2026 North Texas SC season

North Texas SC
2026 season
Owner	FC Dallas; (Clark and Dan Hunt)
Chairman	Matt Denny
Head coach	John Gall
Stadium	Texas Health Mansfield Stadium
MLSNP	Frontier Division: 4t ; Western Conference: 1st; MLSNP: 1st
Top goalscorer	League: Edu Nys (5 Goals); All: Edu Nys (5 Goals)
Highest home attendance	1,288 vs Colorado Rapids 2 March 7
Lowest home attendance	1,288 vs Colorado Rapids 2 March 7
Average home league attendance	1,288
Biggest win	Sporting Kansas City II 1–4 North Texas SC April 4
Biggest defeat	Houston Dynamo 2 2–0 North Texas SC March 21
Home colors	Away colors
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	All statistics correct as of 07:28, January 7, 2026 (UTC).

OwnerFC Dallas
(Clark and Dan Hunt)

ChairmanMatt Denny

Head coach John Gall

StadiumTexas Health Mansfield Stadium

The 2026 North Texas SC season is the club's eighth season. The first three seasons North Texas SC competed in USL League One, including the inaugural 2019 season.^{[citation needed]} North Texas SC was the inaugural champions in USL League One.^{[citation needed]} In December 2021, North Texas SC announced that they would compete in the inaugural MLS Next Pro season, a new division three league in American soccer.^{[citation needed]} They are the Defending League Champions. This season they will move to Texas Health Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas in 2026.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	USA	Ian Charles (^[B])
6	MF	ITA	Umberto Pelà
8	MF	NGA	Favour Aroyameh
10	MF	BEL	Edu Nys
11	MF	TRI	Nathaniel James
12	DF	USA	Jonah Bigger
13	GK	USA	Erik Dymora
16	MF	JAM	Nicholas Simmonds
18	MF	USA	Tommy Ospina
19	MF	FRA	Marlon Luccin
20	MF	USA	Jaidyn Contreras
21	DF	USA	Zach Molomo
22	DF	BRA	Álvaro Augusto (^[A])
23	FW	USA	Samuel Sedeh (^[A])
24	DF	USA	Josh Torquato (^[B])
25	DF	USA	Jonah Gibson
26	DF	USA	Slade Starnes
27	MF	USA	Caleb Swann (^[B])
29	DF	USA	Enzo Newman (^[A])
31	GK	USA	Thomas Burchfield
36	FW	POL	Daniel Baran (^[A])
43	GK	USA	Aiden Jordan
46	DF	USA	Isaiah Kaakoush
50	MF	USA	Diego Garcia (^[A])
55	DF	USA	Wyatt Easterly
57	GK	USA	Nico Montoya
59	MF	USA	Christopher Salazar

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	transaction	Fee	Ref.
January 5, 2026	GK	31	Thomas Burchfield	Austin FC Academy	signing	N/A	^[1]
January 14, 2026	MF	45	Ian Charles	UCLA Bruins	signing	N/A	^[2]
January 23, 2026	MF	11	Nathaniel James	Portland Hearts of Pine	signing	N/A	^[3]
February 9, 2026	MF	10	Edouard Nys	UIC Flames	signing	N/A	^[4]
February 10, 2026	GK	13	Eryk Dymora	Duke Blue Devils	signing	N/A	^[5]
February 16, 2026	MF	6	Umberto Pelà	Virginia Cavaliers	signing	N/A	^[6]
February 25, 2026	DF	12	Jonah Biggar	South Carolina Gamecocks	signing	N/A	^[7]
February 27, 2026	MF	18	Timothy Ospina	Kansas City Roos	signing	N/A	^[8]
February 28, 2026	DF	25	Jonah Gibson	FC Dallas Academy	signing	N/A	^[9]
March 24, 2026	DF		Leandro Gonçalves	São Caetano	signing	N/A	^[10]

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
January 5, 2026	DF	5	James Bulkeley	[[]]	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	FW	9	Gianluca Cangiano	[[]]	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	DF	4	Mohamed Cisset	Atlanta United 2	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]^[12]
January 5, 2026	DF	3	Gavin Gall	[[]]	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	GK	1	JT Harms	Forward Madison FC	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]^[13]
January 5, 2026	MF	79	Leo Orejarena	FC Cincinnati 2	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]^[14]
January 5, 2026	FW	10	Faisu Sangare	[[]]	Option Declined	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	MF	6	Aaron Essel	St. Johnstone	Loan Expired	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	DF	18	Jackson DuBois	New Mexico United	Loan Expired	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	DF	25	Kaka Scabin	FC Dallas	Signed to a homegrown contract	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	MF	17	Jaidyn Contreras	FC Dallas	Signed to a homegrown contract	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	MF	23	Caleb Swann	FC Dallas	Signed to a homegrown contract	N/A	^[11]
January 5, 2026	FW	11	Sam Sarver	FC Dallas	Signed to the first team	N/A	^[11]

January 31	North Texas SC	8–1	Foro SC	Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM CST	Trialist 5 10' Baran 21' (pen.) Trialist 4 37' Sedeh 52', 76', 83', 88' Flowers 74'		17'	Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center

February 4	North Texas SC	4–1	TenFifteen FC	Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM CST	Salazar 61' Contreras 69' James 75' Baran 78'		72'	Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center

2026 North Texas SC season

Transfers

In

Out

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Midseason friendlies

Competitive fixtures

MLS Next Pro regular season

League

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Top assists

Disciplinary record

Awards and honors

MLS NEXT Player of the Matchweek

MLS NEXT Goal of the Matchweek

References

Related Articles

February 7	FC Tulsa	3–0	North Texas SC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
3:00 PM CST	57' 69' 87'			Stadium: ONEOK Field

February 11	North Texas SC	7–0	Sporting NTX	Frisco, Texas
6:30 PM CST	Trialist 3 7' Sedeh 30' Luccin 33' Trialist 6 48' Molomo 49' Baran 64', 87'			Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center

February 14	North Texas SC	Cancelled	Houston Christian Huskies	Frisco, Texas
10:00 AM CST	Luccin 16'			Stadium: Field 4

February 21	North Texas SC	2–1	SMU Mustangs	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CST	Simmonds 21' James 80'		59'	Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center

March 1 1	Real Monarchs	2–2 (4–3 p)	North Texas SC	Herriman, Utah
4:30 PM CST	Wentzel 38' Barea 55' Marquez 59' Villa 82' Rodrigues dos Santos 89' Calderón 90+3'	Report	Nys 40' 86' Simmonds 83'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Robert Vincze
	Penalties
	Zambrano Calderón Rodrigues dos Santos Barea		Baran Simmonds Aroyameh Luccin Nys

March 7 2	North Texas SC	3–1	Colorado Rapids 2	Arlington, Texas
7:30 PM CST	Biggar 18' Nys 24', 42', 66' Contreras 38' Starnes 45+1'	Report	Harper 10' Copeland 36' Aquino 45+2' Thomas 61' Wathuta 64'	Stadium: Choctaw Stadium Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

March 15 3	Austin FC II	1–0	North Texas SC	Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CST	Ruszel 14' Burton 31' Barro 38' Thomas 52' Dănciuțiu 76' Barro 90+3'	Report	Starnes 19' Torquato 33' 58' Garcia 43' Nys 69'	Stadium: Parmer Field Referee: Stefan Perri

March 21 4	Houston Dynamo 2	2–0	North Texas SC	Houston, Texas
4:00 PM CST	Bell 14' Mwakutuya 36' Gonzalez 48' Rivera 53' Dohmann 62'	Report	Ospina 23' Dymora 80'	Stadium: SaberCats Stadium

April 4 5	Sporting KC II	1–4	North Texas SC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 PM CST	Haas 82'	Report	James 34', 43' Nys 40' Garcia 49' Ospina 65' 90+1'	Stadium: Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village Referee: Ryan Homik

April 10 6	North Texas SC	2–2 (5–4 p)	Sporting KC II	Arlington, Texas
7:30 PM CST	James 3', 77' Luccin 28' Ospina 84'	Report	Rodríguez 40' Quintero 44' Ikoba 90+1'	Stadium: Choctaw Stadium Referee: Joe Surgan
	Penalties
	Contreras Salazar Nys Newman Torquato		Ikoba Derksen Francis Mabie Russo

June 10 14	Whitecaps FC 2	v	North Texas SC	Burnaby, British Columbia
8:00 PM CST				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

July 31 19	Ventura County FC	v	North Texas SC	Thousand Oaks, California
6:00 PM CST				Stadium: William Rolland Stadium

April 19 7	Portland Timbers 2	2–2 (3–5 p)	North Texas SC	Portland, Oregon
3:00 PM CST	Guerra 53' Fernandez-Kim 57' Santos 62' (pen.) Bamford 65'	Report	Bigger 6' Lund 26' (o.g.) Contreras 49' Nys 82'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Ivan De Cristofaro
	Penalties
	Guerra Cervantes Lund Enriquez		Baran Salazar Nys James Torquato

April 26 8	Minnesota United FC 2	1–0	North Texas SC	St. Paul, Minnesota
3:00 PM CST	Fitz 74' Saidi 89'	Report	Biggar 17' 90+5'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Stephen Foster

May 2 9	North Texas SC	v	Austin FC II	Arlington, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Choctaw Stadium

May 9 10	Minnesota United FC 2	v	North Texas SC	Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: National Sports Center

May 16 11	North Texas SC	v	Sporting KC II	Arlington, Texas
				Stadium: Choctaw Stadium

May 23 12	North Texas SC	v	San Jose Earthquakes II	Arlington, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Choctaw Stadium

May 30 13	St. Louis City 2	v	North Texas SC	St Louis, Missouri
4:00 PM CST				Stadium: Energizer Park

July 4 15	North Texas SC	v	St. Louis City 2	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

July 11 16	Colorado Rapids 2	v	North Texas SC	Denver, Colorado
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium

July 25 18	North Texas SC	v	Los Angeles FC 2	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

August 8 20	North Texas SC	v	Tacoma Defiance	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

August 15 21	North Texas SC	v	Portland Timbers 2	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

August 19 22	North Texas SC	v	Austin FC II	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

August 22 23	North Texas SC	v	Minnesota United FC 2	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

August 28 24	St. Louis City 2	v	North Texas SC	St Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: Energizer Park

September 4 25	North Texas SC	v	Real Monarchs	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

September 9 26	North Texas SC	v	Houston Dynamo 2	Mansfield, Texas
7:45 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

September 13 27	North Texas SC	v	Houston Dynamo 2	Mansfield, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Mansfield Stadium

September 20 28	Colorado Rapids 2	v	North Texas SC	Denver, Colorado
4:00 PM CST				Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Next Pro		MLSNP Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	DF	USA	Ian Charles	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ITA	Umberto Pelà	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	NGA	Favour Aroyameh	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
10	MF	BEL	Edouard Nys	8	6	8+0	6	0+0	0
11	MF	TRI	Nathaniel James	8	4	8+0	4	0+0	0
12	DF	USA	Jonah Biggar	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	USA	Eryk Dymora	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	BRA	Leandro Gonçalves	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
15	FW	USA	Ricky Louis	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	JAM	Nicholas Simmonds	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0
17	DF	USA	Zach Molomo	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	FW	USA	Tommy Ospina	8	1	8+0	1	0+0	0
19	MF	FRA	Marlon Luccin	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0
20	MF	USA	Jaidyn Contreras	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	USA	Benji Flowers	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
22	DF	BRA	Álvaro Augusto	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	USA	Samuel Sedeh	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Josh Torquato	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	USA	Jonah Gibson	6	0	3+3	0	0+0	0
26	DF	USA	Slade Starnes	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	USA	Caleb Swann	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	USA	Enzo Newman	7	0	5+2	0	0+0	0
31	GK	USA	Thomas Burchfield	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	FW	POL	Daniel Baran	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
43	GK	USA	Aiden Jordan	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
46	DF	USA	Isaiah Kaakoush	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	DF	USA	Christian Wygant	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
50	MF	USA	Diego Garcia	8	0	7+1	0	0+0	0
55	DF	USA	Wyatt Easterly	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
57	GK	USA	Nico Montoya	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
59	MF	USA	Christopher Salazar	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0