2023 Austin FC season

The 2023 Austin FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They played in the league's Western Conference and finished as Western runners-up to Los Angeles FC in the 2022 regular season standings.

Austin FC

2023 season
Chairman	Anthony Precourt
Head coach	Josh Wolff
Stadium	Q2 Stadium
MLS	Western Conference: 12th MLS: 25th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	Group stage
Copa Tejas	Champions
Copa Tejas Shield	7th
Top goalscorer	League: Sebastián Driussi (11) & All: Sebastián Driussi (13)
Average home league attendance	20,738[1]
Biggest win	4 matches by 3 goals (MLS) ATX 2–0 VIO (3/15) (CCL) ATX 2–0 NM (5/10) (USOC)
Biggest defeat	3 matches by 3 goals (MLS) VIO 3–0 ATX (3/7) (CCL) ATX 0–2 CHI (5/24) (USOC) ATX 1–3 MZT (7/21) (LC) ATX 1–3 FCJ (7/29) (LC)
Home colors Away colors
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 22, 2023.

Austin participated in two new competitions in 2023, their first regional competition (the 2023 Leagues Cup) and continental competitions (the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League), but did not advance in either competition.

Background

Further information: Austin Aztex FC

Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.^[2] 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,^[3] won their first trophy, the Copa Tejas, and qualified for their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs in just their second season as a franchise.^[4] Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to LAFC. They qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League as a result of their success in 2022.^[5]

Summary

Pre-season

Immediately following the 2022 season, Austin FC started their preparation for the 2023 MLS Season. On November 7, 2022, Austin FC announced multiple roster decision influencing the 2023 season. Jared Stroud was traded to St. Louis City SC,^[6] Hector Jiménez's contract is being allowed to expire, Washington Corozo's transfer option was not exercised, and options were declined on Danny Hoesen, Felipe Martins, Freddy Kleemann, Andrew Tarbell, and Will Pulisic.^[7]

Austin FC continued shaping their 2023 team during the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft, when they traded with DC United for the first selection in that draft for $50,000 general allocation money. With the first selection Austin FC chose midfielder Sofiane Djeffal from DC United.^[8] On the same day, Austin FC announced that they selected Forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez from the End-of-Year Waiver list from the Seattle Sounders FC, where he had spent time with the MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.^[9] On November 29, 2022, Austin FC and Ocampo-Chavez came to terms on a one-year guarantee through the 2023 season, with a two-year team option through 2025.^[10]

In December Austin FC continued to work on their 2023 roster announcing on December 8, 2022, they had resigned Hector Jiménez ^[11] and announced on December 12, 2022, that hey had acquired Gyasi Zardes through free agency.^[12] The 2023 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 21, 2022, and Austin FC picked up CJ Fodrey (GA)^[13] and Valentin Noël^[14] in the first round, Jackson Walti in the second round, and Salvatore Mazzaferro in the third round.

Austin FC started the new year by strengthening their goalkeeping corps, adding Matt Bersano from the free agent list.^[15] Austin FC strengthened their defensive unit on January 4, 2023, by acquiring Leo Väisänen from IF Elfsborg.^[16] One day after signing Väisänen, Austin FC announced that Ruben Gabrielsen will be leaving the team after just one year and moving to Lillestrøm SK^[17] Continuing to shape the team for 2023 season, Austin FC announced on January 6, 2023, that they had come to an agreement to transfer Tomás Pochettino to Brazilian side Fortaleza Esporte Clube.^[18] Adding more depth to their defensive formation, Austin FC announced on January 10, 2023, they had signed Adam Lundqvist from their cross-state rival Houston Dynamo for $500,000 GAM over the 2023–2024 seasons.^[19] Looking to build their defense for the longest MLS season to date, Austin FC announced they had signed Amro Tarek as a free agent on January 27, 2023.^[20] On January 31, 2023, Austin FC announced Moussa Djitté had been loaned to AC Ajaccio on a short-term loan through the end of the Ligue 1 season, with an option to purchase at the end of the season.^[21] After a trial period for a Veteran striker, Austin FC announced on February 10, 2023, that they had signed Will Bruin to a one-year contract, with an option for a second year.^[22] The club extended Sebastian Driussi for three years with a fourth-year option on February 14 and named him the next captain.^[23] Days before the first match of the season Austin FC extended Diego Fagúndez for three years with a fourth year option, finalizing preseason moves for the team^[24]

Slow start and early Champions League exit - February / March / April

Austin FC started the 2023 season with a 3–2 loss to St. Louis City SC in the latter's inaugural match. Julio Cascante was subbed off in the 11th minute after suffering an adductor strain injury that sidelined him for more than two months. Austin quickly rebounded with a 1–0 win over CF Montreal where Maximiliano Urruti scored the game-winner the 88th minute. After the first leg against Violette, the Verde and Black returned to MLS competition against RSL where Owen Wolff scored his first professional goal and the match-winner in the 33rd minute in a 2–1 victory. Austin then suffered their first road loss of the season in a 2–0 defeat to their cross-state rivals, the Houston Dynamo. Ending the month of March with a 1–1 draw against the Colorado Rapids, Austin FC sat in the middle of the table for both the western conference and Supporters Shield standings heading into the second month of the season.^[25] At this point, Jon Gallagher led the team with 3 goals, while prized striker Sebastian Driussi had 1 goal in the opening match against St. Louis while Diego Fagundez, Emiliano Rigoni, Gyasi Zardes, Ethan Finlay, and Will Bruin hadn't scored in the first 5 league matches for the club. On March 22, the club announced Aleksandar Radovanović was signed on a short-term loan from K.V. Kortrijk through June 30, 2023, with an option to buy, which the club later declined.^[26]

After a two-week break, Austin FC continued the season on the road against LAFC and lost 3–0 on the back of a hat-trick by Denis Bouanga in the first Western Conference Final rematch.^[27] Adding to the backline's struggles, Austin suffered another blow to the defense; on April 13, the team announced Žan Kolmanič injured his ACL during training and had season-ending surgery.^[28] Austin continued to struggle offensively in a home fixture against Vancouver, where they lost Fagundez for a month to a groin injury in a 0–0 draw, and then lost to the LA Galaxy 2–0 the following week.^[29][30] El Tree ended the month with a 2–2 comeback draw at home against the San Jose Earthquakes. Rigoni scored his first goal for the club in the 40th minute, and Driussi scored for the first time since the opening match to equalize in the 78th minute.^[31]

CONCACAF Champions League

See also: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Outside of league play, Austin FC travelled to the Dominican Republic to take on the Haitian side Violette AC for their first ever continental match in the CONCACAF Champions League, which they lost 3–0 on March 7. Miche-Naider Chéry notched a first half brace for Violette, beating Amro Tarek on two headers. Tarek then had an own-goal early in the second half to ruin any chance of an Austin comeback. A week later, after beating RSL in league play, Austin FC faced Violette in the return fixture at Q2 Stadium. Despite taking 35 shots and a brace from Driussi, Austin FC fell in the series on an aggregate score of 3–2. Their 2023 CONCACAF Champions League run came to a premature end in what was arguably the biggest upset in the history of the competition; because of the political unrest in Haiti, Violette hadn't played a competitive match in 289 days before the first leg.

Condensed schedule and first U.S. Open Cup run - May / June

Austin FC earned their second straight 2–2 comeback draw, but this time against the Portland Timbers on May 6. Jon Gallagher scored his 4th goal of the season to lead all MLS defenders on a cross from Emiliano Rigoni. Will Bruin was later subbed into the game and the former Sounder could not have scored his first goal with the Verde and Black in a more timely fashion, tying the match with Austin's latest away goal in their short history in the second minute of stoppage time on a cross from Owen Wolff.^[32] However, before the Portland match, Driussi suffered a groin injury of his own and would also miss a month. After the Portland match, Wolff was called up to the U-20 team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina and would spend up to a month away from the club.^[33] The following week, Rodney Redes was sent off for earning two yellow cards against FC Dallas, and Jesus Ferreira scored the match-winner in the 89th minute, to defeat the short-handed Austin FC 1–0.^[34] In a midweek game and with a depleted roster, Austin FC won their first league competition in two months, defeating Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 at Lumen Field on goals from Ethan Finlay and Gyasi Zardes, both their firsts of the campaign.^[35] Zardes scored another game-winner four days later helping beat Toronto FC 1–0.^[36] A week later, Zardes scored for the third consecutive match and became the 13th player in MLS history to score 100 goals.^[37] However, the milestone was not enough for Austin as they conceded two goals and lost to the Dynamo 2–1 in their first Copa Tejas match of the season.^[38] Four days later on May 31 against Minnesota United FC, Driussi returned to action for the first time in a month and scored the match-winner in the 82nd minute. The Loons thought they had the equalizer in the 87th minute, but VAR ruled that Hassani Dotson was offside. Brad Stuver then shut the door on Minnesota, making three saves in stoppage time.^[39]

Continuing their up and down season, Austin FC returned to Q2 on June 3, losing 2–1 to Real Salt Lake on a brace by Rubio Rubin.^[40] Injuries continued to plague the 2023 season, as Alexander Ring was pulled from a starting line up, forcing Aleksandar Radovanović to step in despite playing with a shoulder injury. Last minute changes by Peter Vermes and a strong performance by Sporting Kansas City resulted in a 4–1 loss dropping Austin out of the playoff picture.^[41] After a much-needed rest period, a rejuvenated Austin FC finished June with back-to-back 3-0 Copa Tejas wins at Q2 over four days. Ethan Finlay and Gyasi Zardes scored goals in both matches while Diego Fagundez and Julio Cascante scored their first goals of the season against FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo, respectively. The wins gave Austin the lead in the Copa Tejas standings and an opportunity to defend the trophy with a win in Frisco in late August.^[42][43]

Due to the mounting injuries, David Rodríguez became the first Austin FC II player to sign a short-term agreement with the club on May 17 but did not appear in a match.^[44] In the U-20 World Cup, Owen Wolff had a match-winning assist in the group stage against Ecuador and scored a goal in the Round of 16 against New Zealand, but the Stars and Stripes lost in the Quarterfinals against Uruguay. On June 2, Daniel Pereira was called up to the Venezuela national team for the first time.^[45] On June 27, Jon Gallagher was announced as an MLS All-Star.^[46]

On June 30, Austin FC named Rodolfo Borrell as their new Sporting Director, replacing Claudio Reyna. Borrell was most recently Pep Guardiola's first assistant at Manchester City, and the club won 15 trophies in the 9 years he was affiliated there.^[47]

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Austin FC entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32 and were drawn against USL team New Mexico United for a home match on May 10 where they accomplished another milestone for the club, winning their first U.S. Open Cup match 2–0. Redes tallied his first goal with the club to open the scoring in the 24th minute and Maxi Urruti added another, with Rigoni contributing to both goals.^[48] However, the Verde and Black lost in the Round of 16 against the Chicago Fire 2–0, ending their U.S. Open Cup run. Making matters worse, Leo Väisänen tore his LCL in the Chicago match and was expected to miss at least two months.^[49]

First Leagues Cup - July / August

Austin FC started their three-game road trip in South Florida playing Inter Miami CF to a 1–1 tie when Nick Lima scored his first goal for the club,^[50] then beat Minnesota United FC 4-1 where Driussi scored a brace, added an assist, and by doing so became the first Austin FC player to make 50 goal contributions. They weren't able to sweep the road trip, losing 2–1 in Vancouver. They also lost Emiliano Rigoni to an MCL injury. El Tree won their last match before the Leagues Cup break with a 2–1 win against Sporting Kansas City, but lost Daniel Pereira and Driussi in the match to shoulder and groin injuries, respectively. The victory against Kansas City was the first time in franchise history Austin FC won three consecutive home matches, and they sit 5th in the West heading into the break.

On July 24, Austin FC traded for CB and former FC Dallas captain Matt Hedges for $475,000 GAM in 2023 and more in 2024 to Toronto FC, if his options are exercised.^[51] Hedges appeared in more games than any FC Dallas player with 349 caps from 2012 to 2022. On August 1, Austin FC traded their first-ever goal scorer Diego Fagundez to the LA Galaxy for Memo Rodríguez and at least $300,000 GAM.^[52]

Austin returned to action after a three-week break and lost on the road to St. Louis City SC 6–3, getting three second half goals from Driussi, Will Bruin, and Rigoni. The 6 goals allowed set a franchise record for most goals allowed in a single match.^[53] In their final Copa Tejas match of the season, Austin FC failed to secure the trophy by losing to FC Dallas 1–0 on a last minute headed goal from Nkosi Tafari.^[54] To end the month of August, Austin lost their fifth game in a row in all competition and earned zero points after returning from Leagues Cup competition, losing to the Seattle Sounders FC 2–1. In the Sounders match, Driussi became the first Austin FC player to score 40 goals for the club.^[55]

Leagues Cup

Austin FC played their first Leagues Cup matches against Mazatlán on July 21 and Juárez on July 29 at Q2 Stadium. Going into the Leagues Cup break, Mazatlán sat at 15th in the Liga MX table with a draw and two losses after a last place finish in 2023. Juárez currently sits in 3rd with a draw and two impressive comeback wins over América and Toluca.

The Verde and Black lost 3–1 against Mazatlán snapping their home winning streak. Diego Fagundez scored his last goal for the club, a penalty to tie the match in the 65th minute, but Andrés Montaño scored for Mazatlán 30 seconds after the restart. Minutes later, Bruin thought he had the tying goal for Austin before being ruled offside, then Eduard Bello tacked on the third and final goal for Mazatlán in the 88th minute after VAR ruled he was onside.^[56] Mazatlán then won the group after defeating Juárez in penalties on July 25, leaving Austin in a position where they can only advance as the group runner-up by beating Juárez outright.^[57] Austin was unable to maintain an early lead after allowing Juárez to level it up 12 minutes later on a free kick by Sebastian Saucedo from outside the box. Coming out of the half-time break, Juárez's tactical adjustments allowed them to put two more goals on the board in the 62nd and 69th minutes, both scored by Aitor García, eliminating Austin FC from the 2023 Leagues Cup tournament.^[58]

End of the season - September / October

Austin started September by earning an away point, drawing with New England 2–2. Alex Ring evened the score with an extra-time goal, adding to Rigoni's first half goal.^[59] During the second outing of the month, Austin fell to Portland 2–1 at home.^[60] Three days later Austin earned a point on the road, drawing with the New York Red Bulls 1–1 on the 10th goal of the season by Sebastián Driussi.^[61] On September 30, FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo played to a draw, winning Austin FC its second consecutive Copa Tejas, becoming the first MLS club to win it twice. But as the final whistle blew in Houston, the Verde and Black were losing 1–0 to the Colorado Rapids and that score held, so the club extended their winless streak to a franchise-record 10 games.^[62]

Austin FC kept their playoff hopes alive with a strong home performance against D.C. United, winning the match 3–0 on goals from Will Bruin, Sebastián Driussi, and Matt Hedges,^[63] but lost 4–2 to LAFC three days later to be eliminated from playoff contention. Leo Väisänen scored his first goal for the club late in the second half, while Denis Bouanga scored 2 goals for LAFC to take the Golden Boot lead with his 18th and 19th goals of the season.^[64] Austin FC ended their 2023 campaign on the road in San Jose with a 1–1 draw. Austin season record was 10 wins, 15 loses, and 9 draws, for a total of 39 points.^[65]

Management team

Position	Name
Chairman	Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director	Rodolfo Borrell[47]
Vice President, Player Personnel	Sean Rubio[47]
Head coach	Josh Wolff
Assistant coach	Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach	Rodrigo Rios
Assistant coach	Terry Boss[66]
Assistant coach	Preston Burpo
Chief Scout	Manuel Junco

Roster

As of October 7, 2023^[update].^[67]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Stuver		GK	(1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 34)	2020	New York City FC	40	0
12	Damian Las (HG)		GK	(2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 23)	2022	Fulham F.C.	0	0
20	Matt Bersano		GK	(1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32)	2023	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0
Defenders
2	Matt Hedges		CB	(1990-04-01) April 1, 1990 (age 35)	2023	Toronto FC	7	1
4	Kipp Keller (GA)		CB	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 25)	2022	Saint Louis University	10	0
15	Leo Väisänen		CB	(1997-07-23) July 23, 1997 (age 28)	2023	IF Elfsborg	24	1
16	Hector Jiménez		RB	(1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36)	2020	Columbus Crew SC	5	0
17	Jon Gallagher		LB/RB	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 29)	2020	Atlanta United FC	39	5
18	Julio Cascante		CB	(1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 31)	2020	Portland Timbers	28	2
21	Adam Lundqvist		LB	(1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 (age 31)	2023	Houston Dynamo FC	26	0
23	Žan Kolmanič[a] (U22) [b]		LB	(2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 (age 25)	2021	Maribor	7	0
24	Nick Lima		RB	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30)	2020	San Jose Earthquakes	39	1
26	Charlie Asensio		RB	(2000-01-18) January 18, 2000 (age 25)	2022	Clemson Tigers	0	0
27	Brandan Craig		DF	(2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 21)	2023	Philadelphia Union	0	0
	Joe Hafferty [c]		DF	(1998-03-21) March 21, 1998 (age 27)	2023	Austin FC II	0	0
Midfielders
5	Jhojan Valencia		MF	(1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 29)	2022	Deportivo Cali	31	0
6	Daniel Pereira (GA)		MF	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 25)	2021	Virginia Tech Hokies	36	0
7	Emiliano Rigoni (DP)		RW	(1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 32)	2022	São Paulo FC	37	5
8	Alexander Ring (DP)		MF	(1991-04-09) April 9, 1991 (age 34)	2020	New York City FC	32	2
10	Sebastián Driussi (DP) (captain)		MF	(1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 (age 29)	2021	Zenit Saint Petersburg	30	13
13	Ethan Finlay		RW	(1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 35)	2021	Minnesota United FC	40	6
19	CJ Fodrey (GA)		MF	(2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 21)	2023	San Diego State	4	0
22	Sofiane Djeffal		MF	(1999-04-19) April 19, 1999 (age 26)	2023	DC United	10	0
30	Memo Rodríguez (HG)		MF	(1995-12-27) December 27, 1995 (age 29)	2023	LA Galaxy	9	0
31	Valentin Noël		MF	(1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 26)	2023	Austin FC II	1	0
32	David Rodríguez[c]		MF	(2002-05-05) May 5, 2002 (age 23)	2023	Austin FC II	0	0
33	Owen Wolff (HG)		MF	(2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 20)	2020	Austin FC Academy	31	2
Forward
9	Gyasi Zardes		FW	(1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33)	2023	Colorado Rapids	31	6
11	Rodney Redes (U22) [b]		FW	(2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 (age 25)	2020	Guaraní	6	2
28	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HG)		FW	(2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 (age 23)	2023	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0
29	Will Bruin		FW	(1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 (age 35)	2023	Seattle Sounders FC	22	3
37	Maximiliano Urruti		FW	(1991-02-02) February 2, 1991 (age 34)	2021	Houston Dynamo FC	28	2

1. Season ending injury
2. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-launches-u22-initiative-to-support-further-investment-in-young-players
3. Short term agreement from Austin FC II

Transfers

In

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
November 17, 2022	MF	22	Sofiane Djeffal	DC United	$50,000 GAM	[8]
November 17, 2022	FW	28	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	Seattle Sounders FC	Free	[9][10]
December 8, 2022	DF	16	Hector Jiménez	Austin FC	Free	[11]
December 12, 2022	FW	9	Gyasi Zardes	Colorado Rapids	Free	[12]
January 3, 2023	GK	20	Matt Bersano	San Jose Earthquakes	Free	[15]
January 4, 2023	DF	15	Leo Väisänen	IF Elfsborg	$1,800,000	[16][68]
January 10, 2023	DF	21	Adam Lundqvist	Houston Dynamo FC	$500,000 GAM	[19]
January 27, 2023	DF	31	Amro Tarek	Al Masry SC	Free	[20]
February 10, 2023	FW	29	Will Bruin	Seattle Sounders FC	Free	[22]
July 26, 2023	DF	2	Matt Hedges	Toronto FC	$475,000 GAM	[51]
August 1, 2023	MF		Memo Rodríguez	LA Galaxy	Trade Diego Fagúndez + receive $900,000 GAM	[69]

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
66	DF	Aleksandar Radovanović	Kortrijk	March 22, 2023	June 30, 2023	[26]
32	MF	David Rodríguez	Austin FC II	May 17, 2023	May 21, 2023	[70]
27	DF	Brandan Craig	Philadelphia Union	July 5, 2023	December 31, 2023	[71]
31	MF	Valentin Noël	Austin FC II	July 21, 2023	July 29, 2023	[72]
	DF	Joe Hafferty	Austin FC II	September 20, 2023	September 24, 2023	[73]

Out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
November 7, 2022	MF	20	Jared Stroud	St. Louis City SC	Transfer	$100,000 GAM	[6]
November 7, 2022	DF	16	Hector Jiménez	Austin FC	Out of Contract		[7]
November 7, 2022	FW	9	Danny Hoesen	FC Emmen	Option Declined		[7]
November 7, 2022	DF	19	Freddy Kleemann	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Option Declined		[7][74]
November 7, 2022	MF	22	Felipe Martins	Orlando City SC	Option Declined		[7][75]
November 7, 2022	GK	31	Andrew Tarbell	Houston Dynamo FC	Option Declined		[7][76]
November 7, 2022	GK	34	Will Pulisic	Minnesota United FC 2	Option Declined		[7]
November 7, 2022	FW	32	Washington Corozo	Sporting Cristal	Option to Buy Declined		[7]
January 5, 2023	DF	4	Ruben Gabrielsen	Lillestrøm SK	Transfer		[17]
January 6, 2023	MF		Tomás Pochettino	Fortaleza Esporte Clube	Transfer		[18]
July 26, 2023	DF	3	Amro Tarek		Buyout		[77]
August 1, 2023	MF	14	Diego Fagúndez	LA Galaxy	Trade + Receive GAM		[69]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
2	FW	Moussa Djitté	AC Ajaccio	January 31, 2023	June 30, 2023	[21]
3	DF	Jhohan Romaña	Club Olimpia	February 17, 2023	December 31, 2023	[78]
2	FW	Moussa Djitté	Bandırmaspor	July 3, 2023	June 30, 2024	[79]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2023 MLS SuperDraft

2023 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes	Ref.
1	13	CJ Fodrey	MF	San Diego State	Generation Adidas Acquired from Houston Dynamo for $50,000 GAM in 2023 and 2024 and the 27th overall pick Houston Dynamo acquired it from Vancouver Whitecaps FC for $225,000 GAM and the 5th overall pick Previous Experience with San Diego Loyal	[13][80]
1	20	Valentin Noël	MF	Pittsburgh	Pick acquired from St. Louis City SC for GAM St. Louis City SC acquired from Charlotte FC via trade Charlotte FC acquired from Nashville SC for International Roster spot and $400,000 GAM Signed by Austin FC II on March 3, 2023	[14][81]
2	27 (56)	Jackson Walti	MF	Pittsburgh	Signed by Austin FC II on March 3, 2023 Traded to Colorado Rapids 2 on July 28, 2023	[80][81][82]
3	14 (72)	Salvatore Mazzaferro	DF	South Florida	Pick acquired from Columbus Crew SC via trade Previous experience with Toronto FC II Signed by Austin FC II on March 3, 2023	[83][81]

New contracts

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	Contract until	Ref.
November 10, 2022	DF	17	Jon Gallagher	2026 + 1yr option	[84]
November 11, 2022	GK	1	Brad Stuver	2025 + 1yr option	[85]
December 8, 2022	DF	16	Hector Jiménez	2023	[86]
February 14, 2023	MF	10	Sebastián Driussi	2025 + 1yr option	[87]
February 22, 2023	MF	14	Diego Fagúndez	2025 + 1yr option	[88]
April 11, 2023	DF	18	Julio Cascante	2025 + 1yr option	[89]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Austin FC v Philadelphia Union

January 21, 2023	Austin FC	2–3	Philadelphia Union	Bradenton, FL
11:00 am CT	Cascante 27' Noël 54'	Report	Bedoya 45+4' Bueno 67' Donovan 80'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Austin FC v FC Cincinnati

January 27, 2022	Austin FC	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Clearwater, FL
1:00 pm CT	Rodríguez 11' Zardes 83'	Report	Hagglund 20' Brenner 31' Badji 91'	Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods for a total of 120 minutes.

Austin FC v El Paso Locomotive FC

February 4, 2023	Austin FC	5–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Austin, Texas
1:00 pm CT	Driussi 15' Wolff 33' Rodríguez 70' Finlay 72' Urruti 110'	Report		Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Note: Played as two 45-minute halves and a 30-minute extra period

Austin FC v Louisville City FC

February 11, 2023	Austin FC	4–1	Louisville City FC	Austin, Texas
11:00 am CT	Zardes 17' Driussi 24' Fagúndez 51' Ring 94'	Report	64'	Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Note: Played as two 45-minute halves and a 30-minute extra period

Austin FC v Sacramento Republic FC

February 15, 2023	Austin FC	1–1	Sacramento Republic FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 pm CT	Rigoni 86'	Report	32'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Inter Miami CF v Austin FC

February 18, 2023	Inter Miami CF	2–2	Austin FC	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3:00 pm CT	Jean 62' Pizarro 68'	Report	Rigoni 53' Wolff 86'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

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 25, 2023	October 21, 2023	Matchday 1	12th Western Conference, 25th Overall	34	10	9	15	49	55	−6	029.41
CONCACAF Champions League	March 7, 2023	March 14, 2023	Round of 16	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
U.S. Open Cup	May 10, 2023	May 24, 2023	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Leagues Cup	July 21, 2023	July 29, 2023	Group stage	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Total					40	12	9	19	55	66	−11	030.00

Last updated: September 30, 2023
Source: Soccerway

Major League Soccer Regular Season

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Portland Timbers	34	11	13	10	46	58	−12	43
11	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
12	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39
13	LA Galaxy	34	8	14	12	51	67	−16	36
14	Colorado Rapids	34	5	17	12	26	54	−28	27

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
23	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
25	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39
26	LA Galaxy	34	8	14	12	51	67	−16	36
27	Inter Miami CF (L)	34	9	18	7	41	54	−13	34	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[a]

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)
(L) Leagues Cup winner
Notes:

1. As 2023 Leagues Cup champion

Matches

Austin FC v St. Louis City SC

February 25, 2023 1	Austin FC	2–3	St. Louis City SC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CST)	Driussi 45+4' Gallagher 72'	Report	Ostrák  17' Parker 24' Stroud 78' Klauss 86'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Allen Chapman

Austin FC v CF Montreal

March 4, 2023 2	Austin FC	1–0	CF Montreal	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CST)	Wolff  22' Urruti 88'	Report	Saliba  8' Piette  57'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Real Salt Lake v Austin FC

March 11, 2023 3	Real Salt Lake	1–2	Austin FC	Sandy, Utah
8:30 p.m. (CST)	Glad 22' Kreilach  41'	Report	Gallagher 9' Wolff 33'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,052 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Houston Dynamo FC v Austin FC

March 18, 2023 4	Houston Dynamo FC	2–0	Austin FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Franco  59' Bassi 71' (pen.) Herrera 86'	Report	Väisänen  19' Fagúndez  52' Lundqvist  70'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,047 Referee: Drew Fischer

Austin FC v Colorado Rapids

March 25, 2023 5	Austin FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Gallagher 5' Ring  53' Pereira  90+6'	Report	Maxsø  47' Bassett  59' Acosta  64' Cabral 85' Priso  90+6'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ted Unkel

Los Angeles FC v Austin FC

April 8, 2023 6	Los Angeles FC	3–0	Austin FC	Los Angeles, California
6:30 p.m. (CDT)	Bouanga 40' (57), 68'	Report	Lima  67'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,199 Referee: Victor Rivas

Austin FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

April 15, 2023 7	Austin FC	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Driussi  40' Lima  68'	Report	White  42' Cubas  45'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Mark Allatin

Los Angeles Galaxy v Austin FC

April 22, 2023 8	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–0	Austin FC	Carson, California
9:30 p.m. (CDT)	Puig  3', 64' Hernández 54',  90+1' Boyd  61' Aguirre  90+4'	Report	Urruti  40' Väisänen  43' Ring  90+1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 18,875 Referee: Chris Penso

Austin FC v San Jose Earthquakes

April 29, 2023 9	Austin FC	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Rigoni 40' Driussi 78' Pereira  90+5'	Report	Yueill 21',  90+5' Monteiro  68' Ebobisse 75'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Portland Timbers v Austin FC

May 6, 2023 10	Portland Timbers	2–2	Austin FC	Portland, Oregon
9:30 p.m. (CDT)	Župarić 33',  87' Boli  40' Bravo  56', 71'	Report	Gallagher 59' Bruin 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,318 Referee: Jon Freemon

Austin FC v FC Dallas

May 13, 2023 11	Austin FC	0–1	FC Dallas	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Väisänen  41' Redes  46'  54' Valencia  63'	Report	Lletget  24' Pomykal  42' Ntsabeleng  83' Ferreira 89',  90'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Seattle Sounders FC v Austin FC

May 17, 2023 12	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Austin FC	Seattle, Washington
9:30 p.m. (CDT)	Montero 79'	Report	Finlay 36' Zardes 57' Pereira  74' Bruin  90+1'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,026 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Austin FC v Toronto FC

May 20, 2023 13	Austin FC	1–0	Toronto FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Pereira  28' Finlay  37' Ring  75' Djeffal  79' Zardes 90+1'	Report	Servania  35' Franklin 54' Kaye  71'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Houston Dynamo FC v Austin FC

May 27, 2022 14 Copa Tejas	Houston Dynamo FC	2–1	Austin FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Herrera 37' Quiñónes  67' Franco 87' Micael  90+3'	Report	Zardes 22' Cascante  30'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,055 Referee: Ted Unkel

Austin FC v Minnesota United FC

May 31, 2023 15	Austin FC	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Gallagher 19',  90' Driussi 82'	Report	Rosales 26'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Austin FC v Real Salt Lake

June 3, 2023 16	Austin FC	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Rigoni  43' Urruti  62' Gallagher  64' Cascante 90+2'	Report	Hidalgo  7' Rubín 15', 81' Glad  34' Löffelsend  66'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Tori Penso

Sporting Kansas City v Austin FC

June 10, 2023 17	Sporting Kansas City	4–1	Austin FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Pulido 19', 57' Castellanos 47' Radoja  61' Thommy  87' Shelton 89'	Report	Cascante  52' Zardes  60' Driussi 61'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,885 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Austin FC v FC Dallas

June 21, 2023 18 Copa Tejas	Austin FC	3–0	FC Dallas	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Finlay 17' Fagundez 42' Zardes 58'	Report	Quignon  25'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Austin FC v Houston Dynamo FC

June 24, 2023 19 Copa Tejas	Austin FC	3–0	Houston Dynamo FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Finlay 22' Zardes 32' Gallagher  39' Wolff  45' Cascante 50',  77' Pereira  68' Lima  75'	Report	Sviatchenko  31' Artur  45+5' Herrera  77'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Victor Rivas

Inter Miami CF v Austin FC

July 1, 2023 20	Inter Miami CF	1–1	Austin FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. (CDT)	Taylor  45+2' Martínez 47' Ruiz  54' Fray  67' Allen  72' Campana  90+9'	Report	Lima 51',  90+9'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 17,053 Referee: Filip Dujic

Minnesota United FC v Austin FC

July 8, 2023 21	Minnesota United FC	1–4	Austin FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Dotson  54' Padelford 85'	Report	Fagúndez 35' Driussi 45', 51' Pereira  81' Rigoni 90+5'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,913 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Austin FC

July 12, 2023 22	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Austin FC	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9:30 p.m. (CDT)	Vite 1' Córdova 72' Cubas  87' Blackmon  90+10'	Report	Redes 47',  52' Lundkvist  78'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,995 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Austin FC v Sporting Kansas City

July 15, 2023 23	Austin FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Zardes 17' Finlay 19' Cascante  59'	Report	Fontàs  8' Rosero 33' Davis  53'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ted Unkel

St. Louis City SC v Austin FC

August 20, 2023 24	St. Louis City SC	6–3	Austin FC	St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 p.m. (CDT)	Blom  17' Parker 22' Gioacchini 45+2', 50' Adeniran 72', 90+5' Ostrák 88'	Report	Driussi 61' (pen.) Bruin 87' Rigoni 90+1'	Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Timothy Ford

FC Dallas v Austin FC

August 26, 2023 25 Copa Tejas	FC Dallas	1–0	Austin FC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Arriola  13' Farfan  27' Jiménez  56' Illarramendi  74' Tafari 90+7'	Report	Pereira  45'  67'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 18,267 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Austin FC v Seattle Sounders FC

August 30, 2023 26	Austin FC	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Zardes  46' Valencia  53' Driussi 72'	Report	Ragen  37' Morris 48' Nouhou  87' Rusnák 90'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Drew Fischer

New England Revolution v Austin FC

September 2, 2023 27	New England Revolution	2–2	Austin FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. (CDT)	Rigoni 27' Valencia  70' Pereira  77' Finlay  90' Ring 90+4'	Report	Chancalay 28', 47',  54' Kaye  57'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,213 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Austin FC v Portland Timbers

September 17, 2023 28	Austin FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Wolff  57' Cascante  61' Driussi 75'	Report	Mora 39' Evander 64' Antony  90+7'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New York Red Bulls v Austin FC

September 20, 2023 29	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Austin FC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. (CDT)	Rigoni 7' (o.g.) Edelman  8' Yearwood  61'	Report	Driussi 44' Urruti  82' Lima  84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,562 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Austin FC v LA Galaxy

September 24, 2023 30	Austin FC	3–3	LA Galaxy	Austin, Texas
11:30 p.m. (CDT)	Gallagher  3' Ring 11' Väisänen  30' Finlay 45+6' Rigoni 75'	Report	Puig 45+2' (pen.) Cerrillo  84' Joveljić 89' Barrios 90+4'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Match delayed from 7:30 p.m. due to weather conditions

Colorado Rapids v Austin FC

September 30, 2023 31	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 p.m. (CDT)	Bombito  32' Maxsø 41' Yapi  76'	Report	Bruin  88' Rigoni  90+1'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,931 Referee: Mark Allatin

Austin FC v D.C. United

October 4, 2023 32	Austin FC	3–0	D.C. United	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Bruin 11' Driussi 21' Hedges 64'	Report	Klich  82'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Austin FC v Los Angeles FC

October 7, 2023 33	Austin FC	2–4	Los Angeles FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Rigoni  51' Väisänen 75' Zardes  90' Chiellini 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Tillman 13' Bouanga 45+1' (pen.), 54' Olivera 68'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Jon Freemon

San Jose Earthquakes v Austin FC

October 21, 2023 34 Decision Day	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Austin FC	San Jose, California
8:00 p.m. (CDT)	Espinoza 17',  72' Tsakiris  22'	Report	Wolff 32' Valencia  66'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

MLS Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Violette AC v Austin FC

March 7, 2023 Round of 16	Violette AC	3–0	Austin FC	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
5:00 p.m. (CST)	Chéry 13', 39' Saba  32' Tarek 47' (o.g.)	Report	Valencia  9' Rigoni  59' Djeffal  81'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Austin FC v Violette AC

March 14, 2023 Round of 16	Austin FC	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	Violette AC	Austin, Texas
7:00 p.m. (CDT)	Driussi 51', 63'	Report	Fédé  14' Germain  87' San Millán  90+1'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Oshane Nation
Note: Violette advance 3–2 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Austin FC v New Mexico United

May 10, 2023 Round of 32	Austin FC	2–0	New Mexico United	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Redes 24' Urruti 36'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Elton Garcia

Austin FC v Chicago Fire FC

May 24, 2013 Round of 16	Austin FC	0–2	Chicago Fire FC	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Radovanović  62' Ring  89'	Report	Czichos 27' Pineda  48' Przybyłko 77'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 19,402 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

South 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MAZ	JUA	AUS
1	Mazatlán	2	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	—
2	Juárez	2	1	0	1	0	4	2	+2	4			—	—	—
3	Austin FC	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0			1–3	1–3	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Austin FC v Mazatlan

July 21, 2023 Group Stage	Austin FC	1–3	Mazatlan	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Valencia  14' Fagúndez 65' (pen.)	Report	Colmán 49' Montaño 67' Bello 88'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Randy Encarnación Solano

Austin FC v FC Juárez

July 29, 2023 Group Stage	Austin FC	1–3	FC Juárez	Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m. (CDT)	Finlay 23' Keller  42' Pereira  72'	Report	J. García  5' A. García  10', 62', 69' Saucedo 35' Salas  90'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ismael Rosario López

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Further information: List of Austin FC records and statistics

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	40	0	34+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	USA	Matt Hedges	7	1	3+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	EGY	Amro Tarek	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Kipp Keller	10	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
5	MF	COL	Jhojan Valencia	31	0	16+11	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	VEN	Daniel Pereira	36	0	29+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW	ARG	Emiliano Rigoni	37	5	25+8	5	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	FIN	Alexander Ring	32	2	25+3	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	USA	Gyasi Zardes	31	6	17+11	6	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	ARG	Sebastián Driussi	30	13	26+2	11	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	2	1+0	0
11	FW	PAR	Rodney Redes	16	2	5+6	1	0+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
12	GK	USA	Damian Las	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	USA	Ethan Finlay	40	6	20+14	5	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
14	MF	URU	Diego Fagúndez	24	3	14+5	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	2+0	1
15	DF	FIN	Leo Väisänen	24	1	20+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Hector Jiménez	5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	IRL	Jon Gallagher	40	5	31+3	5	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
18	DF	CRC	Julio Cascante	28	2	24+0	2	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF	USA	CJ Fodrey	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	GK	USA	Matt Bersano	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	SWE	Adam Lundqvist	28	1	8+15	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0
22	MF	FRA	Sofiane Djeffal	10	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SVN	Žan Kolmanič	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Nick Lima	39	1	25+8	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
26	DF	USA	Charlie Asensio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	USA	Brandan Craig	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	USA	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	USA	Will Bruin	22	3	2+17	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
30	MF	USA	Memo Rodríguez	9	0	2+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	FRA	Valentin Noël	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	MF	USA	David Rodríguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	USA	Owen Wolff	31	2	21+6	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
37	FW	ARG	Maximiliano Urruti	28	2	10+15	1	0+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
66	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Radovanović	9	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	USA	Joe Hafferty	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Last updated: October 21, 2023
• Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

1. Appearance(s) in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in 2023 Leagues Cup

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Continental[a]	Other[b]	Total
1	MF	10	Sebastián Driussi	11	0	0	2	0	13
2	FW	9	Gyasi Zardes	6	0	0	0	0	6
	MF	13	Ethan Finlay	5	0	0	0	1
4	DF	17	Jon Gallagher	5	0	0	0	0	5
	MF	7	Emiliano Rigoni	5	0	0	0	0
6	MF	14	Diego Fagúndez	2	0	0	0	1	3
	FW	29	Will Bruin	3	0	0	0	0
8	MF	8	Alexander Ring	2	0	0	0	0	2
	FW	11	Rodney Redes	1	0	1	0	0
	DF	18	Julio Cascante	2	0	0	0	0
	MF	33	Owen Wolff	2	0	0	0	0
	FW	37	Maximiliano Urruti	1	0	1	0	0
13	DF	2	Matt Hedges	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	15	Leo Väisänen	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	24	Nick Lima	1	0	0	0	0
Total				47	0	2	2	2	53

• Last updated: October 21, 2023
• Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Continental[a]	Other[b]	Total
1	DF	17	Jon Gallagher	8	0	0	0	0	8
	MF	6	Daniel Pereira	8	0	0	0	0
3	MF	7	Emiliano Rigoni	5	0	1	1	0	7
4	MF	10	Sebastián Driussi	5	0	0	1	0	6
5	MF	8	Alexander Ring	4	0	0	1	0	5
6	MF	13	Ethan Finlay	4	0	0	0	0	4
	DF	18	Julio Cascante	4	0	0	0	0
	DF	24	Nick Lima	4	0	0	0	0
	MF	33	Owen Wolff	3	0	0	0	1
9	MF	5	Jhojan Valencia	3	0	0	0	0	3
	DF	21	Adam Lundqvist	2	0	1	0	0
10	FW	9	Gyasi Zardes	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF	14	Diego Fagúndez	2	0	0	0	0
13	FW	11	Rodney Redes	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	15	Leo Väisänen	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	22	Sofiane Djeffal	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	29	Will Bruin	1	0	0	0	0
Total				55	0	2	3	1	61

• Last updated: October 21, 2023
• Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			National Cup			Continental[a]			Other[b]			Total
1	GK	Brad Stuver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Matt Hedges	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Amro Tarek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	CB	Kipp Keller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
5	MF	Jhojan Valencia	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
6	MF	Daniel Pereira	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0
7	FW	Emiliano Rigoni	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF	Alexander Ring	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW	Gyasi Zardes	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	MF	Sebastián Driussi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Rodney Redes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
12	GK	Damian Las	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Ethan Finlay	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	MF	Diego Fagúndez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	DF	Leo Väisänen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	CB	Hector Jiménez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Jon Gallagher	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
18	CB	Julio Cascante	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
19	MF	CJ Fodrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK	Matt Bersano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	LB	Adam Lundqvist	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	MF	Sofiane Djeffal	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	LB	Žan Kolmanič	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	RB	Nick Lima	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
26	RB	Charlie Asensio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	RB	Brandan Craig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Will Bruin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
30	MF	Memo Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Valentin Noël	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	David Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Owen Wolff	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
37	FW	Maximiliano Urruti	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
66	DF	Aleksandar Radovanović	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Joe Hafferty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			50	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	58	2	0

• Last updated: October 21, 2023
• Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Clean sheets

Rank	Number	Name	MLS	Playoffs	CCL	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	1	Brad Stuver	6	0	1	1	0	8

• Last updated: October 21, 2023
• Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Awards and honors

MLS All Star Team

Award	Awardee	Position	Ref
MLS All-Star Team	Jon Gallagher	DF	[90]

End-of-season awards

Award	Winner	Ref
Defensive Player of the Year	Alexander Ring	[91]
Offensive Player of the Year	Sebastián Driussi[a]	[92]

1. Second year in a row

CONCACAF Champions League Bext XI

Round	Leg	Player	Opponent	Ref
Round of 16	2	Sebastián Driussi	Violette AC	[93]

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
2	Alexander Ring	CF Montréal	DF	[94]
Maximiliano Urruti	Bench
3	Owen Wolff	Real Salt Lake	MF	[95]
Jon Gallagher	Bench
5	Brad Stuver	Colorado Rapids	GK	[96]
11	Owen Wolff (2)	Portland Timbers	Bench	[97]
13	Ethan Finlay	Seattle Sounders FC	FW	[98]
	Josh Wolff		Coach
14	Gyasi Zardes	Toronto FC	Bench	[99]
15	Gyasi Zardes (2)	Houston Dynamo	Bench	[100]
16	Julio Cascante	Minnesota United FC	DF	[101]
	Brad Stuver (2)		Bench
20	Julio Cascante (2)	FC Dallas	DF	[102]
	Brad Stuver (3)		Bench
	Diego Fagúndez		Bench
21	Julio Cascante (3)	Houston Dynamo FC	DF	[103]
22	Brad Stuver (4)	Inter Miami CF	GK	[104]
24	Sebastián Driussi	Minnesota United FC	MF	[105]
26	Ethan Finlay (2)	Sporting Kansas City	Bench	[106]
30	Alexander Ring (2)	New England Revolution	Bench	[107]
36	Brad Stuver (5)	DC United	Goalkeeper	[108]
	Sebastian Driussi (2)	DC United	Bench

MLS Goal of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Ref
3	Jon Gallagher	Real Salt Lake	[109]