Founded | 2019 |
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Region | Texas |
Number of teams | 7 (Shield) 3 (Division 1) 2 (Division 2) |
Current champion(s) | Shield: Houston Dynamo FC Division 1: FC Dallas Division 2: San Antonio FC |
Most successful club(s) | Shield: San Antonio FC (2 titles) Division 1: Two clubs (2 titles each) Division 2: San Antonio FC (2 titles) |
Website | copatejas.com |
Copa Tejas is the two cup competitions and one shield between the Major League Soccer, USL Championship and NWSL teams of the state of Texas, awarded by independent supporters groups of the state's teams. It was initially founded in 2019 by supporters of San Antonio FC.[1] It awards a Division 1 trophy for the top Major League Soccer team, a Division 2 trophy for the top USL Championship team, and the Copa Tejas Shield for the best team across all participants. The current Major League Soccer clubs are Austin FC, FC Dallas, and Houston Dynamo FC. The USL Championship clubs are El Paso Locomotive FC and San Antonio FC. NWSL side Houston Dash participates only in the Copa Tejas Shield as the lone Texas team in the league.
It was first contested in 2019 and was won by Austin Bold FC.