victory against Kansas City was the first time in franchise history Austin FC won three consecutive home matches, and they sit 5th in the West heading into the break. On July 24, Austin FC traded for CB and former

captain

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for $475,000 GAM in 2023 and more in 2024 to

, if his options are exercised. Hedges appeared in more games than any FC Dallas player with 349 caps from 2012 to 2022. On August 1, Austin FC traded their first-ever goal scorer

to the

for

Memo Rodríguez José Guillermo "Memo" Rodríguez (born December 27, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Club career Youth Rodriguez began his youth career with Houstonians FC, a ...

and at least $300,000 GAM. Austin returned to action after a three-week break and lost on the road to

6–3, getting three second half goals from Driussi,

, and Rigoni. The 6 goals allowed set a franchise record for most goals allowed in a single match. In their final

match of the season, Austin FC failed to secure the trophy by losing to FC Dallas 1–0 on a last minute headed goal from Nkosi Tafari. To end the month of August, Austin lost their fifth game in a row in all competition and earned zero points after returning from Leagues Cup competition, losing to the

2–1. In the Sounders match, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 40 goals for the club.

Leagues Cup

Austin FC played their first Leagues Cup matches against

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on July 21 and Juárez on July 29 at

. Going into the Leagues Cup break, Mazatlán sat at 15th in the

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table with a draw and two losses after a last place finish in 2023. Juárez currently sits in 3rd with a draw and two impressive comeback wins over América and

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. The Verde and Black lost 3–1 against Mazatlán snapping their home winning streak. Diego Fagundez scored his last goal for the club, a penalty to tie the match in the 65th minute, but Andrés Montaño scored for Mazatlán 30 seconds after the restart. Minutes later, Bruin thought he had the tying goal for Austin before being ruled offside, then Eduard Bello tacked on the third and final goal for Mazatlán in the 88th minute after VAR ruled he was onside. Mazatlán then won the group after defeating Juárez in penalties on July 25, leaving Austin in a position where they can only advance as the group runner-up by beating Juárez outright. Austin was unable to maintain an early lead after allowing Juárez to level it up 12 minutes later on a free kick by Sebastian Saucedo from outside the box. Coming out of the half-time break, Juárez's tactical adjustments allowed them to put two more goals on the board in the 62nd and 69th minutes, both scored by Aitor García, eliminating Austin FC from the

tournament.

End of the season - September / October

Austin started September by earning an away point, drawing with New England 2–2. Alex Ring evened the score with an extra-time goal, adding to Rigoni's first half goal. During the second outing of the month, Austin fell to Portland 2–1 at home. Three days later Austin earned a point on the road, drawing with the New York Red Bulls 1–1 on the 10th goal of the season by Sebastián Driussi. On September 30,

and the

played to a draw, winning Austin FC its second consecutive

, becoming the first MLS club to win it twice. But as the final whistle blew in Houston, the Verde and Black were losing 1–0 to the

and that score held, so the club extended their winless streak to a franchise-record 10 games. Austin FC kept their playoff hopes alive with a strong home performance against

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, winning the match 3–0 on goals from

Sebastián Driussi Sebastián Driussi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. Club career River Plate On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Pla ...

, and

, but lost 4–2 to LAFC three days later to be eliminated from playoff contention. Leo Väisänen scored his first goal for the club late in the second half, while

scored 2 goals for LAFC to take the Golden Boot lead with his 18th and 19th goals of the season. Austin FC ended their 2023 campaign on the road in San Jose with a 1–1 draw. Austin season record was 10 wins, 15 loses, and 9 draws, for a total of 39 points.

Management team

Roster

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Transfers

In

Loan in

Out

Loan out

MLS SuperDraft picks

New contracts

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Competitive fixtures

Overall record

Major League Soccer Regular Season

Standings

= Western Conference

=Overall

Matches

MLS Playoffs

CONCACAF Champions League

U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

South 1

Statistics

Appearances and goals

''Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.''

Top scorers

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Top assists

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Disciplinary record

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Clean sheets

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Awards and honors

MLS All Star Team

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End-of-season awards

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CONCACAF Champions League Bext XI

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MLS Team of the Matchday

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, rowspan=2,

, align=center, FW , rowspan=2, , - ,

Josh Wolff Josh Wolff (born February 25, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Austin FC in Major League Soccer. Playing career College Born in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Wolff played three years of colle ...

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Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Socc ...

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Inter Miami CF Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2020 ...

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References

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