2021 Austin Bold FC season
The 2021 Austin Bold FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Marcelo Serrano | ||
| Stadium | Bold Stadium Austin, Texas | ||
| USL Championship | Conference: TBD | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,577 (7/31 v. SA) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 531 (8/17 v. RGV) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 940 | ||
| Biggest win | ATX 2–0 SLC (5/26) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ATX 0–3 SA (7/31) ELP 3–0 ATX (8/7) COL 4–1 ATX (8/28) ELP 3–0 ATX (10/20) | ||
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Roster
- As of May 15, 2021[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Elliot Panicco (on loan from Nashville SC) |  United States |
| 3 | MF | Collin Fernandez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
| 4 | DF | Jermaine Taylor |  Jamaica |
| 5 | FW | Nathaniel Adamolekun | Jamaica |
| 6 | MF | Omar Ciss |  Senegal |
| 7 | FW | Ates Diouf | Senegal |
| 8 | MF | Xavier Báez |  Mexico |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | United States |
| 10 | MF | Emilio Ycaza | United States |
| 11 | FW | Aldo Quintanilla | Mexico |
| 12 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) | United States |
| 13 | FW | Roberto Avila | United States |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson | Jamaica |
| 15 | MF | Amobi Okugo | United States |
| 18 | DF | Fabien Garcia |  France |
| 19 | GK | Arshia Babazadeh |  Iran |
| 20 | DF | Josué Soto | United States |
| 22 | DF | Jorge Troncoso |  Chile |
| 23 | GK | Hugo Fauroux | France |
| 24 | DF | Casey Walls (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) | United States |
| 27 | MF | Juan Pablo Torres (on loan from New York City) | United States |
| 29 | FW | Stefano Pinho |  Brazil |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds (on loan from Nashville SC) | United States |
| 34 | DF | Gustavo Rissi (on loan from Cruzeiro) | Brazil |
| 88 | DF | Kofi Sarkodie | United States |
| 91 | FW | Omar Gordon | Jamaica |
- ^ Austin Bold Academy Contract
Competitions
Exhibitions
| March 20 Preseason 1 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Austin Bold | Houston, TX |
| 12:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium |
| March 24 Preseason 2 | FC Dallas | 3–0 | Austin Bold | Frisco, TX |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Unknown  (o.g.) Jara 75' Vargas 81' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| March 27 Preseason 3 | Round Rock SC | 1–6 | Austin Bold |
| March 31 Preseason 4 | Houston Dynamo | Cancelled | Austin Bold | Houston, TX |
| Stadium: BBVA Stadium | ||||
| Note: Match was cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests in the Austin Bold camp.[2] | ||||
| April 9 Preseason 5 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX |
| 3:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| April 14 Preseason 6 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 17 Preseason 7 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Tulsa, OK |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Garcia 68' |
Report | Báez 37' |
Stadium: Oneok Field |
| April 23 Preseason 8 | Austin Bold | 3–0 | Houston FC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| April 30 Preseason 9 | Austin Bold | v | Houston FC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| April 30 Preseason 10 | Austin Bold | v | Round Rock SC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| May 8 Preseason 11 | Austin Bold | v | Lonestar SC | Austin, TX |
| Stadium: Bold Stadium |
USL Championship
Standings — Central Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 50 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 6 | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 |
Source: USL
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
Source: USLC Standings
Results by round
Match results
The team's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 16 at home and 16 away.[3]
| May 15 1 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Albuqerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM CDT | Rivas 18' Yearwood  56' Brown 61' Moreno 66' 84' Azira 90' Bruce 90+2' |
Report | Fauroux 28' Hinds 46' Rissi 73' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,647 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| May 21 2 | Real Monarchs | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Herriman, UT |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Bancé 23' Ramírez 41' Flores 53' |
Report | MacMath 60' (o.g.) Diouf 78' Okoli 84' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| May 26 3 | Austin Bold | 2–0 | Real Monarchs | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Okoli 40' (pen.) 46' Ciss 87' Troncoso 90+4' |
Report | Adams 39' Orozco 45+3' Martinez 89' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| May 30 4 | Austin Bold | P–P | Tacoma Defiance | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Luis Guardia | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[4] | ||||
| June 3 5 | Austin Bold | 0–1 | El Paso Locomotive | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Ycaza 9' Garcia 29' Hinds 57' Báez 71' Okoli 87' |
Report | Yuma 39' Rebellón 51' Luna 56' Zendejas 81' Solignac 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 6 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Wiedt 48' |
Report | Fernandez 1' Okugo 75' Johnson 87' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Elton Garcia |
| June 12 7 | New Mexico United | 0–0 | Austin Bold | Albuqerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM CDT | Report | Gordon 17' Diouf 52' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,288 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| June 16 8 | RGV Toros | 1–2 | Austin Bold | Edinburg, TX |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Diz 13' Cerritos 21' Kuzain 58' Cabezas 75' Pimentel 82' |
Report | Okoli 55' 90' Garcia 90+6' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 19 9 | Birmingham Legion | P–P | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Jonathan Bilinski | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[5] | ||||
| June 22 10 | Austin Bold | 2–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Garcia 3' Okoli 30' (pen.) Soto 80' |
Report | Barry 16' (pen.) 56' Batista  27' Mayaka 38' Ngalina 64' Toure 90' 90+3' Hodge 90+6' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| June 26 11 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–0 | Austin Bold FC | Livermore, CA |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Klimenta 25' Ward 29' Mbumba 41' Enríquez 63' |
Report | Ycaza 8' Okoli 64' |
Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| July 3 12 | San Antonio FC | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Doyle 15' Lindley 41' Patiño 71' Deplagne 79' |
Report | Diouf 2', 33' Gordon 45' Báez 52' Okoli 60' Panicco 77' Soto 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 7 13 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Hinds 16' Sarkodie 45+1', 48' Adamolekun 88' |
Report | Kuzain 45+2' Cabezas 45+3' Pimentel 52' Azócar 62' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 686 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| July 18 14 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Torres 12', 62' Ciss 90+3' |
Report | Moberg 53' Iloski 57' Briggs 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 954 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 24 15 | RGV Toros | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Edinburg, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Cabezas 8', 56' López 67' Deric 85' |
Report | Torres 35'  50' Báez 79', 85' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 31 16 | Austin Bold | 0–3 | San Antonio FC | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 p.m. CDT | Gordon 12' Ycaza 20' Okoli 23' Garcia 29' Taylor 37' Hinds 40' Panicco 67' |
Report | Cuello 30' (pen.) Gallegos 34', 74' Abu 45+4' Deplagne 59' Fogaça 69' (pen.) Maloney 90+5' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 4 17 | Austin Bold | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Torres 12' Fernandez 81' Diouf 86' |
Report | Yapi 31' Torres 48' Barry 74' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 547 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| August 7 18 | El Paso Locomotive | 3–0 | Austin Bold | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Fox 59' Mares 72' Carrijó 90+3' |
Report | Garcia 86' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 14 19 | Austin Bold FC | 0–0 | Miami FC | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Fernandez 32' Troncoso 45+2' Walls 90+1' |
Report | Sparrow 69' Akinyode 74' Chapman-Page 84' Sylvestre 89' François 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 17 20 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Báez 26' (pen.) Diouf 40' Avila 44' |
Report | Diz 8' Manley 24' Amoh 38' Riley 55' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Tori Penso |
| August 23 21 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Avila 55' |
Report | Tinari 17' Wehan 37' Schmidt 90+2' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 608 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 28 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 4–1 | Austin Bold | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Barry 22' (pen.) Hodge 38' Amang 40' Zandi 45+2' Ngalina 90+1' Torres 90+3' |
Report | Báez 15' Soto 22' Sarkodie 62' Okugo 82' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 7 23 | Austin Bold | 2–1 | San Antonio FC | Del Valle, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Garcia 36', 45' Fernandez 40' Báez 72' Avila 83' Soto 88' |
Report | Sjöberg 32' Dhillon 42' PC 56' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 10 24 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Gordon 26' Garcia 54' Avila 58' Ciss 71' Báez 78' (pen.) Sarkodie 90+3' |
Report | Guzmán 71' Azira 77' Yearwood 90+1' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 926 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 18 25 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Garcia 11' Rissi 14' Diouf 78' Ciss 90+3' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| September 22 26 | Austin Bold | 2–2 | El Paso Locomotive | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stéfano 31' Taylor 34' Okugo 56' Ciss 90+1' Guadarrama 90+4' |
Report | Ryan 57' King 66' Luna 70' Gómez 83' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 25 27 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Beckford 8' Mayaka 19' Barry 41' Lewis 83' Zandi 90+3' Hodge 90+4' |
Report | Báez 17' Soto 21' Okugo 26' Ciss 29' Guadarrama 90+2' Diouf 90+4' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,355 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| October 6 4 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Gordon 62' Okugo 78' |
Report | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| October 10 28 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Walls 45+1' Báez 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Bijev 83' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| October 13 9 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Taylor 15' (o.g.) Brett 75' Lapa 82' Kavita 90+3' |
Report | Adaptation 23', 61' Báez 26' Rissi 88' Guadarrama 90+3' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Griggs |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed June 19th match. | ||||
| October 16 29 | Real Monarchs | 4–3 | Austin Bold | Herriman, UT |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Torres 27', 35' Davis 51', 82' 84' Delgado 86' Iloski 89' |
Report | Sarkodie 13' Walls 27' Fuentes 53' Fernandez 68', 74' Okugo 71', 85' Troncoso 88' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 968 Referee: William Hoffman |
| October 20 30 | El Paso Locomotive | 3–0 | Austin Bold | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Gómez 23', 34' Solignac 48' Luna 90' |
Report | Rissi 36' Diouf 77' Soto 90+2' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| October 23 31 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | Austin Bold FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Ford 30' Maloney 65' Khmiri 86' |
Report | Guadarrama 30' Panicco 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,516 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| October 30 32 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Austin, TX |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Avila 63' |
Report | Roberts 23' Parra 77' Obertan 79' Areman 90+5' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 751 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Elliot Panicco |
18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Collin Fernandez |
19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Jermaine Taylor |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Nathaniel Adamolekun |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Omar Ciss |
13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ates Diouf |
18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Xavier Báez |
19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli |
13 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Emilio Ycaza |
17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Aldo Quintanilla |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Roberto Avila |
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Amobi Okugo |
14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Fabien Garcia |
19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | Josué Soto |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jorge Troncoso |
14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | Hugo Fauroux |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Casey Walls |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Juan Pablo Torres |
17 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| 29 | FW | Stefano Pinho |
19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds |
19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Gustavo Rissi |
15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | Kofi Sarkodie |
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 91 | FW | Omar Gordon |
18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Source: Stats
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |||
| 6 | MF | Omar Ciss |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ates Diouf |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Xavier Báez |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Emilio Ycaza |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Amobi Okugo |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Fabien Garcia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Hugo Fauroux |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Gustavo Rissi |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Omar Gordon |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Stats
References
- "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- "Austin Bold FC and Houston Dynamo FC Preseason Match Canceled". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- "Austin Bold FC Reveals Full 2021 USL Championship Season". austinboldfc.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- "Austin vs. Tacoma Contest Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". uslchampionship.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- "Legion FC Match vs. Austin Bold Abandoned". uslchampionship.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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