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| Founded | 2008 (2008) | ||
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| Owner(s) | Jason and Melina Cannon | ||
| Coach | Scotty Murray | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
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| Website | westtexasfc.com | ||
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West Texas FC is a men's soccer club based in Midland, Texas. Owned by Jason and Melina Cannon, the club competes in USL League Two, an amateur league in the United States league system. It plays its home games at Astound Broadband Stadium. West Texas FC was founded in 2009 as the West Texas Sockers, and underwent various rebrandings as they competed in the Premier Development League (now USL League Two) and the National Premier Soccer League, and expanded their market to nearby Odessa, Texas. It adopted its current name after a hiatus and buyout in 2022.
History
The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009,[1][2] The team's ownership group included Miles Prentice and Bob Richmond, who also owned the Midland RockHounds.[citation needed] The team opened its inaugural season on April 10, 2009 with a 1–0 win over the Arizona Sahuaros in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2–0 loss to the El Paso Patriots.[3] The team's average attendance was 2,782 in the 2009 season, and 2,501 in 2010.[a]
Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013.[5] The club was again renamed, this time to Midland-Odessa FC, upon their entry into NPSL on December 13, 2016.[6] The team adopted Midland-Odessa Sockers FC as its branding for the 2018 NPSL season. The team went on hiatus for the 2022 NPSL season. In December 2022, it was announced that the team had been purchased from the Midland RockHounds by local real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. The team returned in 2023 as West Texas FC.[7] In January 2023, Victor Domingues was named as the rebranded club's first head coach.[8]
Team
Notable former players
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
Head coaches
Jesus Enriquez (2009–2010)- Warren Cottle (2010–2013)
- Matt Barnes (2014–2017)
- Luis Rincon (2018)
- Johnny Clifford (2019)
- Dave Jacobs (2020–2021)
- Victor Domingues (2023)
- David Ormiston (2024)
- Scotty Murray (2025)
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Seasons
| Season | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pos | Playoffs | USOC | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PDL | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 2nd of 7 | Divisional finals | DNQ | |
| 2010 | PDL | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | –4 | 4th of 6 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2011 | PDL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 35 | –15 | 5th of 6 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2012 | PDL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | –12 | 6th of 6 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2013 | PDL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 41 | –14 | 4th of 6 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2014 | PDL | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 3rd of 5 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2015 | PDL | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 2nd of 4 | Conference semi-finals | 2R | |
| 2016 | PDL | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 2nd of 5 | National semi-finals | DNQ | |
| 2017 | NPSL | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 3rd of 6 | Runners-up | DNQ | |
| 2018 | NPSL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 2nd of 9 | Conference semi-finals | 2R | |
| 2019 | NPSL | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 1st of 7 | Conference final | 1R | |
| 2020 | NPSL | Season suspended | W/D | [9][10] | ||||||||
| 2021 | NPSL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 3rd of 8 | Conference semi-finals | DNQ | |
| 2022 | NPSL | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2023 | NPSL | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 3rd of 11 | Conference semi-finals | DNQ | |
| 2024 | NPSL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 1st of 8 | Regional final | DNQ | |
| 2025 | NPSL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 1st of 7 | Conference final | DNQ | |
| 2026 | USL2 | Future season | DNQ | |||||||||
Honors
- National Premier Soccer League
- Runners-up (1): 2017
References
Notes
- ^ Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive.[4]
Citations
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Previous Season Stat Archives". United Soccer League. 2010. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ "A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas – West Texas Sockers". West Texas Sockers. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Midland-Odessa FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
- ^ Hadorn, Christopher (December 13, 2022). "Sockers rebrand as West Texas FC, to return in '23 with new owners". Midland Reporter-Telegram.
- ^ "West Texas FC Announces First Head Coach in Club History!". West Texas FC. January 17, 2023.
- ^ Battista, Michael (December 20, 2019). "Which NPSL, USL League Two teams are likely to play in 2020 US Open Cup?". TheCup.us. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
External links
- Official website
