Austin Aztex
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| Full name | Austin Aztex Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Aztex |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Stadium | TBD |
| Owner | Rene van de Zande David Markley |
| Head Coach | Vacant |
| League | USL |
| 2015 | 9th, Western Conference Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club home page |
Austin Aztex is a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. They played their home games at the 6,500-seat House Park just west of the downtown Austin core, until that stadium was severely damaged by the 2015 Memorial Day floods; for the remainder of that season, they played at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
On October 2, 2015, the Aztex announced that, due to the fact that neither House Park nor Kelly Reeves met league stadium standards, and to difficulty in procuring a stadium that meets those standards, the team would be on hiatus during the 2016 USL season. The Aztex plan to resume competition in 2018 after the stadium issue is resolved.
This is the second team to carry the name Austin Aztex; the first were founded in 2008 and relocated to Orlando in 2010.
The present incarnation of the Austin Aztex was founded by David Markley, who was a minority owner of the original Aztex. The previous team's majority owners moved the organization to Orlando, Florida at the end of the 2010 season and renamed the team Orlando City SC.
In September 2011, Markley announced plans to create a new Austin Aztex team which would compete in the Premier Development League beginning in the 2012 season. The new Aztex played their first game on May 5, 2012 at Woodforest Bank Stadium, home of the Texas Dutch Lions, and defeated the hosts 4–0. The first Aztex goal was scored by midfielder Tony Rocha on a free kick in the 6th minute of play. The Aztex's first home game was played on May 19, 2012 against the El Paso Patriots before a crowd of 2,507. The Aztex rose to the occasion with a 6–1 win, with Kris Tyrpak providing three of the Aztex's six goals.
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