2019 North Texas SC season
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Eric Quill | ||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas (Capacity: 20,500) | ||
| USL League One | 1st | ||
| USL League One Playoffs | Champion | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,512 (April 27 vs. Orlando City B) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 615 (August 27 vs. Tormenta FC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,367 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (vs. Tormenta FC – August 27) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 (vs. Greenville Triumph SC – July 26) | ||
|  | |||
The 2019 North Texas SC season was the first season for North Texas SC's existence, and their first in USL League One, the third tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.
Background
On November 2, 2018, it was announced by FC Dallas that Dallas would be granted a side to play in the newly created United Soccer League third division for 2019.[1] The club then officially announced the name of the reserve side, North Texas SC, and crest on December 6, 2018.[2]
Club
Roster
As of March 31, 2019.[3]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  MEX | Carlos Avilez ([B]) | 
| 2 | DF |  USA | Cesar Murillo ([B]) | 
| 3 | DF |  BEN | Abdul Gaffar Ibrahim (on loan from MFK Vyškov) | 
| 4 | DF |  USA | Brecc Evans (captain,[B]) | 
| 5 | DF |  USA | Hector Montalvo ([B]) | 
| 6 | MF |  GAM | Alfusainey Jatta (on loan from MFK Vyškov) | 
| 7 | MF |  USA | Oscar Romero | 
| 8 | MF |  USA | David Rodriguez ([B]1) | 
| 9 | FW |  USA | Ricardo Pepi ([B]) | 
| 10 | MF |  MEX | Arturo Rodriguez ([B]) | 
| 11 | FW |  HAI | Ronaldo Damus ([B]) | 
| 13 | DF |  MEX | Nico Carrera ([B]) | 
| 15 | MF |  USA | Jacori Hayes ([A]) | 
| 18 | MF |  USA | Brandon Servania ([A]) | 
| 20 | GK |  USA | Jimmy Maurer ([A]) | 
| 21 | MF |  HAI | Bicou Bissainthe | 
| 22 | FW |  USA | Ben Redzic ([B]) | 
| 23 | MF |  USA | Thomas Roberts ([A]) | 
| 25 | DF | .svg.png) CAN | Callum Montgomery ([A]) | 
| 26 | DF |  USA | John Nelson ([A]) | 
| 29 | DF |  USA | Bryan Reynolds ([A]) | 
| 31 | FW |  USA | Dante Sealy ([A]) | 
| 33 | MF |  USA | Edwin Cerrillo ([A]) | 
| 35 | GK |  USA | Michael Collodi ([B]) | 
| 36 | MF |  USA | Jorge Almaguer ([B]) | 
| 37 | DF |  USA | Kevin Bonilla ([B]) | 
| 38 | DF |  USA | Julian Hinojosa ([B]) | 
| 39 | FW |  USA | Gibran Rayo ([B]) | 
| 44 | FW |  USA | Johan Gómez ([B]) | 
| 45 | MF |  USA | Tanner Tessmann ([B]) | 
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Eric Quill | 
| Assistant coach |  Alex Aldaz | 
| Assistant coach |  Michel | 
Non-competitive
Preseason friendlies
| February 13, 2019 | North Texas SC | 1–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Frisco, Texas | 
| 11:00 CST | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: RAV4 Field 4 Attendance: Closed door | 
| March 2, 2019 | North Texas SC | 5–1 | NTX Rayados | Frisco, Texas | 
| 18:00 CST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Travis Haight | 
| March 9, 2019 | North Texas SC | 3–1 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Frisco, Texas | 
| 5:00 PM CST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,220 Referee: Dustin Cohen | 
| March 23, 2019 | North Texas SC | 4–0 | SMU Mustangs | Frisco, Texas | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | 
 | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,514 Referee: Brandon Gardner | 
Midseason friendlies
| July 17, 2019 | North Texas SC   | 1–2 |  Sevilla FC Reserves | Frisco, Texas | 
| CST | Aránguiz  12' (Pepi) | Report | Vidal  30' Dabour  45+2' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| Note: 45-minute scrimmage. | ||||
Competitive
USL League One
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas SC | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 56 | Playoffs | 
| 2 | Lansing Ignite FC | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 46 | |
| 3 | Greenville Triumph SC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 | |
| 4 | Forward Madison FC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 43 | |
| 5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 40 | 
Source: 2019 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| March 30 1 | North Texas SC | 3–2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Pepi  13'  62'  77' Servania  67' | Report | Soto  51' Dixon  53'  90+2' Beattie  84' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Marco Vega | 
| April 13 2 | North Texas SC | 1–0 | Forward Madison FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 9:20 PM CDT | Romero  7' Pepi  90+5' (pen.) | Report | Bement  19' Bartley  90+3' Coulter  90+5' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,924 Referee: Chris Ruska | 
| April 27 3 | North Texas SC | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Frisco, Texas | 
| 5:50 PM CDT | Silva  42' (o.g.) Bissainthe  81' | Report | Léo  90+2' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Matthew Corrigan | 
| May 4 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–1 | North Texas SC | Greenville, South Carolina | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | 
 | Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Attendance: 1,570 Referee: John Griggs | 
| May 11 5 | North Texas SC | 4–1 | Orlando City B | Frisco, Texas | 
| 3:20 PM CDT | Gómez  38',  77' Tessmann  69' A. Rodriguez  86' (pen.) Damus  88' | Report | Simas  33' Bagrou  48' Simeon  90+5' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,344 Referee: Reyna Fonseca | 
| May 18 6 | Lansing Ignite | 2–2 | North Texas SC | Lansing, Michigan | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Mentzigen  54',  56' Bruce  65',  90+5' Saint-Duc  72' Stoneman  89' | Report | Tessmann  35' Jatta  51' Pepi  83' A. Rodríguez  87',  90+2' Almaguer  89' | Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Calin Radosav | 
| May 22 7 | North Texas SC | 3–1 | Forward Madison FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Damus  3' D. Rodriguez  7' Bissainthe  27' Almaguer  70' Hinojosa  84' Rayo  87' | Report | Sylvestre  10' Smart  15' Paulo Jr.  42' Bement  68' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick | 
| May 29 8 | Toronto FC II | 3–2 | North Texas SC | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 
| 10:00 AM CDT | Bunk-Andersen  12',  45+3' Srbely  26' Okello  32' Mohammed  77' Silva  90+6' | Report | A. Rodriguez  35' Pepi  45+2' Damus  56' Jatta  87' | Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 177 Referee: Alexis Vaughan | 
| June 1 9 | Richmond Kickers | 0–3 | North Texas SC | Richmond, Virginia | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Gallardo  81' Boateng  88' Thomsen  90' | Report | Sealy  27',  50' Jatta  55' Pepi  63' D. Rodriguez  68' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,514 Referee: Jasmine Peralta | 
| June 12 10 | Toronto FC II | 3–3 | North Texas SC | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 
| 3:00 PM CDT | Mohammed  10' Dorsey  44' West  72' Srbely  73',  81' Mingo  90+2' | Report | Damus  9',  26',  27' Sealy  10' | Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 525 Referee: Silviu Petrescu | 
| June 22 11 | Forward Madison FC | 4–1 | North Texas SC | Madison, Wisconsin | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Don Smart  33',  64' Díaz  49' Núñez  78' Banks  84' | Report | Damus  15' Jatta  64' | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,211 Referee: Luis Arroyo | 
| June 25 12 | North Texas SC | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Damus  32',  39' Roberts  54' Murillo  60' | Report | Batista  66' Venter  81' Cox  84' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Laura Rodriguez | 
| June 29 13 | North Texas SC | 3–1 | Lansing Ignite FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Tessmann  43' Montgomery  57' Damus  59',  73' A. Rodriguez  71' | Report | Moon  59' Cleveland  74' Faz  83' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 632 Referee: Marco Vega | 
| July 6 14 | North Texas SC | 0–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Romero  28' Escribano  59' | Report | Walker  39' Gómez  86' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 720 Referee: Chris Ruska | 
| July 13 15 | Richmond Kickers | 0–2 | North Texas SC | Richmond, Virginia | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Rodriguez  42' Ackwei  57' Eckenrode  65'  89' | Report | Roberts  11',  81' Montgomery  14' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski | 
| July 20 16 | North Texas SC | 0–0 | Tormenta FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Cerrillo  70' | Report | Vinyals  74' Micaletto  88' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Samantha Martinez | 
| July 26 17 | North Texas SC | 0–4 | Greenville Triumph SC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Cerrillo  20' Roberts  82' A. Rodríguez  90+4' | Report | Politz  35' Gómez  45+3' Walker  62' Keegan  64',  70' Robinson  67',  88' (pen.) | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 958 Referee: Joseph Salinas | 
| August 3 18 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1–0 | North Texas SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Beattie  54' (pen.) Folla  57' Doyle  73' Ualefi  90+1' Seoane  90+4' | Report | Bissainthe  40'  70' | Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Jasmine Peralta | 
| August 10 19 | North Texas SC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Frisco, Texas | 
| 9:20 PM CDT | Cerrillo  78' A. Rodríguez  79' | Report | Jones  45' Howell  58' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Brandon Starves | 
| August 17 20 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 0–2 | North Texas SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Doyle  54' Cisse  87' | Report | Montgomery  35',  42' Danso  39' Damus | Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Eric Tattersall | 
| August 22 21 | Lansing Ignite | 4–1 | North Texas SC | Lansing, Michigan | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Faz  8',  69' Moon  31' N'For  50' Moshobane  71' | Report | Rayo  65' A. Rodriguez  76' Romero  86' (pen.) | Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo | 
| August 27 22 | North Texas SC | 5–0 | Tormenta FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Roberts  17' Reynolds  29',  85' Danso  34' Pepi  45+4' (pen.),  90+1' (pen.) Rayo  82' Montgomery  89' | Report | Phelps  13' Dennis  36' Gómez  38' Skelton  45+3' Jackson  79' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 615 Referee: Joseph Salinas | 
| September 1 23 | North Texas SC | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | A. Rodriguez  73' (pen.) Damus  83' | Report | Faria  36' Klenofsky  40' Endoh  75' Mohammed  79' Campbell  85' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 879 Referee: Karen Callado | 
| September 6 24 | Orlando City B | 1–3 | North Texas SC | Montverde, Florida | 
| 6:30 PM CDT | John  53' Rafael  81' Ontivero  83' Léo  89' | Report | Nelson  22' Damus  54',  70' (pen.) Jatta  57' Bissainthe  62' Sealy  75' Almaguer  90+5' | Stadium: Montverde Academy Attendance: 171 Referee: Alex Billeter | 
| September 10 25 | North Texas SC | 4–0 | Richmond Kickers | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Damus  1',  30',  77' A. Rodriguez  70' Danso  75' | Report | Thomsen  61' Ackwei  90+1' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 725 Referee: Samantha Martinez | 
| September 14 26 | Tormenta FC | 1–2 | North Texas SC | Statesboro, Georgia | 
| 8:00 PM EDT | Antley  4',  45+3' Rowe  19' Micaletto  37' Phelps  61'  72' | Report | Danso  21' Jatta  43' A. Rodriguez  45+4' | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,318 Referee: John Griggs | 
| September 22 27 | Forward Madison FC | 1–0 | North Texas SC | Madison, Wisconsin | 
| 4:00 PM CDT | Almaguer  24' (o.g.) Díaz  37' Russell  71' | Report | Cerrillo  29' Reynolds  41' | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick | 
| October 4 28 | FC Tucson | 1–3 | North Texas SC | Tucson, Arizona | 
| 9:30 PM CDT | Terrón  15' Hanlin  27' Jones  42' Cox  58' | Report | Jones  12' (o.g.) Romero  38',  65' Avilez  43' D. Rodriguez  89' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 678 Referee: Dejan Susak | 
USL League One Playoffs
| October 12 Semifinals | North Texas SC | 2–0 | Forward Madison FC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 7:00pm (CDT) | Roberts  32' Cerrillo  36' Pepi  76',  78' Jatta  88' | Report | Toyama  8' Leonard  33' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Elijio Arreguin | 
| October 19 Final | North Texas SC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph SC | Frisco, Texas | 
| 6:00pm (CDT) | Jatta  7' Rodríguez  60' Damus  90+4' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Jon Freemon | 
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club (FC Dallas), North Texas SC was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]
Transfers
FC Dallas loanees
Academy call-ups
Statistics
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists |   |   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | Arturo Rodriguez | 28 | 27 | 2,421 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF | Alfusainey Jatta | 25 | 21 | 1,901 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 4 | D | Brecc Evans | 22 | 22 | 1,893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 36 | MF | Jorge Almaguer | 23 | 19 | 1,820 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 25 | D | Callum Montgomery | 20 | 20 | 1,778 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 11 | F | Ronaldo Damus | 20 | 16 | 1,392 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 
| 37 | D | Jose Kevin Bonilla | 14 | 13 | 1,092 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | F | Ricardo Pepi | 12 | 11 | 1,033 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF | David Rodriguez | 19 | 13 | 1,020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 31 | MF | Dante Sealy | 19 | 10 | 967 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF | Thomas Roberts | 11 | 11 | 951 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 29 | D | Bryan Reynolds | 10 | 10 | 900 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 45 | MF | Tanner Tessmann | 14 | 9 | 876 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF | Oscar Romero | 18 | 9 | 824 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 14 | F | Richard Danso | 12 | 10 | 812 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 43 | D | Jonathan Gomez | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF | Bicou Bissainthe | 16 | 7 | 682 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2 | D | Cesar Murillo | 12 | 7 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 39 | F | Gibran Rayo | 12 | 4 | 552 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 26 | D | John Nelson | 6 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | MF | Edwin Cerrillo | 6 | 6 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| 18 | MF | Brandon Servania | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 12 | F | Cristian Colmán | 6 | 5 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | F | Johan Gomez | 6 | 3 | 319 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 5 | D | Héctor Montalvo | 5 | 3 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | MF | Jacori Hayes | 4 | 4 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | MF | Michel | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 57 | D | Cristian Escribano | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 38 | D | Julian Hinojosa | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 13 | D | Nicolás Carrera | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 64 | F | Jesus Sosa | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 53 | F | Michael Sosa | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 40 | MF | Cesar Garcia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 62 | MF | Kevin Rosas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Goalkeepers
| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO |   |   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Avilez | 20 | 20 | 1,798 | 46 | 25 | 1.250 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 
| 20 | Jimmy Maurer | 4 | 4 | 360 | 14 | 3 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Kyle Zobeck | 4 | 4 | 360 | 14 | 3 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
See also
References
- ^ "FC Dallas-Owned Club Joins USL League One As Founding Member". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "North Texas Soccer Club Announced as Team Name of FC Dallas' USL League One Club". FC Dallas.
- ^ "USL League One". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.










