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2025 Austin FC season

The 2025 Austin FC season was the club's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the topflight of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference.

Austin FC
2025 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachNico Estévez
StadiumQ2 Stadium
Average home league attendance0
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2026 →

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] At the end of the 2024 season, and after back-back seasons without reaching the MLS playoffs, Austin FC release their first ever coach Josh Wolff, having an interim coach for the final game of the season.[6]

Summary

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Pre-season

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Austin FC started their 2025 roster build the week after their final game of the 2024 season. On October 21, 2024, Austin announced they had extended Jáder Obrian's contract through 2026 with a 1-year club option, after being one of the top goal scorers for the 2024 season.[7] The next day, Austin FC announced the contract extension of Owen Wolff, the teams first homegrown player, signing him through 2027 with a 1-year club option.[8] With their third announcement in three days, Austin FC announced the extension of Brendan Hines-Ike through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[9] Austin FC continued agreeing to contract extensions for the fourth straight day, announcing Diego Rubio had been signed through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[10] Closing out a week of updates, Austin FC announced the hiring of Nico Estévez as the new coach, with plans for him to join the team after the November 2024 FIFA window.[11] On November 5, 2024, Austin FC announced their roster decision headed into the 2025 season. Austin exercised their club option on Daniel Pereira and Jimmy Farkarlun while they did not exercise the option for Matt Hedges, Jhojan Valencia, Alexander Ring, Ethan Finlay, and Matt Bersano. With Hector Jiménez out of contract the team continues to negotiate for his service during the 2025 season.[12]

Management team

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Position Name
Chairman   Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director   Rodolfo Borrell[13]
Head coach   Nico Estévez[11]
Assistant coach   Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach   Rodrigo Rios
Assistant coach   Terry Boss[14]
Goalkeeping Coach   Preston Burpo
Set Piece Coach   Jason Grubb[15]
Chief Scout   Manuel Junco

Roster

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As of November 5, 2024.[16]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Stuver   GK (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 2020   New York City FC 0 0
30 Stefan Cleveland   GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) 2024   Seattle Sounders FC 0 0
Defenders
3 Mikkel Desler   DF (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) 2024   Toulouse FC 0 0
4 Brendan Hines-Ike   DF (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29) 2024   D.C. United 0 0
15 Leo Väisänen   CB (1997-07-23) July 23, 1997 (age 27) 2023   IF Elfsborg 0 0
17 Jon Gallagher   LB/RB (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 28) 2020   Atlanta United FC 0 0
18 Julio Cascante   CB (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 31) 2020   Portland Timbers 0 0
21 Oleksandr Svatok   CB (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 30) 2024   SC Dnipro-1 0 0
23 Žan Kolmanič (U22) [a]   LB (2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 (age 24) 2021   Maribor 0 0
29 Guilherme Biro   LB (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 (age 24) 2024   Mirassol 0 0
Midfielders
6 Daniel Pereira (GA)   MF (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 24) 2021   Virginia Tech Hokies 0 0
7 Osman Bukari (DP)   MF (1998-12-13) December 13, 1998 (age 25) 2024   Red Star Belgrade 0 0
10 Sebastián Driussi (DP) (captain)   MF (1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 (age 28) 2021   Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 0
19 CJ Fodrey (GA)   MF (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 20) 2023   San Diego State 0 0
32 Micah Burton (HG)   MF (2006-03-26) March 26, 2006 (age 18) 2024   Austin FC II 0 0
33 Owen Wolff (HG)   MF (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 19) 2020   Austin FC Academy 0 0
Forward
9 Gyasi Zardes   FW (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33) 2023   Colorado Rapids 0 0
11 Jáder Obrian   FW (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 29) 2024   FC Dallas 0 0
14 Diego Rubio   FW (1993-05-15) May 15, 1993 (age 31) 2024   Colorado Rapids 0 0
26 Jimmy Farkarlun   FW (2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 23) 2024   Austin FC II 0 0
  1. ^ U22 initiative

Transfers

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Out

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Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
November 5, 2024 DF 2   Matt Hedges Declined contract option N/A [12]
MF 5   Jhojan Valencia Declined contract option N/A
MF 8   Alexander Ring Declined contract option N/A
MF 13   Ethan Finlay Declined contract option N/A
GK 20   Matt Bersano Declined contract option N/A
DF 16   Hector Jiménez Out of Contract N/A


MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

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Main article: 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft
2024 Austin FC Re-Entry Picks
Round Selection Player Position Team Notes Ref.
1 12
2 12 (42)

MLS SuperDraft picks

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Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
2025 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Notes Ref.
1 12
2 12 (42)
3 12 (72)

New contracts

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Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Ref.
October 21, 2024 FW 11   Jáder Obrian 2026 + 1yr option [7]
October 22, 2024 MF 33   Owen Wolff 2027 + 1yr option [8]
October 23, 2024 DF 4   Brendan Hines-Ike 2025 + 1yr option [9]
October 24, 2024 FW 14   Diego Rubio 2025 + 1yr option [10]


Competitive fixtures

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Overall record

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Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season Matchday 1 !—
Leagues Cup Group Stage !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway


Matches

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Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee Position
1
  1. ^ Austin FC's score written first


U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup


Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Further information: List of Austin FC records and statistics

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   USA Brad Stuver 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   DEN Mikkel Desler 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   USA Brendan Hines-Ike 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   VEN Daniel Pereira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   GHA Osman Bukari 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   USA Gyasi Zardes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   ARG Sebastián Driussi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   COL Jáder Obrian 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW   CHI Diego Rubio 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   FIN Leo Väisänen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW   IRL Jon Gallagher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   CRC Julio Cascante 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   USA CJ Fodrey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF   UKR Oleksandr Svatok 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF   SVN Žan Kolmanič 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW   LBR Jimmy Farkarlun 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   BRA Guilherme Biro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK   USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF   USA Micah Burton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   USA Owen Wolff 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup


Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player MLS Other[a] Total
                       
1 GK   Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Mikkel Desler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Brendan Hines-Ike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Daniel Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Osman Bukari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Gyasi Zardes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Sebastián Driussi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Jáder Obrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Diego Rubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Leo Väisänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   Jon Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 CB   Julio Cascante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   CJ Fodrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   Oleksandr Svatok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 LB   Žan Kolmanič 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 WG   Jimmy Farkarlun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   Guilherme Biro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Micah Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   Owen Wolff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes;

  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup



References

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  1. ^ "Conference Standings". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "San Antonio FC vs. Austin FC". ESPN.com. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Wright, Ben (September 15, 2022). "Austin FC clinch first-ever playoff berth: "We can make it as far as we want"". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Gates, Billy (October 30, 2022). "Austin FC falls 3-0 to LAFC in MLS Western Conference finals". KXAN-TV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Vertuno, Jim (October 10, 2023). "Coach Josh Wolff still part of Austin FC future as club tries to rebound after disappointing season". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023. The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year
  6. ^ "Austin FC Parts Ways with Head Coach Josh Wolff". Austin FC. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Austin FC Signs Winger Jáder Obrian to Contract Extension". Austin FC. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Austin FC and Owen Wolff Agree to New Contract". Austin FC. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Brendan Hines-Ike Signs Contract Extension with Austin FC". Austin FC. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Austin FC Agrees to New Contract with Diego Rubio". Austin FC. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Austin FC Announces Nico Estévez as Club's New Head Coach". Austin FC. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Austin FC Announces Roster Decisions Ahead of 2025 Season". austinfc. Austin FC. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Rodolfo Borrell Joins Austin FC As Sporting Director". Austin FC. June 30, 2023. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "Austin FC Announces Updates to Technical Staff Ahead of 2023 Season". Austin FC. January 2, 2023. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "Austin FC Announces Soccer Operations, Technical Staff Updates Ahead of 2024 Season". Austin FC. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "Club – Players". AustinFC .com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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