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| clubname = Midland-Odessa FC
| clubname = West Texas FC
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| fullname = Midland-Odessa Football Club
| fullname =
| nickname = Sockers
| nickname = Sockers
| founded = 2008
| founded = {{Start date and age|2008}}
| ground = [[Grande Communications Stadium]]<br />[[Midland, Texas]]
| stadium = [[Astound Broadband Stadium]]<br />[[Midland, Texas]]
| capacity = 18,000
| capacity = 18,000
| chrtitle = Owners
| chrtitle = Owners
| chairman = Jason and Melina Cannon
| chairman = [[Miles Prentice]]<br />Bob Richmond<br />Monty Hoppel<br />Jeff VonHolle<br />Jimmy Young<br />Raul Ruiz<br />Bob Collier<br />Jimmy Roark<br />Lee Roark<br />Javier Almodova
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Matt Barnes
| manager = David Ormiston
| league = [[National Premier Soccer League]]
| league = [[National Premier Soccer League]]
| season = [[2017 NPSL season|2017]]
| season = [[2021 NPSL season|2021]]
| position = 3rd, Lone Star<br />Playoffs: National Runner-Up
| position = 3rd, Lone Star<br />Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
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| American = true
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| website = http://sockersfc.org/home/
| website = https://www.westtexasfc.com/

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'''Midland-Odessa FC''' is an American [[association football|soccer]] team based in [[Midland, Texas]], United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the [[National Premier Soccer League]] (NPSL), the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]], in the Lone Star Conference of the South Region.
'''West Texas FC''' is an American [[association football|soccer]] team based in [[Midland, Texas]], United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the [[National Premier Soccer League]] (NPSL), the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]], in the Lone Star Conference of the South Region.


The team has played its home games at the [[Grande Communications Stadium]] since 2009. The team's colors are white and navy blue.
The team has played its home games at the [[Grande Communications Stadium]] since 2009. The team's colors are white and navy blue.


Since 2022, the team has been owned by real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. They have won three titles.
Two of the team's co-owners, [[Miles Prentice]] and Bob Richmond, are also the owners of the [[Midland RockHounds]] Double-A [[Minor League Baseball]] team.


==History==
==History==
The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009,<ref>http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/277703.html</ref><ref>http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/295762.html</ref> and opened its inaugural season Friday, April 10, 2009 with a 1–0 win over the [[Arizona Sahuaros]] in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2–0 loss to the [[El Paso Patriots]].<ref>http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026840.html</ref>
The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/277703.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=September 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009220114/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/277703.html |archive-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/295762.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=December 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223103222/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/295762.html |archive-date=December 23, 2008 }}</ref> The team's ownership group included [[Miles Prentice]] and Bob Richmond, who also owned the [[Midland RockHounds]].{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The team opened its inaugural season on April 10, 2009 with a 1–0 win over the [[Arizona Sahuaros]] in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2–0 loss to the [[El Paso Patriots]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026840.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=May 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516091641/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026840.html |archive-date=May 16, 2009 }}</ref>


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Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas&nbsp;– West Texas Sockers|url=http://www.wtsockers.com/home/697390.html|publisher=West Texas Sockers|date=July 30, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2013}}</ref> The club was again renamed, this time to "Midland-Odessa FC", upon their entry into [[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]] on December 13, 2016.<ref>[http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/733974?referral=rss&referrer_id=2168389]</ref>
| header = Historical team logos
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| image1 = Midland-Odessa FC.PNG
| alt1 =
| caption1 = 2016–2017
| image2 = Midland-Odessa Sockers FC logo.png
| alt2 =
| caption2 = 2018–2021
| footer =
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Originally known as the '''West Texas Sockers''', they were renamed the '''Odessa/Midland Sockers''' on February 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas&nbsp;– West Texas Sockers|url=http://www.wtsockers.com/home/697390.html|publisher=West Texas Sockers|date=July 30, 2013|access-date=October 26, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190643/http://www.wtsockers.com/home/697390.html|archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> The club was again renamed, this time to '''Midland-Odessa FC''', upon their entry into [[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]] on December 13, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/733974?referral=rss&referrer_id=2168389 |title=Midland-Odessa FC Joins the NPSL |website=www.npsl.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228125727/http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/733974?referral=rss&referrer_id=2168389 |archive-date=2016-12-28}} </ref> The team adopted '''Midland-Odessa Sockers FC''' as its branding for the [[2018 NPSL season]].

The team went on hiatus for the [[2022 NPSL season]]. In December 2022, it was announced that the team had been purchased from the Midland RockHounds by local real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. The team returned in 2023 as '''West Texas FC'''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hadorn |first1=Christopher |title=Sockers rebrand as West Texas FC, to return in '23 with new owners |url=https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Sockers-rebrand-as-West-Texas-FC-to-return-in-17651800.php |work=Midland Reporter-Telegram |date=13 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In January 2023, Victor Domingues was named as the rebranded club's first head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Texas FC Announces First Head Coach in Club History! |url=https://www.westtexasfc.com/media/west-texas-fc-announces-first-head-coach-in-club-history |website=West Texas FC |language=en |date=January 17, 2023}}</ref>


==Players==
==Players==
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* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alonso Jiménez]]
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alonso Jiménez]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Stevens (soccer)|James Stevens]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Stevens (soccer)|James Stevens]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peterborough United F.C.|Andrew Fox]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Fox (footballer)|Andrew Fox]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Walker Hume]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Walker Hume]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tucker Hume]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tucker Hume]]
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|2009
|2009
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2009 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|2nd, Mid South
|2nd, Mid South
|Divisional Finals
|Divisional Finals
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2010 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|4th, Mid South
|4th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2011 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|5th, Mid South
|5th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2012 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|6th, Mid South
|6th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2013 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|4th, Mid South
|4th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2014 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|3rd, Mid South
|3rd, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2015 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|2nd, Mid South
|2nd, Mid South
|Conference Semifinals
|Conference Semifinals
|[[2015 U.S. Open Cup|Second Round]]
|2nd Round
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|4
|4
|USL PDL
|[[2016 PDL season|USL PDL]]
|2nd, Mid South
|2nd, Mid South
|National Semifinals
|National Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|4
|4
|[[2017 NPSL season|NPSL]]
|NPSL
|3rd, Lone Star
|3rd, Lone Star
|National Runner-Up
|National Runner-Up
|''Did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2018
|4
|[[2018 NPSL season|NPSL]]
|2nd, Lone Star
|Conference Semifinals
|[[2018 U.S. Open Cup|Second Round]]
|-
|2019
|4
|[[2019 NPSL season|NPSL]]
|1st, Lone Star
|Conference Finals
|[[2019 U.S. Open Cup|First Round]]
|-
|2021
|4
|[[2021 NPSL season|NPSL]]
|3rd, Lone Star
|Conference Semifinals
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2022
|colspan=5 style="text-align:center"|''On hiatus''
|}
|}


==Head coaches==
==Head coaches==
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jesus Enriquez]] (2009–2010)
* {{flagicon|MEX}} Jesus Enriquez (2009–2010)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Warren Cottle (2010–2013)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Warren Cottle]]<ref>{{cite web|title=West Texas Names Cottle Coach |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/472157.html|publisher=United Scooer Leagues (USL)|date=October 7, 2010|accessdate=October 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WARREN COTTLE LEAVING SOCKERS FC |url=http://sockersfc.org/news/index.html?article_id=32|publisher=Odessa/Midland Sockers|date=July 30, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2013}}</ref> (2010–2013)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Barnes (2014–present)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Barnes (2014–2017)
* {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Rincon (2018)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Johnny Clifford (2019)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Jacobs (2020–?)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} Victor Domingues (2023–present)


==Stadium==
==Stadium==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}
{{Portal|Texas}}
* {{official website|https://www.westtexasfc.com/}}
*[http://www.sockersfc.org/ Official Site]
*[http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2015/13598690.html#MAIN Official PDL site]


{{West Texas United Sockers}}
{{Midland, Texas}}
{{PDL MidSo}}
{{Odessa, Texas}}
{{National Premier Soccer League}}
{{Texas sports}}
{{Texas sports}}


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[[Category:2008 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:National Premier Soccer League teams]]
[[Category:National Premier Soccer League teams]]
[[Category:Sports in Midland, Texas]]

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Latest revision as of 04:29, 8 July 2024

West Texas FC
Nickname(s)Sockers
Gegründet2008; 16 years ago (2008)
StadiumAstound Broadband Stadium
Midland, Texas
Capacity18,000
OwnersJason and Melina Cannon
Head coachDavid Ormiston
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
20213rd, Lone Star
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
WebsiteClub website

West Texas FC is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Lone Star Conference of the South Region.

The team has played its home games at the Grande Communications Stadium since 2009. The team's colors are white and navy blue.

Since 2022, the team has been owned by real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. They have won three titles.

History

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The team joined the USL as an expansion team in 2009,[1][2] The team's ownership group included Miles Prentice and Bob Richmond, who also owned the Midland RockHounds.[citation needed] The team opened its inaugural season on April 10, 2009 with a 1–0 win over the Arizona Sahuaros in an exhibition match at Grande Stadium. The Sockers played their first official game on May 2, 2009, a 2–0 loss to the El Paso Patriots.[3]

Historical team logos
2016–2017
2018–2021

Originally known as the West Texas Sockers, they were renamed the Odessa/Midland Sockers on February 20, 2013.[4] The club was again renamed, this time to Midland-Odessa FC, upon their entry into NPSL on December 13, 2016.[5] The team adopted Midland-Odessa Sockers FC as its branding for the 2018 NPSL season.

The team went on hiatus for the 2022 NPSL season. In December 2022, it was announced that the team had been purchased from the Midland RockHounds by local real estate investors Jason and Melina Cannon. The team returned in 2023 as West Texas FC.[6] In January 2023, Victor Domingues was named as the rebranded club's first head coach.[7]

Players

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Notable former players

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This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

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Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Divisional Finals did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South did not qualify did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 5th, Mid South did not qualify did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 6th, Mid South did not qualify did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South did not qualify did not qualify
2014 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mid South did not qualify did not qualify
2015 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Conference Semifinals Second Round
2016 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South National Semifinals did not qualify
2017 4 NPSL 3rd, Lone Star National Runner-Up did not qualify
2018 4 NPSL 2nd, Lone Star Conference Semifinals Second Round
2019 4 NPSL 1st, Lone Star Conference Finals First Round
2021 4 NPSL 3rd, Lone Star Conference Semifinals did not qualify
2022 On hiatus

Head coaches

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  • Mexiko Jesus Enriquez (2009–2010)
  • Vereinigte Staaten Warren Cottle (2010–2013)
  • Vereinigte Staaten Matt Barnes (2014–2017)
  • Kolumbien Luis Rincon (2018)
  • Scotland Johnny Clifford (2019)
  • Vereinigte Staaten Dave Jacobs (2020–?)
  • Brasilien Victor Domingues (2023–present)

Stadium

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Average attendance

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Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2009: 2,782 (2nd in PDL)
  • 2010: 2,501 (2nd in PDL)

References

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  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "A New Era of Socker Dawns in West Texas – West Texas Sockers". West Texas Sockers. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Midland-Odessa FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Hadorn, Christopher (December 13, 2022). "Sockers rebrand as West Texas FC, to return in '23 with new owners". Midland Reporter-Telegram.
  7. ^ "West Texas FC Announces First Head Coach in Club History!". West Texas FC. January 17, 2023.

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