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2024 Austin FC season

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Austin FC
2024 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachVacant
StadiumQ2 Stadium
MLS10th Western Conference
18th MLS
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
Leagues CupRound of 32
Copa Tejas2nd
Copa Tejas Shield2nd
Top goalscorerLeague: Jáder Obrian & Sebastián Driussi (7)
All: Jáder Obrian & Sebastián Driussi (8)
Highest home attendance20,738
Lowest home attendance20,738
Average home league attendance20,738
Biggest win3 matches at 2–0 (MLS)
ATX 2–0 Monterrey (7/30) (LC)
Biggest defeatRSL 5–1 ATX (6/1) (MLS)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 20:39, November 5, 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 Austin FC season was the club's fourth season in Major League Soccer, the topflight of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference.

Background

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Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.[1] 2022 brought many new experiences to Austin FC. They lost their first ever U.S. Open Cup match against San Antonio FC in extra time,[2] won their first trophy, the Copa Tejas, and qualified for their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs in just their second season as a franchise.[3] Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to LAFC.[4] Austin FC fell almost all the way to the bottom of the 2023 standings, with the team finishing in 27th place in Major League Soccer. The new sporting director Rodolfo Borrell was quoted as saying "The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year", but showed his support for coach Josh Wolff as the team looks to rebuild for the 2024 season.[5]

Summary

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Pre-season

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Austin FC ended the 2023 season with multiple players at the end of their contract. The front office made their first move by signing Ethan Finlay to a new one-year contract with an option for a second year at the end of October.[6] In addition to working on their roster Austin FC started making plans for their 2024 pre-season, announcing they would participate in the AEG sponsored Coachella Valley Invitational taking place February 4–17, 2024.[7] In mid-November 2023, Austin FC announced their initial roster changes for the 2024 season. Alexander Ring met his performance metrics and his contract was extended automatically through the 2024 season. Both Daniel Perreira's and Damian Las's options were exercised for 2024. Charlie Asensio, Will Bruin, Sofiane Djeffal, Kipp Keller, Adam Lundqvist, Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez, Rodney Redes, Memo Rodriguez, and Maximiliano Urruti options were all declined. Brandan Craig will return to the Philadelphia Union at the end of his loan.[8]

Austin started the month of December, by announcing they had exercised Hector Jiménez option for the 2024 season.[9] On December 11, 2023, Austin FC traded Nick Lima to the New England Revolution for $300,000 in GAM.[10] On December 14, Austin traded up for the first pick in the 2023 MLS Re-Entry Draft[11] and subsequently picked Jáder Obrian, who had previously played for FC Dallas.[12] On December 19, 2023, Austin FC chose Nate Jones from University of Washington with the 5th overall pick,[13] and subsequently traded him for $250,000 GAM and the 31st pick. Austin FC then picked Jimmy Farkarlun from UT Rio Grande Valley with that pick.[14] Austin FC signed Stefan Cleveland on December 24, 2023, as a free agent, bringing the roster up to four goalkeepers.[15]

On January 9, 2024, Austin FC announced they had traded Jhohan Romaña to the Argentine team San Lorenzo de Almagro[16] for $750,000.[17] The same day the team announced they had signed defender Guilherme Biro as a free agent. Biro spent the previous season with Brazilian team Mirassol.[18] On January 10, Austin FC announced the signing of their second homegrown player, Micah Burton. Burton was signed to Austin FC II for the 2023 MLS Next Pro season and has multiple appearances with the United States men's national under-17 soccer team.[19] The team reported for pre-season on January 13, 2024, and announced that Sebastián Driussi had obtained his green card and no longer would occupy an international spot on the roster.[20] On January 29, 2024, Austin FC announced they has signed Damian Las to new contract through the 2026 season, with an optional additional year. Austin FC also announced that Las would be loaned to Louisville City FC for the 2024 season.[21]

Austin FC started February off by adding another player to the roster when they announced the signing of Striker Diego Rubio as a free agent to a one-year contract, with an option for a second.[22] On February 14 Austin FC announced that they had signed free agend defender Brendan Hines-Ike. Hines-Ike spent the last two seasons with D.C. United.[23]

Slow Start - February / March

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Austin FC started the 2024 MLS season in a lackluster loss Austin to Minnesota United FC 2–1, with Guilherme Biro salvaging a stoppage time goal.[24] On March 2, Austin struggled offensively, being outshot by the Seattle Sounders 9–0 in the first half, but stood strong defensively, earning a 0–0 draw.[25] Returning to Q2 Stadium for their second home match of the season, Austin FC gave up a 2–1 lead, allowing a stoppage time goal against St. Louis City letting their win slip through their fingers,[26] then did the same thing the next week, earning another 2–2 draw, their third straight, this time against the Philadelphia Union. Sebastian Driussi made his first appearance of the season against the Union.[27] Austin lost the next week to Orlando City 2–0.[28] For the next game March 30, Austin ended the first stretch of the season on a high note, defeating in-state rival FC Dallas 2-1 for their first win of the season, with Diego Rubio netting the match-winner in the 70th minute.[29]

Springtime Surge - April / May

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The Verde and Black took advantage of the win against Dallas, and followed it up winning a 4-3 thriller against the San Jose Earthquakes. Trailing 2-0 an hour into the match, Austin got three goals in the next 7 minutes - a penalty from Sebastian Driussi, Jáder Obrian's first goal with Austin, and a goal from Guilherme Biro. San Jose tied it in the 74th minute, but Driussi scored the match-winner 11 minutes into stoppage time on the last kick of the match, the latest goal in Austin FC's short history.[30] Austin wasn't able to keep up the momentum at a road loss in St. Louis where they didn't register a shot on goal,[31] but finally got their first road win of the season, beating the Houston Dynamo 1–0 on an 86th-minute goal by Emiliano Rigoni the next week. It was also their first road goal of the season.[32] On April 26, Austin FC announced they had extended Žan Kolmanič's contract through the 2025 season with an club–option for 2026.[33] El Tree finished April by shutting out LA Galaxy 2–0 at home on two first half goals, one from Diego Rubio, and another from Obrian.[34]

Starting the month of May, Austin FC travelled to Canada to earn one point from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a 0–0 draw[35] in the Whitecaps' 50th anniversary match, which set an MLS-era attendance record for them.[36] In their third Copa Tejas match of the season, Austin FC fell behind FC Dallas in the fourth minute, eventually losing with a final score of 2–1.[37] In their next Copa Tejas match of the season four days later, Austin FC scored another late goal against the Houston Dynamo, with Driussi netting the match-winner in the 87th minute.[38] Three days after that, Austin FC took on Sporting Kansas City on May 18, earning a 3–2 victory at home on a brace by Obrian and team leading 5th goal by Driussi. Austin set a new home win streak record of 5 straight home wins.[39] On May 21, Austin FC announced they had exercised their buyout option for Emiliano Rigoni, freeing up a DP, senior roster, and international slot all at once.[40] Austin FC earned a 1–1 draw against San Jose, with center back Brendan Hines-Ike scoring his first goal for the club.[41] Closing out May, Austin FC snapped their home win streak on what Coach Wolff described as a sloopy performance, falling 0–2 to the Portland Timbers.[42] One day later, Austin announced they had signed Ghana-international winger Osman Bukari from Red Star Belgrade for a reported $7.5 million. Bukari will occupy a senior roster, designated player, and international player slot[43]

Adding Reinforcements and Leagues Cup - June / July

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Austin ended the first half of the MLS season with their worst loss, falling 5–1 to Real Salt Lake on Chicho Arango's goal of the year candidate, leading to a hat-trick. Alex Ring added a consolation goal on a PK earned in extra time by Owen Wolff.[44] After a two-week break, Austin FC returned to play against the Colorado Rapids and lost 2–0 on the road.[45] Austin then mustered a draw against Los Angeles FC on a 19th-minute goal by Jáder Obrian, but Kei Kamara scored the equalizer in the 90th minute. It was Kamara's 145th MLS goal, putting him in a tie with Landon Donovan for second all-time.[46] The Verde and Black got back in the win column with a 1–0 win against Minnesota United. Hassani Dotson received two yellow cards in a span of 40 seconds, and Austin capitalized when Diego Rubio scored his fourth goal of the campaign in the 31st minute.[47] Austin FC was held to only two shots oh the road against Sporting KC, dropping all three points in a 2–0 loss.[48] In their first match of July, Austin came from behind on a brace from Gyasi Zardes to earn a win at home against New York City FC.[49] On a flat performance at home, Austin fell 1–0 to Seattle Sounders at home on a 63rd minute goal by, half-time sub, Jordan Morris.[50] Going into their fifth Copa Tejas match of the year, Austin only needed a draw to earn their third straight title. FC Dallas proved to much at home, winning 3–1, after a Sebastián Driussi red card in the 60th minute.[51] In their last match prior to the Leagues Cup, Austin earned a 2–2 draw against Charlotte FC on goals from Alex Ring and Joh Gallagher. Two of Austin's new signings saw their first minutes, with Osman Bukari starting, and Mikkel Desler coming in as a 2nd half sub.[52]

After announcing the Bukari signing on May 30, Austin FC announced the signing of Danish defender Mikkel Desler as a free agent on June 3. Desler, having most recently played Toulouse FC, was signed to a three-and-a-half-year deal taking him through the 2027 season, with a one-year club option. Desler will occupy a senior and international slot on the roster.[53] On June 24, the club announced the signing of CB and Ukrainian national Oleksandr Svatok from SC Dnipro-1. Bukari, Desler, and Svatok are set to join the team July 18 before the Leagues Cup.[54] Ahead of their match versus Sporting KC, Austin FC announced they had signed Jimmy Farkarlun to an MLS contract for the remainder of the 2024 season, with options for the 2025 and 2026 season.[55] On July 1, Austin FC announced they had agreed to mutually part ways with Moussa Djitté.[56]

In their return to the Leagues Cup, Austin out on an impressive display, playing with just 10 men after losing Osman Bukari to a red card in the 34th minute. Austin earned their 3–2 win over Pumas on goals from Alex Ring, Gyasi Zares, and Sebasian Driussi.[57] Four days later, Austin stuns Monterrey in a 2–0 victory in another impressive display, earning their way to the Round of 32. Goals were scored by Jáder Obrian and Dani Pereira.[58] Austin FC travelled to BMO stadium to take on Los Angeles FC in the Round of 32 of the Leagues Cup. Though they put in a quality performance, they fell 2–0, ending their Leagues Cup run.[59]

Pushing for the playoffs - August/September

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In their first MLS match after the summer break, Austin put in a strong performance, winning 2–0 at Geodis Park, bringing Nashville's losing sreak to 7 games. Goals were scored by Jon Gallagher and Osman Bukari's, who scored his first goal for Austin FC.[60] With a thin chance of making the playoffs, Austin's flat performance against Vancouver FC made their chances even worse. Austin fell 1–0, in a home match that was a sub-par display by all players on the pitch.[61]On the road again, Austin FC hoped to push closer to the playoffs, but fell 2–1 to Toronto FC at BMO Field. The lone goal score by Owen Wolff.[62] For their third game on the road, Austin went to California to play Los Angeles FC, earning a 1–1 draw on a team leading goal by Jáder Obrian.[63] Ending all bu the slimmest chances of making the playoffs, Austin fell 1–0 o Houston at home, missing 18 shots.[64] Austin played Real Salt Lake to a first half 0–0 draw before falling behind by two in the 65th minutes. Late game substitutions brought increased intensity, but late goals by Obrian and Biro, earned Austin one point, keeping them mathematically capable of earning a spot in the playoffs.[65] Austin prevented Portland from clinching their playoff slot, with a 1–0 win on a goal by Dani Pereira. The result ensured that Austin is still mathematically capable of earning a playoff spot.[66] Austin went into Dignity Health Sports Park needing a win to stay in contention for the playoffs, but fell 2–1 to the Galaxy, their lone goal coming from Sebastián Driussi early in the second half. The loss officially eliminated Austin from the 2024 playoff race.[67] Austin FC announced on October 6 that head coach Josh Wolff would be released.[68] Austin scored two extra-time goals to earn an end of season 3–2 win against the Colorado Rapids, giving interim-coach Davy Arnaud his first win.[69]

Management team

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Position Name
Chairman United States Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell[70]
Head coach (interim) United States Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach Chile Rodrigo Rios
Assistant coach United States Terry Boss[71]
Goalkeeping Coach United States Preston Burpo
Set Piece Coach United States Jason Grubb[72]
Chief Scout Spain Manuel Junco

Roster

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As of October 19, 2024.[73]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Stuver United States GK (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 2020 United States New York City FC 36 0
20 Matt Bersano United States GK (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32) 2023 United States San Jose Earthquakes 0 0
30 Stefan Cleveland United States GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) 2024 United States Seattle Sounders FC 1 0
Defenders
2 Matt Hedges United States CB (1990-04-01) April 1, 1990 (age 34) 2023 Canada Toronto FC 18 1
3 Mikkel Desler Denmark DF (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) 2024 France Toulouse FC 9 0
4 Brendan Hines-Ike United States DF (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29) 2024 United States D.C. United 32 2
15 Leo Väisänen Finland CB (1997-07-23) July 23, 1997 (age 27) 2023 Sweden IF Elfsborg 14 0
16 Hector Jiménez United States RB (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36) 2020 United States Columbus Crew SC 15 0
17 Jon Gallagher Republic of Ireland LB/RB (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 28) 2020 United States Atlanta United FC 34 3
18 Julio Cascante Costa Rica CB (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 31) 2020 United States Portland Timbers 26 2
21 Oleksandr Svatok Ukraine CB (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 30) 2024 Ukraine SC Dnipro-1 6 0
23 Žan Kolmanič (U22) [a] Slovenia LB (2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 (age 24) 2021 Slovenia Maribor 16 0
29 Guilherme Biro Brazil LB (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 (age 24) 2024 Brazil Mirassol 34 3
39 Antonio Gomez United States DF 2024 United States Austin FC II 0 0
Salvatore Mazzaferro Canada DF (2001-10-11) October 11, 2001 (age 23) 2024 United States Austin FC II 0 0
Midfielders
5 Jhojan Valencia Colombia MF (1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 28) 2022 Colombia Deportivo Cali 29 0
6 Daniel Pereira (GA) Venezuela MF (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 24) 2021 United States Virginia Tech Hokies 29 2
7 Osman Bukari (DP) Ghana MF (1998-12-13) December 13, 1998 (age 25) 2024 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 11 1
8 Alexander Ring Finland MF (1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 (age 33) 2020 United States New York City FC 37 3
10 Sebastián Driussi (DP) (captain) Argentina MF (1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 (age 28) 2021 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 30 8
13 Ethan Finlay United States RW (1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 34) 2021 United States Minnesota United FC 21 1
19 CJ Fodrey (GA) United States MF (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 20) 2023 United States San Diego State 11 0
31 Valentin Noël France MF (1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 25) 2024 United States Austin FC II 0 0
32 Micah Burton (HG) United States MF (2006-03-26) March 26, 2006 (age 18) 2024 United States Austin FC II 0 0
33 Owen Wolff (HG) United States MF (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 19) 2020 United States Austin FC Academy 34 1
37 Alonso Ramírez Mexico MF (2001-08-20) August 20, 2001 (age 23) 2024 United States Austin FC II 2 0
38 Ervin Torres[b] United States MF (2007-11-14) November 14, 2007 (age 17) 2024 United States Austin FC II 1 0
Emiliano Rigoni Argentina RW (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31) 2022 Brazil São Paulo FC 11 1
Forward
9 Gyasi Zardes United States FW (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33) 2023 United States Colorado Rapids 36 4
11 Jáder Obrian Colombia FW (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 29) 2024 United States FC Dallas 36 8
14 Diego Rubio Chile FW (1993-05-15) May 15, 1993 (age 31) 2024 United States Colorado Rapids 37 4
26 Jimmy Farkarlun Liberia FW (2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 23) 2024 United States Austin FC II 1 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
December 24, 2023 GK 30 United States Stefan Cleveland United States Seattle Sounders FC Free Agent [15]
January 9, 2024 DF 29 Brazil Guilherme Biro Brazil Mirassol Free Agent [18]
January 10, 2024 MF 32 United States Micah Burton United States Austin FC II Free [19]
February 5, 2024 FW 14 Chile Diego Rubio United States Colorado Rapids Free [22]
February 14, 2024 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike United States D.C. United Free [23]
May 30, 2024 WG 7 Ghana Osman Bukari Serbia Red Star Belgrade $7.5 million [43]
June 3, 2024 DF 3 Denmark Mikkel Desler France Toulouse FC Undisclosed [53]
June 24, 2024 DF 21 Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok Ukraine SC Dnipro-1 Undisclosed [54]
June 29, 2024 WG 26 Liberia Jimmy Farkarlun United States Austin FC II Free [55]

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
DF Canada Salvatore Mazzaferro United States Austin FC II March 2, 2024 March 5, 2024 [74]
31 MF France Valentin Noël United States Austin FC II March 2, 2024 March 5, 2024 [74]
39 DF United States Antonio Gomez United States Austin FC II March 2, 2024
March 8, 2024
March 22, 2024
March 5, 2024
March 11, 2024
March 25, 2024
[74]
[75]
[76]
26 WG Liberia Jimmy Farkarlun United States Austin FC II March 8, 2024
March 15, 2024
March 22, 2024
March 11, 2024
March 18, 2024
March 25, 2024
[75]
[77]
[76]
37 MF Mexico Alonso Ramírez United States Austin FC II June 15, 2024
June 19, 2024
June 18, 2024
June 22, 2024
[78]
[79]
38 MF United States Ervin Torres United States Austin FC II October 19, 2024 October 19, 2024 [80]

Out

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Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
November 17, 2023 DF 26 United States Charlie Asensio United States Orange County SC Declined contract option N/A [8][81]
FW 29 United States Will Bruin Retired Declined contract option N/A [8][82]
MF 22 France Sofiane Djeffal United States Orange County SC Declined contract option N/A [8][83]
DF 4 United States Kipp Keller United States FC Cincinnati Declined contract option N/A [8][84]
DF 21 Sweden Adam Lundqvist Sweden BK Häcken Declined contract option N/A [8][85]
FW 28 United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Declined contract option N/A [8]
FW 11 Paraguay Rodney Redes Paraguay Club Olimpia Declined contract option N/A [8][86]
MF 30 United States Memo Rodríguez United States Sporting Kansas City Declined contract option N/A [8][87]
FW 37 Argentina Maximiliano Urruti Argentina Platense Declined contract option N/A [8][88]
DF 27 United States Brandan Craig United States Philadelphia Union Loan expiration N/A [8]
December 11, 2023 DF 24 United States Nick Lima United States New England Revolution Trade $300,000 in 2024 GAM [10]
January 9, 2024 DF 3 Colombia Jhohan Romaña Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro Trade $750,000[17] [16]
May 21, 2024 MF 7 Argentina Emiliano Rigoni Contract buyout Remainder of salary [40]
July 1, 2024 FW Senegal Moussa Djitté Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K. Mutual Agreement N/A [56][89]

Loan out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
2 FW Senegal Moussa Djitté Turkey Bandırmaspor July 3, 2023 July 1, 2024 [90][56]
12 GK United States Damian Las United States Louisville City FC February 3, 2024 December 31, 2024 [21]
32 MF United States Micah Burton United States Austin FC II March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024 [91]
19 MF United States CJ Fodrey United States Austin FC II March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024 [91]
26 WG Liberia Jimmy Farkarlun United States Austin FC II June 29, 2024 December 31, 2024 [55]

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

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2024 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position Team Notes Ref.
1 1 Colombia Jáder Obrian FW United States FC Dallas Pick received from Toronto FC [11][12]
2 5 (34) None

MLS SuperDraft picks

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2024 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Notes Ref.
1 5 United States Nate Jones DF University of Washington Traded to Colorado Rapids for $250,000 and the 31st Pick [13]
2 2 (31) United States Jimmy Farkarlun MF UT Rio Grande Valley Signed to three-year contract with Austin FC II [14][92]
2 5 (34) N/A Traded to Colorado Rapids [13]
3 5 (63) N/A Traded to Philadelphia Union [93]

New contracts

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Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Ref.
October 31, 2023 MF 13 United States Ethan Finlay 2024 + 1yr option [6]
January 29, 2024 GK 12 United States Damian Las 2026 + 1yr option [21]
April 26, 2024 DF 23 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 2024 + 1yr option [33]
October 21, 2024 FW 11 Colombia Jáder Obrian 2026 + 1yr option [94]
October 22, 2024 MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 2027 + 1yr option [95]
October 23, 2024 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike 2025 + 1yr option [96]
October 24, 2024 FW 14 Chile Diego Rubio 2025 + 1yr option [97]

Non-competitive fixtures

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Preseason

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January 23 Austin FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg, Florida
5:30 pm CST Pereira 54' Report Carranza 37' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
January 26 Austin FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati St. Petersburg, Florida
10:00 am CST
Report
February 3 Austin FC 3–3 Louisville City FC Austin, Texas
1:00 pm CST Austin FC
Louisville City FC
Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Note: 120 minute game
February 7 Coachella Valley Invitational Austin FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
3:00 pm CST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Ground
February 11 Coachella Valley Invitational Austin FC 3–1 LA Galaxy Indio, California
12:00 pm CST
Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Ground
February 14 Coachella Valley Invitational Austin FC 3–3 New York Red Bulls Indio, California
3:00 pm CST
Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Ground
February 17 Austin FC 4–4 New York City FC Austin, Texas
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Note: Austin 3–2 after 90 minutes, 30 extra minutes played

Competitive fixtures

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season February 25, 2024 October 19, 2024 Matchday 1 10th Western Conference,
18th MLS
34 11 9 14 38 46 −8 032.35
Leagues Cup July 26, 2024 August 7, 2024 Group Stage Round of 32 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67
Total 37 13 9 15 43 50 −7 035.14

Last updated: October 19, 2024
Source: Soccerway

Major League Soccer Regular Season

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Standings

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Western Conference
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MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 52 49 +3 47 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Portland Timbers 34 12 11 11 65 56 +9 47
10 Austin FC 34 11 14 9 39 48 −9 42
11 FC Dallas 34 11 15 8 54 56 −2 41
12 St. Louis City SC 34 8 13 13 50 63 −13 37
Source: MLS
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
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
16 New York Red Bulls (Y) 34 11 9 14 55 50 +5 47 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
17 CF Montréal 34 11 13 10 48 64 −16 43
18 Austin FC 34 11 14 9 39 48 −9 42
19 FC Dallas 34 11 15 8 54 56 −2 41
20 Atlanta United FC (Z) 34 10 14 10 46 49 −3 40
Source: MLS
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)
(Y) Qualified for U.S. Open Cup, may still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners; (Z) May still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Matches

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Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee Position
1 February 24 Minnesota United FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–2 Biro 90+2' 20,738 Trevor Wiseman 24th
2 March 2 Seattle Sounders FC Lumen Field Seattle, Washington 0–0 30,067 Rafael Santos 23rd
3 March 9 St. Louis City SC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–2 Hedges 14',
Cascante 51'
20,738 Guilherme Cerretta 22nd
4 March 16 Philadelphia Union Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–2 Rubio 56'
Gallagher 58'
20,738 Wesley Costa 25th
5 March 23 Orlando City SC Inter&Co Stadium Orlando, Florida 0–2 20,985 Esteban Rosano 27th
6 March 30
Copa Tejas
FC Dallas Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–1 Cascante 54'
Rubio 70'
20,738 Rosendo Mendoza 22nd
7 April 6 San Jose Earthquakes Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 4–3 Driussi 62' (pen.), 90+11
Obrian 63'
Biro 67'
20,738 Lukasz Szpala 16th
8 April 14 St. Louis City SC CityPark St. Louis, Missouri 0–1 22,423 Ted Unkel 21st
9 April 20
Copa Tejas
Houston Dynamo FC Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas 1–0 Rigoni 86' 20,115 Rubiel Vazquez 14th
10 April 27 LA Galaxy Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–0 Rubio 7'
Obrian 19'
20,738 Victor Rivas 11th
11 May 4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 0–0 32,465 Marcos DeOliveira II 10th
12 May 11
Copa Tejas
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 1–2 Driussi 62' (pen.) 19,096 Jair Marrufo 15th
13 May 15
Copa Tejas
Houston Dynamo FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–0 Driussi 87' 20,738 Filip Dujic 12th
14 May 18 Sporting Kansas City Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–2 Obrian 28', 39'
Driussi 46'
20,738 Sergii Boiko 8th
15 May 25 San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park San Jose, California 1–1 Hines-Ike 45' 13,744 Chris Penso 10th
16 May 29 Portland Timbers Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–2 20,738 Victor Rivas 11th
17 June 1 Real Salt Lake America First Field Sandy, Utah 1–5 Ring 90'+2' (pen.) 21,078 Alexis Da Silva 12th
18 June 15 Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 0–2 17,433 Malik Badawi 15th
19 June 19 Los Angeles FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–1 Obrian 19' 20,738 Ted Unkel 16th
20 June 22 Minnesota United FC Allianz Field Saint Paul, Minnesota 0–1 Rubio 31' 19,746 Drew Fischer 14th
21 June 29 Sporting Kansas City Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 0–2 18,722 Filip Dujic 16th
22 July 6 New York City FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–1 Zardes 45+7', 69' 20,738 Timothy Ford 15th
23 July 13 Seattle Sounders FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–1 20,738 Jair Marrufo 17th
24 July 17
Copa Tejas
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 1–3 Zardes 16' Armando Villarreal 17th
25 July 20 Charlotte FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–2 Ring 11'
Gallagher 80'
20,738 Jon Freemon 17th
26 August 24 Nashville SC Geodis Park Nashville, Tennessee 2–0 Gallgher 43'
Bukari 84'
28,876 Rosendo Mendoza 16th
27 August 31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–1 20,738 Mark Allatin 17th
28 September 14 Toronto FC BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 1–2 Wolff 75' 25,538 Chris Penso 19th
29 September 18 Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–1 Obrian 45+2' 22,153 Allen Chapman 18th
30 September 21
Copa Tejas
Houston Dynamo FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–1 20,738 Victor Rivas 19th
31 September 28 Real Salt Lake Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–2 Obrian 82'
Biro 89'
20,738 Lukasz Szpala 21st
32 October 2 Portland Timbers Providence Park Portland, Oregon 1–0 Pereira 42' Alexis Da Silva 18th
33 October 5 LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, California 1–2 Driussi 55' 26,574 Ted Unkel 19th
34 October 19 Colorado Rapids Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–2 Driussi 8' (p)
Finlay 90+1'
Hines-Ike 90+3'
20,738 Chris Penso 18th
  1. ^ Austin FC's score written first

MLS Playoffs

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On October 5, Austin feel 1–2 to the LA Galaxy, officially missing the playoff cut for the 2024 season.[68]

U.S. Open Cup

[edit]

Austin FC II represented the club in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup based on a deal reached between U.S. Soccer and MLS.[98]

Leagues Cup

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West 1

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUS UNM MTY
1 United States Austin FC 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico UNAM 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 −1 2 2–3
3 Mexico Monterrey 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1 0–2 1–1
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee
Group Stage July 26 MexicoUNAM Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–2 Ring 8',
Zardes 45',
Driussi 55'
N/A Julio Luna
Group Stage July 30 MexicoMonterrey Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–0 Obrian 61'
Pereira 79'
N/A Daniel Quintero
Round of 32 August 7 United States LAFC BMO Stadium Los Angeles, California 0–2 12,930 Jon Freemon
  1. ^ Austin FC's score written first

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Brad Stuver 36 0 34+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF United States USA Matt Hedges 18 1 10+5 1 3+0 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Mikkel Desler 10 0 6+1 0 2+1 0
4 DF United States USA Brendan Hines-Ike 31 2 25+3 2 3+0 0
5 MF Colombia COL Jhojan Valencia 29 0 14+12 0 0+3 0
6 MF Venezuela VEN Daniel Pereira 29 2 23+3 2 3+0 0
7 MF Ghana GHA Osman Bukari 11 1 8+1 1 2+0 0
8 MF Finland FIN Alexander Ring 37 3 29+5 2 3+0 1
9 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes 36 4 10+23 3 3+0 1
10 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Driussi 30 8 26+1 7 3+0 1
11 FW Colombia COL Jáder Obrian 36 8 30+4 7 2+0 1
13 MF United States USA Ethan Finlay 21 1 10+11 1 0+0 0
14 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio 35 4 23+9 4 0+3 0
15 DF Finland FIN Leo Väisänen 14 0 9+4 0 0+1 0
16 DF United States USA Hector Jiménez 15 0 6+9 0 0+0 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Gallagher 35 3 30+2 3 3+0 0
18 DF Costa Rica CRC Julio Cascante 27 2 21+4 2 0+2 0
19 MF United States USA CJ Fodrey 12 0 0+12 0 0+0 0
20 GK United States USA Matt Bersano 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Svatok 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0
23 DF Slovenia SVN Žan Kolmanič 16 0 6+9 0 0+1 0
26 FW Liberia LBR Jimmy Farkarlun 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
29 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Biro 34 3 26+5 3 3+0 0
30 GK United States USA Stefan Cleveland 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 MF France FRA Valentin Noël 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF United States USA Micah Burton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF United States USA Owen Wolff 36 1 17+16 1 1+2 0
37 MF Mexico MEX Alonso Ramírez 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
38 MF United States USA Ervin Torres 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
39 DF United States USA Antonio Gomez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Argentina ARG Emiliano Rigoni 11 1 7+4 1 0+0 0
DF Canada CAN Salvatore Mazzaferro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in 2024 Leagues Cup

Top scorers

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Rank Position Number Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
1 MF 10 Argentina Sebastián Driussi 7 1 8
FW 11 Colombia Jáder Obrian 7 1
3 FW 9 United States Gyasi Zardes 3 1 4
FW 14 Chile Diego Rubio 4 0
5 MF 8 Finland Alexander Ring 2 1 3
DF 17 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 3 0
DF 29 Brazil Guilherme Biro 3 0
8 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike 2 0 2
MF 6 Venezuela Daniel Pereira 1 1
DF 18 Costa Rica Julio Cascante 2 0
10 DF 2 United States Matt Hedges 1 0 1
MF 7 Ghana Osman Bukari 1 0
MF 13 United States Ethan Finlay 1 0
MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 1 0
MF Argentina Emiliano Rigoni 1 0
Total 39 5 44

Top assists

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Rank Position Number Name MLS Other[a] Total
1 MF 8 Finland Alexander Ring 7 1 8
2 MF 6 Venezuela Daniel Pereira 5 1 6
3 MF 10 Argentina Sebastián Driussi 4 1 5
MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 4 1
5 DF 17 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 3 1 4
6 DF 11 Colombia Jáder Obrian 3 0 3
DF 23 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 3 0
8 MF 7 Ghana Osman Bukari 2 0 2
FW 9 United States Gyasi Zardes 2 0
DF 16 United States Hector Jiménez 2 0
11 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike 1 0 1
MF 5 Colombia Jhojan Valencia 1 0
FW 14 Chile Diego Rubio 1 0
MF 19 United States CJ Fodrey 1 0
Total 37 5 42
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Clean sheets

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Rank Number Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
1 1 United States Brad Stuver 8 1 9

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player MLS Other[a] Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK United States Brad Stuver 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF United States Matt Hedges 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Denmark Mikkel Desler 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
4 DF United States Brendan Hines-Ike 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
5 MF Colombia Jhojan Valencia 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
6 MF Venezuela Daniel Pereira 9 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
7 MF Ghana Osman Bukari 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
8 MF Finland Alexander Ring 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 FW United States Gyasi Zardes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF Argentina Sebastián Driussi 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
11 FW Colombia Jáder Obrian 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
13 MF United States Ethan Finlay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Chile Diego Rubio 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
15 DF Finland Leo Väisänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 CB United States Hector Jiménez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 CB Costa Rica Julio Cascante 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
19 MF United States CJ Fodrey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 GK United States Matt Bersano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 LB Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 WG Liberia Jimmy Farkarlun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Brazil Guilherme Biro 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1
30 GK United States Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
31 MF France Valentin Noël 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF United States Micah Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF United States Owen Wolff 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
37 MF Mexico Alonso Ramírez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF United States Antonio Gomez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Canada Salvatore Mazzaferro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Argentina Emiliano Rigoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 65 1 2 7 1 0 72 2 2

Notes;

  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Awards and honors

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MLS Team of the Matchday

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Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
3 Colombia Jhojan Valencia Seattle Sounders FC Bench [99]
5 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher Philadelphia Union DF [100]
7 Costa Rica Julio Cascante FC Dallas DF [101]
8 Argentina Sebastián Driussi San Jose Earthquakes MF [102]
10 United States Brad Stuver Houston Dynamo FC Bench [103]
11 Colombia Jáder Obrian LA Galaxy FW [103]
United States Josh Wolff LA Galaxy Coach
12 United States Brad Stuver (2) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bench [104]
14 Argentina Sebastián Driussi (2) Houston Dynamo FC MF [105]
15 Venezuela Daniel Pereira Sporting Kansas City MF [106]
Colombia Jáder Obrian (2) Sporting Kansas City Bench
16 United States Brendan Hines-Ike San Jose Earthquakes Bench [107]
22 Chile Diego Rubio Minnesota United FC Bench [108]
25 United States Gyasi Zardes New York City FC FW [109]
29 United States Brad Stuver (3) Nashville SC GK [110]
33 United States Brad Stuver (4) Nashville SC Bench [111]
36 United States Brad Stuver (5) Portland Timbers GK [112]
38 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič Colorado Rapids Bench [113]

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