Texas United is an American

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club that currently competes in

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, the fourth tier of the

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. The club plays its home games at the

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. In March 2017, it was announced that the club had been granted a franchise license for USL League 2, to operate in the

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area. The team is owned by Neltex Sports Group who are also owners of the

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and co-owners of the

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franchise the

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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

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college based players added to the roster. The Texans started the season very strong with a 5-0 victory against

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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

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and

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. Texas United started its 2019 season with early spring exhibitions against

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clubs such as

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, OKC Energy, and

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. After the spring season Texas United moved forward with signing multiple trialist that impressed during the exhibition matches. The club had its 2019 season opener against

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USL 2 franchise Brazos Valley Cavalry FC. Spring season play began in January with Texas United playing El Paso Locomotive FC. Before the beginning of the

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the squad went down to play the

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. 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 divisions 20 year history. 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.

Players and staff

Current roster

Notable players

''This list of notable players comprises players who have gone on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.'' *

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* Caleb Smith *

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* Ben Hale

Team management

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Record

Year–by–year

Head coaches

* Includes USL 2 Regular season

Honors

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* Division Champions (1) ** MidSouth Division Champions: 2022 * USL League Two Playoffs (2) ** 2021, 2022

Stadium

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(2017–2020), capacity 5,500 The club played in AirHogs Stadium, a baseball park that was also the home field for the

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of the

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. 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. 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. *

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(2021) With AirHogs Stadium being bought for conversion to a

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-specific stadium, the club's home games were played primarily at the

beginning in the 2021 season, though their schedule also showed home dates at two public schools:

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and Gateway Field at Gateway Charter Academy.

References

External links

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