Houston FC
Football club
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Houston FC is an American pre-professional soccer club based in Houston, founded in 2016 by Bruce Talbot.[1] Head coach Bruce Talbot[2] played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels,[3] and has experience coaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[3] as well as at Clemson University.[3] The team began as a youth team competing in the Super Y-League.[1] Its second year Houston FC started a senior team that currently competes in USL League Two.[4][5] Then in 2022, the team expanded and began competing in the United Premier Soccer League[6][7]
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| Full name | Houston Football Club | ||
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| Founded | December 16, 2016 | ||
| Stadium | Sorrels Field | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Bruce Talbot | ||
| President | Duncan Green | ||
| Head Coach | Bruce Talbot | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2025 | 5th, Lone Star Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Mid South | did not enter | did not qualify |
| 2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Mid South | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 6th, Mid South | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | 4 | USL League Two | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | 4 | USL League Two | 6th, Mid South | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 4 | USL League Two | 2nd, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | 4 | USL League Two | 5th, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | 4 | USL League Two | 4th, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | 4 | USL League Two | 5th, Lone Star | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Notable Achievements
In 2019 as a 3 year old club 9 players from the team committed to play college soccer as covered in a new section done by ABC13 Houston.[8] In 2020 Houston FC fought their way into the first round of U.S. Open Cup qualifiers coming back from a 3-0 deficit then losing in penalties.[9] In the 2023 USL League Two season, central midfielder Clancey Skea made it into the final round of voting for the "League Two Young Player of the Year Award".[10] In 2025 long time Houston FC goalkeeper Daniel Namani signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[11][12] Also in 2025, Houston FC won the United Premier Soccer League Texas South[13] conference with a 7-1-2 record, going undefeated away.
Media
Houston FC USL2 Halftime Huddle
Houston FC USL2 Lineup VS El Sur
Houston FC Pre-Game Huddle
Houston FC Practice Scrimmage
Houston FC Halftime Walkout
