Austin Aztex FC
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| Full name | Austin Aztex FC |
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| Nickname(s) | Aztex, The RAW |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Dissolved | 2010 (move to Orlando) |
| Stadium |
House Park Austin, Texas |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Owner | Phil Rawlins |
| Head Coach | Adrian Heath |
| League | USSF Division 2 Professional League |
| 2010 | Regular Season: 2nd, USL Overall: 2nd Playoffs: Quarterfinals |
Austin Aztex FC was an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL First Division, and in the USL Division of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. In October 2010, the Aztex were relocated to Orlando, Florida and became Orlando City after Orlando USL's rights were purchased by Phil Rawlins. The team was resurrected in 2011 by minority owner David Markley as the Austin Aztex, which began play in the USL Premier Development League in 2012 and moved to United Soccer League in 2014.
The team played its home games at Nelson Field, and House Park in Austin. The team's colors were red and white. Their head coach was Englishman and former Everton midfielder Adrian Heath.
The club was owned by English-born Austin businessman Phil Rawlins. Originally from the UK, Rawlins serves on the board of English Premier League club Stoke City. Austin and Stoke had a formal partnership which included sharing training information and players, with Austin acting as a potential player resource for Stoke.
Immediately after announcing their intention to join USL1, the Aztex purchased the 2008 USL PDL expansion side Austin Stampede and rebranded it as Austin Aztex U23. Wolfgang Suhnholz was named coach of the U23 team, which commenced play in 2008.
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