2021 Austin Bold FC season
| 2021 season | |||
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| Head coach | Marcelo Serrano | ||
| Stadium | Bold Stadium Austin, Texas | ||
| USL Championship | Conference: TBD | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,577 (7/31 v. SA) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 531 (8/17 v. RGV) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 940 | ||
| Biggest win | ATX 2–0 SLC (5/26) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ATX 0–3 SA (7/31) ELP 3–0 ATX (8/7) COL 4–1 ATX (8/28) ELP 3–0 ATX (10/20) | ||
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The 2021 Austin Bold FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
Roster
- As of May 15, 2021[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Elliot Panicco (on loan from Nashville SC) |
| 3 | MF | PER | Collin Fernandez |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Jermaine Taylor |
| 5 | FW | JAM | Nathaniel Adamolekun |
| 6 | MF | SEN | Omar Ciss |
| 7 | FW | SEN | Ates Diouf |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Xavier Báez |
| 9 | FW | USA | Sean Okoli |
| 10 | MF | USA | Emilio Ycaza |
| 11 | FW | MEX | Aldo Quintanilla |
| 12 | MF | USA | Gilbert Fuentes (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 13 | FW | USA | Roberto Avila |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Jason Johnson |
| 15 | MF | USA | Amobi Okugo |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Fabien Garcia |
| 19 | GK | IRN | Arshia Babazadeh |
| 20 | DF | USA | Josué Soto |
| 22 | DF | CHI | Jorge Troncoso |
| 23 | GK | FRA | Hugo Fauroux |
| 24 | DF | USA | Casey Walls (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 27 | MF | USA | Juan Pablo Torres (on loan from New York City) |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Stefano Pinho |
| 31 | DF | USA | Nick Hinds (on loan from Nashville SC) |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Gustavo Rissi (on loan from Cruzeiro) |
| 88 | DF | USA | Kofi Sarkodie |
| 91 | FW | JAM | Omar Gordon |
- ^ Austin Bold Academy Contract
Competitions
Exhibitions
| March 20 Preseason 1 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Austin Bold | Houston, TX |
| 12:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium |
| March 24 Preseason 2 | FC Dallas | 3–0 | Austin Bold | Frisco, TX |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Unknown (o.g.) Jara 75' Vargas 81' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| March 27 Preseason 3 | Round Rock SC | 1–6 | Austin Bold |
| March 31 Preseason 4 | Houston Dynamo | Cancelled | Austin Bold | Houston, TX |
| Stadium: BBVA Stadium | ||||
| Note: Match was cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests in the Austin Bold camp.[2] | ||||
| April 9 Preseason 5 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX |
| 3:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| April 14 Preseason 6 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 17 Preseason 7 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Tulsa, OK |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Garcia 68' | Report | Báez 37' | Stadium: Oneok Field |
| April 23 Preseason 8 | Austin Bold | 3–0 | Houston FC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| April 30 Preseason 9 | Austin Bold | v | Houston FC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| April 30 Preseason 10 | Austin Bold | v | Round Rock SC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| May 8 Preseason 11 | Austin Bold | v | Lonestar SC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
USL Championship
Standings — Central Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 50 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 6 | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 |
Source: USL
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
Source: USLC Standings
Results by round
Match results
The team's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 16 at home and 16 away.[3]
| May 15 1 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM CDT | Rivas 18' Yearwood 56' Brown 61' Moreno 66' 84' Azira 90' Bruce 90+2' |
Report | Fauroux 28' Hinds 46' Rissi 73' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,647 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| May 21 2 | Real Monarchs | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Herriman, UT |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Bancé 23' Ramírez 41' Flores 53' |
Report | MacMath 60' (o.g.) Diouf 78' Okoli 84' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| May 26 3 | Austin Bold | 2–0 | Real Monarchs | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Okoli 40' (pen.) 46' Ciss 87' Troncoso 90+4' |
Report | Adams 39' Orozco 45+3' Martinez 89' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| May 30 4 | Austin Bold | P–P | Tacoma Defiance | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Luis Guardia | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[4] | ||||
| June 3 5 | Austin Bold | 0–1 | El Paso Locomotive | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Ycaza 9' Garcia 29' Hinds 57' Báez 71' Okoli 87' |
Report | Yuma 39' Rebellón 51' Luna 56' Zendejas 81' Solignac 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 6 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Wiedt 48' | Report | Fernandez 1' Okugo 75' Johnson 87' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Elton Garcia |
| June 12 7 | New Mexico United | 0–0 | Austin Bold | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM CDT | Report | Gordon 17' Diouf 52' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,288 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| June 16 8 | RGV Toros | 1–2 | Austin Bold | Edinburg, TX |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Diz 13' Cerritos 21' Kuzain 58' Cabezas 75' Pimentel 82' |
Report | Okoli 55' 90' Garcia 90+6' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 19 9 | Birmingham Legion | P–P | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Jonathan Bilinski | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[5] | ||||
| June 22 10 | Austin Bold | 2–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Garcia 3' Okoli 30' (pen.) Soto 80' |
Report | Barry 16' (pen.) 56' Batista 27' Mayaka 38' Ngalina 64' Toure 90' 90+3' Hodge 90+6' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| June 26 11 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–0 | Austin Bold FC | Livermore, CA |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Klimenta 25' Ward 29' Mbumba 41' Enríquez 63' |
Report | Ycaza 8' Okoli 64' |
Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| July 3 12 | San Antonio FC | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Doyle 15' Lindley 41' Patiño 71' Deplagne 79' |
Report | Diouf 2', 33' Gordon 45' Báez 52' Okoli 60' Panicco 77' Soto 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 7 13 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Hinds 16' Sarkodie 45+1', 48' Adamolekun 88' |
Report | Kuzain 45+2' Cabezas 45+3' Pimentel 52' Azócar 62' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 686 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| July 18 14 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Torres 12', 62' Ciss 90+3' |
Report | Moberg 53' Iloski 57' Briggs 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 954 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 24 15 | RGV Toros | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Edinburg, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Cabezas 8', 56' López 67' Deric 85' |
Report | Torres 35' 50' Báez 79', 85' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 31 16 | Austin Bold | 0–3 | San Antonio FC | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 p.m. CDT | Gordon 12' Ycaza 20' Okoli 23' Garcia 29' Taylor 37' Hinds 40' Panicco 67' |
Report | Cuello 30' (pen.) Gallegos 34', 74' Abu 45+4' Deplagne 59' Fogaça 69' (pen.) Maloney 90+5' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 4 17 | Austin Bold | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Torres 12' Fernandez 81' Diouf 86' |
Report | Yapi 31' Torres 48' Barry 74' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 547 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| August 7 18 | El Paso Locomotive | 3–0 | Austin Bold | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Fox 59' Mares 72' Carrijó 90+3' |
Report | Garcia 86' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 14 19 | Austin Bold FC | 0–0 | Miami FC | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Fernandez 32' Troncoso 45+2' Walls 90+1' |
Report | Sparrow 69' Akinyode 74' Chapman-Page 84' Sylvestre 89' François 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 17 20 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Báez 26' (pen.) Diouf 40' Avila 44' |
Report | Diz 8' Manley 24' Amoh 38' Riley 55' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Tori Penso |
| August 23 21 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Avila 55' | Report | Tinari 17' Wehan 37' Schmidt 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 608 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 28 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 4–1 | Austin Bold | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Barry 22' (pen.) Hodge 38' Amang 40' Zandi 45+2' Ngalina 90+1' Torres 90+3' |
Report | Báez 15' Soto 22' Sarkodie 62' Okugo 82' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 7 23 | Austin Bold | 2–1 | San Antonio FC | Del Valle, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Garcia 36', 45' Fernandez 40' Báez 72' Avila 83' Soto 88' |
Report | Sjöberg 32' Dhillon 42' PC 56' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 10 24 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Gordon 26' Garcia 54' Avila 58' Ciss 71' Báez 78' (pen.) Sarkodie 90+3' |
Report | Guzmán 71' Azira 77' Yearwood 90+1' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 926 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 18 25 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Garcia 11' Rissi 14' Diouf 78' Ciss 90+3' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| September 22 26 | Austin Bold | 2–2 | El Paso Locomotive | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stéfano 31' Taylor 34' Okugo 56' Ciss 90+1' Guadarrama 90+4' |
Report | Ryan 57' King 66' Luna 70' Gómez 83' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 25 27 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Beckford 8' Mayaka 19' Barry 41' Lewis 83' Zandi 90+3' Hodge 90+4' |
Report | Báez 17' Soto 21' Okugo 26' Ciss 29' Guadarrama 90+2' Diouf 90+4' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,355 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| October 6 4 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Gordon 62' Okugo 78' |
Report | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| October 10 28 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Walls 45+1' Báez 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Bijev 83' | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| October 13 9 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Taylor 15' (o.g.) Brett 75' Lapa 82' Kavita 90+3' |
Report | Adaptation 23', 61' Báez 26' Rissi 88' Guadarrama 90+3' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Griggs |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed June 19th match. | ||||
| October 16 29 | Real Monarchs | 4–3 | Austin Bold | Herriman, UT |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Torres 27', 35' Davis 51', 82' 84' Delgado 86' Iloski 89' |
Report | Sarkodie 13' Walls 27' Fuentes 53' Fernandez 68', 74' Okugo 71', 85' Troncoso 88' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 968 Referee: William Hoffman |
| October 20 30 | El Paso Locomotive | 3–0 | Austin Bold | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Gómez 23', 34' Solignac 48' Luna 90' |
Report | Rissi 36' Diouf 77' Soto 90+2' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| October 23 31 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | Austin Bold FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Ford 30' Maloney 65' Khmiri 86' |
Report | Guadarrama 30' Panicco 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,516 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| October 30 32 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Austin, TX |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Avila 63' | Report | Roberts 23' Parra 77' Obertan 79' Areman 90+5' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 751 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Elliot Panicco | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Collin Fernandez | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Jermaine Taylor | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Nathaniel Adamolekun | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Omar Ciss | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ates Diouf | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Xavier Báez | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Emilio Ycaza | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Aldo Quintanilla | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Roberto Avila | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Amobi Okugo | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Fabien Garcia | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | Josué Soto | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jorge Troncoso | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | Hugo Fauroux | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Casey Walls | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Juan Pablo Torres | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| 29 | FW | Stefano Pinho | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Gustavo Rissi | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | Kofi Sarkodie | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 91 | FW | Omar Gordon | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Source: Stats
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Omar Ciss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ates Diouf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Xavier Báez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Emilio Ycaza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Amobi Okugo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Fabien Garcia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Hugo Fauroux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Gustavo Rissi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Omar Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Stats
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Panicco | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | Hugo Fauroux | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Stats
See also
References
- ^ "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Austin Bold FC and Houston Dynamo FC Preseason Match Canceled". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Austin Bold FC Reveals Full 2021 USL Championship Season". austinboldfc.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Austin vs. Tacoma Contest Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". uslchampionship.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Legion FC Match vs. Austin Bold Abandoned". uslchampionship.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.