2025 Austin FC season

Austin FC
2025 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachNico Estévez
StadiumQ2 Stadium
MLS15th
MLS Cup playoffsFirst round
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Owen Wolff (7)

All:
Brandon Vázquez
Myrto Uzuni
(9 each)
Highest home attendance20,738
Average home league attendance20,738
Biggest win4 matches by 2 goals (MLS)
ATX 3–1 HOU (5/21) USOC
Biggest defeatVAN 5–1 ATX (4/11) MLS
ATX 1–2 NSH (10/1) USOC
ATX 1–4 LAFC (11/2) MLS Cup

The 2025 season was Austin FC's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They played in the league's Western Conference.

Background

Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.[1] 2022 brought many new experiences to Austin FC. They lost their first ever U.S. Open Cup match against San Antonio FC in extra time,[2] won their first trophy, the Copa Tejas, and qualified for their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs in just their second season as a franchise.[3] Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to LAFC.[4] Austin FC fell almost all the way to the bottom of the 2023 standings, with the team finishing in 27th place in Major League Soccer. The new sporting director Rodolfo Borrell was quoted as saying "The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year", but showed his support for coach Josh Wolff as the team looks to rebuild for the 2024 season.[5] At the end of the 2024 season, and after back-back seasons without reaching the MLS playoffs, Austin FC release their first ever coach Josh Wolff, having an interim coach for the final game of the season.[6]

Summary

Pre-season

Austin FC started their 2025 roster build the week after their final game of the 2024 season. On October 21, 2024, Austin announced they had extended Jáder Obrian's contract through 2026 with a 1-year club option, after being one of the top goal scorers for the 2024 season.[7] The next day, Austin FC announced the contract extension of Owen Wolff, the team's first homegrown player, signing him through 2027 with a 1-year club option.[8] With their third announcement in three days, Austin FC announced the extension of Brendan Hines-Ike through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[9] Austin FC continued agreeing to contract extensions for the fourth straight day, announcing Diego Rubio had been signed through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[10] Closing out a week of updates, Austin FC announced the hiring of Nico Estévez as the new coach, with plans for him to join the team after the November 2024 FIFA window.[11] On November 5, 2024, Austin FC announced their roster decision headed into the 2025 season. Austin exercised their club option on Daniel Pereira and Jimmy Farkarlun while they did not exercise the option for Matt Hedges, Jhojan Valencia, Alexander Ring, Ethan Finlay, and Matt Bersano. With Hector Jiménez out of contract the team continues to negotiate for his service during the 2025 season.[12] After exercising their option on Pereira, Austin FC announced they had signed him to a new contract through the 2025 season with an option for 2026. After recently obtaining his Green Card, Pereira will hold a senior spot on the roster, but no longer an international slot.[13] On December 9, 2024, Austin FC announced they had used their season buyout on Gyasi Zardes, opening up a senior slot and removing his salary from the 2025 budget.[14] On December 17, 2024, Austin FC announced they would participate in the Coachella Valley Invitational for the second year in a row. This event will take place in February 2025 and Austin will face LA Galaxy, Sporting Kansas City, and Charlotte FC.[15] The 2025 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 20, 2024. Austin traded its first round pick and $75,000 GAM to Colorado Rapids for a 2025 International slot. In the second round they selected defender Riley Thomas from North Carolina and in the third round they selected forward Patrick Gryczewski from Rhode Island.[16] On the last day of 2024, Austin FC announced they had signed Ilie for the 2025 season with an option for the 2026 season.[17] On January 6, 2025, Austin announced they had acquired Brandon Vázquez from C.F. Monterrey for a team-record transfer fee. Vázquez signed a contract through 2028 with a one year option and will hold a designated player and senior team slot on the roster. In order to move to the top of MLS's waiver order, Austin also had to trade $50,000 of 2025 GAM and $50,000 of 2026 GAM to San Jose Earthquakes.[18] On January 13, 2025 Austin signed Nicolás Dubersarsky from Instituto. Dubersarsky is signed as part of the MLS U-22 initiative.[19] On January 17, 2025, Austin FC announced an agreement had been reached to transfer agreement with River Plate for Sebastián Driussi. Austin FC received $10 million and an 8.25% sell on fee for Driussi upon his transfer to River Plate.[20] On January 21, 2025, Austin FC announced the signing of free agent Besard Šabović to a contract through 2027 with a one-year option.[21] On January 23, 2025, Austin FC announced they had extended Žan Kolmanič's contract through the 2026 season, with an additional one year option.[22] On January 24, 2025, Austin FC announced they had signed Albanian forward Myrto Uzuni for a club record $12 million. Uzuni will hold a designated player, senior team, and international roster slot for Austin FC.[23] On January 31, Austin announced they had loaned Damian Las to Louisville City FC for the 2024 season.[24] and Guilherme Biro signed a contract extension keeping with the team through the 2027 season, with a one-year option.[25] To close out the preseason, Austin announced they had extended Damian Las's contract through the 2027 season, with a one year option.[26]

February/March

Austin started the season with a 1–0 win against Sporting Kansas City on a 76th-minute goal from Osman Bukari.[27] In their first road game of the year, Austin travelled to Portland, falling 1–0 on an 89th minute Timbers' goal.[28] After outshooting their opponents 21–6 in the third game of the season, Austin FC lost their first home match 0–1 to the Colorado Rapids.[29] Traveling to Los Angeles for the first time of the season, Austin FC pulled out a hard fought 1–0 win against Los Angeles FC.[30] Facing San Diego FC for the first time in club history, Austin FC held off the expansion team on a strong match by Owen Wolff. Goals being scored by Brandon Vázquez and Jon Gallagher.[31] Traveling to St. Louis, Austin FC earned their third win in a row, beating St. Louis City SC 1–0 on the back of Myrto Uzuni first goal of the season.[32]

April/May

Continuing the strong defensive showing that has become the theme of the season, Austin held Portland Timbers scoreless, earning a 0–0 draw at home.[33] On April 11, Austin announced the signing of Riley Thomas to the first team for the 2025 season, with options for 2026 and 2027. Riley also was signed on loan to Austin FC II, allowing him to continue to play with Austin's MLS Next Pro team.[34] Austin travelled to the Western Conference leaders, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, falling 1–5 on a 4-goal game by Brian White.[35] Looking to bounce back, Austin hosted LA Galaxy, holding them scoreless, for their fifth clean sheet of the year and earning the 1–0 win. Austin will be without Brendan Hines-Ike in the next game after he was shown a red card in 90+2 minute of the game.[36] On April 23, Austin FC announced the signing of Robert Taylor from Inter Miami CF in a trade for $450,000 GAM in 2025, $250,000 GAM in 2026, and a conditional $50,000 in 2027. Taylor is signed through the 2026 season, with a one-year option.[37] In their first Copa Tejas match, Austin travelled to Houston, falling 0–2, while also losing Dani Pereira to an injury.[38] Austin returned home following the Copa Tejas match to face Minnesota United FC, falling 0–3 and becoming the worse scoring Western Conference team so far this season, with only seven goals in 11 games.[39] After their USOC round of 32 win, Austin returned to league play three days later, falling to FC Cincinnati 1–2, with the lone Austin goal coming from a Vázquez PK.[40] Austin extended their winless streak to five games by drawing with Vancouver at home 0–0.[41] Austin returned to MLS play after their second USOC win to face Minnesota United, earning a 1–1 draw on the back of Žan Kolmanič's first ever goal for ATX.[42] Continuing their home streak, Austin earned a record–breaking fourth draw in a row against Real Salt Lake finishing 1–1 on a second half stoppage time goal by Diego Rubio.[43] Austin closed out the month of May, by matching its longest league winless streak, falling 0–2 to San Diego on the road.[44]

June/July

Austin started the month of June by winning their first league match in six-week, 2–0 against Colorado Rapids, on goals by Mikkel Desler and an own goal as the result of a Hines-Ike header.[45] Austin continued their best offensive performance of the season, beating New York Red Bulls 2–1 at Q2 Stadium on goals from Vázquez and Biro.[46] On the road in Seattle, Austin fell 0–2 to the sounders.[47] On June 30, 2025, Austin announced the signing of Nicky Beloko a midfielder from FC Luzern on a free transfer. Beloko signed with Austin in January 2025 and is signed through the 2028 season, with an option for 2029 season.[48] In their first match without their leading scorer, Austin was held scoreless at home by New England Revolution, earning a 0–0 draw on a strong performance by Brad Stuver.[49] In their third game in nine days, Austin earned a win against LA Galaxy, 2–1 on goals from Uzuni and Wolff.[50] On July 24, announced the signing of Serbian defender Mateja Djordjevic on a transfer from FK TSC. Djordjevic was signed on the U22 initiative through the 2028 season with a one-year option.[51] Austin next travelled to the D.C., earning a strong 4–2 win over the United on goals from Uzuni, Wolff, Bukari, and Taylor. Taylor's goal was the first for him with Austin.[52]

August/September/October

Austin dropped two points upon return to play after the Leagues Cup break, drawing with Houston on two late goals by Jack McGlynn. Austin Goals came from Sanchez and Biro in the first half.[53] In their second Copa Tejas match in a row, Austin failed to gain all three points, drawing against Dallas 1–1. Owen Wolff scoring the lone goal for Austin, on a strong header from a Dessler cross.[54] Austin travelled to Canada, but failed to earn any points by falling 2–3 to CF Montréal. Goals were scored by Uzuni and Wolff.[55] Austin closed out the month of August with a crucial 3– win over San Jose, jumping two places in the playoff race.[56] With three players out on international duty, Austin travelled to Kansas City and earned three points on a 2–1 victory over Sporting KC. Goals were scored by Wolff and Fodrey, his first of his MLS career.[57] Austin travelled to Dallas for the final Copa Tejas match of the season, but failed to gain any momentum, falling 0–2.[58] Playing just 4 days after 120 winner in the U.S. Open Cup, Austin took another game to the last minute before earning a 2–1 win against Seattle in the 90+6 minute on a goal by Uzuni, adding to Rubio's first-half goal.[59] Playing with a heavily rotated starting eleven, as the team prepares for the USOC final, Austin fell on the road in Salt Lake, 1–3. The lone goal of the match was scored in second half stoppage time by Šabović, for his first goal of the season.[60] With an opportunity to outright secure a playoff position, Austin fell to St. Louis at home 1–3, with the lone goal being scored by Svatak, his first for the club.[61] The following day, Austin qualified for the playoffs after Vancouver defeated San Jose.[62] With both teams missing starting players due to the international window, Austin earned another three points at home with a 1–0 win of LAFC on an 83rd-minute goal by Wolff.[63] Austin closed out the regular season with a 2–1 road loss to San Jose with the lone goal being scored by Wolff.[64]

Management team

Position Name
Chairman United States Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell[65]
Head coach Spain Nico Estévez[11]
Assistant coach United States Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach Spain Alberto González[66]
Goalkeeping Coach Canada Cameron Sauro[66]

Roster

As of November 2, 2025.[67]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1Brad StuverUnited StatesGKApril 16, 19912020United States New York City FC400
30Stefan ClevelandUnited StatesGKMay 25, 19942024United States Seattle Sounders FC10
Defenders
2Riley ThomasUnited StatesDFMarch 15, 20022025United States Austin FC II00
3Mikkel DeslerDenmarkDFFebruary 19, 19952024France Toulouse FC251
4Brendan Hines-IkeUnited StatesDFNovember 30, 19942024United States D.C. United370
5Oleksandr SvatokUkraineCBSeptember 27, 19942024Ukraine SC Dnipro-1341
17Jon GallagherRepublic of IrelandLB/RBFebruary 23, 19962020United States Atlanta United FC412
18Julio CascanteCosta RicaCBOctober 3, 19932020United States Portland Timbers190
23Žan KolmaničSloveniaLBMarch 3, 20002021Slovenia Maribor301
29Guilherme BiroBrazilLBMay 2, 20002024Brazil Mirassol383
35Mateja Djordjevic (U22) [a]SerbiaDFJuly 17, 20032025Serbia FK TSC50
Midfielders
6Ilie SánchezSpainMFNovember 21, 19902025United States Los Angeles FC322
8Daniel Pereira (GA)VenezuelaMFJuly 14, 20002021United States Virginia Tech Hokies322
14Besard ŠabovićSwedenMFJanuary 5, 19982025Sweden Djurgårdens371
16Robert TaylorFinlandMFOctober 21, 19942025United States Inter Miami CF221
20Nicolás Dubersarsky (U22) [a]ArgentinaMFDecember 21, 20042025Argentina Instituto250
27Nicky BelokoSwitzerlandMFFebruary 16, 20002025Switzerland Luzern00
32Micah Burton (HG)United StatesMFMarch 26, 20062024United States Austin FC II00
33Owen Wolff (HG)United StatesMFDecember 30, 20042020United States Austin FC Academy397
38Ervin TorresUnited StatesMFNovember 14, 20072024United States Austin FC II10
Forward
7Jáder ObrianColombiaFWMay 18, 19952024United States FC Dallas350
9Brandon VázquezUnited StatesFWOctober 14, 19982025Mexico C.F. Monterrey229
10Myrto Uzuni (DP)AlbaniaFWMay 31, 19952025Spain Granada349
11Osman Bukari (DP)GhanaFWDecember 13, 19982024Serbia Red Star Belgrade385
19CJ Fodrey (GA)United StatesFWFebruary 10, 20042023United States San Diego State272
21Diego RubioChileFWMay 15, 19932024United States Colorado Rapids301
26Jimmy FarkarlunLiberiaFWJuly 14, 20012024United States Austin FC II00

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
December 31, 2024MF6Spain Ilie SánchezUnited States Los Angeles FCFree Agent[17]
January 6, 2025FW9United States Brandon VázquezMexico C.F. Monterrey$10 million[68]
January 24, 2025FW10Albania Myrto UzuniSpain Granada$12 million[23]
January 13, 2025MF20Argentina Nicolás DubersarskyArgentina Instituto$2.1 million[19]
January 21, 2025MF14Sweden Besard ŠabovićSweden Djurgårdensfree agent[21]
April 11, 2025DF2United States Riley ThomasUnited States Austin FC IIfree agent[34]
April 23, 2025MF16Finland Robert TaylorUnited States Inter Miami CF$700,000 GAM[37]
June 30, 2025MF27Switzerland Nicky BelokoSwitzerland Luzernfree[48]
July 24, 2025DF35Serbia Mateja DjordjevicSerbia FK TSC$1 million[51]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
2 DF United States Riley Thomas United States Austin FC II March 14, 2025
March 22, 2025
March 29, 2025
April 4, 2025
March 17, 2025
March 25, 2025
April 1, 2025
April 7, 2025
[69][70][71][72]
34 DF United States Antonio Gomez United States Austin FC II March 22, 2025
April 25, 2025
September 6, 2025
March 25, 2025
April 28, 2025
September 9, 2025
[70][73][74]
40 DF Netherlands Nico Van Rijn United States Austin FC II March 22, 2025
June 13, 2025
March 25, 2025
June 16, 2025
[70][75]
38 MF United States Ervin Torres United States Austin FC II April 11, 2025
September 6, 2025
April 14, 2025
September 9, 2025
[76][74]
37 MF United States Adrián González United States Austin FC II September 6, 2025
October 11, 2025
September 9, 2025
October 14, 2025
[74][77]

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
November 5, 2024 DF 2 United States Matt Hedges United States Des Moines Menace Declined contract option N/A [12]
MF 5 Colombia Jhojan Valencia Chile Universidad Católica Declined contract option N/A [12][78]
MF 8 Finland Alexander Ring Finland HJK Helsinki Declined contract option N/A [12][79]
MF 13 United States Ethan Finlay Retired Declined contract option N/A [12]
GK 20 United States Matt Bersano Retired Declined contract option N/A [12]
DF 16 United States Hector Jiménez Retired Out of Contract N/A [12][80]
December 9, 2024 FW 9 United States Gyasi Zardes Contract buyout $1,000,000 buyout fee [14]
January 17, 2025 MF 10 Argentina Sebastián Driussi Argentina River Plate Transfer $10 mil + 8.25% sell on fee [20]
March 25, 2025 DF 15 Finland Leo Väisänen Sweden BK Häcken Transfer $450,000 [81]
August 21, 2025 MF 27 Switzerland Nicky Beloko Switzerland Lausanne Transfer Free + 15% sell on fee [82]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
12GKUnited States Damian LasUnited States Louisville City FCJanuary 31December 31[24]
32MFUnited States Micah BurtonUnited States Austin FC IIMarch 7December 31[83]
26FWLiberia Jimmy FarkarlunUnited States Austin FC IIMarch 7December 31[83]
19FWUnited States CJ FodreyUnited States Austin FC IIMarch 7December 31[83]
2DFUnited States Riley ThomasUnited States Austin FC IIApril 11December 31[34]
30GKUnited States Stefan ClevelandUnited States Austin FC IIApril 27December 31[84]

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

2024 Austin FC Re-Entry Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionTeamNotesRef.
1 12 PASS
2 12 (42) PASS

MLS SuperDraft picks

2025 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotesRef.
1 12 N/A Acquired 2025 International roster slot in trade with Chicago Fire for 12th pick and $75,000 in 2026 GAM [16]
2 12 (42) United States Riley Thomas DF North Carolina Signed with Austin FC II on February 13
Signed to first team on April 11
[16][85][34]
3 12 (72) United States Patrick Gryczewski FW Rhode Island Signed with Austin FC II on February 13

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Ref.
October 21, 2024 FW 11 Colombia Jáder Obrian 2026 + 1yr option [7]
October 22, 2024 MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 2027 + 1yr option [8]
October 23, 2024 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike 2025 + 1yr option [9]
October 24, 2024 FW 14 Chile Diego Rubio 2025 + 1yr option [10]
November 8, 2024 MF 6 Venezuela Daniel Pereira 2025 + 1yr option [13]
January 23, 2025 DF 23 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 2026 + 1yr option [22]
January 31, 2025 DF 29 Brazil Guilherme Biro 2027 + 1yr option [25]
February 21, 2025 GK 12 United States Damian Las 2027 + 1yr option [26]
April 25, 2025 FW 19 United States CJ Fodrey 2027 + 2yr option [86]
September 25, 2025 GK 1 United States Brad Stuver 2027 + 1yr option [87]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Notes
January 21 New England Revolution IMG Academy Bradenton Bradenton, Florida 0–1 - N/A Played as two 35 minute halves
January 24 Charleston Battery Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Clearwater, Florida 3–0 Vázquez PK
Vázquez
Gallagher
N/A
February 1 Louisville City FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–1 Hines-Ike 15'
Rubio 45'
Pereira 86'
N/A
February 5 LA Galaxy Coachella Valley Invitational Indio, California 1–1 Bukari 77' N/A
February 8 St. Louis City SC Coachella Valley Invitational Indio, California 1–1 Obrian 46' N/A
February 12 Charlotte FC Coachella Valley Invitational Indio, California 0–1 - N/A
February 15 Nashville SC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–1 Bukari 12' 69' N/A
  1. ↑ Austin FC's score written first

Competitive fixtures

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS regular season February 22, 2025 October 18, 2025 Matchday 1 6th, Western Conference 34 13 8 13 37 44 −7 038.24
U.S. Open Cup May 7, 2025 October 1, 2025 Round of 32 Runners–up 5 3 1 1 11 8 +3 060.00
MLS playoffs October 29, 2025 Round One Round One 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
Total 41 16 9 16 50 58 −8 039.02

Last updated: November 2, 2025
Source: Soccerway

Major League Soccer Regular Season

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Minnesota United FC 34 16 8 10 56 39 +17 58 Qualification for round one
5 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 9 10 58 48 +10 55
6 Austin FC 34 13 13 8 37 45 −8 47
7 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 52 55 −3 44
8 Portland Timbers 34 11 12 11 41 48 −7 44 Qualification for the wild-card round
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
13 Chicago Fire FC 34 15 11 8 68 60 +8 53
14 Orlando City SC 34 14 9 11 63 51 +12 53
15 Austin FC 34 13 13 8 37 45 −8 47
16 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 52 55 −3 44
17 Portland Timbers 34 11 12 11 41 48 −7 44
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee Position
1 February 22 Sporting Kansas City Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–0 Bukari 76' 20,738 Chris Penso 10th
2 March 1 Portland Timbers Providence Park Portland, Oregon 0–1 – 20,032 Ismir Pekmic 13th
3 March 8 Colorado Rapids Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–1 – 20,738 Marcos DeOliveira 22nd
4 March 15 Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–0 Biro 12' 22,111 Rubiel Vazquez 20th
5 March 23 San Diego FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–1 Vázquez 10',
Gallagher 19'
20,738 Filip Dujic 8th
6 March 30 St. Louis City SC Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri 1–0 Uzuni 33' 22,423 Sergii Boiko 5th
7 April 5 Portland Timbers Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–0 – 20,738 Drew Fischer 8th
8 April 12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 1–5 Pereira 90' 17,931 Víctor Rivas 12th
9 April 19 LA Galaxy Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–0 Vázquez 81' 20,738 Rosendo Mendoza 7th
10
Copa Tejas
April 26 Houston Dynamo FC Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas 0–2 – 17,808 Chris Penso 9th
11 May 3 Minnesota United FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–3 – 20,738 Armando Villarreal 15th
12 May 10 FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio 1–2 Vázquez 48' (pen.) 25,513 Tori Penso 18th
13 May 14 Atlanta United FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–1 Vázquez 55' 20,738 Malik Badawi 18th
14 May 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–0 – 20,738 Alexis Da Silva 20th
15 May 24 Minnesota United FC Allianz Field Saint Paul, Minnesota 1–1 Kolmanič 27' 19,240 Joe Dickerson 20th
16 May 28 Real Salt Lake Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–1 Rubio 90+3' 20,738 Lukasz Szpala 20th
17 May 31 San Diego FC Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, California 0–2 – 27,133 Ricardo Montero 21st
18 June 7 Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 2–0 Desler 6',
Navarro 66' (o.g.)
15,701 Allen Chapman 18th
19 June 14 New York Red Bulls Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–1 Biro 6'
Vázquez 51'
20,737 Rosendo Mendoza 15th
20 June 28 Seattle Sounders FC Lumen Field Seattle, Washington 0–2 – 30,101 Timothy Ford 18th
21 July 12 New England Revolution Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 0–0 – 20,738 Rosendo Mendoza 19th
22 July 16 LA Galaxy Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, California 2–1 Uzuni 40'
Wolff 63'
16,272 Ricardo Fierro 17th
23 July 26 D.C. United Audi Field Washington, D.C. 4–2 Uzuni 22'
Wolff 45'
Bukari 60'
Taylor 90+2'
17,474 Rubiel Vazquez 17th
24
Copa Tejas
August 9 Houston Dynamo FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–2 Sánchez 31'
Biro 41'
20,738 Alexis Da Silva 17th
25
Copa Tejas
August 16 FC Dallas Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–1 Wolff 51' 20,738 Armando Villarreal 18th
26 August 23 CF Montréal Stade Saputo Montreal, Quebec 2–3 Uzuni 40'
Wolff 77'
15,221 Allen Chapman 19th
27 August 30 San Jose Earthquakes Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–1 Bukari 12'
Uzuni 33'
Wilson 77' (o.g.)
20,738 Jon Freemon 17th
28 September 7 Sporting Kansas City Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 2–1 Wolff 37'
Fodrey 82'
15,787 Sergii Boiko 15th
29
Copa Tejas
September 13 FC Dallas Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 0–2 – 11,004 Victor Rivas 16th
30 September 21[88] Seattle Sounders FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 2–1 Rubio 42'
Uzuni 90+6'
20,738 Jair Marrufo 15th
31 September 27 Real Salt Lake America First Field Sandy, Utah 1–3 Šabović 90+2' 20,322 Rubiel Vazquez 15th
32 October 4 St. Louis City SC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–3 Svatok 36' 20,738 Ricardo Fierro 15th
33 October 12[89] Los Angeles FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–0 Wolff 83' 20,738 Rosendo Mendoza 15th
34 October 18 San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park San Jose, California 1–2 Wolff 22' 17,033 Filip Dujic 15th
  1. ↑ Austin FC's score written first

MLS Playoffs

Austin qualified for the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs when Vancouver defeated San Jose. Austin outright secured their place in the first round of the playoffs after beating LAFC 1-0 at home, earning 6th place in the Western Conference going into the final game of the match.[63] After the completion of decision day matches, Austin FC was matched against LAFC, who finished 3rd in the Western Conference.[90] Travelling to LA for the first game, Austin kept the game close, but fell 1–2 to LAFC. The lone goal was scored by Gallagher.[91] After the game 1 loss, Austin returned home to face LAFC in game 2 of the first round. Austin struggled to maintain their shape and gave up two early breakaway goals eventually falling 1–4 to finish their season. The lone goal was scored by Pereira.[92]

Win Draw Loss TBD
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee
Round One October 29 Los Angeles FC BMO Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–2 Gallagher 63' 22,142 Rosendo Mendoza
Round One November 2 Los Angeles FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–4 Pereira 45+6' (pen.) 20,738 Joe Dickerson
  1. ↑ Austin FC's score written first

U.S. Open Cup

Austin entered at the Round of 32 for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup and hosted El Paso Locomotive FC. After falling behind 0–2 in the first half, Austin made some personnel changes starting in the 60th minute and mounted a 3 goal comeback, winning 3–2 in full time. Vázquez had two goals and an assist, and Uzuni added the third goal. Wolff also had a strong showing as a substitute adding two assists to the team's offensive efforts.[93] Austin hosted in-state rivals Houston in the Round of 16, earning a 3–1 win on goals by Vazquéz, Bukari, and Sánchez.[94] Austin secured their first ever semi-final appearance after earning a 2–2 draw against San Jose on goals by Vazquéz and Uzuni. Austin went on to advance in the penalty shootout 4–2, with Stuver saving two of San Jose's first three shots from the spot.[95] Austin earned their first cup final in any competition by taking the USOC semifinal match down to the final minute. Super–sub CJ Fodrey scored the game winning goal after Minnesota keeper was forced into a strong save from an Uzuni header.[96] Hosting the final at Q2 Stadium, Austin controlled much of the game, but fell 1–2 to Nashville SC after a second-half penalty. Austin's loan goal was scored by Uzuni at the close of the first half.[97]

Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Attendance Referee
Round of 32 May 7 El Paso Locomotive FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–2 Vázquez 73', 80'
Uzuni 76'
9,086 Elton Garcia
Round of 16 May 21 Houston Dynamo FC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 3–1 Vázquez 29'
Bukari 56' (pen.)
Sánchez 60'
18,532 Timothy Ford
Quarterfinals July 8 San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park San Jose, California 2−2
(4–2 p)
Vázquez 65'
Uzuni 115'
10,754 Brandon Stevis
Semifinals September 17 Minnesota United FC Allianz Field Saint Paul, Minnesota 2–1
(a.e.t)
Bukari 45+4'
Fodrey 120'
14,621 Alexis Da Silva
Final October 1 Nashville SC Q2 Stadium Austin, Texas 1–2 Uzuni 45+1' 20,738 Tori Penso
  1. ↑ Austin FC's score written first

Leagues Cup

Austin FC did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Western Conference for the 2024 season.[98]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS CupUSOC
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Brad Stuver 41034+002+005+00
3 DF Denmark DEN Mikkel Desler 25118+212+003+00
4 DF United States USA Brendan Hines-Ike 37031+002+004+00
5 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Svatok 34125+412+002+10
6 MF Spain ESP Ilie Sánchez 32220+612+003+11
7 FW Colombia COL Jáder Obrian 3509+2200+102+10
8 MF Venezuela VEN Daniel Pereira 32223+412+013+00
9 FW United States USA Brandon Vázquez 22919+050+003+04
10 FW Albania ALB Myrto Uzuni 34923+462+003+23
11 MF Ghana GHA Osman Bukari 39527+631+004+12
14 MF Sweden SWE Besard Šabović 38020+1200+202+20
16 MF Finland FIN Robert Taylor 2111+1611+100+20
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Gallagher 41226+812+013+20
18 DF Costa Rica CRC Julio Cascante 1909+400+204+00
19 MF United States USA CJ Fodrey 2722+2010+200+31
20 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Dubersarsky 2507+1500+002+10
21 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio 30211+1420+002+30
23 DF Slovenia SVN Žan Kolmanič 3005+2000+202+10
26 FW Liberia LBR Jimmy Farkarlun 000+000+000+00
29 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Biro 39331+132+003+20
30 GK United States USA Stefan Cleveland 100+000+001+00
32 MF United States USA Micah Burton 000+000+000+00
33 MF United States USA Owen Wolff 41731+372+004+10
35 DF Serbia SRB Mateja Djordjevic 504+000+001+00
38 MF United States USA Ervin Torres 100+100+000+00

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup USOC Total
1 FW 9 United States Brandon Vázquez 5 0 4 9
FW 10 Albania Myrto Uzuni 6 0 3
3 MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 7 0 0 7
4 FW 11 Ghana Osman Bukari 3 0 2 5
5 DF 29 Brazil Guilherme Biro 3 0 0 3
6 MF 6 Spain Ilie Sánchez 1 0 1 2
MF 8 Venezuela Daniel Pereira 1 1 0
DF 17 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 1 1 0
FW 19 Republic of Ireland CJ Fodrey 1 0 1
FW 21 Chile Diego Rubio 2 0 0
10 DF 3 Denmark Mikkel Desler 0 0 1 1
DF 5 Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok 1 0 0
MF 14 Sweden Besard Šabović 1 0 0
MF 16 Finland Robert Taylor 1 0 0
DF 23 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 1 0 0
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Total 36 2 12 50

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup USOC Total
1 MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 8 1 3 12
2 FW 11 Ghana Osman Bukari 5 0 1 6
3 FW 10 Albania Myrto Uzuni 4 0 0 4
FW 21 United States Diego Rubio 4 0 0
5 DF 3 Denmark Mikkel Desler 2 0 1 3
MF 8 Venezuela Daniel Pereira 3 0 0
DF 17 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 2 0 1
8 DF 23 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 2 0 0 2
9 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike 1 0 0 1
MF 6 Spain Ilie Sánchez 0 0 1
FW 7 Colombia Jáder Obrian 1 0 0
FW 9 United States Brandon Vázquez 0 0 1
FW 19 United States CJ Fodrey 1 0 0
MF 20 Argentina Nicolás Dubersarsky 0 0 1
DF 29 Brazil Guilherme Biro 0 0 1
Total 34 1 7 41

Clean sheets

Rank Number Name MLS MLS Cup USOC Total
1 1 United States Brad Stuver 9 0 0 9
Total 9 0 0 9

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup USOC Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK United States Brad Stuver 300000000300
3 DF Denmark Mikkel Desler 400000100500
4 DF United States Brendan Hines-Ike 210100200510
5 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok 500100100700
6 MF Spain Ilie Sánchez 7002001001000
7 FW Colombia Jáder Obrian 400000100500
8 MF Venezuela Daniel Pereira 8000002001000
9 FW United States Brandon Vázquez 300000000300
10 FW Albania Myrto Uzuni 200000000200
11 MF Ghana Osman Bukari 200000100300
14 MF Sweden Besard Šabović 700000100800
16 MF Finland Robert Taylor 100000000100
17 DF Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 300000000300
18 CB Costa Rica Julio Cascante 100000101201
19 MF United States CJ Fodrey 000000100100
20 MF Argentina Nicolás Dubersarsky 200000000200
21 FW Chile Diego Rubio 300000000300
23 LB Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 200100000300
26 WG Liberia Jimmy Farkarlun 000000000000
29 DF Brazil Guilherme Biro 600000000600
30 GK United States Stefan Cleveland 000000000000
32 MF United States Micah Burton 000000000000
33 MF United States Owen Wolff 500100300900
35 DF Serbia Mateja Djordjevic 200000000200
38 MF United States Ervin Torres 000000000000
Total581060013017711

Awards and honors

MLS All Star Team

Award Awardee Position Ref
MLS All-Star Team United States Brad Stuver GK [99]
United States Brandon Vázquez[a] FW [99][100]
Brazil Guilherme Biro DF [101]
Notes
  1. ↑ Injured prior to All-Star Game being played

End-of-season awards

Award Winner Ref
Defensive Player of the Year United States Brad Stuver [102]
Offensive Player of the Year United States Owen Wolff [103]

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
4 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher Los Angeles FC DF [104]
5 United States Owen Wolff San Diego FC MF [105]
7 United States Brad Stuver Portland Timbers Bench [106]
9 United States Owen Wolff (2) LA Galaxy Bench [107]
13 United States Brandon Vázquez Atlanta United FC Bench [108]
15 Slovenia Žan Kolmanič Minnesota United FC DF [109]
16 Chile Diego Rubio Real Salt Lake Bench [110]
19 Brazil Guilherme Biro New York Red Bulls DF [111]
24 United States Brad Stuver (2) New England Revolution GK [112]
25 Albania Myrto Uzuni LA Galaxy FW [113]
27 United States Owen Wolff (3) D.C. United MF [114]
Ghana Osman Bukari Bench
28 Brazil Guilherme Biro (2) Houston Dynamo Bench [115]
29 United States Owen Wolff (4) FC Dallas Bench [116]
31 United States Owen Wolff (5) San Jose Earthquakes MF [117]
Ghana Osman Bukari (2) Bench
33 United States Brad Stuver (3) Seattle Sounders FC GK [118]
Albania Myrto Uzuni (2) Bench

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