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| Full name | Houston Football Club | ||
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| Founded | December 16, 2016 | ||
| Stadium | Sorrels Field | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Bruce Talbot | ||
| President | Connor Talbot | ||
| Head Coach | Bruce Talbot | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2025 | 5th, Lone Star Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Houston FC is an American pre-professional soccer club based in Houston, founded in 2016 by Bruce Talbot[1]. Head coach Bruce Talbot[2] played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels[3], and has experience coaching at Wake Forest University[3], as well as at Clemson University[3]. The team began as a youth team competing in the Super Y-League[1]. It's second year Houston FC started a senior team that currently competes in USL League Two[4][5]. Then in 2022 the team expanded and began competing in the United Premier Soccer League[6][7]
Year-by-year
[edit]| Year | Division | League | Regular season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Mid South | did not enter | did not qualify |
| 2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Mid South | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 6th, Mid South | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | 4 | USL League Two | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | 4 | USL League Two | 6th, Mid South | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 4 | USL League Two | 2nd, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | 4 | USL League Two | 5th, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | 4 | USL League Two | 4th, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | 4 | USL League Two | 5th, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Notable Achievements
[edit]In 2019 as a 3 year old club 9 players from the team committed to play college soccer as covered in a new section done by ABC13 Houston[8]. In 2020 Houston FC fought their way into the first round of U.S. Open Cup qualifiers coming back from a 3-0 deficit then losing in penalties[9]. In the 2023 USL League Two season, central midfielder Clancey Skea made it into the final round of voting for the "League Two Young Player of the Year Award"[10]. In 2025 long time Houston FC goalkeeper Daniel Namani signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC[11][12]. Also in 2025, Houston FC won the United Premier Soccer League Texas South[13] conference with a 7-1-2 record, going undefeated away.
Media
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Houston FC USL2 Halftime Huddle -
Houston FC USL2 Lineup VS El Sur -
Houston FC Pre-Game Huddle -
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Houston FC Halftime Walkout
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Houston Football Club". Protagonist Soccer. October 15, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "Houston FC Named New PDL Franchise". OurSports Central. February 3, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c [email protected], AARON CRANFORD- (June 16, 2017). "Talbot: PDL Provides 'Opportunities to Learn, Grow and Develop'". USL League Two. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ Houston FC club profile on uslleaguetwo.com
- ^ "Houston FC Named New PDL Franchise". United Soccer League (USL). December 16, 2016.
- ^ "Houston FC-55204". Premier. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "Schedule". Premier. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ ABC13 Houston (July 2, 2019). Houston FC prides themselves on having success on and off the field. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Roesch, Louis (September 29, 2019). "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Round 1: Athletic Katy loses lead, survives in PKs over 10-man Houston FC". Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (August 8, 2023). "Aidan Morrison Wins League Two Young Player of the Year Award". USL League Two. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "San Antonio FC Adds Three to 2025 Roster". OurSports Central. March 7, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC GOALKEEPER DANIEL NAMANI NAMED TO USL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM OF THE WEEK". San Antonio FC. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "Standings". Premier. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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