2009 Austin Aztex season

October 2025 August 2023 The 2009 Austin Aztex season was the club's inaugural season in professional soccer. The Aztex played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.USL-1 Team History http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/usl/484317.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130205041724/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/usl/484317.html February 5, 2013 October 23, 2025 United Soccer LeaguesDecember 2025 yes The team was coached by Adrian Heath and played its home games at Nelson Field in Austin, Texas.April 17, 2009 Chapter One: A Team Is Born https://www.austinchronicle.com/sports/chapter-one-a-team-is-born-11744415/ October 23, 2025 The Austin Chronicle The Aztex finished their first season in 10th place out of 11 teams, with a record of 5 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties. The team was deducted two points during the season for fielding an ineligible player and ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs.2009 Austin Aztex Stats, All Competitions https://fbref.com/en/squads/1ef41a83/2009/Austin-Aztex-Stats October 23, 2025 FBref.com In the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the Aztex advanced to the Third Round (Round of 16) before being eliminated by Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo in a 2–0 loss.July 1, 2009 Ashe keys 2-0 Dynamo Open Cup victory https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/ashe-keys-2-0-dynamo-open-cup-victory October 23, 2025 Houston Dynamo Eddie Johnson was the team's top goalscorer with 5 goals, while Kyle Brown led the team with 6 assists. Schedule and results Exhibition Matches The Austin Aztex began their inaugural season as a professional team by playing 4 MLS teams in preseason exhibition matches. The first three games were held in Austin at Nelson Field while the fourth MLS match was in Rio Tinto Stadium on the MLS opening weekend. A fifth exhibition match was scheduled against the CONCACAF semi-finalist Puerto Rico Islanders in between their home and away series against Cruz Azul. Date Home Team Away Team Score *PK 2–28–09 Austin Aztex New England Revolution 0 - 1 3–07–09 Austin Aztex Houston Dynamo 2 - 2 3–14–09 Austin Aztex Columbus Crew 1 - 0 3–21–09 Real Salt Lake Austin Aztex 3 - 1 4–03–09 Austin Aztex Puerto Rico Islanders 0 - 0* 3 - 0 2009 U.S. Open Cup Date Home Team Away Team Score PKs 6–09–09 Austin Aztex Mississippi Brilla 2–0 6–16–09 Austin Aztex El Paso Patriots 2–0 7–01–09 Austin Aztex Houston Dynamo 0–2 Regular Season Matches Date Home Team Away Team Score Attendance 4–18–09 Austin Aztex Minnesota Thunder 1-1 4,891 4–21–09 Austin Aztex Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 1,549 4–25–09 Austin Aztex Cleveland City Stars 3–0 3,248 5–08–09 Austin Aztex Puerto Rico Islanders 1-1 5,216 5–17–09 Montreal Impact Austin Aztex 4–0 11,470 5–24–09 Austin Aztex Carolina Railhawks 0–1 2,388 5–29–09 Austin Aztex Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 2,019 6–05–09 Austin Aztex Charleston Battery 0–2 2,246 6–07–09 Austin Aztex Charleston Battery 1-1 2,891 6–12–09 Puerto Rico Islanders Austin Aztex 4–1 4,014 6–14–09 Miami FC Blues Austin Aztex 2–0 805 6–19–09 Austin Aztex Carolina Railhawks 1-1 2,629 6–21–09 Austin Aztex Rochester Rhinos 0–2 3,114 6–27–09 Cleveland City Stars Austin Aztex 2-2 1,517 7–03–09 Cleveland City Stars Austin Aztex 0–1 1,837 7–05–09 Rochester Rhinos Austin Aztex 4–1 6,892 7–11–09 Austin Aztex Portland Timbers 1–2 3,114 7–18–09 Minnesota Thunder Austin Aztex 1–0 3,972 7–25–09 Austin Aztex Montreal Impact 2-2 2,786 7–30–09 Charleston Battery Austin Aztex 1–0 2,476 8–01–09 Carolina Railhawks Austin Aztex 3–0 2,138 8–08–09 Rochester Rhinos Austin Aztex 1–0 4,752 8–16–09 Austin Aztex Minnesota Thunder 2-2 3,470 8–23–09 Montreal Impact Austin Aztex 2–0 13,034 8–29–09 Austin Aztex Miami FC Blues 1–0 2,611 9–02–09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Austin Aztex 3–2 5,081 9–05–09 Miami FC Blues Austin Aztex 3–1 9–07–09 Austin Aztex Portland Timbers 0–1 2,439 9–11–09 Portland Timbers Austin Aztex 2–1 10,141 9–13–09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Austin Aztex 1–2 5,288 Road attendance numbers are italicized Stats Full Season Field Players No Player GP Min G A S F 3 Lyle Adams 13 1051 3 1 3 11 12 Joshua Alcala 14 1004 1 0 1 4 25 Jean Alexandre 9 781 4 1 16 17 21 Wes Allen 11 396 0 0 1 3 10 Yordany Alvarez 14 1229 3 2 9 6 5 Kieron Bernard 21 1801 0 0 8 29 11 Kyle Brown 25 1710 1 6 28 20 16 Michael Callahan 24 1652 0 2 11 36 17 Ryan Caugherty 23 1153 0 0 8 25 28 Michael Chabala 2 180 0 0 4 2 22 Michael Dello-Russo 7 630 0 0 3 10 4 Gareth Evans 23 1674 0 0 8 14 14 A. 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Godbolt 17 970 0 0 7 15 24 Jeff Harwell 15 803 2 1 8 11 23 Kyle Helton 4 82 0 0 1 1 15 Jarius Holmes 14 548 1 0 7 2 29 David Horst 10 900 0 0 5 10 8 Eddie Johnson 22 1873 5 4 54 12 22 Yohance Marshall 2 180 0 0 0 1 20 Ryan McMahen 30 2115 1 1 14 28 26 Ryan Mirsky 3 147 0 0 0 2 9 Gifton Noel-Williams 16 1024 3 1 18 13 26 Ciaran O'Brien 3 150 0 0 0 1 2 Zach Pope 7 257 0 1 0 4 28 Kevin Sakuda 13 1113 0 1 3 6 6 David Sias 15 957 0 0 4 8 7 Sullivan Silva 24 1654 3 2 44 13 19 Alex Tapp 5 116 0 0 2 3 27 Erik Ustruck 5 449 0 0 2 7 77 Jamie Watson 6 257 1 0 5 7 Total 27 23 274 321 Goalkeepers No Player GP GAA Min GA W L T CS Saves 1 Miguel Gallardo 14 1.555 1215 21 3 7 4 1 65 31 Nicholas Noble 5 1.600 450 8 1 3 1 1 20 18 Sam Reynolds 12 1.913 1035 22 1 6 4 1 46 GP - games played, Min - Minutes played, G - Goals scored, A - Assists, S - Shots, F - FoulsGAA - Goals Against Average, GA - Goals Against, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, CS - Clean Sheets References Category:Austin Aztex seasons Austin Aztex Austin Austin Aztex Category:2000s in Austin, Texas