Austin FC

MLS announced Austin FC as its 27th club in January 2019, with play to begin in 2021. An investment group led by Anthony Precourt developed the club and its stadium project at McKalla Place in north Austin.⁠[1]

In August 2019, Two Oak Ventures, the parent company holding Austin FC’s operating rights, added Eddie Margain, Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey is an American actor, author and professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club. His work includes Dazed and Confused, True Detective, Interstellar and the memoir Greenlights. He is also involved in philanthropy, sports ownership and business, and has been interviewed by School of Hard Knocks.Open the full entry, Marius Haas, and Bryan Sheffield to the ownership group. Precourt remained majority partner.⁠[1]

Austin made its competitive debut away to LAFCLos Angeles Football ClubLos Angeles Football Club (LAFC) are a Major League Soccer club whose regular home is BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The club won its first MLS Cup in 2022.Open the full entry on April 17, 2021. Diego Fagundez scored the club’s first goal against Colorado on April 24 as Austin earned its first win. Its Q2 Stadium debut followed on June 19, and a 4–1 victory over Portland on July 1 brought its first win at the venue.⁠[2]

Austin finished second in the West in 2022 and defeated Real Salt Lake and FC DallasFC DallasFC Dallas is a professional soccer club in Texas competing in MLS, with its regular home at Toyota Stadium in Frisco.Open the full entry in the playoffs to reach its first Western Conference final, where it lost 3–0 to LAFC.⁠[3][4]

On March 14, 2023, Austin beat Haiti’s Violette AC 2–0 in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions League round-of-16 tie but was eliminated 3–2 on aggregate.⁠[5]

On October 6, 2024, the club parted with inaugural head coach Josh Wolff after missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons. Hired in July 2019, he had led Austin through its first four MLS campaigns.⁠[3]

Austin lost the U.S. Open Cup final 2–1 to Nashville at Q2 Stadium on October 1, 2025. Myrto Uzuni scored for the home side.⁠[6]

On May 18, 2026, Austin dismissed head coach Nico Estévez and sporting director Rodolfo Borrell and appointed Davy Arnaud interim head coach.⁠[7]

On June 8, 2026, Austin announced that Jim Curtin would take over after the season, on the later of December 1 or the end of the club’s 2026 campaign. Arnaud would remain interim coach for the rest of the season.⁠[8]

Andy Loughnane became CEO on August 11, 2026, overseeing day-to-day business and soccer operations; Precourt became chairman and retained majority ownership. On August 25, Khaled El-Ahmad was named chief soccer officer and sporting director, reporting to Loughnane.⁠[9][10]

On September 4, 2026, David Booth and Garheng Kong joined the ownership group by acquiring non-controlling minority stakes from Pixiu Sports. Precourt retained majority ownership and operating control.⁠[11]

Austin FC: Official website: https://austinfc.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[12]