Austin Bold FC

Austin Bold FC
Full nameAustin Bold Football Club
FoundedAugust 9, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-09)
StadiumBold Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanBobby Epstein
Head coachRyan Thompson
LeagueUSL Championship
20216th, Mountain Division
9th, Western Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

Austin Bold FC was an American professional soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2][3] In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort Worth, Texas leaving Circuit of the Americas at the end of the season but may have to wait until 2023, depending on the construction of their stadium.[4] As of August 2024, the team remains inactive.

  1. ^ "USL Announces Return to Austin in 2019". USL Soccer. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Austin pro soccer franchise will roll in 2019 in 5,000-seat COTA venue". Mystatesman.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Austin Bold FC Hosts Official Launch". USL Soccer. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Partian, Claire (October 26, 2021). "REPORT: Austin Bold FC to relocate to Fort Worth, citing Austin FC's success". austonia.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2021.