# 2015 Austin Aztex season

The 2015 Austin Aztex season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club is now playing in the United Soccer League (formerly named USL Pro), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. They were previously in the USL PDL the last 3 seasons, where they won the 2013 Championship, and the appeared in the Conference Finals in 2012 and 2014. The Austin Aztex will be competing in the Western conference and will be playing their first season in the newly dubbed USL. The season will begin March 21 and conclude on September 20.

## Background

After finding success in the USL PDL the first 3 seasons of their existence, which included the 2014 USL PDL League Championship, the Aztex made the jump to the newly renamed USL for this season.
In preparation for the move to USL Pro, the Aztex introduced a new logo and affiliated with the Columbus Crew SC, an MLS club which had also recently undergone a logo change.

### Colors and badge

The Aztex kits are dark blue with gold numbers and gold trim. Their alternate kits are white with gold trim and numbering. Kits are provided by Admiral Sportswear.
The Aztex badge features blue and gold colors with a Texas lone star, a soccer ball, and the word "AzTeX" with an enlarged A, T, and X. "ATX" is shorthand for Austin, Texas.

## Players and staff
### Roster

As of March 11, 2015
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Devin Perales | United States |
| 2 | DF | Ryan Roushandel | United States |
| 3 | DF | Mikey Ambrose | United States |
| 4 | DF | Leone Cruz | United States |
| 5 | DF | Travis Golden | United States |
| 6 | DF | Kyle Hoffer | United States |
| 8 | MF | Andres Cuero | United States |
| 9 | FW | Alfred Koroma Shams | United States |
| 10 | FW | Mozzi Gyorio | Canada |
| 12 | FW | Drew Yates | United States |
| 14 | DF | Brian Fekete | United States |
| 15 | FW | Bryce Taylor | United States |
| 16 | MF | Tony Rocha | United States |
| 17 | MF | Brendan King | United States |
| 18 | FW | Kris Tyrpak | United States |
| 19 | DF | Max Gunderson | United States |
| 20 | FW | Sainey Touray | Gambia |
| 21 | FW | Trevin Caesar | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 22 | DF | Kalen Ryden (on loan from Columbus Crew SC) | United States |
| 23 | MF | Guaraci | Brazil |
| 25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | United States |
| 29 | FW | Adam Bedell (on loan from Columbus Crew SC) | United States |
| 66 | GK | Cody Laurendi | United States |
| 77 | DF | Fernando Timbo | Brazil |

### Out on loan

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 11 | MF | Gregory Mulamba (on loan to Oklahoma City Energy) | South Africa |

### Technical Staff

As of February 25, 2015.
| Position | Name |
| Technical director | Paul Dalglish |
| Head coach | Paul Dalglish |
| Assistant head coach | Zack Pope |
| Assistant coach | Ben Crawley |
| Assistant coach | Ric Granryd |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Scott Frost |
| Trainer | Demetrius Collins |
| Team Administrator | Scott Frost |

## Competitions
### United Soccer League
#### League tables
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | First round |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |

#### Regular Season Matches

As of September 20, 2015

### U.S. Open Cup

See 2015 U.S. Open Cup
As a Member of the USL, the Aztex automatically qualify into the second round with all 21 US based teams and face the winners of the first round regional matchup. At the time the First Round pairings are made, each USL team will be matched geographically to a specific First Round pairing and be scheduled to play its winner.