The 2021 Austin FC season was the club's inaugural season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. This was also the first season a top-tier sports franchise is playing in the Greater Austin region.[1]
2021 season | |||
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Chairman | Anthony Precourt | ||
Head coach | Josh Wolff | ||
Stadium | Q2 Stadium | ||
MLS | 12th Western Conference, 24th MLS | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
Copa Tejas Division I | 3rd Place | ||
Copa Tejas Shield | 7th Place | ||
Top goalscorer | Diego Fagundez, Cecilio Dominguez | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,738 | ||
Biggest win | ATX 4–1 POR (7/1) | ||
Biggest defeat | SJ 4–0 ATX (10/20) | ||
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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season began on April 17, 2021, about a month and a half later than normal, and concluded on November 7, 2021. Outside of MLS, Austin FC would have competed in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, but that competition was postponed indefinitely in April[2] before being canceled in July.[3]
Austin FC won their first match in Commerce City, CO against the Colorado Rapids 3-1, where midfielder Diego Fagundez scored the club's first ever goal.[4] They played their first game in Austin in front of 20,738 fans, a 0-0 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes.[5] They won their first home game against the Portland Timbers 4-1, a match which Austin FC winger Jon Gallagher scored the first ever MLS goal at Q2 Stadium.[6]
Austin FC struggled in their inaugural campaign despite selling out all their home games.[7] They finished 12th in the Western Conference with 9 wins, 4 draws, and 21 losses. Alexander Ring served as captain, and both Cecilio Dominguez and Diego Fagundez led the club with 7 goals.
Background
editSeason
edit8 Games on the Road - April / May / June
editDue to Q2 Stadium not being finished, Austin FC played their first 8 matches in club history all on the road.[8] They lost their first match 2-0 against LAFC, but rallied to win their next 2 matches against the Colorado Rapids[4] and Minnesota United FC 3-1 and 1-0 respectively.[9] Midfielder Diego Fagundez scored the club's first goal in the 59th minute in Colorado, a match where Cecilio Dominguez notched the first brace in club history.[4] Austin FC struggled after the win in Minnesota, scoring only 2 goals (both on road games in Kansas City) and gained 4 points - all draws - over their next 8 matches. They had scoring droughts of 389 minutes between May 9 and June 12, and 364 minutes between June 12 and July 1.
First games in Austin - June / July
editAustin played their first home match on June 19, a 0-0 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes in front of a sellout crowd of 20,738.[5] After a quick 2-0 loss in Minnesota, the club was home for their next 6 matches. Jon Gallagher scored the first ever goal in Q2 Stadium in Austin's first home win, a 4-1 drubbing of the eventual Western Conference champion Portland Timbers.[10] After losing 3 consecutive home games, they won their first ever Copa Tejas competition, a 3-2 win against the Dynamo where Tomás Pochettino scored his first MLS brace.[11]
Austin FC also played their first ever international friendly, a 3-1 loss in Austin against Liga MX side Tigres UANL on July 13.[12]
Reinforcements and Further Struggles - August / September
editThrough the club's first 16 games, Austin only scored 13 goals. To kickstart their offense, they paid $1.65 million to sign Moussa Djitte from Grenoble[13] and $7 million to sign Argentinian forward Sebastian Driussi from Zenit Saint Petersburg of the Russian Premier League.[14] Driussi made his debut August 7 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 win against Portland on August 21.[15] Despite nearly doubling their offensive output scoring 12 goals over a 7 game stretch, Austin had 1 win and 8 losses over 9 competitions from August 7 to September 18 following Driussi's debut.
End of the Inaugural Season - October
editWhile only having 19 points through 25 matches, Austin FC was still technically in the playoff race come October. On September 26, homegrown player McKinze Gaines became the first Austinite to score a goal for the club in a 2-0 upset win against the LA Galaxy.[16] Even though they won 4 of their last 5 home matches, their lone loss against Minnesota eliminated them from postseason play on October 16.[17] Despite the loss, Austin FC still had 2 more Copa Tejas matches. They defeated the Dynamo 2-1 on October 24 and could have secured the Cup with a win in Frisco against FC Dallas. However, they lost the contest 2-1, conceding the Cup winning goal to Franco Jara in the 80th minute.[18] Austin won their last home game of the season against Sporting Kansas City where Sebastian Driussi scored 30 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in the club's short history.[19] Austin FC ended their inaugural season on November 7, a 3-0 loss to the Timbers in Portland.[20]
Diego Fagundez tied for the team lead in both goals with Cecilio Dominguez (7) and assists with Sebastian Driussi (5). He was selected as the team's offensive player of the year,[21] while GK Brad Stuver was selected as the team's defensive player of the year, respectively. Stuver led the MLS with 134 saves in 2021.[22]
Management team
editPosition | Name |
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Chairman | Anthony Precourt |
Sporting director | Claudio Reyna |
Head coach | Josh Wolff |
Assistant coach | Davy Arnaud |
Roster
editAs of November 7, 2021[update].[23]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
28 | Brady Scott | GK | July 30, 1999 | 2020 | Nashville SC | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | October 7, 1993 | 2020 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | 0 | |
34 | Will Pulisic | GK | April 16, 1998 | 2021 | Duke Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | |
41 | Brad Stuver | GK | April 16, 1991 | 2020 | New York City FC | 33 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Jhohan Romaña | CB | September 13, 1998 | 2020 | Guaraní | 25 | 0 | |
4 | Aedan Stanley | LB | December 13, 1999 | 2021 | Duke Blue Devils | 9 | 0 | |
5 | Matt Besler | CB | February 11, 1987 | 2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 0 | |
16 | Hector Jiménez | LB | November 3, 1988 | 2020 | Columbus Crew SC | 25 | 1 | |
18 | Julio Cascante | CB | October 3, 1993 | 2020 | Portland Timbers | 31 | 2 | |
19 | Freddy Kleemann | CB | January 1, 1999 | 2021 | Washington Huskies | 3 | 0 | |
21 | Žan Kolmanič | LB | March 3, 2000 | 2021 | Maribor | 30 | 0 | |
22 | Ben Sweat | LB | September 4, 1991 | 2020 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | 0 | |
24 | Nick Lima | CB | November 17, 1994 | 2020 | San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 0 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
2 | Emanual Perez | CM | February 19, 1999 | 2021 | Portland Timbers | 10 | 0 | |
6 | Sebastian Berhalter | CM | May 10, 2001 | 2021 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 0 | |
7 | Tomás Pochettino (DP) | CM | February 1, 1996 | 2021 | Talleres | 31 | 2 | |
8 | Alexander Ring (captain) | CM | April 9, 1991 | 2020 | New York City FC | 31 | 4 | |
10 | Cecilio Domínguez (DP) | MF | August 11, 1994 | 2020 | Independiente | 34 | 7 | |
12 | Ulises Segura | LM | June 23, 1993 | 2020 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Diego Fagúndez | CAM | February 14, 1995 | 2021 | New England Revolution | 33 | 7 | |
15 | Daniel Pereira (GA) | CAM | July 14, 2000 | 2021 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 25 | 0 | |
20 | Jared Stroud | MF | July 10, 1996 | 2020 | New York Red Bulls | 22 | 1 | |
33 | Owen Wolff (HG) | RM | December 30, 2004 | 2020 | Austin FC Academy | 2 | 0 | |
Forward | ||||||||
9 | Danny Hoesen | FW | January 15, 1991 | 2020 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 0 | |
11 | Rodney Redes | FW | February 22, 2000 | 2020 | Guaraní | 25 | 0 | |
13 | Aaron Schoenfeld | FW | April 17, 1990 | 2021 | Minnesota United FC | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Jon Gallagher | FW | February 23, 1996 | 2020 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 3 | |
23 | Kekuta Manneh | FW | December 30, 1994 | 2021 | New England Revolution | 16 | 0 | |
25 | Sebastián Driussi (DP) | FW | February 9, 1996 | 2021 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 17 | 5 | |
27 | McKinze Gaines | FW | March 2, 1998 | 2021 | Hanover 96 | 9 | 1 | |
99 | Moussa Djitté (U22) [a] | FW | October 4, 1999 | 2021 | Grenoble | 13 | 1 |
Transfers
editIn
editLoan In
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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21 | DF | Žan Kolmanič | NK Maribor | March 3, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [44] |
6 | MF | Sebastian Berhalter | Columbus Crew SC | March 3, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [45] |
2 | MF | Emanuel Perez | Portland Timbers | April 26, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [46] |
Out
editDate | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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December 15, 2020 | — | — | Kamal Miller | Montreal Impact | $225,000 GAM | [47] |
December 22, 2020 | – | – | Joe Corona | Houston Dynamo FC | Drafted[d] | [48] |
November 10, 2021 | DF | 5 | Matt Besler | Retired | [49] |
Loan out
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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— | FW | Rodney Redes | Guaraní | July 6, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | [50] |
— | MF | Cecilio Domínguez | Guaraní | September 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | [25] |
— | DF | Freddy Kleemann | Birmingham Legion | May 14, 2021 | May 30, 2021 | [51][52] |
— | GK | Brady Scott | Memphis 901 FC | May 14, 2021 | End of season | [51] |
MLS SuperDraft picks
edit2021 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks | |||||
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Daniel Pereira | MF | Virginia Tech | |
1 | 11 | Freddy Kleemann | DF | Washington | Received pick from CF Montréal |
1 | 21 | Aedan Stanley | DF | Duke | Received pick from FC Dallas via Colorado Rapids Signed with Sporting Kansas City II |
2 | 28 | Daniel Steedman | FW | Virginia | Signed with North Carolina FC |
3 | 55 | Noah Lawrence | GK | Ohio State |
Non-competitive fixtures
editPreseason
editMarch 19 Exhibition | Austin FC | 5–1 | OKC Energy | Austin, Texas |
11AM CST | Argudo 43' Manneh 54' Redes Hoesen (o.g.) |
Report | López 20' | Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field Attendance: 0 |
March 25 Exhibition | Austin FC | 2–0 | Louisville City | Austin, Texas |
11AM CST | Hoesen , | Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field Attendance: 0 |
April 3 La Copita | Austin FC | 2–3 | Houston Dynamo FC | Austin, Texas |
4PM CST | Pochettino 16' Redes 66' |
ATX Report HOU Report |
Picault 54', 71' Urruti 56' (Vera) |
Stadium: St. David's Performance Center Attendance: 0 |
April 3 Scrimmage | Austin FC | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | Austin, Texas |
6PM CST | Report | Rodríguez | Stadium: St. David's Performance Center Attendance: 0 | |
Note: 30-minute scrimmage. |
April 7 La Copita | FC Dallas | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Austin FC | Frisco, Texas |
4PM CST | Freddy Vargas 11' Matt Hedges 34' Jesús Ferreira 86' (Freddy Vargas) |
ATX Report DAL Report |
Jared Stroud 50' (Aedan Stanley) Diego Fagúndez 54' (pen.) Cecilio Domínguez 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
April 10 La Copita | Austin FC | 5–1 | San Antonio FC | Austin, Texas |
4PM CST | Domínguez 3' (Pereira), 44' (Pereira) Hoesen 14' (Sweat) Pochettino 35' Ring 54' (pen.) |
Report | Patiño 39' | Stadium: St. David's Performance Center Attendance: 0 |
April 11 Scrimmage | Austin FC | 3–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Austin, Texas |
CST | Stadium: St. David's Performance Center |
Midseason
editJuly 13 International Friendly | Austin FC | 1–3 | Tigres UANL | Austin, Texas |
8PM CST | Rodney Redes 62' | Report | Diego Reyes 26' Nicolas Lopez 71' Nicolas Lopez 73' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium |
Competitive fixtures
editMajor League Soccer regular season
editStandings
editWestern Conference
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 |
10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 |
11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
12 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 |
13 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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22 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 |
23 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
24 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 |
25 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 |
26 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Matches
editApril 17, 2021 1 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Austin FC | Los Angeles, California |
5:00 PM CT | Baird 61' Cifuentes 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
April 24, 2021 2 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Austin FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:00 PM CT | Shinyashiki 36', 40' Price 47' |
Report | Fagundez 59' Domínguez 67', 71' Pereira 73' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Marcos de Oliviera |
May 1, 2021 3 | Minnesota United FC | 0–1 | Austin FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
7:00 PM CT | Alonso 41' Boxall 60' Gasper 90+6' |
Report | Fagúndez 17' Romaña 74' Berhalter 81' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
May 9, 2021 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Austin FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:30 PM CT | Sánchez 56' 82' Martins 59' Kinda 90' |
Gallagher 7' Romaña 42' Ring 45' 67' Jiménez 87' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 15, 2021 5 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Austin FC | Carson, California |
2:30 PM CT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 23, 2021 6 | Nashville SC | 1–0 | Austin FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM CT | Leal 35' | Report | Pereira 69' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 22,421 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 30, 2021 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Austin FC | Seattle, Washington |
8:00 PM CT | Arreaga 2' | Report | Lima 24' Stroud 45+2' |
Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 12,895 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 12, 2021 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Austin FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
8:30 PM CT | Walter 32' Salloi 71' |
Report | Dominguez 26' Besler 79' Lima 90' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 19, 2021 9 | Austin FC | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT |
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Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath |
June 23, 2021 10 | Minnesota United FC | 2–0 | Austin FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
7:00 PM CT | Fragapane 10' Hunou 18' |
Report | Romaña 16' Fagúndez 39' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,209 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 27, 2021 11 | Austin FC | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Austin, Texas |
7:00 PM CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ted Unkel |
July 1, 2021 12 | Austin FC | 4–1 | Portland Timbers | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Gallagher 28' Fagúndez 33' Kolmanič 44' Pochettino 45+1' Ring 77' Jiménez 81' |
Report | Tuiloma 45+5' Ebobisse 45+7' Asprilla 68' Župarić 90+1' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ted Unkel |
July 7, 2021 13 | Austin FC | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Pereira 3' Cascante 36' Kolmanič 45+2' |
Report | Cifuentes 39' Farfan 70' Murillo 85' Rossi 89' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
July 22, 2021 14 | Austin FC | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Austin, Texas |
8:30 PM CT | Jiménez 57' Domínguez 85' |
Report | Adeniran 34' Ruidíaz 67', 90+4' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
July 31, 2021 15 | Austin FC | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Fagúndez 25' Stanley 90+5' |
Report | Shinyashiki 29' | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 |
August 4, 2021 16 Copa Tejas | Austin FC | 3–2 | Houston Dynamo FC | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Pochettino 7', 15+1' Domínguez 56' |
Report | Cerén 20' Pasher 27' Picault 86' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
August 7, 2021 17 Copa Tejas | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Austin FC | Frisco, Texas |
7:30 PM CT | Bressan 42' Hollingshead 50' Ferreira 63' Jara 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,625 Referee: Alan Kelly |
August 14, 2021 18 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Austin FC | Sandy, Utah |
9:00 PM CT | Wood 32' Morgan 68' |
Report | Ring 44' Cascante 49' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,506 Referee: David Gantar |
August 18, 2021 19 | Austin FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Ring 37' Jiménez 55' Besler 63' |
Report | Nerwinski 52' Dájome 62' White 74' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 21, 2021 20 | Austin FC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Domínguez 11' (pen.) Fagúndez 14' Driussi 29' Pochettino 83' |
Report | Asprilla 55' Župarić 64' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
August 29, 2021 21 Copa Tejas | Austin FC | 3–5 | FC Dallas | Austin, Texas |
7:00 PM CT | Cascante 13' Lima 25' Fagúndez 59' Ring 68' |
Report | Ferreira 5', 38' Schön 17' Pepi 36', 40' Obrian 53' ElMedkhar 84' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
September 4, 2021 22 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Austin FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
4:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 9,223 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
September 11, 2021 23 Copa Tejas | Houston Dynamo FC | 3–0 | Austin FC | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Dorsey 1' Picault 24', 64', 39' Lundkvist 52' |
Report | Pochettino 22' Ring 44' Berhalter 51' |
Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 14,070 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
September 15, 2021 24 | Austin FC | 1–2 | Los Angeles FC | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Stroud 35' Cascante 64' Fagúndez 67' |
Report | Crisostomo 29' Arango 59' (pen.) Musovski 79', 81' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Timothy Ford |
September 18, 2021 25 | Austin FC | 3–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Pereira 4' Driussi 6' Gallagher 35' Ring 45', 58' 65' Stuver 60' Cascante 69' |
Report | M. López 17' Espinoza 49', 60' J. López 58' (pen.), 63' Marie 72' Remedi 90+3' Ríos 90+6' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
September 26, 2021 26 | Austin FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Austin, Texas |
8:30 PM CDT | Domínguez 48' Djitté 64' Gaines 79' Driussi 84' |
Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
September 29, 2021 27 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Austin FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
7:30 PM CT | Lewis 45+2' Mezquida 46' Trusty 59' Warner 81' |
Report | Gaines 28' Lima 44' Stroud 70' Domínguez 90+3' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,582 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
October 2, 2021 28 | Austin FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Austin, Texas |
2:30 PM CT | Domínguez 17', 55' Pereira 90+2' |
Report | Kreilach 64' | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
October 16, 2021 29 | Austin FC | 0–1 | Minnesota United FC | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Cascante 42' | Report | Fragapane 16' Reynoso 59' Gasper 90+2' Alonso 90+3' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
October 20, 2021 30 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | Austin FC | San Jose, California |
9:30 PM CT | Cardoso 25' López 47' Kikanovic 53' Wondolowski 59' M. López 81' Fierro 85' |
Report | Romaña 39' Ring 45+1' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,035 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
October 24, 2021 31 Copa Tejas | Austin FC | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | Austin, Texas |
3:00 PM CT | Marić 7' (o.g.) Pereira 38' Driussi 45+4' (Ring), 47' Kolmanič 54' |
Report | Cerén 11' Vera 74' Cascante 90+2' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Timothy Ford |
October 30, 2021 32 Copa Tejas | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Austin FC | Frisco, Texas |
7:00 PM CT | Twumasi 23' Ferreira 38' Cerrillo 48' Jara 80' |
Report | Romaña 14' Fagundez 36', 83' Jimenez 58' Stuver 72' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,080 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
November 3, 2021 33 | Austin FC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Austin, Texas |
9:00 PM CT | Driussi 1' Cascante 22' Gallagher 50' Stroud 60' |
Report | Isimat-Mirin 21' Russell 65' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
November 7, 2021 34 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Austin FC | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 PM CT | Paredes 17' Niezgoda 45' Blanco 53' |
Report | Berhalter 47' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,127 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
U.S. Open Cup
editThe first three games of the 2021 MLS season were originally going to serve as the qualification for MLS teams to the 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. After these games were played, U.S. Soccer canceled the 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup due to COVID-19.[53]
Qualification
editApril 17 1 (MLS 1) | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Austin FC | Los Angeles, California |
5:00 p.m. CST | Baird 61' Cifuentes 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
April 24 2 (MLS 2) | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Austin FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:00 p.m. CST | Shinyashiki 36', 40' Price 47' |
Report | Fagundez 59' Domínguez 67', 71' Pereira 73' |
Stadium: Dicks Sporting Goods Park Referee: Marcos de Oliviera |
May 1 3 (MLS 3) | Minnesota United FC | 0–1 | Austin FC | St. Paul, Minnesota |
7:00 p.m. CST | Alonso 41' Boxall 60' Gasper 90+6' |
Report | Fagúndez 17' Romaña 74' Berhalter 81' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editNumbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | MF | USA | Emanuel Perez | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | COL | Jhohan Romaña | 25 | 0 | 19+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | USA | Aedan Stanley | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | USA | Matt Besler | 20 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | USA | Sebastian Berhalter | 18 | 0 | 5+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ARG | Tomás Pochettino | 31 | 2 | 26+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | FIN | Alexander Ring | 31 | 4 | 31+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | NED | Danny Hoesen | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | PAR | Cecilio Domínguez | 34 | 7 | 29+5 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | PAR | Rodney Redes | 25 | 0 | 5+20 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | CRC | Ulises Segura | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
13 | FW | USA | Aaron Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | URU | Diego Fagúndez | 33 | 7 | 30+3 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | MF | VEN | Daniel Pereira | 25 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | DF | USA | Hector Jiménez | 25 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | IRL | Jon Gallagher | 27 | 3 | 13+14 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | DF | CRC | Julio Cascante | 31 | 2 | 27+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | USA | Freddy Kleemann | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | USA | Jared Stroud | 22 | 1 | 13+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | SVN | Žan Kolmanič | 30 | 0 | 23+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | USA | Ben Sweat | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | FW | GAM | Kekuta Manneh | 16 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | USA | Nick Lima | 28 | 0 | 21+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | FW | ARG | Sebastián Driussi | 17 | 5 | 16+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | FW | USA | McKinze Gaines | 9 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | GK | USA | Brady Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | GK | USA | Andrew Tarbell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | MF | USA | Owen Wolff | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | GK | USA | Will Pulisic | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
41 | GK | USA | Brad Stuver | 33 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
99 | FW | SEN | Moussa Djitté | 13 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Last updated: November 7, 2021
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
Top scorers
editRank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 14 | Diego Fagúndez | 7 | 0 | 7 |
FW | 10 | Cecilio Domínguez | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | FW | 25 | Sebastián Driussi | 5 | 0 | 5 |
4 | MF | 8 | Alexander Ring | 4 | 0 | 4 |
5 | FW | 17 | Jon Gallagher | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6 | MF | 7 | Tomás Pochettino | 2 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 18 | Julio Cascante | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | DF | 16 | Hector Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FW | 18 | Moussa Djitté | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 18 | McKinze Gaines | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 20 | Jared Stroud | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 34 | 0 | 34 |
- Last updated: November 7, 2021
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
Top assists
editRank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 25 | Sebastian Driussi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MF | 14 | Diego Fagundez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | MF | 10 | Cecilio Domínguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
DF | 11 | Žan Kolmanič | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
MF | 20 | Jared Stroud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | DF | 24 | Nick Lima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | DF | 18 | Julio Cascante | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 16 | Hector Jimenez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 7 | Tomás Pochettino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 8 | Alexander Ring | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | MF | 6 | Sebastian Berhalter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FW | 17 | Jon Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 9 | Danny Hoesen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 15 | Daniel Pereira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 11 | Rodney Redes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
- Last updated: November 7, 2021
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
Disciplinary record
editNo. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
15 | MF | Daniel Pereira | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Alexander Ring | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
8 | MF | Diego Fagundez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | Jhohan Romaña | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Jared Stroud | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | Julio Cascante | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
21 | DF | Žan Kolmanič | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | Nick Lima | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | Cecilio Dominguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | Tomás Pochettino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | Sebastian Berhalter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | Matt Besler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
25 | FW | Sebastián Driussi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | Hector Jiménez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
41 | GK | Brad Stuver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
27 | FW | McKinze Gaines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | Freddy Kleemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | Aedan Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Jon Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 3 |
- Last updated: November 7, 2021
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
Clean sheets
editRank | Number | Name | MLS | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41 | Brad Stuver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- Last updated: November 7, 2021
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
End-of-season awards
editAward | Winner | Ref |
---|---|---|
Defender of the Year | Brad Stuver | [22] |
Offensive Player of the Year | Diego Fagundez | [21] |
Notes
edit- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-launches-u22-initiative-to-support-further-investment-in-young-players
- ^ a b c d e Selected in the MLS Expansion Draft.
- ^ a b c Selected in the MLS SuperDraft.
- ^ Selected in the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
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