North Texas SC
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| Full name | North Texas Soccer Club | ||
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| Founded | November 2, 2018 | ||
| Stadium | Texas Health Mansfield Stadium Mansfield, Texas | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Owners | FC Dallas (Clark and Dan Hunt) | ||
| General manager | Matt Denny | ||
| Head coach | John Gall | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2025 | 6th, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| Website | fcdallas.com/northtexassc | ||
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North Texas Soccer Club is a professional soccer club that competes in MLS Next Pro, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. North Texas SC currently plays most home games at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium, located in Mansfield, Texas. Before the 2022 restructuring of MLS reserve teams, the team competed in USL League One as one of the league's founding members.[1]
MLS Next Pro
On November 2, 2018, it was announced by FC Dallas that Dallas would be granted a side to play in the newly created United Soccer League third division for 2019.[1] The club then officially announced the name of the reserve side, North Texas SC, and crest on December 6, 2018.[2] In the team's first season, and despite playing mostly youth players from FC Dallas, North Texas SC won the USL League One championship, having already won the inaugural regular season title.[3] Moreover, the team announced in October that they would be moving from Toyota Stadium, where FC Dallas plays their games, to Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the 2020 USL League One season, where they share the newly modified stadium with XFL team the Dallas Renegades and Dallas Jackals of MLR.[3]
On December 11, 2024, North Texas SC announced that it will play all its home games in a new 7,000 seater soccer-specific stadium in Mansfield, Texas. The new stadium is set to open in 2026.[4]
The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[5]
Players and staff
Statistics and records
Season-by-season
- As of January 7, 2026
| Season | League | Position | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Top Scorer | |||||||||||||
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| Div | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2019 | 3 | USL1 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 56 | 2.00 | – | 1st | Champions | Did not enter * |  Ronaldo Damus |
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| 2020 | 3 | USL1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | 1.68 | – | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not enter * | Ronaldo Damus |
5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | USL1 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 40 | 1.42 | – | 6th | Quarter-finals | Did not enter * |  Gibran Rayo |
7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | MLSNP | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 46 | 1.92 | 4th, Western | 5th | Conference Semi-finals | Did not enter * |  Bernard Kamungo |
16 | |
| 2023 | 3 | MLSNP | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 36 | 1.29 | 9th, Western | 18th | Did not qualify | Did not enter* |  José Mulato |
11 | |
| 2024 | 3 | MLSNP | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 62 | 2.21 | 1st, Western | 1st | Champions | Did not enter |  Pedrinho |
13 | |
| 2025 | 3 | MLSNP | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 43 | 1.54 | 6th, Western | 12th | Conference Quarterfinals | Did not enter | Sam Sarver |
19 | |
| Total | 180 | 83 | 49 | 48 | 313 | 247 | +66 | 310 | 1.72 | — | — | — | — | Bernard Kamungo |
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| *Prior to 2024 MLS reserve team, North Texas SC was ineligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup. | ||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches record
- As of December 5, 2024
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Quill |  United States |
September 11, 2018 | December 22, 2021[10] | 75 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 124 | 84 | 48.00 |
| Pa-Modou Kah |  Norway |
January 21, 2022 | January 6, 2023 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 52.00 |
| Javier Cano |  Spain |
January 12, 2023 | July 17, 2023[11] | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 26.32 |
| John Gall |  Wales |
July 17, 2023[11][12] | June 11, 2024[13] | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 52.38 |
| Michel Garbini | Brazil |
June 11, 2024[14] | December 5, 2024 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 53.33 |
| John Gall | Wales |
December 5, 2024[14] | Present | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 59 | 37.93 |
Average attendance
| Year | Reg. season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,367 | 3,656 |
| 2020 | 885 | – |
| 2021 | 856 | – |
| 2022 | 931 | N/A |
| 2023 | 1,058 | – |
| 2024 | 1,090 | 3,382 |
| 2025 | 1,008 | N/A |
Honors
- USL League One Championship
- Winners: 2019
- USL League One Regular Season Title
- Winners: 2019
- MLS Next Pro Championship
- Winners: 2024
- MLS Next Pro Regular Season Title
- Winners: 2024
- MLS Next Pro Western Conference
- Champions (Playoffs): 2024
- MLS Next Pro Invitational Championship
- Winners: 2025
Player honors
| Year | Player | Country | Position | Honor |
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| 2019 | Ronaldo Damus | Haiti |
Forward | Golden Boot Winner All-League First Team |
| 2019 | Arturo Rodríguez |  Mexico |
Midfielder | Most Valuable Player Young Player of the Year Assists Champion All-League First Team |
| 2019 | Ricardo Pepi | United States |
Forward | All-League Second Team |
| 2019 | Alfusainey Jatta |  Gambia |
Midfielder | All-League Second Team |
| 2022 | Bernard Kamungo | Tanzania |
Forward | MLS Next Pro Best XI |
