Tulsa Athletic

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Tulsa Athletic is an American soccer team and are based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The 2023 NPSL National Champion, 2013 was their inaugural season in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), which is a national league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. They compete in the NPSL's Heartland Conference. The team maintains amateur status under NPSL rules, allowing college players to participate without losing their collegiate eligibility. The club currently plays at Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park since the 2022 season, having previously played at Veterans Park (2018–21), LaFortune Stadium (2017) and Drillers Stadium (2013–16), the former home of the Tulsa Drillers baseball team.[1][2][3]

Full nameTulsa Athletic
NicknameThe A's
Founded2013; 13 years ago (2013)
StadiumAthletic Community Field at Hicks Park
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Tulsa Athletic
Full nameTulsa Athletic
NicknameThe A's
Founded2013; 13 years ago (2013)
StadiumAthletic Community Field at Hicks Park
OwnersSonny Dalesandro
Thomas J. Kern
Head coachJason Rogers
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
The League for Clubs (from 2025)
2023NPSL National Champions
Websitetulsaathletic.com
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On May 20, 2024, Tulsa Athletic were suspended from the NPSL, meaning that they wouldn't defend their title.[4] On July 31 they announced that they would leave the NPSL in order to start their own amateur league entitled "The League for Clubs", with Athletic being founding members alongside Atlantic City FC, FC Davis, Kingston Stockade FC and Napa Valley 1839 FC.

Crest and colors

The green that Athletic wears is symbolic of "green country", the moniker given to the area of Oklahoma where Tulsa sits. The gold in the pinstripes that appear on the home kit (and are the dominant color of the away kit) represents trophies, championships, and victory. The crest is a pink shield featuring a unicorn facing a lion surrounding a soccer ball, symbolizing both strength and magic. The pink color of the crest is designed to illustrate the heart. The badge's location over the heart on the jersey signifies that all who wear the crest (players and fans alike) share the same heart.[citation needed]

Support

A supporters group associated with Tulsa Athletic are the Athletics Armory, who congregate behind the north goal at home matches.[citation needed]

Fans have given the team several unofficial nicknames, including "the A's" and "The Foxes", named after 'Lester', a lone fox who resides in the team's stadium.[citation needed]

Rivalries

In 2014 Oklahoma City FC left PDL to join the NPSL, which created an in-state rivalry. The two clubs separated by just 100 miles played in the OK Derby.[citation needed]

The inaugural Red River Cup was contested in May 2014.[citation needed] Four clubs (Fort Worth Vaqueros, Liverpool Warriors, Oklahoma City FC) met in a two-day tournament hosted by Tulsa, who won the title over Oklahoma City FC.[5][better source needed]

Oklahoma City 1889 FC joined the NPSL in 2021 which resulted in another in-state rivalry, with supporters choosing the name “The War for I-44.”[citation needed]

A crosstown derby against FC Tulsa was established in 2022 through the U.S. Open Cup nicknamed the Tulsa Derby.

Tulsa Derby

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Record
W D L GF GA
1 0 2 2 3
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Date Competition Winner Score Location
March 18, 2025 U.S. Open Cup FC Tulsa 0–1 Hicks Park
April 5, 2023 U.S. Open Cup Tulsa Athletic 1–0 Hicks Park
April 5, 2022 U.S. Open Cup FC Tulsa 1–2 ONEOK Field
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War for I-44

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Won Drawn Lost GF GA
10 1 4 30 17
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Results
Date Competition Winner Score Location
June 25, 2025 TLFC OKC 18890–2 Oklahoma City, OK
June 11, 2025 TLFC Tulsa Athletic2–0 Tulsa, OK
May 31, 2025 TLFC Tulsa Athletic2–1 Oklahoma City, OK
May 10, 2025 TLFC OKC 18891–2 Tulsa, OK
June 19, 2024 Friendly (draw)
0–0
 Oklahoma City, OK
June 12, 2024 Friendly Tulsa Athletic2–1 Tulsa, OK
July 15, 2023 NPSL Playoffs Tulsa Athletic2–1 Claremore, OK
June 17, 2023 NPSL Tulsa Athletic2–1 Claremore, OK
May 24, 2023 NPSL OKC 18890–1 Oklahoma City, OK
July 16, 2022 NPSL Playoffs Tulsa Athletic5–1 Tulsa, OK
July 16, 2022 NPSL Tulsa Athletic5–1 Tulsa, OK
May 25, 2022 NPSL Tulsa Athletic3–0 Oklahoma City, OK
July 14, 2021 NPSL Playoffs Tulsa Athletic
2–2 (5–4 p)
 Tulsa, OK
June 27, 2021 NPSL Tulsa Athletic2–0 Edmond, OK
May 16, 2021 NPSL OKC 18891–3 Tulsa, OK
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Current squad

As of April 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Year-by-year

As of September 15, 2025
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Year Division League Regular season W-D-L
(GF-GA)		 Playoffs W-D-L
(GF-GA)		 U.S. Open Cup W-D-L
(GF-GA)		 National Amateur Cup W-D-L
(GF-GA)
2013 4 NPSL 1st, South Central 10–2–0
(44–9)		 South Region Semifinal 0–0–1
(0–0[A])		 did not qualify Did not play
2014 4 NPSL 1st, South Central 9–0–1
(46–13)		 South Region Final 3–0–1
(14–6)		 2nd Round 0–0–1
(0–2)		 Did not play
2015 4 NPSL 3rd, South Central 7–3–4
(52–33)		 did not qualify 1st Round 0–0–1
(1–3)		 Did not play
2016 4 NPSL 1st, South Central 11–0–1
(38–9)		 South Central Conference Final 1–0–1
(5–3)		 did not qualify Did not play
2017 4 NPSL 2nd, Heartland 5–1–4
(25–16)		 Heartland Conference Final 1–0–1
(2–5)		 1st Round 0–0–1
(1–1[a])		 Did not play
2018 4 NPSL 3rd, Heartland 6–0–4
(26–17)		 Heartland Conference Semifinal 0–0–1
(0–1)		 did not qualify Did not play
2019 4 NPSL 1st, Heartland 7–3–0
(24–8)		 South Region Final 3–0–1
(12–7)		 did not qualify Did not play
2020 4 UPSL 1st, Central-North 13–0–1
(60–11)		 Central Region Semifinal 1–0–1
(4–4)		 not held Did not play
2021 4 NPSL 2nd, Heartland 6–3–1
(32–9)		 NPSL National Championship Runner Up 4–0–1
(8–9)		 not held Did not play
2022 4 NPSL 1st, Heartland 9–2–1
(36–10)		 NPSL National Semifinal 4–0–1
(8–3)		 2nd Round 1–0–1
(4–2)		 Did not play
2023 4 NPSL 1st, Heartland 7-2-1
(23-8)		 NPSL National Champions 6-0-0
(15-6)		 3rd Round 2–0–1
(2–3)		 Region III Final 2-1-2
(10-14)
2024 4 –[b] –[6] 3-2-0
(11-3)		 American Champions Cup Winners[7] 1-0-0
(2-1)		 1st Round 0–0–1
(1-4)		 Did not play
2025 4 The League for Clubs 1st, Mid-American Conference 6–2–2
(20–7)		 National Semifinals 1–0–2
(6–4)		 1st Round 0–0–1
(0–1)		 Did not play –
2026 4 The League for Clubs 2nd qualifying round 1–0–0
(6–0)		 –
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Lost on Penalties
  2. [b]
    Tulsa Athletic planned to participate in the NPSL in 2024, but they were suspended on May 20.[4]

All time Table

As of September 15, 2025
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Match Type Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Win %
Regular Season 139992020437153+284071.22
Playoffs 35250107648+28071.43
U.S. Open Cup 114071516−1036.36
National Amateur Cup 52121014−4040.00
Total 1901322038538232+306069.47
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Head coaches

  • Includes all competitive matches: regular season, playoffs, and open cup.
As of March 18, 2025
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CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinDrawLossGFGAGDWin %
Joey Ryan  United States 2013 2019 9563923290133+157066.32
Levi Coleman  United States 2020 2023 50385715248+104076.00
Jason Rogers  United States 2023 Present 2517355032+18068.00
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Honors

Club

  • USASA
  • NPSL
    • National Champions (1): 2023
    • National Runners-Up (1): 2021
  • NPSL Midwest Region
    • Champions (1): 2023
  • NPSL South Region
    • Champions (2): 2021, 2022
      • Runners-Up (2): 2014, 2019
  • NPSL South-Central Conference
    • Champions (2): 2013, 2014
  • NPSL Heartland Conference
    • Champions (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
    • Regular Season Shield (3): 2019, 2022, 2023
  • Red River Cup
    • Champions (1): 2014
  • UPSL Central Conference-North Division
    • Champions (1): 2020
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Year Honor
2013 South-Central Conference Champions
2014 South-Central Conference Champions
2014 South Region Runners-Up
2014 Red River Cup Champions
2019 Heartland Conference Shield
2019 Heartland Conference Champions
2019 South Region Runners-Up
2020 Central Conference-North Division Champions
2021 Heartland Conference Champions
2021 South Region Champions
2021 National Championship Runners-Up
2022 Heartland Conference Shield
2022 Heartland Conference Champions
2022 South Region Champions
2023 Heartland Conference Shield
2023 Heartland Conference Champions
2023 Midwest Region Champions
2023[8] NPSL National Champions
2024 American Champions Cup Winners
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Individual

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Year Player Position Honor
2016 Dave Leung Forward Supporters' XI – First Team
2016 Terence Smith Defender Supporters' XI – Second Team
2017 Joe Garcia Midfielder South Region Best XI
2018 Damieon Thomas Forward Heartland Conference XI
2018 Declan Fitzpatrick Midfielder Heartland Conference XI
2019 Aboubakr Diallo Forward Heartland Conference XI
2019 Joseph Ruiz Midfielder Heartland Conference XI
2019 Gustavo Vargas Defender Heartland Conference XI
2019 Joey Ryan Manager Heartland Conference XI
2019 Joseph Ruiz Midfielder South Region XI
2019 Gustavo Vargas Defender South Region XI
2020 Santiago Riveros Midfielder UPSL Central Best XI
2020 Hunter Harrison Goalkeeper UPSL Central Best XI
2021 Aboubakr Diallo Forward Heartland Conference XI
2021 Joseph Garcia Midfielder Heartland Conference XI
2021 Joseph Ruiz Defender Heartland Conference XI
2021 Levi Coleman Manager Heartland Conference XI
2021 Levi Coleman Manager South Region XI
2021 Levi Coleman Manager National XI
2021 Levi Coleman Manager NPSL Coach of the Season
2022 Reed Berry Forward Heartland Conference XI
2022 Vinicius De Oliveira Midfielder Heartland Conference XI
2022 Joseph Ruiz Defender Heartland Conference XI
2021 Levi Coleman Manager Heartland Conference XI
2022 Joseph Ruiz Defender South Region XI
2023 Aboubakr Diallo Forward Heartland Conference XI
2023 Rio Mello Midfielder Heartland Conference XI
2023 Vitor Turnes Defender Heartland Conference XI
2023 Bryson Reed Goalkeeper Heartland Conference XI
2023 Aboubakr Diallo Forward Midwest Region XI
2023 Vitor Turnes Midfield Midwest Region XI
2023 Bryson Reed Goalkeeper Midwest Region XI
2023 Aboubakr Diallo Forward National XI
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