Copa Tejas

Not to be confused with Texas Derby.
Copa Tejas
Founded2019 (2019)
RegionTexas
Number of teams7 (Shield)
3 (Division 1)
2 (Division 2)
Current champion(s)Shield: Houston Dynamo FC
Division 1: FC Dallas
Division 2: El Paso Locomotive FC
Most successful club(s)Shield: San Antonio FC
(2 titles)
Division 1: Two clubs
(2 titles each)
Division 2: Two clubs
(2 titles)
Websitecopatejas.com
El Paso Locomotive FC
San Antonio FC
Austin FC
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo FC
Houston Dash
Dallas Trinity

Copa Tejas is the two cup competitions and one shield between the Major League Soccer, USL Championship, NWSL, and USL Super League teams of the state of Texas, awarded by independent supporters groups of the state's teams. It was initially founded in 2019 by supporters of San Antonio FC.[1] It awards a Division 1 trophy for the top Major League Soccer team, a Division 2 trophy for the top USL Championship team, and the Copa Tejas Shield for the best team across all participants. The current Major League Soccer clubs are Austin FC, FC Dallas, and Houston Dynamo FC. The USL Championship clubs are El Paso Locomotive FC and San Antonio FC. NWSL side Houston Dash and USL Super League side Dallas Trinity FC participates only in the Copa Tejas Shield as the lone Texas teams in their respective league.

It was first contested in 2019 and was won by Austin Bold FC.

History

San Antonio FC and Rio Grande Valley FC both competed in the USL from 2016 through 2023, contesting their own rivalry: the South Texas Derby. With the addition of Austin and El Paso in the 2019 season, the Copa Tejas was created by supporters of San Antonio FC to determine the best team in Texas.[1]

Austin Bold FC claimed the inaugural Copa Tejas with a 3–0 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on September 1, 2019. They finished top of the table with a 3–2–1 (W-D-L) record and 11 points.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the rescheduling of the 2020 USL Championship season into group play, El Paso was not included in the group with the other Texas teams. This resulted in the lack of a "fair round-robin format", and so the Copa Tejas was not awarded in 2020.[2]

In 2021, with Austin FC joining Major League Soccer, an MLS division of the competition, called Division 1, was created.[3] This was to supplement the existing Texas Derby which is contested between FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo FC. The USL Championship division would now be known as Division 2.[2]

The Copa Tejas Shield was announced in 2021 as a cross-league award, featuring the teams from both the Division 1 and Division 2 competition and NWSL side Houston Dash.

Austin Bold FC announced it would not participate in the 2022 USL Championship season as it actively sought relocation to another city in Texas.[4] Rio Grande Valley FC ceased operations after the 2023 USL Championship season,[5] leaving only two teams at the Division II level.

Starting with the 2025 Copa Tejas Shield, Dallas Trinity FC will be included in the overall ranking. Because USL Super League runs a fall to spring calendar, the Trinity's 2024-25 season standings will be used.[6]

Division 1

Austin FC
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo FC
Copa Tejas Division 1
Club Titles Years
Austin FC 2 2022, 2023
FC Dallas 2 2021, 2024
Houston Dynamo FC 0
Year Champions Second Third
2021 FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Austin FC
2022 Austin FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC
2023 Austin FC Houston Dynamo FC FC Dallas
2024 FC Dallas Austin FC Houston Dynamo FC
2025

2021

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season


2021 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  FC Dallas
(C) 		6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11
2
  Houston Dynamo FC
 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8
3
  Austin FC
 6 2 0 4 9 15 −6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 10/31/2021. Source: https://copatejas.com/
(C) Champions

  Austin FC win   FC Dallas win   Houston Dynamo FC win   Draw

May 8, 2021 1 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo FC Frisco, TX
2:30 p.m. CDT Bressan  34'
Obrian 42'  54'
Acosta  82'		 Report Picault 34' (pen.)
Rodríguez  44'
Vera  44'
Corona  46'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 8,749
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 4, 2021 2 Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Pochettino 7', 45+1'
Domínguez 56'
Stroud  83'		 Report Cerén  20'
Pasher 27'
Dorsey  79'
Picault 86'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 7, 2021 3 FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC Frisco, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Bressan  42'
Hollingshead 50'
Ferreira 63'
Jara  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,625
Referee: Alan Kelley
August 21, 2021 4 Houston Dynamo FC 2–2 FC Dallas Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Picault 25' (pen.)
Vera 72'
Urruti  82'
Cerén  90+1'		 Report Cerrillo  15'
Schön  30'
Tafari 54'
Pepi 58'
Acosta  65'
Hedges  83'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 13,548
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 29, 2021 4 Austin FC 3–5 FC Dallas Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT 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 11, 2021 6 Houston Dynamo FC 3–0 Austin FC Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Dorsey 1'
Picault 24',  39', 65'
Lundqvist  52'		 Report Pochettino  22'
Ring  44'
Berhalter  51'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 14,070
Referee: Ismael Elfath
September 18, 2021 7 Houston Dynamo FC 3–2 FC Dallas Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Dorsey 5'
Picault 20'
Valentin  40'
Quintero 59' (pen.)		 Report Obrian 86', 90+4'
Schön  90+6'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 12,353
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 24, 2021 8 Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, TX
3:00 p.m. CDT Maric 7' (o.g.)
Driussi 45+4'		 Report Cascante 90+2' (o.g.) Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 30, 2021 9 FC Dallas 2–1 Austin FC Frisco, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Ferreira 38'
Jara 80'		 Report Fagundez 36' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,080
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

2022

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season


2022 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  Austin FC
(C) 		4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
2
  FC Dallas
 4 1 3 0 7 6 +1 6
3
  Houston Dynamo FC
 4 0 1 3 5 9 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 10/24/2022. Source: https://copatejas.com/
(C) Champions

  Austin FC win   FC Dallas win   Houston Dynamo FC win   Draw

April 23, 2022 1 FC Dallas 2—1 Houston Dynamo FC Frisco, TX
2:00 p.m. CDT Farfan  2'
Cerrillo  71'
Ntsabeleng 87'
Quignon 90+3'  90+5'		 Report Ferreira 33'
Dorsey  35'
Carrasquilla  78'
Bartlow  90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,792
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 30, 2022 2 Houston Dynamo FC 1—2 Austin FC Houston, TX
12:30 p.m. CDT Ferreira 5'
Carrasquilla  47'
Hadebe  50'
Parker  88'		 Report Driussi  36', 66'
Pereira 39'
Ring  62'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 16,296
Referee: Ted Unkle
June 25, 2022 3 Austin FC 2—2 FC Dallas Austin, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Jiménez  10'
Gabrielsen  20'
Felipe  45+1'
Driussi 72'
Hoesen 85'		 Report Arriola 58'
Servania 64'
Martínez  82'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 9, 2022 4 Houston Dynamo FC 2—2 FC Dallas Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Steres  41'
Lundqvist  47'
Úlfarsson 69'
Zeca  86'
Hadebe 90+11'		 Report Hedges  17' 27'
Quignon  22'
Ferreira  85' 90+3'
Farfan  88'
Servania  90+8'  90+13'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 21,284
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 12, 2022 5 Austin FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Fagúndez 15'
Urruti 57'
Lima  66'
Ring 70'		 Report Carrasquilla 11'
Hadebe  14'
Lundqvist  62'
Herrera  80'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Chris Penso
July 16, 2022 6 FC Dallas 1–1 Austin FC Frisco, TX
8:00 p.m. CDT Arriola 42'
Velasco  70'		 Report Fagúndez 79'
Felipe  90+6'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,833
Referee: Armando Villarreal

2023

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season


2023 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  Austin FC
(C) 		4 2 0 2 7 3 +4 6
2
  Houston Dynamo FC
 4 1 2 1 3 5 −2 5
3
  FC Dallas
 4 1 2 1 2 4 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on 10/1/2023. Source: https://copatejas.com/
(C) Champions

  Austin FC win   FC Dallas win   Houston Dynamo FC win   Draw

May 20, 2023 1 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo FC Frisco, TX
8:30 p.m. CDT Obrian 53' Report Gasper  25'
Úlfarsson 85'
Escobar  90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 27, 2023 2 Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Austin FC Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Herrera 37'
Quiñónes  67'
Franco 87'
Micael  90+3'		 Report Zardes 22'
Cascante  30'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,055
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 21, 2023 3 Austin FC 3–0 FC Dallas Austin, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 24, 2023 4 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 26, 2023 5 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin FC Frisco, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report Pereira  45'  67' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 18,267
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 30, 2023 6 Houston Dynamo FC 0–0 FC Dallas Houston, TX
8:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

2024

Main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season


2024 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1
  FC Dallas
(C) 		5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10 2.00
2
  Austin FC
 6 3 0 3 6 7 −1 9 1.50
3
  Houston Dynamo FC
 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4 0.80
Source: MLS Copa Tejas
(C) Champions

  Austin FC win   FC Dallas win   Houston Dynamo FC win   Draw

March 30, 2024 1 Austin FC 2–1 FC Dallas Austin, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 20, 2024 2 Houston Dynamo FC 0–1 Austin FC Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Rigoni 86' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 27, 2024 3 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo FC Frisco, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 11, 2024 4 FC Dallas 2–1 Austin FC Frisco, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 15, 2024 5 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
May 18, 2024 6 Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 FC Dallas Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,284
Referee: Tori Penso
July 17, 2024 7 FC Dallas 3–1 Austin FC Frisco, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report Zardes 16' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 21, 2024 8 Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo FC Austin, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Carrasquilla 83' Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas

2025

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season
2025 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1
  Houston Dynamo FC
 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 2.00
2
  FC Dallas
 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 1.50
3
  Austin FC
 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 0.00
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2025. Source: MLS Copa Tejas

  Austin FC win   FC Dallas win   Houston Dynamo FC win   Draw

February 22 1 Houston Dynamo FC 1–2 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CST Bassi 18' Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,623
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 26 2 Houston Dynamo FC 2–0 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Chris Penso
May 17 3 FC Dallas 0–2 Houston Dynamo FC Frisco, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Tori Penso
August 9 4 Austin FC v Houston Dynamo FC Austin, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
August 16 5 Austin FC v FC Dallas Austin, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
September 13 6 FC Dallas v Austin FC Frisco, Texas
7:30 pm CST Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Division 2

El Paso FC
San Antonio FC
Copa Tejas Division 2
Club Titles Years
Austin Bold FC[a] 1 2019
El Paso Locomotive FC 2 2021, 2024
Rio Grande Valley FC[b] 0
San Antonio FC 2 2022, 2023
  1. ^ Franchise relocated after completion of the 2021 USL-C season[7]
  2. ^ Franchise ceased operations after the 2023 USL-C season[8]
Year Champions Second Third Fourth
2019 Austin Bold FC San Antonio FC Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso Locomotive FC
2020 Not held due to COVID–19
2021 El Paso Locomotive FC Austin Bold FC Rio Grande Valley FC San Antonio FC
2022 San Antonio FC Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso Locomotive FC –
2023 San Antonio FC Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso Locomotive FC –
2024 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio FC – –

2019

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season
2019 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  Austin Bold FC
 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
2
  San Antonio FC
 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
3
  Rio Grande Valley FC
 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
4
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4
Source: https://copatejas.com/

  Austin Win   El Paso Win   Rio Grande Valley Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

March 23, 2019 1 El Paso 2–2 Rio Grande Valley El Paso
8:30 p.m. MST Ross 45+1'
Rebellón  59'
Contreras  72'
Gebhard 78'		 USLC Report Dunwell  47'
Hernandez  66', 79'
Duvall  69'
Enríquez 90'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
March 30, 2019 2 Austin 1–0 San Antonio Del Valle
7:30 p.m. CDT McFarlane  59'
Kléber 78'		 SAN Report Maguraushe  25'
Hernandez  54'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
April 21, 2019 3 Austin 0–0 El Paso Del Valle
4:00 p.m. CDT Okugo  62' USLC Report N'Toko  44'
Kiffe  79'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 25, 2019 4 Rio Grande Valley 3–1 San Antonio Edinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Enríquez 30'
Salazar 36', 58'
Dunwell  74'
Lemoine  90+3'		 SAN Report Guzmán 70'
Yaro  86'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 22, 2019 5 Rio Grande Valley 0–1 Austin Edinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Castellanos  22'
Adams  83'		 USLC Report Saramutin  32'
McFarlane  41'
Lima 50'
Kléber  55'
Tyrpak  88'
Okugo  90+4'
Restrepo  90+6'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
June 26, 2019 6 San Antonio 0–0 El Paso San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Ackon  45'
Barmby  58'  63'		 SAN Report Beckie  16'
Ketterer  44'
Gebhard  87'
Gómez  90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 3, 2019 7 San Antonio 3–0 Austin San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Okugo 8' (o.g.)
Bryant  41'
Forbes 50'
Gallegos  64'
Ackon  67'
Parano 70'
Greene  90+2'		 SAN Report Báez  45'
Guadarrama  76'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,514
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 17, 2019 8 El Paso 1–3 San Antonio El Paso
7:00 p.m. MST Fox  13', 28'
Salgado  90+2'		 SAN Report López 8', 45+3'
Eboussi  34'
Jamieson 52'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 17, 2019 9 San Antonio 2–2 Rio Grande Valley San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Barmby 14'
Parano 44'
Greene  68'
López  88'		 SAN Report Fuenmayor  31'
Martinez  38'
Samuels  45+4'
Castellanos  51'
Small 75'
Ackon 80' (o.g.)
Rodriguez  87'
Jackson  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,533
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 24, 2019 10 Rio Grande Valley 1–0 El Paso Edinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Bird 46' ELP Report Ryan  56'  90+1' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 1, 2019 11 Austin 3–0 Rio Grande Valley Del Valle
7:30 p.m. CDT Twumasi 33'
Taylor  55'
Lima 60'
Promise  72', 87'		 AUS Report
USL Report		 Corti  44'
Enríquez  57'
Fuenmayor  77'
Coronado  85'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 10, 2019 12 El Paso 1–1 Austin El Paso
8:00 p.m. MST Monsalvez  42'
Velásquez 76' (pen.)		 ELP Report
AUS Report
USL Report		 Mallace  35'
Okugo  45+3'
Kléber  53'
Lima  77', 81'
Taylor  82'
Soto  90+3'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

2020

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season


Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the announcement of the updated format for the remainder of the 2020 USL Championship season, the 2020 Copa Tejas competition was not played-out as originally scheduled. El Paso Locomotive FC was put in Group C while Austin Bold FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, and San Antonio FC were placed in Group D.[9] Therefore, the Copa Tejas was not awarded in 2020.[2]

2021

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season


2021 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 12 7 2 3 24 16 +8 23
2
  Austin Bold FC
 12 3 6 3 10 17 −7 15
3
  Rio Grande Valley FC
 12 3 5 4 17 17 0 14
4
  San Antonio FC
 12 3 4 5 15 16 −1 13
Source: https://copatejas.com/

  Austin Win   El Paso Win   Rio Grande Valley Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

May 16, 2021 1 Rio Grande Valley 2–1 San Antonio Edinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Kuzain 42'
Sorto 57'
Robinson  75'
López  90+6'		 Report Patiño  31', 68'
Lema  45'
Cuello  45+3'
Khmiri  78'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,610
Referee: Melvin Rivas
May 22, 2021 2 El Paso 1–0 Rio Grande Valley El Paso
8:30 p.m. MST Solignac 1'
Ryan  45+2'
Ross  62'
Mares  77'
Borelli  89'		 Amoh  70'  80' Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 29, 2021 3 San Antonio 1–1 Rio Grande Valley San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Lema  34'
Epps 40'
Cuello  80'		 Report Pimentel  42'
J. Sánchez  55'
Azócar 89'
V. Sánchez  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 3,852
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 3, 2021 4 Austin 0–1 El Paso Del Valle
8:00 p.m. CDT Ycaza  9'
Garcia  29'
Hinds  57'
Báez  71'
Okoli  87'		 Report Yuma  39'
Rebellón  51'
Luna 56'
Zendejas  81'
Solignac  90+2'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 16, 2021 5 Rio Grande Valley 1–2 Austin Edinburg
7:00 p.m. CDT Diz Pe  13'
Cerritos 21'
Kuzain  58'
Cabezas  75'
Pimentel  82'		 Report Okali 55'
Okali  90'
Gracia 90+6'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2572
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 19, 2021 6 San Antonio FC 1–1 Rio Grande FC San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Dhillon 13'
Lindley  14'
Dhillon  17'
Varela  66'
Lema  90'
Doyle  90+5'		 Report Sorto 22'
Sanchez  58'
Alburquerque  64'
Sanchez  90+1'
Ramsey  90+5'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3920
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 30, 2021 7 Rio Grande Valley 3–2 El Paso Edinburg
7:00 p.m. CDT Manley 5'
Kuzain 61'
Lopez 73'
Vera  87'
Kuzain  90+3'		 Report Aguinaga 31'
Luna  77'
Solignac 82'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2445
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 3, 2021 8 San Antonio 0–1 Austin San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Doyle  15'
Lindley  41'
Patino  71'
Deplagne  79'		 Report Diouf 2'
Diouf  33'
Gordon  45' Baez  52'
Okoli 60
Panicco  77'
Soto  83'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6243
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 7, 2021 9 Austin 1–1 Rio Grande Valley Del Valle
8:00 p.m. CDT Hinds  16'
Sarkodie  45+1'
Sarkodie 48'
Adamolekun  88'		 Report Kuzain  45+2'
Cabezas  45+3'
Pimental  52'
Azocar 62'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 686
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 24, 2021 10 Rio Grande Valley 1–1 Austin Edinburg
8:00 p.m. CDT Cabezas 8'
Cabezas  56'
Lopez  67'
Deric  85'		 Report Torres  35'  50'
Baez  79'
Baez 85'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Brad Jensen
July 28, 2021 11 San Antonio 1–2 El Paso San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Lindley  23'
Sjoberg  27'
Abu  42'
Sjoberg 74'		 Report Solignac 18'
Bahner  30'
Luna  37'
Ryan  58'
Luna 71'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 31, 2021 12 Austin 0–3 San Antonio Del Valle
8:00 p.m. CDT Gordon  12'
Ycaza  20'
Okoli  23'
Garcia  29'
Taylor  37'
Hinds  40'
Panicco  67'		 Report Cuello 30'
Gallegos  34'
Abu  45+4'
Deplange  59'
Nathan 69'
Gallegos 74'
Maloney  90+5'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,577
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 4, 2021 13 El Paso 2–0 San Antonio El Paso
8:00 p.m. MST Luna 29'
King  37'
Aguinaga  44'
Aguinaga 45+2'
Jerome  68'
Rebellon  70'  77'		 Report Deplange  12'
Maloney  56'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 7, 2021 14 El Paso 3–0 Austin El Paso
7:30 p.m. CDT Fox 59'
Mares 72'
Carrijo 90+3'		 Report Garcia  86' Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 8, 2021 15 Rio Grande Valley 1–2 San Antonio Edinburg
8:30 p.m. MST Azocar 35'
Robinson  38'
Njie  77'
Pimental  79'		 Report Nathan 18'
Khmiri  50'
Nathan 58'
Abu  60'
Cardone  78'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,495
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 17, 2021 16 Austin 1–1 Rio Grande Valley Del Valle
8:00 p.m. CDT Baez 26'
Diouf  40'
Avila  44'		 Report Diz Pe  8'
Manley  24'
Amoh 35'
Riley  55'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 531
Referee: Tori Penso
August 21, 2021 17 El Paso 3–1 Rio Grande Valley El Paso
8:30 p.m. MST Rebellon  7'
Solignac 67'
Velasquez 89'
Mares 90+6'		 Report Murphy  24'
Amoh 38'
Pimentel  82'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 28, 2021 18 San Antonio 2–1 El Paso San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Epps 32'
PC  41'
Dhillon 90+3',  90+3'		 Report Fox  24'
Velasquez 54'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 7, 2021 19 Austin 2–1 San Antonio Del Valle
8:00 p.m. CDT Garcia  36', 45'
Fernandez 40'
Baez  72'
Avila  83'
Soto  88'		 Report Sjoberg  32'
Dhillon 42'
PC  56'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 22, 2021 20 Austin 2–2 El Paso Del Valle
8:00 p.m. CDT Stefano 31'
Guadarrama 90+4'		 Report Luna 70'
Gómez 83'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 6, 2021 21 El Paso 3–3 San Antonio El Paso
8:00 p.m. MST King 57'
Ross 73'
Luna 85'		 Report Dhillon 10'
Deplagne 27'
Ford 90+4'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 20, 2021 22 El Paso 3–0 Austin El Paso
8:00 p.m. MST Gómez 23'
Solignac 48'
Luna 90'		 Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 23, 2021 23 San Antonio 0–0 Austin San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,516
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
October 30, 2021 24 Rio Grande Valley 4–1 El Paso Edinburg
8:30 p.m. CDT Lopez 7'
Ycaza  14' 79'
Azocar  45+2'
Edwards 45+4'  45+4' 59'
Vera  90+1'		 Report Borelli  45'
Herrera 52'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,440
Referee: John Griggs

2022

Main article: 2022 USL Championship season


2022 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  San Antonio FC
 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 10[a]
2
  Rio Grande Valley FC
 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5
3
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 4 0 1 3 0 4 −4 1
Source: https://copatejas.com/
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the uneven schedule, San Antonio FC's match against RGV on 3/27/22 did not count as a Copa Tejas match.[10]

  El Paso Win   Rio Grande Valley Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

April 16, 2022 1 San Antonio FC 1–0 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Collier 11'
Giro  38'
Garcia  41'
Maloney  69'
Taintor  90+5'		 Report Brockbank  18'
Borelli  64'
Luna  90+7'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 28, 2022 2 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–3 San Antonio FC Edinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Cabezas 41'
Ycaza  56'
López  71'
Hernández  76'
Pimentel  77'
Ackwei  79'
Malešević  80'
Herrera 90+2'		 Report Dhillon 26',  31', 87'
Traore  31'
Garcia  43'
Khmiri  45+5'
Taintor 62',  79'
Delem  89'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,053
Referee: Melvin Rivas
June 29, 2022 3 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Hernández  83' Report Sonupe  32'
Yuma  61'  83'
Velásquez  90'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 23, 2022 4 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 San Antonio FC El Paso
8:30 p.m. CDT Yuma  43'
Gómez  83'
Azcona  88'		 Report Abdul-Salaam  11'
Patiño 47'
Abu  74'
Gomez  81'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,333
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 20, 2022 5 San Antonio FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC San Antonio
8:00 p.m. CDT Khmiri  17'
Abu  18'
Farr  43'
Adeniran  45'
Maloney  53'
Gomez 59'
Bailone  84'
Taintor  90', 90+6'		 Report Pinzon 34'
Ward 36',  90+5'
Ycaza  80'
Coronado  90+9'  90+10'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 7, 2022 6 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–2 Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso
8:00 p.m. CDT Hinds  13'
Borelli		 Report López 72'
Pinzon 80'
Torres  86'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,589
Referee: Mark Allatin

2023

Main article: 2023 USL Championship season


2023 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  San Antonio FC
 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8
2
  Rio Grande Valley FC
 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5
3
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 4 0 2 2 6 10 −4 2
Source: https://copatejas.com/

  El Paso Win   Rio Grande Valley Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

June 10, 2023 1 San Antonio FC 2–2 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 p.m. CDT Taintor 4',  45+3'
Abu  7'
Hernandez  56'
Adeniran 60'
Marcina  67'		 Report Gómez 11'
Navarro  15'
McCue  36'
Solignac  45+2', 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,706
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
July 12, 2023 2 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–2 San Antonio FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 p.m. CDT Calvillo 29' (pen.),  90+6'
Clarhaut  38'
Kostyshyn  38'
Hinds  59'
Borelli  85'
Herrera  90+6'
Lyons  90+6'		 Report Zouhir 58', 62',  90+6'
Batista  80'  90+6'
Hernández  90+6'
Oluwaseyi  90+6'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,785
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 15, 2023 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm Calvillo  22'
Solignac  66'
Zacarías  77'
Rose  80'
Gómez 88'
Navarro  90+6'		 Report Cabrera 38',  41'
Benítez  71'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 29, 2023 4 Rio Grande Valley FC 5–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
Davila 7', 20'
Calvillo 34' (o.g.)
Cabrera 59'
Kinzner  70'
Torres 74' (pen.)
López  86'		 Report Solignac 3' (pen.)
Gómez 16',  51'
Zacarías  24'
Calvillo  40'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: Alejo Calume
August 16, 2023 5 San Antonio FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Patiño 13'
Zouhir 30'
Garcia  83'
Hayes  86'		 Report Cerro 11' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,034
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 30, 2023 6 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Ruiz  45'
Ricketts  82'
Cabezas  90'		 Report Patiño  24'
Hayes  67'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

2024

Main article: 2024 USL Championship season
2024 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2
  San Antonio FC
 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2024. Source: https://copatejas.com/

  El Paso Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

June 5, 2024 1 San Antonio FC 0–1 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 p.m. CDT Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,805
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 9, 2024 2 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 San Antonio FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Servando Berna Rico

2025

Main article: 2025 USL Championship season
2025 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  San Antonio FC
 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
2
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
First match(es) will be played: July 4, 2025. Source: https://copatejas.com/

  El Paso Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

July 4 1 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–2 San Antonio FC El Paso, Texas
TBD
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Thomas Snyder
October 25 2 San Antonio FC v El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, Texas
Stadium: Toyota Field

Shield

Club Titles Years
Austin Bold FC† 0
Austin FC 0
Dallas Trinity FC 0
El Paso Locomotive FC 1 2021
FC Dallas 0
Houston Dash 0
Houston Dynamo FC 1 2024
Rio Grande Valley FC†† 0
San Antonio FC 2 2022, 2023

† Franchise folded after completion of the 2021 USLC season
†† Franchise folded after completion of the 2023 USLC season

Year Champions Runners-up
2021 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio FC
2022 San Antonio FC Austin FC
2023 San Antonio FC Houston Dynamo FC
2024 Houston Dynamo FC Austin FC
2025 results summary
Pos Team Pld PPG
1
  San Antonio FC
 15 1.60
2
  Dallas Trinity FC
 28 1.54
3
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 15 1.53
4
  Austin FC
 20 1.30
5
  Houston Dynamo FC
 20 1.15
6
  FC Dallas
 19 1.11
7
  Houston Dash
 13 0.85
Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 2025. Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/competitions

Top Scorers

Division 1

Stats as of 5/17/2025 – Bold denotes still active with team

Position Name Team Goals
1 Fafà Picault Houston Dynamo FC 6
Jesús Ferreira FC Dallas
Sebastian Driussi Austin FC
5 Jáder Obrian FC Dallas/Austin FC 5
Diego Fagundez Austin FC
Gyasi Zardes Austin FC
Petar Musa FC Dallas
8 Ricardo Pepi FC Dallas 3
Julio Cascante Austin FC
Paul Arriola FC Dallas
Griffin Dorsey Houston Dynamo FC
11 Sebastián Ferreira Houston Dynamo FC 2
Tomás Pochettino Austin FC
Alexander Ring Austin FC
Thorleifur Úlfarsson Houston Dynamo FC
Ethan Finlay Austin FC
Nkosi Tafari FC Dallas
Adalberto Carrasquilla Houston Dynamo FC
Amine Bassi Houston Dynamo FC
20 Cecilio Dominguez Austin FC 1
Iván Franco Houston Dynamo FC
Teenage Hadebe Houston Dynamo FC
Matt Hedges FC Dallas/Austin FC
Héctor Herrera Houston Dynamo FC
Danny Hoesen Austin FC
Ryan Hollingshead FC Dallas
Franco Jara FC Dallas
Tsiki Ntsabeleng FC Dallas
Tyler Pasher Houston Dynamo FC
Daniel Pereira Austin FC
Facundo Quignon FC Dallas
Darwin Quintero Houston Dynamo FC
Brandon Servania FC Dallas
Maximiliano Urruti Austin FC
Matías Vera Houston Dynamo FC
Diego Rubio Austin FC
Emiliano Rigoni Austin FC
Sebastien Ibeagha FC Dallas
Marco Farfan FC Dallas
Anderson Julio FC Dallas
Ondřej Lingr Houston Dynamo FC
Ezequiel Ponce Houston Dynamo FC
Jack McGlynn Houston Dynamo FC

Division 2

Stats as of February 23, 2025 – Bold denotes still active with team

Position Name Team Goals
1 Luis Solignac El Paso Locomotive FC/San Antonio FC 8
2 Diego Luna El Paso Locomotive FC 6
André Lima Austin Bold FC
Justin Dhillon San Antonio FC/El Paso Locomotive FC
5 Aarón Gómez El Paso Locomotive FC 5
Santiago Patiño San Antonio FC
6 Nathan Fogaça San Antonio FC 4
Juan Carlos Azócar Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Sebastián Velásquez El Paso Locomotive FC
10 Elvis Amoh Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3
Frank López San Antonio FC/Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Mitchell Taintor San Antonio FC
Rida Zouhir San Antonio FC
13 Kyle Edwards Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2
Wan Kuzain Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Rodrigo Lopez Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Christian Sorto Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Dylan Mares El Paso Locomotive FC
José Aguinaga El Paso Locomotive FC
Xavier Báez Austin Bold FC
Fabien Garcia Austin Bold FC/San Antonio FC
Marcus Epps San Antonio FC
Andrew Fox El Paso Locomotive FC
Cristian Parano San Antonio FC
Jesús Enríquez Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Michael Salazar Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Elliot Collier San Antonio FC
Juan David Cabezas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Christian Pinzón Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Taylor Davila Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Wilmer Cabrera Jr. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros/El Paso Locomotive FC
32 Emil Cuello San Antonio FC 1
Mathieu Deplagne San Antonio FC
Kortne Ford San Antonio FC
Jose Gallegos San Antonio FC
Axel Sjöberg San Antonio FC
Ates Diouf San Antonio FC
Collin Fernandez Austin Bold FC
Sonny Guadarrama Austin Bold FC
Stefano Pinho Austin Bold FC
Kofi Sarkodie Austin Bold FC
Sean Okoli Austin Bold FC
Macauley King El Paso Locomotive FC
Chapa Herrera El Paso Locomotive FC
Leandro Carrijó El Paso Locomotive FC
Nick Ross El Paso Locomotive FC
Alexis Cerritos Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Carter Manley Rio Grande Valley FC Toros/San Antonio FC
Derek Gebhard El Paso Locomotive FC
Emilio Ycaza Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Kléber Austin Bold FC
Isaac Promise Austin Bold FC
Ema Twumasi Austin Bold FC
Éver Guzmán San Antonio FC
Amobi Okugo Austin Bold FC
Billy Forbes San Antonio FC
Bradford Jamieson IV San Antonio FC
Jack Barmby Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Romilio Hernandez Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Carlos Small Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Ebenezer Ackon Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Eric Bird Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
David Loera San Antonio FC
Dylan Borczak Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Duilio Herrera San Antonio FC/Rio Grande Valley FC
Shannon Gomez San Antonio FC
Akeem Ward Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Samuel Adeniran San Antonio FC
Eric Calvillo El Paso Locomotive FC
José Torres Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Ian Cerro Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Brandan Craig El Paso Locomotive FC
Jake LaCava San Antonio FC
Miles Lyons El Paso Locomotive FC

Cup Scoring

The Division 1 and Division 2 Copa Tejas format is similar to the Cascadia Cup, although in the Copa Tejas uneven numbers of games can be played - points from all games between the teams count toward the total. Points are earned during the regular season: three for a victory, one for a draw, and no points for a loss. The team that accumulates the most points during the regular USL season, excluding possible U.S. Open Cup match ups and league playoffs, will be awarded the trophy at the conclusion of the league season, and will keep it and bragging rights for a year. If a tiebreaker is necessary, it will be determined from goal differential and other criteria.

The winner each year is decided by these criteria, in order:[11]

  • Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  • Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  • Greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
  • Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  • Greater goal difference in all cup matches
  • Greater number of goals scored in all cup matches
  • Smaller number of disciplinary points in all cup matches (yellow = 1 point, red = 2 points)

Shield Scoring

The Copa Tejas Shield format is similar to the Supporters Shield awarded by Major League Soccer's Supporters Shield Foundation. Total points for a team across a its regular season will be divided by the number of matches played for an average points per game total. The team with the highest average points per game will be awarded the Copa Tejas Shield. In the event of a tiebreaker, the following criteria will be used to break the tie:[11]

  • Goal difference average
  • Fewest disciplinary points
  • Away goals average
  • Away goal difference
  • Home goals average
  • Home goal difference
  • Coin toss if two teams tied and draw straws if three teams tied.

References

  1. ^ a b "San Antonio Fc Travels to Face Austin Bold Fc". March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Copa Tejas News". CopaTejas.com. Copa Tejas. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Texas-based supporters groups announce MLS division of Copa Tejas". March 22, 2021. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Texas-Based Ownership Group Purchases Austin Bold FC". USLChampionship.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Rio Grande Valley FC Cease Operations". www.RGVFC.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. ^ @copatejas (November 8, 2024). "Welcome @dallastrinityfc & @TheUnstabled !" (Tweet). Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Texas-Based Ownership Group Purchases Austin Bold FC". USL Championship. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Rio Grande Valley FC Cease Operations". www.RGVFC.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Season Format". June 24, 2020. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "USL COPA TEJAS 2022". Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Copa Tejas". Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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