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Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League that is based in Austin, Texas. The Spurs compete in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the NBA G League. The Spurs were founded in 2007 as the Austin Toros, and they are owned by the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
History
The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in Austin, Texas, that competes in the NBA G League. The team is owned and operated by the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs began play as an expansion team for the 2002–03 season, and finished their inaugural campaign with a 31-19 record. They qualified for the playoffs for four consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2007 and won their first division title in 2005.
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The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Austin, Texas. The Spurs compete in the Western Conference Southwest Division. Founded in 1971 as the Denver Nuggets and later known as the Dallas Chaparrals, Texas Chaparrals and San Antonio Spurs, the Spurs joined the NBA as an expansion team after the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.
In 2001, the team left the city of San Antonio and was renamed to become the Austin Toros after a 6-year hiatus. In 2005, following a 5-year drought without any NBA affiliation, they were again renamed to become what is now known as the Austin Spurs. The Austin Spurs have won 5 divisional titles and 2 conference titles. The team has also qualified for 7 postseasons throughout their history.
The Toros were purchased by SSG Franchise Holdings LLC., led by Peter J. Holt and purchased by BFL Capital Partners LP in 2012. In 2014, Holt became sole proprietor of SSG Franchise Holdings LLC., making him sole owner of both the San Antonio Spurs and Austin Toros. In 2015, sales tax revenue was approved for a new 10,000 seat arena to be constructed next to Cedar Park Center thus making way for a potential future NBA D-League franchise in Cedar Park should such a franchise become available through relocation or expansion. As of 2016, attendance had grown to nearly 8,000 fans per game night
Austin Bold FC
History
Bold FC was announced as Austin’s newest soccer team on August 21, 2018, with their inaugural season set to start in 2019. Austin Bold FC is owned by Circuit of The Americas chairman Bobby Epstein and managed by former USMNT striker Marcelo Balboa. The team plays its home games at Circuit of The Americas.
Austin Bold FC made their first ever signing on September 12, 2018, when they announced the signing of Trinidad and Tobago international Lesley Sierra. On October 16, 2018, the club announced the signing of former MLS goalkeeper Diego Restrepo. The team’s first ever head coach was named on November 27, 2018 when Marcelo Balboa was announced as the club’s first head coach and technical director.
On January 10, 2019, Austin Bold FC announced their inaugural season roster. The team’s first game was played on March 9th against San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.
Team information
Founded in 2019, Austin Bold FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas, that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The club began play in 2019 and is owned byUndisputed Chairman and CEO of Circuit of The Americas Bobby Epstein.
-2019: Inaugural season
-Name: Austin Bold FC
-City: Austin, Texas
-Stadium: COTA
-Owner: Bobby Epstein
-Head coach: Marcelo Serrano
Austin Aztex
The Austin Aztex are a professional soccer team that competes in the United Soccer League (USL). The team was founded in 2008, and they play their home games at Circuit of the Americas. The Aztex won the USL championship in their inaugural season, and they have since been one of the most successful teams in the league.
History
The Austin Aztex are an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas. The team plays in the United Soccer League (USL), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The Aztex organization was founded in 2008, and began play in the USL Premier Development League (PDL) in 2009. The club won two division championships and one conference championship in three seasons of PDL play. In 2012, the Aztex relocated to Austin after playing three seasons in Orlando, Florida, and joined the USL Pro league. The team played its home games at House Park stadium until 2016 when it moved to Circuit of the Americas’ MBEATC. After taking a break for the 2017 season, the team returned to USL play in 2018 but folded after one season back due to financial difficulties.
In October 2018, it was announced that a new Austin Aztex franchise would begin play in USL League One for the 2019 season.
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The Austin Aztex are an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas. The Aztex play in the United Soccer League (USL), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team’s colors are orange, black, and white.
Founded in 2008 as an expansion team of the Premier Development League (PDL), the Aztex reached the playoffs in their inaugural season. In 2009, the Aztex moved up to USL Division I and won the USL regular season championship. They subsequently played in and won the 2010 PDL Championship game, but lost their Division I playoff game. In 2011, they again won both the regular season and PDL championship titles. In 2012, they moved to Division II and won both the regular season title and playoffs, thus taking all three championships they participated in that year; this was a first for any soccer team in American professional soccer history to do so across multiple professional leagues. The Aztex vacated their 2013 season due to stadium construction delays. After spending two seasons absent from competition, Their return to play was announced on October 19, 2015; however their re-launched club played only one exhibition game before ceasing operations on January 11, 2016 due to financial instability caused by insufficient advance ticket sales for the home opener that was ultimately cancelled due to weather conditions.
In 2017, a new incarnation of the Aztex began play in USL PDL as U23 affiliate of Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer (MLS).
Austin Elite Rugby
The Austin Elite Rugby team is a professional rugby union team that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team is based in Austin, Texas, and was founded in 2017. The Elite Rugby team is the product of a merger between the Austin Huns and the Austin Blacks.
History
Founded in 2016, Austin Elite Rugby is a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas. The team competes in Major League Rugby (MLR), the top-level rugby union competition in North America.
Austin Elite Rugby was formed in 2016 as an expansion team for the 2017 Major League Rugby season. The team’s name and logo were announced on October 7, 2016.
In their inaugural season, the Austin Elite compiled a 5–9 record, finishing ninth out of ten teams in the regular season standings. The team failed to qualify for the MLR playoffs. After the 2018 Major League Rugby season, head coach Mike Sheppard resigned from his position. Sheppard was replaced by Alain Hyardet, who served as head coach for the 2019 Major League Rugby season.
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The Austin Elite Rugby team is a professional rugby union team that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team is based in Austin, Texas and was founded in 2017. The team plays its home games at Dell Diamond, which is also the home of the Minor League Baseball team Round Rock Express.
The Elite are coached by Sam Perkins, who is also the Director of Rugby for the club. The team’s General Manager is Mike Entz, who is also the President and CEO of the Major League Rugby team San Diego Breakers.
The Austin Elite Rugby team finished its inaugural MLR season in 8th place with a record of 5-7.
Austin Huns
The Austin Huns are a rugby union team based in Austin, Texas. The Huns are a semi-professional team that competes in the Rugby National Championship, the top level of rugby union in the United States. The team was founded in 1972 and has won four National Championships.
History
The Austin Huns Rugby Football Club was founded in 1972 by a group of rugby enthusiasts in Austin, Texas. The club has been a member of the USA Rugby since 1976 and currently competes in Division I of the Southwest Conference. The Huns take great pride in their rich tradition and history, including being one of only two clubs in the nation to have both a men’s and women’s team that have qualified for the National Championships. In 2016, the club completed a $1 million dollar project that saw the addition of permanent seating and other amenities at their home fields, Huns Field at Circuit of The Americas.
The Austin Aztex were an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Pro league until 2015, when the league dissolved. The Aztex won one regular season championship (in 2013) and one conference championship (in 2014). They were also runners-up for the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. After sitting out 2016 due to rampant flooding at their artificial turf home stadium during Memorial Day Weekend that year, owner Phil Rawlins announced on January 6, 2017 that they would not play in 2017 as they searched for a new permanent home venue. A proposed stadium deal with Dell Technologies fell through on August 11th, ultimately resulting in Rawlins moving his franchise rights to Orlando, Florida where he would become majority owner/president of Orlando City Soccer Club two months later on October 16th.”
Team information
The Austin Huns are a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas. The Huns compete in Major League Rugby (MLR), the top level of rugby union in the United States.
The Huns were founded in 2016 and play their home games at Circuit of the Americas. The club’s colors are green and gold.
In 2018, the Huns won the inaugural MLR championship.
Austin Sol
The Austin Sol are an American professional ultimate frisbee team based in Austin, Texas. They compete in the South Division of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The Sol were founded in 2013 and have never won a division title.
History
The Austin Sol are a professional ultimate frisbee team based in Austin, Texas. They compete in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The Sol were founded in 2016 and began play in the 2017 season. They are one of eight teams in the South Division of the league.
The Sol play their home games at Circuit of The Americas, a motorsports facility located in Austin. The team’s colors are green and silver. They finished their inaugural season with a 5-11 record, good for fourth place in the South Division.
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The Austin Sol is a professional ultimate frisbee team based in Austin, Texas. They compete in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The Sol began play in the 2013 AUDL season. Their home games are played at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
The Sol are currently the only professional ultimate team in Texas. In their inaugural season, they went 6-8 and did not qualify for playoffs. In 2014, they improved to 8-6 and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champions, the Toronto Rush.
The Austin Sol are owned by Paul Fuller and Lalita Ekhlas. Mike Delgado is the team’s General Manager, and Nathan White is the Head Coach.
Austin Acoustic
The Austin Acoustic are a brand new team in the National Lacrosse League. The team is set to begin play in 2020 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team is owned by actor Johnny Knoxville and his business partner Stephanie Carey.
History
The Austin Acoustic were a professional indoor football team based in Austin, Texas. They began play in 2018 as an expansion team in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team played its home games at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
The team was announced as an expansion member of the IFL on August 10, 2017. On November 28, 2017, the team announced Bob McMillen as their first head coach.
After finishing with a 4–12 record in their inaugural season, the Austin Acoustic ceased operations on October 16, 2018.
Team information
The Austin Acoustic is a professional indoor football team based in Austin, Texas. They are currently members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They began play in 2019 as an expansion team.
The team plays its home games at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
**History**
The Austin Acoustic were announced as an expansion team of the Indoor Football League on August 15, 2018. They began play in 2019.
Austin Black Wings
The Austin Black Wings are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas. They are members of the South Division of the United Hockey League’s Southern Conference. The team was founded in 1999 and has been in existence for over 20 years.
History
The Austin Black Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded in 2015 as an expansion team, and they began play in the 2016–17 NHL season.
The Black Wings play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center on the university’s campus. The team is owned by former University of Texas regent Wallace “Wally” Fenmere and managed by general manager George McPhee.
The Black Wings finished their inaugural season with a 41–31–0 record (2nd in Central, 5th in NHL) and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They were swept by the Nashville Predators in the first round.
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The Austin Black Wings are a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League (CHL) based in Austin, Texas. The 2013–14 season was their inaugural season in the CHL. The Black Wings play their home games at the HEB Center at Cedar Park.
The Black Wings are owned by several local investors, including head coach and general manager Darryl Noren, former NHL player Troy Mallette, and former minor league hockey player Sean Riley.
Austin Toros
The Austin Toros were founded in 2007 as part of the NBA Development League. The team is owned by the San Antonio Spurs, and their home games are played at the HEB Center at Cedar Park. The Toros are the only professional basketball team in Austin, and they have been relatively successful, winning the D-League championship in 2012.
History
The Austin Toros began as an expansion team in the NBA Development League in 2007. The team is owned by the San Antonio Spurs. They play their home games at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, which they have called home since 2012.
The Toros won the D-League championship in 2012 and again in 2014. The team has produced several notable NBA players including Danny Green, Kyle Anderson, Cory Joseph, Aron Baynes, and Jonathon Simmons.
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The Austin Toros are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Austin, Texas. The team plays its home games at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. They began play as the Syracuse Roasters in the 1995–96 season before relocating to Austin in 2005 and were known as the Austin Thrillers from 2005 to 2007.
On March 28, 2007, the D-League expansion committee unanimously approved a franchise for Austin that would begin play for the 2007–08 season. The franchise took its current name of Austin Toros on September 26, 2007.
In 2008–09, their first full season with their new name and logo, the Toros finished with 28 wins and 22 losses which placed them third overall in their division and sixth overall in winning percentage. They qualified for the playoffs where they beat the Dakota Wizards (now Santa Cruz Warriors) in a best-of-three series before losing to the eventual champions, the Los Angeles D-Fenders, in the semifinals. In 2009–10 season, they failed to qualify for the playoffs after finishing 16th overall with a 17–31 record. The 2010–11 season would be lockout shortened due to a dispute between owners and players of the NBA which did not end until December 8, 2011. Nonetheless, despite playing only 50 games instead of 66 games, they managed once again make it back into playoff contention by clinching 3rd place overall behind Los Angeles and Bakersfield with a 30–20 record. However, they lost 0–2 against Tulsa in Round 1 of postseasons.
Between 2012 and 2016, They never managed to return to playoff contention but enjoyed relative success by winning over 20 games each
Austin Wranglers
History
The Austin Wranglers were a professional Arena Football League team based in Austin, Texas. They began play in February 2004 as one of the league’s expansion teams. Their home games were played at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. In October 2008, it was announced that the Wranglers would not return for the 2009 season.
Team information
The Austin Wranglers were a professional arena football team based in Austin, Texas. They began play in the Af2 in 2000 as an expansion team. After six seasons in the league, the Wranglers moved up to the Arena Football League (AFL) as part of AFL’s plan to expand to 40 teams by the end of the decade. The move was announced on August 3, 2006. The Wranglers played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center, and they were coached by Pat Pimmel. On October 12, 2007, just prior to the start of the 2008 season, it was announced that the team would be ceased operations andtmp_4disbanded due to low season ticket sales.
