Oxford City FC of Texas was an American professional

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team based in

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont– Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston ( ...

. The team joined the

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on September 26, 2012, as the Texas Strikers. Play in the team's inaugural season began in November 2012. In May 2014, the league changed its name to

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. The team played at

Ford Arena The Ford Arena is a 9,737-seat multi-purpose arena in Beaumont, Texas, USA. The arena has 34,000 sq ft of exhibit space available for conventions and exhibitions. It also includes 7 production offices, 3 dressing rooms, a 2,448 sq ft VIP Club, a ...

. Oxford City Football Club, Inc. purchased the Texas Strikers on July 23, 2014, and the team was renamed after the parent club as "Oxford City FC of Texas". On December 15, 2014, team owner Oxford City Football Club, Inc. announced that it had "successfully come to terms to sell" Oxford City FC of Texas to an unspecified "Latin American group", pending league approval. CEO Thomas Anthony Guerriero said that their "complete focus as an organization needs to be" on

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which plays in

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, a division of

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at Step 2 of the

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and the sixth overall tier of the

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. The new owners have licensed the rights to use the "Oxford City FC of Texas" name through the end of the current MASL season. On January 1, 2015, former

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head coach Mariano Bollella replaced Chris "Topper" Cogan as the head coach of the Beaumont franchise. In June 2015, the team ceased business operations.

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Oxford City FC of Texas websiteMajor Arena Soccer League website
Defunct Major Arena Soccer League teams Defunct Professional Arena Soccer League teams Sports in Beaumont, Texas 2012 establishments in Texas Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States Association football clubs established in 2012 2015 disestablishments in Texas Association football clubs disestablished in 2015 {{Texas-footyclub-stub