2021 Austin FC season

Austin FC
2021 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachJosh Wolff
StadiumQ2 Stadium
MLS12th Western Conference, 24th MLS
U.S. Open CupCanceled
Copa Tejas Division I3rd Place
Copa Tejas Shield7th Place
Top goalscorerDiego Fagundez, Cecilio Dominguez
Average home league attendance20,738
Biggest winATX 4–1 POR (7/1)
Biggest defeatSJ 4–0 ATX (10/20)

The 2021 Austin FC season was the club's inaugural season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. This was also the first season a top-tier sports franchise is playing in the Greater Austin region.[1]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season began on April 17, 2021, about a month and a half later than normal, and concluded on November 7, 2021. Outside of MLS, Austin FC would have competed in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, but that competition was postponed indefinitely in April[2] before being canceled in July.[3]

Austin FC won their first match in Commerce City, CO against the Colorado Rapids 3-1, where midfielder Diego Fagundez scored the club's first ever goal.[4] They played their first game in Austin in front of 20,738 fans, a 0-0 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes.[5] They won their first home game against the Portland Timbers 4-1, a match which Austin FC winger Jon Gallagher scored the first ever MLS goal at Q2 Stadium.[6]

Austin FC struggled in their inaugural campaign despite selling out all their home games.[7] They finished 12th in the Western Conference with 9 wins, 4 draws, and 21 losses. Alexander Ring served as captain,[8] and both Cecilio Dominguez and Diego Fagundez led the club with 7 goals.[9]

Background

Further information: Austin Aztex FC

Season

8 Games on the Road - April / May / June

Due to Q2 Stadium not being finished, Austin FC played their first 8 matches in club history all on the road.[10] They lost their first match 2-0 against LAFC, but rallied to win their next 2 matches against the Colorado Rapids[4] and Minnesota United FC 3-1 and 1-0 respectively.[11] Midfielder Diego Fagundez scored the club's first goal in the 59th minute in Colorado, a match where Cecilio Dominguez notched the first brace in club history.[4] Austin FC struggled after the win in Minnesota, scoring only 2 goals (both on road games in Kansas City) and gained 4 points - all draws - over their next 8 matches. They had scoring droughts of 389 minutes between May 9 and June 12, and 364 minutes between June 12 and July 1.

First games in Austin - June / July

Austin played their first home match on June 19, a 0-0 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes in front of a sellout crowd of 20,738.[5] After a quick 2-0 loss in Minnesota, the club was home for their next 6 matches. Jon Gallagher scored the first ever goal in Q2 Stadium in Austin's first home win, a 4-1 drubbing of the eventual Western Conference champion Portland Timbers.[12] After losing 3 consecutive home games, they won their first ever Copa Tejas competition, a 3-2 win against the Dynamo where Tomás Pochettino scored his first MLS brace.[13]

Austin FC also played their first ever international friendly, a 3-1 loss in Austin against Liga MX side Tigres UANL on July 13.[14]

Reinforcements and Further Struggles - August / September

Through the club's first 16 games, Austin only scored 13 goals. To kickstart their offense, they paid $1.65 million to sign Moussa Djitte from Grenoble[15] and $7 million to sign Argentinian forward Sebastian Driussi from Zenit Saint Petersburg of the Russian Premier League.[16] Driussi made his debut August 7 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 win against Portland on August 21.[17] Despite nearly doubling their offensive output scoring 12 goals over a 7 game stretch, Austin had 1 win and 8 losses over 9 competitions from August 7 to September 18 following Driussi's debut.

End of the Inaugural Season - October

While only having 19 points through 25 matches, Austin FC was still technically in the playoff race come October. On September 26, homegrown player McKinze Gaines became the first Austinite to score a goal for the club in a 2-0 upset win against the LA Galaxy.[18] Even though they won 4 of their last 5 home matches, their lone loss against Minnesota eliminated them from postseason play on October 16.[19] Despite the loss, Austin FC still had 2 more Copa Tejas matches. They defeated the Dynamo 2-1 on October 24 and could have secured the Cup with a win in Frisco against FC Dallas. However, they lost the contest 2-1, conceding the Cup winning goal to Franco Jara in the 80th minute.[20] Austin won their last home game of the season against Sporting Kansas City where Sebastian Driussi scored 30 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in the club's short history.[21] Austin FC ended their inaugural season on November 7, a 3-0 loss to the Timbers in Portland.[22]

Diego Fagundez tied for the team lead in both goals with Cecilio Dominguez (7) and assists with Sebastian Driussi (5). He was selected as the team's offensive player of the year,[23] while GK Brad Stuver was selected as the team's defensive player of the year, respectively. Stuver led the MLS with 134 saves in 2021.[24]

Management team

Position Name
Chairman Anthony Precourt
Sporting director Claudio Reyna
Head coach Josh Wolff
Assistant coach Davy Arnaud

Roster

As of November 7, 2021.[25]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
28 Brady Scott GK (1999-07-30) July 30, 1999 2020 Nashville SC 0 0
31 Andrew Tarbell GK (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 2020 Columbus Crew SC 1 0
34 Will Pulisic GK (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 2021 Duke Blue Devils 0 0
41 Brad Stuver GK (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 2020 New York City FC 33 0
Defenders
3 Jhohan Romaña CB (1998-09-13) September 13, 1998 2020 Guaraní 25 0
4 Aedan Stanley LB (1999-12-13) December 13, 1999 2021 Duke Blue Devils 9 0
5 Matt Besler CB (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 2021 Sporting Kansas City 20 0
16 Hector Jiménez LB (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 2020 Columbus Crew SC 25 1
18 Julio Cascante CB (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 2020 Portland Timbers 31 2
19 Freddy Kleemann CB (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 2021 Washington Huskies 3 0
21 Žan Kolmanič LB (2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 2021 Maribor 30 0
22 Ben Sweat LB (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 2020 Inter Miami CF 2 0
24 Nick Lima CB (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 2020 San Jose Earthquakes 28 0
Midfielders
2 Emanual Perez CM (1999-02-19) February 19, 1999 2021 Portland Timbers 10 0
6 Sebastian Berhalter CM (2001-05-10) May 10, 2001 2021 Columbus Crew SC 18 0
7 Tomás Pochettino (DP) CM (1996-02-01) February 1, 1996 2021 Talleres 31 2
8 Alexander Ring (captain) CM (1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 2020 New York City FC 31 4
10 Cecilio Domínguez (DP) MF (1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 2020 Independiente 34 7
12 Ulises Segura LM (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 2020 D.C. United 0 0
14 Diego Fagúndez CAM (1995-02-14) February 14, 1995 2021 New England Revolution 33 7
15 Daniel Pereira (GA) CAM (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies 25 0
20 Jared Stroud MF (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 2020 New York Red Bulls 22 1
33 Owen Wolff (HG) RM (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 2020 Austin FC Academy 2 0
Forward
9 Danny Hoesen FW (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 2020 San Jose Earthquakes 5 0
11 Rodney Redes FW (2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 2020 Guaraní 25 0
13 Aaron Schoenfeld FW (1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 2021 Minnesota United FC 0 0
17 Jon Gallagher FW (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 2020 Atlanta United FC 27 3
23 Kekuta Manneh FW (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 2021 New England Revolution 16 0
25 Sebastián Driussi (DP) FW (1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 2021 Zenit Saint Petersburg 17 5
27 McKinze Gaines FW (1998-03-02) March 2, 1998 2021 Hanover 96 9 1
99 Moussa Djitté (U22) [a] FW (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999 2021 Grenoble 13 1

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
July 6, 2020 FW 11 Rodney Redes Guaraní $2,750,000 [26]
August 24, 2020 MF 10 Cecilio Domínguez Independiente $2,500,000 [27]
December 13, 2020 DF 18 Julio Cascante Portland Timbers $250,000 GAM [28]
December 13, 2020 DF 17 Jon Gallagher Atlanta United FC $225,000 GAM [28]
December 13, 2020 DF 24 Nick Lima San Jose Earthquakes $250,000 GAM [28]
December 13, 2020 MF 12 Ulises Segura D.C. United $150,000 GAM [28]
December 13, 2020 DF 22 Ben Sweat Inter Miami CF $100,000 GAM [28]
December 15, 2020 FW 9 Danny Hoesen San Jose Earthquakes Drafted[b] [29]
December 15, 2020 MF 20 Jared Stroud Red Bull New York Drafted[b] [29]
December 15, 2020 GK 28 Brady Scott Nashville SC Drafted[b] [29]
December 15, 2020 MF — Joe Corona LA Galaxy Drafted[b] [29]
December 15, 2020 DF — Kamal Miller Orlando City SC Drafted[b] [29]
December 17, 2020 MF 8 Alexander Ring New York City FC $1,250,000 GAM [30]
December 21, 2020 DF 16 Hector Jiménez Columbus Crew Free [31]
December 22, 2020 DF 3 Jhohan Romaña Guaraní Undisclosed [32]
December 23, 2020 GK 31 Andrew Tarbell Columbus Crew Free [33]
December 28, 2020 GK 41 Brad Stuver New York City FC Free [34]
January 5, 2021 MF 14 Diego Fagúndez New England Revolution Free [35]
January 6, 2021 DF 5 Matt Besler Sporting Kansas City Free [36]
January 21, 2021 MF 15 Daniel Pereira Virginia Tech Hokies Drafted[c] [37]
January 22, 2021 FW 23 Kekuta Manneh New England Revolution Free [38]
February 4, 2021 FW 13 Aaron Schoenfeld Minnesota United FC Free [39]
February 9, 2021 DF 19 Freddy Kleemann Washington Huskies Drafted[c] [40]
February 11, 2021 MF 7 Tomás Pochettino Talleres $2,500,000 [41]
April 16, 2021 GK 34 Will Pulisic North Carolina FC U23 Free [42]
DF 4 Aedan Stanley Sporting Kansas City II Drafted[c]
June 30, 2021 FW 99 Moussa Djitté Grenoble Foot 38 $1,650,000 [43]
July 29, 2021 MF 25 Sebastián Driussi Zenit Saint Petersburg $7,000,000 [44]
September 9, 2021 MF 33 Owen Wolff Austin FC Academy Homegrown [45]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
21 DF Žan Kolmanič NK Maribor March 3, 2021 December 31, 2021 [46]
6 MF Sebastian Berhalter Columbus Crew SC March 3, 2021 December 31, 2021 [47]
2 MF Emanuel Perez Portland Timbers April 26, 2021 December 31, 2021 [48]

Out

Date Position No. Name To Fee Ref.
December 15, 2020 — — Kamal Miller Montreal Impact $225,000 GAM [49]
December 22, 2020 – – Joe Corona Houston Dynamo FC Drafted[d] [50]
November 10, 2021 DF 5 Matt Besler Retired [51]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
— FW Rodney Redes Guaraní July 6, 2020 December 31, 2020 [52]
— MF Cecilio Domínguez Guaraní September 1, 2020 December 31, 2020 [27]
— DF Freddy Kleemann Birmingham Legion May 14, 2021 May 30, 2021 [53][54]
— GK Brady Scott Memphis 901 FC May 14, 2021 End of season [53]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 1 Daniel Pereira MF Virginia Tech
1 11 Freddy Kleemann DF Washington Received pick from CF Montréal
1 21 Aedan Stanley DF Duke Received pick from FC Dallas via Colorado Rapids
Signed with Sporting Kansas City II
2 28 Daniel Steedman FW Virginia Signed with North Carolina FC
3 55 Noah Lawrence GK Ohio State

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

March 19 Exhibition Austin FC 5–1 OKC Energy Austin, Texas
11AM CST Argudo 43'
Manneh 54'
Redes
Hoesen
(o.g.)		 Report López 20' Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field
Attendance: 0
March 25 Exhibition Austin FC 2–0 Louisville City Austin, Texas
11AM CST Hoesen , Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field
Attendance: 0
April 3 La Copita Austin FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, Texas
4PM CST Pochettino 16'
Redes 66'		 ATX Report
HOU Report		 Picault 54', 71'
Urruti 56' (Vera)		 Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Attendance: 0
April 3 Scrimmage Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, Texas
6PM CST Report Rodríguez Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Attendance: 0
Note: 30-minute scrimmage.
April 7 La Copita FC Dallas 3–3
(4–2 p)		 Austin FC Frisco, Texas
4PM CST Freddy Vargas 11'
Matt Hedges 34'
Jesús Ferreira 86' (Freddy Vargas)		 ATX Report
DAL Report		 Jared Stroud 50' (Aedan Stanley)
Diego Fagúndez 54' (pen.)
Cecilio Domínguez 73' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
April 10 La Copita Austin FC 5–1 San Antonio FC Austin, Texas
4PM CST Domínguez 3' (Pereira), 44' (Pereira)
Hoesen 14' (Sweat)
Pochettino 35'
Ring 54' (pen.)		 Report Patiño 39' Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Attendance: 0
April 11 Scrimmage Austin FC 3–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
CST Stadium: St. David's Performance Center

Midseason

July 13 International Friendly Austin FC 1–3 Tigres UANL Austin, Texas
8PM CST Rodney Redes 62' Report Diego Reyes 26'
Nicolas Lopez 71'
Nicolas Lopez 73'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer regular season

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
9 Los Angeles FC 34 12 13 9 53 51 +2 45
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 13 11 46 54 −8 41
11 FC Dallas 34 7 15 12 47 56 −9 33
12 Austin FC 34 9 21 4 35 56 −21 31
13 Houston Dynamo FC 34 6 16 12 36 54 −18 30
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
22 Chicago Fire FC 34 9 18 7 36 54 −18 34
23 FC Dallas 34 7 15 12 47 56 −9 33
24 Austin FC 34 9 21 4 35 56 −21 31
25 Houston Dynamo FC 34 6 16 12 36 54 −18 30
26 Toronto FC 34 6 18 10 39 66 −27 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Matches

April 17, 2021 1 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC Los Angeles, California
5:00 PM CT Baird 61'
Cifuentes 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 24, 2021 2 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Austin FC Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM CT Shinyashiki 36',  40'
Price  47'		 Report Fagundez 59'
Domínguez 67', 71'
Pereira  73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Marcos de Oliviera
May 1, 2021 3 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Alonso  41'
Boxall  60'
Gasper  90+6'		 Report Fagúndez 17'
Romaña  74'
Berhalter  81'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 9, 2021 4 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM CT Sánchez  56' 82'
Martins  59'
Kinda 90'		 Gallagher 7'
Romaña  42'
Ring  45'  67'
Jiménez  87'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 15, 2021 5 LA Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC Carson, California
2:30 PM CT
Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 7,193
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 23, 2021 6 Nashville SC 1–0 Austin FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM CT Leal 35' Report Pereira  69' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 22,421
Referee: Chris Penso
May 30, 2021 7 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM CT Arreaga  2' Report Lima  24'
Stroud  45+2'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 12,895
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 12, 2021 8 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 PM CT Walter  32'
Salloi 71'		 Report Dominguez 26'
Besler  79'
Lima  90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 19, 2021 9 Austin FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 23, 2021 10 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Austin FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Fragapane 10'
Hunou 18'		 Report Romaña  16'
Fagúndez  39'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,209
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 27, 2021 11 Austin FC 0–0 Columbus Crew Austin, Texas
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 1, 2021 12 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Gallagher 28'
Fagúndez 33'
Kolmanič  44'
Pochettino  45+1'
Ring 77'
Jiménez 81'		 Report Tuiloma  45+5'
Ebobisse 45+7'
Asprilla  68'
Župarić  90+1'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 7, 2021 13 Austin FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Pereira  3'
Cascante  36'
Kolmanič  45+2'		 Report Cifuentes 39'
Farfan  70'
Murillo  85'
Rossi 89'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 22, 2021 14 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Austin, Texas
8:30 PM CT Jiménez  57'
Domínguez  85'		 Report Adeniran  34'
Ruidíaz 67',  90+4'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 31, 2021 15 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Fagúndez  25'
Stanley  90+5'		 Report Shinyashiki 29' Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
August 4, 2021 16 Copa Tejas Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Pochettino 7', 15+1'
Domínguez 56'		 Report Cerén  20'
Pasher 27'
Picault 86'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 7, 2021 17 Copa Tejas FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CT Bressan  42'
Hollingshead 50'
Ferreira 63'
Jara  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,625
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 14, 2021 18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC Sandy, Utah
9:00 PM CT Wood 32'
Morgan  68'		 Report Ring  44'
Cascante  49'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,506
Referee: David Gantar
August 18, 2021 19 Austin FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Ring 37'
Jiménez  55'
Besler  63'		 Report Nerwinski 52'
Dájome  62'
White 74'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 21, 2021 20 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Domínguez 11' (pen.)
Fagúndez 14'
Driussi 29'
Pochettino  83'		 Report Asprilla 55'
Župarić  64'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 29, 2021 21 Copa Tejas Austin FC 3–5 FC Dallas Austin, Texas
7:00 PM CT Cascante 13'
Lima  25'
Fagúndez 59'
Ring 68'		 Report Ferreira 5', 38'
Schön  17'
Pepi 36', 40'
Obrian 53'
ElMedkhar  84'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 4, 2021 22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 9,223
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 11, 2021 23 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo FC 3–0 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Dorsey 1'
Picault 24', 64',  39'
Lundkvist  52'		 Report Pochettino  22'
Ring  44'
Berhalter  51'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 14,070
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 15, 2021 24 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Stroud  35'
Cascante  64'
Fagúndez 67'		 Report Crisostomo  29'
Arango 59' (pen.)
Musovski  79', 81'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 18, 2021 25 Austin FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Pereira  4'
Driussi 6'
Gallagher 35'
Ring 45',  58'  65'
Stuver  60'
Cascante  69'		 Report M. López 17'
Espinoza 49',  60'
J. López 58' (pen.), 63'
Marie  72'
Remedi  90+3'
Ríos 90+6'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 26, 2021 26 Austin FC 2–0 LA Galaxy Austin, Texas
8:30 PM CDT Domínguez  48'
Djitté 64'
Gaines 79'
Driussi  84'		 Report Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
September 29, 2021 27 Colorado Rapids 3–0 Austin FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM CT Lewis 45+2'
Mezquida 46'
Trusty 59'
Warner  81'		 Report Gaines  28'
Lima  44'
Stroud  70'
Domínguez  90+3'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 8,582
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 2, 2021 28 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake Austin, Texas
2:30 PM CT Domínguez 17', 55'
Pereira  90+2'		 Report Kreilach 64' Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 16, 2021 29 Austin FC 0–1 Minnesota United FC Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT Cascante  42' Report Fragapane 16'
Reynoso  59'
Gasper  90+2'
Alonso  90+3'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 20, 2021 30 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Austin FC San Jose, California
9:30 PM CT Cardoso  25'
López 47'
Kikanovic 53'
Wondolowski 59'
M. López  81'
Fierro 85'		 Report Romaña  39'
Ring  45+1'		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,035
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 24, 2021 31 Copa Tejas Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, Texas
3:00 PM CT Marić 7' (o.g.)
Pereira  38'
Driussi 45+4' (Ring),  47'
Kolmanič  54'		 Report Cerén  11'
Vera  74'
Cascante 90+2' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 30, 2021 32 Copa Tejas FC Dallas 2–1 Austin FC Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM CT Twumasi  23'
Ferreira 38'
Cerrillo  48'
Jara 80'		 Report Romaña  14'
Fagundez 36',  83'
Jimenez  58'
Stuver  72'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,080
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
November 3, 2021 33 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Austin, Texas
9:00 PM CT Driussi 1'
Cascante 22'
Gallagher  50'
Stroud 60'		 Report Isimat-Mirin  21'
Russell 65'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Nima Saghafi
November 7, 2021 34 Portland Timbers 3–0 Austin FC Portland, Oregon
5:00 PM CT Paredes 17'
Niezgoda 45'
Blanco 53'		 Report Berhalter  47' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,127
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

The first three games of the 2021 MLS season were originally going to serve as the qualification for MLS teams to the 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. After these games were played, U.S. Soccer canceled the 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup due to COVID-19.[55]

Qualification

April 17 1 (MLS 1) Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC Los Angeles, California
5:00 p.m. CST Baird 61'
Cifuentes 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 24 2 (MLS 2) Colorado Rapids 1–3 Austin FC Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 p.m. CST Shinyashiki 36',  40'
Price  47'		 Report Fagundez 59'
Domínguez 67', 71'
Pereira  73'		 Stadium: Dicks Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Marcos de Oliviera
May 1 3 (MLS 3) Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Alonso  41'
Boxall  60'
Gasper  90+6'		 Report Fagúndez 17'
Romaña  74'
Berhalter  81'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF  USA Emanuel Perez 10 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  COL Jhohan Romaña 25 0 19+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  USA Aedan Stanley 9 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  USA Matt Besler 20 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  USA Sebastian Berhalter 18 0 5+13 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  ARG Tomás Pochettino 31 2 26+5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  FIN Alexander Ring 31 4 31+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  NED Danny Hoesen 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  PAR Cecilio Domínguez 34 7 29+5 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW  PAR Rodney Redes 25 0 5+20 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF  CRC Ulises Segura 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW  USA Aaron Schoenfeld 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  URU Diego Fagúndez 33 7 30+3 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  VEN Daniel Pereira 25 0 18+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  USA Hector Jiménez 25 1 19+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW  IRL Jon Gallagher 27 3 13+14 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF  CRC Julio Cascante 31 2 27+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF  USA Freddy Kleemann 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF  USA Jared Stroud 22 1 13+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF  SVN Žan Kolmanič 30 0 23+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF  USA Ben Sweat 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW  GAM Kekuta Manneh 16 0 2+14 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF  USA Nick Lima 28 0 21+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW  ARG Sebastián Driussi 17 5 16+1 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW  USA McKinze Gaines 9 1 1+8 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK  USA Brady Scott 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK  USA Andrew Tarbell 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF  USA Owen Wolff 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 GK  USA Will Pulisic 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK  USA Brad Stuver 33 0 33+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 FW  SEN Moussa Djitté 13 1 9+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Total
1 MF 14 Diego Fagúndez 7 0 7
FW 10 Cecilio Domínguez 7 0 7
3 FW 25 Sebastián Driussi 5 0 5
4 MF 8 Alexander Ring 4 0 4
5 FW 17 Jon Gallagher 3 0 3
6 MF 7 Tomás Pochettino 2 0 2
DF 18 Julio Cascante 2 0 2
8 DF 16 Hector Jiménez 1 0 1
FW 18 Moussa Djitté 1 0 1
FW 18 McKinze Gaines 1 0 1
FW 20 Jared Stroud 1 0 1
Total 34 0 34

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 25 Sebastian Driussi 5 0 0 5
MF 14 Diego Fagundez 5 0 0 5
3 MF 10 Cecilio Domínguez 4 0 0 4
DF 11 Žan Kolmanič 4 0 0 4
MF 20 Jared Stroud 4 0 0 4
6 DF 24 Nick Lima 3 0 0 3
7 DF 18 Julio Cascante 2 0 0 2
MF 16 Hector Jimenez 2 0 0 2
MF 7 Tomás Pochettino 2 0 0 2
MF 8 Alexander Ring 2 0 0 2
11 MF 6 Sebastian Berhalter 1 0 0 2
FW 17 Jon Gallagher 1 0 0 1
FW 9 Danny Hoesen 1 0 0 1
MF 15 Daniel Pereira 1 0 0 1
FW 11 Rodney Redes 1 0 0 1
Total 37 0 0 37

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
       
15 MF Daniel Pereira 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
8 MF Alexander Ring 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
8 MF Diego Fagundez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
3 DF Jhohan Romaña 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
20 MF Jared Stroud 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 DF Julio Cascante 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
21 DF Žan Kolmanič 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 DF Nick Lima 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 MF Cecilio Dominguez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF Tomás Pochettino 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Sebastian Berhalter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 DF Matt Besler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 FW Sebastián Driussi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 MF Hector Jiménez 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
41 GK Brad Stuver 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 FW McKinze Gaines 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Freddy Kleemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Aedan Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF Jon Gallagher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 58 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 1 3

Clean sheets

Rank Number Name MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 41 Brad Stuver 5 0 0 5

End-of-season awards

Award Winner Ref
Defender of the Year Brad Stuver [24]
Offensive Player of the Year Diego Fagundez [23]

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-launches-u22-initiative-to-support-further-investment-in-young-players
  2. ^ a b c d e Selected in the MLS Expansion Draft.
  3. ^ a b c Selected in the MLS SuperDraft.
  4. ^ Selected in the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

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