West Texas FC

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West Texas FC
West Texas FC logo.png
Nickname(s)Sockers
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
Stadium Grande Communications Stadium
Midland, Texas
Capacity18,000
OwnersJason and Melina Cannon
Head coachVictor Domingues
League National Premier Soccer League
2021 3rd, Lone Star
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Website Club website

West Texas FC is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Lone Star Conference of the South Region.

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The team has played its home games at the Grande Communications Stadium since 2009. The team's colors are white and navy blue.

Since 2022, the team has been owned by real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. They have won three titles.

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]

Historical team logos
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2016–2017
Midland-Odessa Sockers FC logo.png
2018–2021

Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013. [4] The club was again renamed, this time to Midland-Odessa FC, upon their entry into NPSL on December 13, 2016. [5] 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. [6] In January 2023, Victor Domingues was named as the rebranded club's first head coach. [7]

Players

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.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20094 USL PDL 2nd, Mid SouthDivisional Finalsdid not qualify
20104 USL PDL 4th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20114 USL PDL 5th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20124 USL PDL 6th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20134 USL PDL 4th, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20144 USL PDL 3rd, Mid Southdid not qualifydid not qualify
20154 USL PDL 2nd, Mid SouthConference Semifinals Second Round
20164 USL PDL 2nd, Mid SouthNational Semifinalsdid not qualify
20174 NPSL 3rd, Lone StarNational Runner-Updid not qualify
20184 NPSL 2nd, Lone StarConference Semifinals Second Round
20194 NPSL 1st, Lone StarConference Finals First Round
20214 NPSL 3rd, Lone StarConference Semifinalsdid not qualify
2022On hiatus

Head coaches

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

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  6. Hadorn, Christopher (December 13, 2022). "Sockers rebrand as West Texas FC, to return in '23 with new owners". Midland Reporter-Telegram.
  7. "West Texas FC Announces First Head Coach in Club History!". West Texas FC. January 17, 2023.

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