2020 Austin Bold FC season

The 2020 Austin Bold FC season was the second season for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

Austin Bold FC
2020 season
Head coachMarcelo Serrano
StadiumBold Stadium
Austin, Texas, U.S.
USLConference: 11th
Group : 3rd
USL Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
2020 U.S. Open CupCancelled
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance2,496
Biggest winATX 4–0 SKC (Sept. 22)
Biggest defeatATX 1–3 OKC (July 17)
ATX 2–4 SA (Aug. 1)
RGV 2–0 ATX (Sept. 30)
← 2019
2021 →

Club

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As of January 15, 2020[4]
No. Position Player Nation
3 DF Edson Braafheid   Netherlands
4 DF Jermaine Taylor   Jamaica
8 MF Xavier Báez   Mexico
9 FW Kléber   Brazil
13 FW Beto Avila   United States
15 DF Amobi Okugo   United States
17 DF Sean McFarlane   Jamaica
19 FW Kris Tyrpak   United States
24 GK Diego Restrepo   United States
33 MF Sonny Guadarrama   United States
99 FW André Lima   Brazil
FW Billy Forbes   Turks and Caicos Islands

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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February 9 Preseason 1 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin Bold FC Frisco, TX
10:00 AM CST Ondrášek   4' Report
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 15 Preseason 2 Austin Bold FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, TX
6:00PM CST Trialist #1  
Trialist #2  
Report
Report
McLaughlin  
Trialist  
Stadium: Bold Stadium

USL Championship

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Standings — Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 15 6 7 2 21 16 +5 25 1.67
3 Austin Bold FC 16 5 7 4 30 27 +3 22 1.38
4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 14 2 3 9 17 28 −11 9 0.64
5 OKC Energy FC 16 1 7 8 12 29 −17 10 0.63
Source: USL

Match results

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On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[5]

March 7 1 Austin Bold FC 1–0 New Mexico United Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CST Twumasi   37'
Lima   52' (pen.)
Troncoso   77'
Báez   85'
Report Najem   77' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 17 2 Austin Bold FC 1–3 OKC Energy FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Ciss   12'
Guadarrama   33'
Kléber   58'
Troncoso   62'
Okugo   68'
Report Harris   11'
Hernández   18',   90+4'
Brown   29'
Cato   38'
Chávez   64' (pen.)
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 18
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 1 5 Austin Bold FC 2–4 San Antonio FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Forbes   36'
Ciss   42'
Yaro   52' (o.g.)
Taylor   72'
Báez   87'
Okugo   90+1'
Report Solignac   23',   84'
Smith   27'
Montgomery   68'
Parano   74'
PC   90+5'
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Melvin Rivas
August 8 6 Austin Bold FC 4–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Jome   27',   67'
Diouf   38'
Restrepo   59'
Twumasi   80'
Forbes   90+3'
Report Coronado   2'   24'
Kibato   3'
Murphy   29'
Taiberson   90'
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 15 7 San Antonio FC 1–1 Austin Bold FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT PC   42'
Taintor   45+1'
Gallegos   90+2'
Report Báez   39'
Diouf   76'
McFarlane   77'
F. Garcia   78'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 19 8 FC Tulsa 2–2 Austin Bold FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Marlon   16'
Moloto   26'
Suárez   65'
Ayagwa   69'
Report Taylor   44'
F. Garcia   45+2',   61'
Báez   49'
McFarlane   83',   89'
Jome   88'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 22 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Kibato   22'
Obregón   58'
Jimenez   78',   90+5'
Report Forbes   16'
Diouf   21',   53'
Troncoso   38'
F. Garcia   65'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 26 4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4–4 Austin Bold FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Volesky   48',   64'
Lewis   59'
Lebese   84'
Kurimoto   86'
Report Forbes   2',   45'
Kléber   3',   89'
Báez   38'
Twumasi   75'
Okugo   86'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 30 10 OKC Energy 1–1 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Taravel   28'
R. García   31'   51'
Harris   38'
Chavez   41',   57'
Report Forbes   14'
Kléber   31'
Ortíz   90'
Saramutin   90+3'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 5 11 Austin Bold FC 1–1 FC Tulsa Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Avila   74' Report Suárez   30' Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Elton García
September 8 3 Austin Bold FC 2–2 FC Tulsa Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Guadarrama   45+5' (pen.)
F. Garcia   52'
Forbes   73'
Report Suárez   17',   37'
Bourgeois   45+5'
K. Garcia   67'
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Melvin Rivas
September 12 12 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros P–P Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[6]
September 16 13 San Antonio FC 3–2 Austin Bold FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Solignac   1',   61'
Parano   56'
Gallegos   72'
Report F. Garcia   37'
Avila   50'
McFarlane   61'
Forbes   68'
Guadarrama   76'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 835
Referee: Elton García
September 22 14 Austin Bold FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City II Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Báez   10',   57'
Taylor   13'
Watson   29'
Twumasi   37'
Rad   61' (o.g.)
Diouf   73',   85'
Quintanilla   90+3'
Report Serna   45+4'
Davis   67'
Mompremier   89'
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 27 15 OKC Energy 0–0 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Ibeagha   43'
García   44'
Hernández   67'
Ellis-Hayden   90+8'
Report Guadarrama   44' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Brandon Gardner
September 30 12 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Hoffmann   36'
Edwards   41'
Garza   90+6'
Obregón   90+8' (pen.)
Report Watson   40'
Taylor   45+4'
Diouf   72'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 716
Referee: Gerald Flores
Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 12 match.[7]
October 4 16 Austin Bold FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Austin, Texas
5:00 PM CDT Forbes   42'
Báez   73'
Twumasi   77'
Taylor   90+1'
Report Perruzza   30' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Elton García

U.S. Open Cup

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As a USL Championship club, Austin will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Copa Tejas". Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Austin Bold FC Match Against RGVFC Toros Postponed". AustinBoldFC.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Updated Schedule for Toros". RGVFC.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.