Don Batie, head soccer coach at Chico State and with the San Antonio Thunder, had a long and storied coaching career which led to his induction in the Northern California and Chico State Athletic Hall’s of Fame. Continue reading San Antonio Thunder Head Coach Don Batie
San Antonio soccer fans had the opportunity to watch Pele, arguably still the most famous soccer player globally in 1976 when he and the New York Cosmos arrived to play the San Antonio Thunder in an NASL exhibition match on … Continue reading When Pele Came to San Antonio
This year is the 45th anniversary of the first season of the North American Soccer League’s San Antonio Thunder, which began play in April of 1975. Texas Soccer Journal is publishing a series of articles to bring this team back … Continue reading San Antonio Thunder 1975 Season Wrap Up
Central Texas will soon enjoy first division professional soccer when Austin FC joins Major League Soccer at the beginning of the 2021 MLS season. Amid all the excitement the new club is generating in Austin, most soccer fans in the … Continue reading 45 Year Anniversary of the First Central Texas Professional Soccer Club
Since their founding in 2016, San Antonio FC (SAFC) has made three trips to Frisco during the preseason to play matches against Major League Soccer’s (MLS) FC Dallas (FCD). Tomorrow night the script is flipped as FCD makes its way to Toyota Field to play in the Alamo City at 7:30 p.m SAFC coach Alen Marcina talked about the benefits of this match for both sides after training this morning. SAFC is looking forward to the opportunity to test itself midway through its preseason against a very good MLS team. Marcina commented on how the trip also benefits FCD because … Continue reading FC Dallas Travels to face San Antonio FC- Match Preview
Texas Soccer Journal now has a monthly newsletter. The November edition of the newsletter is featured below, and if you’d like to sign up to receive future updates, you can sign up on our newsletter page. An archive of all … Continue reading Texas Soccer Journal Newsletter – November 2019
A sellout crowd of Austin Bold soccer fans, who witnessed the joint home and stadium opener for their United Soccer League Championship (USL) expansion franchise, were rewarded when the Bold defeated rival San Antonio FC (SAFC) 1-0 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in South Austin Saturday night. A 77th minute goal by Austin’s Brazilian forward Kleber Giacomazzi , nicknamed “Gladiator”, was the difference in a match that reflected the intensity of the emerging I-35 rivalry between the teams from Austin and San Antonio. Kleber, who has scored over 100 goals in his 17-year career, calmly slotted in a ball … Continue reading Austin Bold FC Win Inaugural Home Match at New COTA Stadium
Austin Bold FC will make a big splash Saturday night when they play their inaugural home soccer match against I-35 rivals San Antonio FC (SAFC). The evening will also mark the opening of the Bold’s new 5,000 seat stadium at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) raceway and entertainment venue south of Austin. The new $5 million stadium, which includes a covered grandstand and individual chair back seating, took only five months to construct from groundbreaking to completion. Built next to COTA’s racetrack, the new stadium includes locker rooms and is designed to share infrastructure with current facilities at the … Continue reading Austin Bold Inaugural Home Match against SAFC Opens New COTA Soccer Stadium Saturday Night
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