| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Marcelo Serrano | ||
| Stadium | Bold Stadium Austin, Texas  | ||
| USL Championship | Conference: TBD | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,577 (7/31 v. SA)  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 531 (8/17 v. RGV)  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 940 | ||
| Biggest win | ATX 2–0 SLC (5/26) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ATX 0–3 SA (7/31)  ELP 3–0 ATX (8/7) COL 4–1 ATX (8/28) ELP 3–0 ATX (10/20)  | ||
| 
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The 2021 Austin Bold FC season was the club's third season of existence and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
Roster
- As of May 15, 2021[1]
 
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Elliot Panicco (on loan from Nashville SC) | |
| 3 | MF | Collin Fernandez | |
| 4 | DF | Jermaine Taylor | |
| 5 | FW | Nathaniel Adamolekun | |
| 6 | MF | Omar Ciss | |
| 7 | FW | Ates Diouf | |
| 8 | MF | Xavier Báez | |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | |
| 10 | MF | Emilio Ycaza | |
| 11 | FW | Aldo Quintanilla | |
| 12 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) | |
| 13 | FW | Roberto Avila | |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson | |
| 15 | MF | Amobi Okugo | |
| 18 | DF | Fabien Garcia | |
| 19 | GK | Arshia Babazadeh | |
| 20 | DF | Josué Soto | |
| 22 | DF | Jorge Troncoso | |
| 23 | GK | Hugo Fauroux | |
| 24 | DF | Casey Walls (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) | |
| 27 | MF | Juan Pablo Torres (on loan from New York City) | |
| 29 | FW | Stefano Pinho | |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds (on loan from Nashville SC) | |
| 34 | DF | Gustavo Rissi (on loan from Cruzeiro) | |
| 88 | DF | Kofi Sarkodie | |
| 91 | FW | Omar Gordon | 
- ^ Austin Bold Academy Contract
 
Competitions
Exhibitions
| March 20 Preseason 1 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Austin Bold | Houston, TX | 
| 12:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium | 
| March 24 Preseason 2 | FC Dallas | 3–0 | Austin Bold | Frisco, TX | 
| 1:00 PM CDT | Unknown  Jara Vargas  | 
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| March 27 Preseason 3 | Round Rock SC | 1–6 | Austin Bold | 
| March 31 Preseason 4 | Houston Dynamo | Cancelled | Austin Bold | Houston, TX | 
| Stadium: BBVA Stadium | ||||
| Note: Match was cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests in the Austin Bold camp.[2] | ||||
| April 9 Preseason 5 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX | 
| 3:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Bold Stadium | 
| April 14 Preseason 6 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Oklahoma City, OK | 
| 11:00 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium | 
| April 17 Preseason 7 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Tulsa, OK | 
| 2:00 PM CDT | Garcia  | 
Report | Báez  | 
Stadium: Oneok Field | 
| April 23 Preseason 8 | Austin Bold | 3–0 | Houston FC | Austin, TX | 
| Stadium: Bold Stadium | 
| April 30 Preseason 9 | Austin Bold | v | Houston FC | Austin, TX | 
| Stadium: Bold Stadium | 
| April 30 Preseason 10 | Austin Bold | v | Round Rock SC | Austin, TX | 
| Stadium: Bold Stadium | 
| May 8 Preseason 11 | Austin Bold | v | Lonestar SC | Austin, TX | 
| Stadium: Bold Stadium | 
USL Championship
Standings — Central Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 50 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs | 
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 6 | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 | 
Source: USL
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 
Source: USLC Standings
Results by round
Match results
The team's schedule was announced on March 30 featuring 32 matches, 16 at home and 16 away.[3]
| May 15 1 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 8:30 PM CDT | Rivas  Yearwood Brown Moreno Azira Bruce  | 
Report | Fauroux  Hinds Rissi  | 
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,647 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| May 21 2 | Real Monarchs | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Herriman, UT | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Bancé  Ramírez Flores  | 
Report | MacMath  Diouf Okoli  | 
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic  | 
| May 26 3 | Austin Bold | 2–0 | Real Monarchs | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Okoli  Ciss Troncoso  | 
Report | Adams  Orozco Martinez  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Melvin Rivas  | 
| May 30 4 | Austin Bold | P–P | Tacoma Defiance | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Luis Guardia  | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[4] | ||||
| June 3 5 | Austin Bold | 0–1 | El Paso Locomotive | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Ycaza  Garcia Hinds Báez Okoli  | 
Report | Yuma  Rebellón Luna Zendejas Solignac  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| June 6 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Pittsburgh, PA | 
| 5:00 PM CDT | Wiedt  | 
Report | Fernandez  Okugo Johnson  | 
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Elton Garcia  | 
| June 12 7 | New Mexico United | 0–0 | Austin Bold | Albuquerque, NM | 
| 8:30 PM CDT | Report | Gordon  Diouf  | 
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,288 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk  | 
| June 16 8 | RGV Toros | 1–2 | Austin Bold | Edinburg, TX | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Diz  Cerritos Kuzain Cabezas Pimentel  | 
Report | Okoli  Garcia  | 
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Ismir Pekmic  | 
| June 19 9 | Birmingham Legion | P–P | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL | 
| 6:30 PM CDT | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Jonathan Bilinski  | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather.[5] | ||||
| June 22 10 | Austin Bold | 2–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Garcia  Okoli Soto  | 
Report | Barry  Batista Mayaka Ngalina Toure Hodge  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Joshua Encarnación  | 
| June 26 11 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–0 | Austin Bold FC | Livermore, CA | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Klimenta  Ward Mbumba Enríquez  | 
Report | Ycaza  Okoli  | 
Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field Referee: Joseph Salinas  | 
| July 3 12 | San Antonio FC | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | San Antonio, TX | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Doyle  Lindley Patiño Deplagne  | 
Report | Diouf  Gordon Báez Okoli Panicco Soto  | 
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Matthew Franz  | 
| July 7 13 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Hinds  Sarkodie Adamolekun  | 
Report | Kuzain  Cabezas Pimentel Azócar  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 686 Referee: Elijio Arreguin  | 
| July 18 14 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Torres  Ciss  | 
Report | Moberg  Iloski Briggs  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 954 Referee: Greg Dopka  | 
| July 24 15 | RGV Toros | 1–1 | Austin Bold | Edinburg, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Cabezas  López Deric  | 
Report | Torres  Báez  | 
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Brad Jensen  | 
| July 31 16 | Austin Bold | 0–3 | San Antonio FC | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 p.m. CDT | Gordon  Ycaza Okoli Garcia Taylor Hinds Panicco  | 
Report | Cuello  Gallegos Abu Deplagne Fogaça Maloney  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Jervis Atagana  | 
| August 4 17 | Austin Bold | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Torres  Fernandez Diouf  | 
Report | Yapi  Torres Barry  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 547 Referee: Gerald Flores  | 
| August 7 18 | El Paso Locomotive | 3–0 | Austin Bold | El Paso, TX | 
| 7:30 PM | Fox  Mares Carrijó  | 
Report | Garcia  | 
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| August 14 19 | Austin Bold FC | 0–0 | Miami FC | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Fernandez  Troncoso Walls  | 
Report | Sparrow  Akinyode Chapman-Page Sylvestre François  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Jeremy Scheer  | 
| August 17 20 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | RGV Toros | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Báez  Diouf Avila  | 
Report | Diz  Manley Amoh Riley  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 531 Referee: Tori Penso  | 
| August 23 21 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Avila  | 
Report | Tinari  Wehan Schmidt  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 608 Referee: Brandon Stevis  | 
| August 28 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 4–1 | Austin Bold | Colorado Springs, CO | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Barry  Hodge Amang Zandi Ngalina Torres  | 
Report | Báez  Soto Sarkodie Okugo  | 
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk  | 
| September 7 23 | Austin Bold | 2–1 | San Antonio FC | Del Valle, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Garcia  Fernandez Báez Avila Soto  | 
Report | Sjöberg  Dhillon PC  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Matthew Corrigan  | 
| September 10 24 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Gordon  Garcia Avila Ciss Báez Sarkodie  | 
Report | Guzmán  Azira Yearwood  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 926 Referee: Kevin Broadley  | 
| September 18 25 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Austin Bold | Tulsa, OK | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Garcia  Rissi Diouf Ciss  | 
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gerald Flores  | 
| September 22 26 | Austin Bold | 2–2 | El Paso Locomotive | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stéfano  Taylor Okugo Ciss Guadarrama  | 
Report | Ryan  King Luna Gómez  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Natalie Simon  | 
| September 25 27 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Colorado Springs, CO | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Beckford  Mayaka Barry Lewis Zandi Hodge  | 
Report | Báez  Soto Okugo Ciss Guadarrama Diouf  | 
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,355 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski  | 
| October 6 4 | Austin Bold | 1–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Gordon  Okugo  | 
Report | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Luis Guardia  | 
| October 10 28 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Austin, TX | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Walls  Báez  | 
Report | Bijev  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Ricardo Fierro  | 
| October 13 9 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Austin Bold | Birmingham, AL | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Taylor  Brett Lapa Kavita  | 
Report | Adaptation  Báez Rissi Guadarrama  | 
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Griggs  | 
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed June 19th match. | ||||
| October 16 29 | Real Monarchs | 4–3 | Austin Bold | Herriman, UT | 
| 2:00 PM CDT | Torres  Davis Delgado Iloski  | 
Report | Sarkodie  Walls Fuentes Fernandez Okugo Troncoso  | 
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 968 Referee: William Hoffman  | 
| October 20 30 | El Paso Locomotive | 3–0 | Austin Bold | El Paso, TX | 
| 7:30 PM | Gómez  Solignac Luna  | 
Report | Rissi  Diouf Soto  | 
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kevin Broadley  | 
| October 23 31 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | Austin Bold FC | San Antonio, TX | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Ford  Maloney Khmiri  | 
Report | Guadarrama  Panicco  | 
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,516 Referee: Ismir Pekmic  | 
| October 30 32 | Austin Bold | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Austin, TX | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Avila  | 
Report | Roberts  Parra Obertan Areman  | 
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 751 Referee: Brandon Stevis  | 
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 14 | FW | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
| 20 | DF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 23 | GK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
| 29 | FW | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
| 34 | DF | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 88 | DF | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 91 | FW | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Source: Stats
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 91 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Source: Stats
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Source: Stats
See also
References
- ↑ "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
 - ↑ "Austin Bold FC and Houston Dynamo FC Preseason Match Canceled". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
 - ↑ "Austin Bold FC Reveals Full 2021 USL Championship Season". austinboldfc.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
 - ↑ "Austin vs. Tacoma Contest Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". uslchampionship.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
 - ↑ "Legion FC Match vs. Austin Bold Abandoned". uslchampionship.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
 
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