2021 Austin Bold FC season

Austin Bold FC 2021 football season
Austin Bold FC
2021 season
Head coachMarcelo Serrano
StadiumBold Stadium
Austin, Texas
USL ChampionshipConference: TBD
Highest home attendance1,577
(7/31 v. SA)
Lowest home attendance531
(8/17 v. RGV)
Average home league attendance940
Biggest winATX 2–0 SLC (5/26)
Biggest defeatATX 0–3 SA (7/31)
ELP 3–0 ATX (8/7)
COL 4–1 ATX (8/28)
ELP 3–0 ATX (10/20)
Home colours
Away colours
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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.

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  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
  1. ^
    Austin Bold Academy Contract
    2.

Competitions

Exhibitions

Houston Dynamo v Austin Bold
March 20 Preseason 1 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin Bold Houston, TX
12:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: BBVA Stadium
FC Dallas v Austin Bold
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
Round Rock SC v Austin Bold
March 27 Preseason 3 Round Rock SC 1–6 Austin Bold
Houston Dynamo v 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]
Austin Bold v RGV Toros
April 9 Preseason 5 Austin Bold 1–1 RGV Toros Austin, TX
3:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Bold Stadium
OKC Energy v Austin Bold
April 14 Preseason 6 OKC Energy 0–1 Austin Bold Oklahoma City, OK
11:00 AM CDT Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
FC Tulsa v Austin Bold
April 17 Preseason 7 FC Tulsa 1–1 Austin Bold Tulsa, OK
2:00 PM CDT Garcia 68' Report Báez 37' Stadium: Oneok Field
Austin Bold v Houston FC
April 23 Preseason 8 Austin Bold 3–0 Houston FC Austin, TX
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Austin Bold v Houston FC
April 30 Preseason 9 Austin Bold v Houston FC Austin, TX
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Austin Bold v Round Rock SC
April 30 Preseason 10 Austin Bold v Round Rock SC Austin, TX
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Austin Bold v Lonestar SC
May 8 Preseason 11 Austin Bold v Lonestar SC Austin, TX
Stadium: Bold Stadium

USL Championship

Standings — Central Division

Pos Team
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 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

Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

The team's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 16 at home and 16 away.[3]

New Mexico United v Austin Bold
May 15 1 New Mexico United 3–1 Austin Bold Albuquerque, NM
8:30 PM CDT Rivas 18'
Yearwood Yellow card 56'
Brown 61'
Moreno 66' Yellow card 84'
Azira Yellow card 90'
Bruce Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Fauroux Yellow card 28'
Hinds 46'
Rissi Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 8,647
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Real Monarchs v Austin Bold
May 21 2 Real Monarchs 1–1 Austin Bold Herriman, UT
8:00 PM CDT Bancé Yellow card 23'
Ramírez 41'
Flores Yellow card 53'		 Report MacMath 60' (o.g.)
Diouf Yellow card 78'
Okoli Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Austin Bold v Real Monarchs
May 26 3 Austin Bold 2–0 Real Monarchs Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Okoli 40' (pen.) Yellow card 46'
Ciss Yellow card 87'
Troncoso 90+4'		 Report Adams Yellow card 39'
Orozco Yellow card 45+3'
Martinez Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Melvin Rivas
Austin Bold v Tacoma Defiance
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]
Austin Bold v El Paso Locomotive
June 3 5 Austin Bold 0–1 El Paso Locomotive Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Ycaza Yellow card 9'
Garcia Yellow card 29'
Hinds Yellow card 57'
Báez Yellow card 71'
Okoli Yellow card 87'		 Report Yuma Yellow card 39'
Rebellón Yellow card 51'
Luna 56'
Zendejas Yellow card 81'
Solignac Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Mark Allatin
Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Austin Bold
June 6 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Austin Bold Pittsburgh, PA
5:00 PM CDT Wiedt Yellow card 48' Report Fernandez 1'
Okugo Yellow card 75'
Johnson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Elton Garcia
New Mexico United v Austin Bold
June 12 7 New Mexico United 0–0 Austin Bold Albuquerque, NM
8:30 PM CDT Report Gordon Yellow card 17'
Diouf Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 9,288
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
RGV Toros v Austin Bold
June 16 8 RGV Toros 1–2 Austin Bold Edinburg, TX
7:00 PM CDT Diz Yellow card 13'
Cerritos 21'
Kuzain Yellow card 58'
Cabezas Yellow card 75'
Pimentel Yellow card 82'		 Report Okoli 55' Yellow card 90'
Garcia 90+6'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Birmingham Legion v Austin Bold
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]
Austin Bold v Colorado Springs Switchbacks
June 22 10 Austin Bold 2–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Garcia 3'
Okoli 30' (pen.)
Soto Yellow card 80'		 Report Barry 16' (pen.) 56'
Batista Red card 27'
Mayaka Yellow card 38'
Ngalina Yellow card 64'
Toure 90' Yellow card 90+3'
Hodge Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
Oakland Roots SC v Austin Bold FC
June 26 11 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 Austin Bold FC Livermore, CA
7:30 PM CDT Klimenta Yellow card 25'
Ward Yellow card 29'
Mbumba Yellow card 41'
Enríquez Yellow card 63'		 Report Ycaza Yellow card 8'
Okoli Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
San Antonio FC v Austin Bold FC
July 3 12 San Antonio FC 0–1 Austin Bold FC San Antonio, TX
7:30 PM CDT Doyle Yellow card 15'
Lindley Yellow card 41'
Patiño Yellow card 71'
Deplagne Yellow card 79'		 Report Diouf 2', Yellow card 33'
Gordon Yellow card 45'
Báez Yellow card 52'
Okoli Red card 60'
Panicco Yellow card 77'
Soto Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Matthew Franz
Austin Bold v RGV Toros
July 7 13 Austin Bold 1–1 RGV Toros Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Hinds Yellow card 16'
Sarkodie Yellow card 45+1', 48'
Adamolekun Yellow card 88'		 Report Kuzain Yellow card 45+2'
Cabezas Yellow card 45+3'
Pimentel Yellow card 52'
Azócar 62'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 686
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Austin Bold v Real Monarchs
July 18 14 Austin Bold 1–0 Real Monarchs Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Torres 12', Yellow card 62'
Ciss Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Moberg Yellow card 53'
Iloski Yellow card 57'
Briggs Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 954
Referee: Greg Dopka
RGV Toros v Austin Bold
July 24 15 RGV Toros 1–1 Austin Bold Edinburg, TX
8:00 PM CDT Cabezas 8', Yellow card 56'
López Yellow card 67'
Deric Yellow card 85'		 Report Torres Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 50'
Báez Yellow card 79', 85'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Brad Jensen
Austin Bold v San Antonio FC
July 31 16 Austin Bold 0–3 San Antonio FC Austin, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Gordon Yellow card 12'
Ycaza Yellow card 20'
Okoli Yellow card 23'
Garcia Yellow card 29'
Taylor Yellow card 37'
Hinds Yellow card 40'
Panicco Yellow card 67'		 Report Cuello 30' (pen.)
Gallegos Yellow card 34', 74'
Abu Yellow card 45+4'
Deplagne Yellow card 59'
Fogaça 69' (pen.)
Maloney Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,577
Referee: Jervis Atagana
Austin Bold v Colorado Springs Switchbacks
August 4 17 Austin Bold 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Torres 12'
Fernandez 81'
Diouf Yellow card 86'		 Report Yapi 31'
Torres Yellow card 48'
Barry Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 547
Referee: Gerald Flores
El Paso Locomotive v Austin Bold
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 Yellow card 86' Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Austin Bold FC v Miami FC
August 14 19 Austin Bold FC 0–0 Miami FC Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Fernandez Yellow card 32'
Troncoso Yellow card 45+2'
Walls Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Sparrow Red card 69'
Akinyode Yellow card 74'
Chapman-Page Yellow card 84'
Sylvestre Yellow card 89'
François Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Austin Bold v RGV Toros
August 17 20 Austin Bold 1–1 RGV Toros Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Báez 26' (pen.)
Diouf Yellow card 40'
Avila Yellow card 44'		 Report Diz Yellow card 8'
Manley Yellow card 24'
Amoh 38'
Riley Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 531
Referee: Tori Penso
Austin Bold v New Mexico United
August 23 21 Austin Bold 1–1 New Mexico United Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Avila 55' Report Tinari Yellow card 17'
Wehan 37'
Schmidt Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 608
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Austin Bold
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 Yellow card 45+2'
Ngalina 90+1'
Torres Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Báez 15'
Soto Yellow card 22'
Sarkodie Yellow card 62'
Okugo Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Austin Bold v San Antonio FC
September 7 23 Austin Bold 2–1 San Antonio FC Del Valle, TX
8:00 PM CDT Garcia Yellow card 36', 45'
Fernandez 40'
Báez Yellow card 72'
Avila Yellow card 83'
Soto Yellow card 88'		 Report Sjöberg Yellow card 32'
Dhillon 42'
PC Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Austin Bold v New Mexico United
September 10 24 Austin Bold 1–0 New Mexico United Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Gordon Yellow card 26'
Garcia Yellow card 54'
Avila Yellow card 58'
Ciss Yellow card 71'
Báez 78' (pen.)
Sarkodie Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Guzmán Yellow card 71'
Azira Yellow card 77'
Yearwood Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 926
Referee: Kevin Broadley
FC Tulsa v Austin Bold
September 18 25 FC Tulsa 0–1 Austin Bold Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Report Garcia 11'
Rissi Yellow card 14'
Diouf Yellow card 78'
Ciss Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Gerald Flores
Austin Bold v El Paso Locomotive
September 22 26 Austin Bold 2–2 El Paso Locomotive Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Stéfano 31'
Taylor Yellow card 34'
Okugo Yellow card 56'
Ciss Yellow card 90+1'
Guadarrama 90+4'		 Report Ryan Yellow card 57'
King Yellow card 66'
Luna 70'
Gómez 83'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Natalie Simon
Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Austin Bold
September 25 27 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3–1 Austin Bold Colorado Springs, CO
8:00 PM CDT Beckford 8'
Mayaka Yellow card 19'
Barry 41'
Lewis 83'
Zandi Yellow card 90+3'
Hodge Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Báez 17'
Soto Yellow card 21'
Okugo Yellow card 26'
Ciss Yellow card 29'
Guadarrama Yellow card 90+2'
Diouf Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,355
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Austin Bold v Tacoma Defiance
October 6 4 Austin Bold 1–0 Tacoma Defiance Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Gordon 62'
Okugo Yellow card 78'		 Report Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,144
Referee: Luis Guardia
Austin Bold v OKC Energy FC
October 10 28 Austin Bold 1–1 OKC Energy FC Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Walls Yellow card 45+1'
Báez 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Bijev 83' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Birmingham Legion v Austin Bold
October 13 9 Birmingham Legion 3–1 Austin Bold Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Taylor 15' (o.g.)
Brett 75'
Lapa 82'
Kavita Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Adaptation 23', Yellow card 61'
Báez Yellow card 26'
Rissi Yellow card 88'
Guadarrama Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: John Griggs
Note: Re-schedule of postponed June 19th match.
Real Monarchs v Austin Bold
October 16 29 Real Monarchs 4–3 Austin Bold Herriman, UT
2:00 PM CDT Torres 27', 35'
Davis 51', Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 84'
Delgado Red card 86'
Iloski 89'		 Report Sarkodie Yellow card 13'
Walls Yellow card 27'
Fuentes 53'
Fernandez 68', Yellow card 74'
Okugo Yellow card 71', 85'
Troncoso Red card 88'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 968
Referee: William Hoffman
El Paso Locomotive v Austin Bold
October 20 30 El Paso Locomotive 3–0 Austin Bold El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Gómez 23', Yellow card 34'
Solignac 48'
Luna 90'		 Report Rissi Yellow card 36'
Diouf Yellow card 77'
Soto Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Kevin Broadley
San Antonio FC v Austin Bold FC
October 23 31 San Antonio FC 0–0 Austin Bold FC San Antonio, TX
7:30 PM CDT Ford Yellow card 30'
Maloney Yellow card 65'
Khmiri Yellow card 86'		 Report Guadarrama Yellow card 30'
Panicco Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,516
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Austin Bold v Charlotte Independence
October 30 32 Austin Bold 1–1 Charlotte Independence Austin, TX
7:00 PM CDT Avila 63' Report Roberts Yellow card 23'
Parra Yellow card 77'
Obertan 79'
Areman Yellow card 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 United States Elliot Panicco 18 0 18 0
3 MF United States Collin Fernandez 19 2 19 2
4 DF Jamaica Jermaine Taylor 7 0 7 0
5 FW Jamaica Nathaniel Adamolekun 2 0 2 0
6 MF Senegal Omar Ciss 13 0 13 0
7 MF Senegal Ates Diouf 18 1 18 1
8 MF Mexico Xavier Báez 19 3 19 3
9 FW United States Sean Okoli 13 3 13 3
10 MF United States Emilio Ycaza 17 0 17 0
11 FW Mexico Aldo Quintanilla 3 0 3 0
12 MF United States Gilbert Fuentes 1 0 1 0
13 FW United States Roberto Avila 5 1 5 1
14 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson 8 0 8 0
15 MF United States Amobi Okugo 14 0 14 0
18 DF France Fabien Garcia 19 2 19 2
20 DF United States Josué Soto 7 0 7 0
22 DF Chile Jorge Troncoso 14 1 14 1
23 GK France Hugo Fauroux 2 0 2 0
24 DF United States Casey Walls 8 0 8 0
27 MF United States Juan Pablo Torres 17 2 17 2
29 FW Brazil Stefano Pinho 19 0 19 0
31 DF Jamaica Nick Hinds 19 1 19 1
34 DF Brazil Gustavo Rissi 15 0 15 0
88 DF United States Kofi Sarkodie 13 1 13 1
91 FW Jamaica Omar Gordon 18 0 18 0

Source: Stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name USL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 MF Senegal Omar Ciss 1 0 1 0
7 MF Senegal Ates Diouf 2 0 2 0
8 MF Mexico Xavier Báez 1 0 1 0
9 FW United States Sean Okoli 4 0 4 0
10 MF United States Emilio Ycaza 1 0 1 0
14 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson 1 0 1 0
15 MF United States Amobi Okugo 1 0 1 0
18 DF France Fabien Garcia 1 0 1 0
23 GK France Hugo Fauroux 1 0 1 0
31 DF Jamaica Nick Hinds 1 0 1 0
34 DF Brazil Gustavo Rissi 1 0 1 0
91 FW Jamaica Omar Gordon 1 0 1 0

Source: Stats

Clean sheets

No. Name USL Total Games Played
1 United States Elliot Panicco 3 3 6
23 France Hugo Fauroux 0 0 1

Source: Stats

See also

References

  1. ^ "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Austin Bold FC and Houston Dynamo FC Preseason Match Canceled". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Austin Bold FC Reveals Full 2021 USL Championship Season". austinboldfc.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Austin vs. Tacoma Contest Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". uslchampionship.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Legion FC Match vs. Austin Bold Abandoned". uslchampionship.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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