2023 Austin FC season

Austin FC
2023 season
Chairman	Anthony Precourt
Head coach	Josh Wolff
Stadium	Q2 Stadium
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Average home league attendance	0
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Austin FC season is the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference and finished as Western runners-up to Los Angeles FC in the 2022 regular season standings.

Background

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. On April 20, 2022 the team competed in its first ever U.S. Open Cup match against San Antonio FC, losing 2-1 in extra time.^[2] In addition, Austin FC qualified for their first ever MLS Cup Playoffs in only their second season as a franchise. ^[3] Though it was only the teams first time making the playoffs, and second year of existance, Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals facing LAFC.^[4]

Season

Pre-Season

Immediately following the 2022 Austin FC season, Austin FC started their preparation for the 2023 MLS Season.

Management team

Position	Name
Chairman	Anthony Precourt
Sporting director	Claudio Reyna
Head coach	Josh Wolff
Assistant coach	Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach	Rodrigo Rios
Assistant coach	Nolan Sheldon
Assistant coach	Preston Burpo
Chief Scout	Manuel Junco

Roster

As of October 30, 2022^[update].^[5]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Stuver	GK	(1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 32)	2020	New York City FC	0	0
12	Damian Las (HG)	GK	(2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 21)	2022	Fulham F.C.	0	0
31	Andrew Tarbell	GK	(1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30)	2020	Columbus Crew SC	0	0
Defenders
3	Jhohan Romaña	CB	(1998-09-13) September 13, 1998 (age 25)	2020	Guaraní	0	0
4	Ruben Gabrielsen	CB	(1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 30)	2022	Toulouse FC	0	0
15	Kipp Keller (GA)	CB	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 23)	2022	Saint Louis University	0	0
17	Jon Gallagher	LB	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 27)	2020	Atlanta United	0	0
18	Julio Cascante	CB	(1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 30)	2020	Portland Timbers	0	0
23	Žan Kolmanič (U22) ^[a]	LB	(2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 (age 23)	2021	Maribor	0	0
24	Nick Lima	RB	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 28)	2020	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0
26	Charlie Asensio	DF	(2000-01-18) January 18, 2000 (age 23)	2022	Clemson Tigers	0	0
Midfielders
5	Jhojan Valencia	MF	(1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 27)	2022	Deportivo Cali	0	0
6	Daniel Pereira (GA)	MF	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 23)	2021	Virginia Tech Hokies	0	0
8	Alexander Ring (DP)	MF	(1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 (age 32)	2020	New York City FC	0	0
13	Ethan Finlay	MF	(1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 33)	2021	Minnesota United FC	0	0
14	Diego Fagúndez	MF	(1995-02-14) February 14, 1995 (age 28)	2021	New England Revolution	0	0
16	Hector Jiménez	MF	(1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 34)	2020	Columbus Crew SC	0	0
20	Jared Stroud	MF	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 27)	2021	New York Red Bulls	0	0
22	Felipe Martins	MF	(1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 33)	2022	DC United	0	0
33	Owen Wolff (HG)	MF	(2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 18)	2020	Austin FC Academy	0	0
77	Emiliano Rigoni	RW	(1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 30)	2022	São Paulo FC	0	0
	Tomás Pochettino	MF	(1996-02-01) February 1, 1996 (age 27)	2021	Talleres	0	0
Forward
2	Moussa Djitté (U22) ^[a]	FW	(1999-10-04) October 4, 1999 (age 24)	2021	Grenoble	0	0
7	Sebastián Driussi (DP)	FW	(1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 (age 27)	2021	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	0
9	Danny Hoesen	FW	(1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 32)	2020	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0
11	Rodney Redes (U22) ^[a]	FW	(2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 (age 23)	2020	Guaraní	0	0
32	Washington Corozo	FW	(1998-07-09) July 9, 1998 (age 25)	2022	Sporting Cristal	0	0
37	Maximiliano Urruti	FW	(1991-02-02) February 2, 1991 (age 32)	2021	Houston Dynamo FC	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source

Out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes	Ref.
2022 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
1	26
2	26 (54)
3	26 (84)

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

v

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer Regular Season

Standings

Western Conference

Template:2023 Major League Soccer Western Conference table

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlanta United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Austin FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chicago Fire FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	FC Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Columbus Crew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on an unknown date. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Matches

1

v

MLS Playoffs

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

v

Round of 16

v

Leagues Cup

Group Play

Austin FC

v

Group Play

Austin FC

v

U.S. Open Cup

Third Round

v

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup		Continental
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	FW	SEN	Moussa Djitté	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	COL	Jhohan Romaña	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	NOR	Ruben Gabrielsen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF	COL	Jhojan Valencia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	VEN	Daniel Pereira	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ARG	Sebastián Driussi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	FIN	Alexander Ring	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	NED	Danny Hoesen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	PAR	Rodney Redes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK	USA	Damian Las	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	URU	Diego Fagúndez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Kipp Keller	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Hector Jiménez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	IRL	Jon Gallagher	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	CRC	Julio Cascante	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	USA	Freddy Kleemann	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	USA	Jared Stroud	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	BRA	Felipe Martins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SVN	Žan Kolmanič	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Nick Lima	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	USA	Charlie Asensio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	USA	Andrew Tarbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	ECU	Washington Corozo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	USA	Owen Wolff	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK	USA	Will Pulisic	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ARG	Maximiliano Urruti	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW	ARG	Emiliano Rigoni	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Continental	Total
1
Total				0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Continental	Total
1
Total				0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			National Cup			Continental			Total
1	GK	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	FW	Moussa Djitté	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	CB	Jhohan Romaña	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	CB	Ruben Gabrielsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	Jhojan Valencia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Daniel Pereira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Sebastián Driussi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Alexander Ring	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Rodney Redes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Diego Fagúndez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	CB	Kipp Keller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Hector Jiminez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Jon Gallagher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	CB	Julio Cascante	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Felipe Martins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	LB	Žan Kolmanič	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	RB	Nick Lima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Owen Wolff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	Maximiliano Urruti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	Emiliano Rigoni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Awards and Honors

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Position	Ref
1

MLS Player of the Week

Month	Player	Position	Ref
1

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
1

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
1

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-launches-u22-initiative-to-support-further-investment-in-young-players

References

^ "Conference Standings". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ "San Antonio FC vs. Austin FC". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ "Austin FC clinch first-ever playoff berth: "We can make it as far as we want"". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ "Austin FC To Face Los Angeles FC In Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ "Club – Players". AustinFC.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[fn1-6] ttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-launches-u22-initiative-to-support-further-investment-in-young-players

[1] "Conference Standings". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[2] "San Antonio FC vs. Austin FC". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[3] "Austin FC clinch first-ever playoff berth: "We can make it as far as we want"". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[4] "Austin FC To Face Los Angeles FC In Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[5] "Club – Players". AustinFC.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

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