Texas Premier Soccer League

Texas Premier Soccer League (TPSL)
Country  United States
Confederation US Club Soccer
United States Soccer Federation
Founded 2013
Number of teams 8 (2015/16)
Domestic cup(s) U.S. Open Cup
League cup(s) 2014/15 Texas State Cup
Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (ARC)
Current champions 2014/15 Championship Winners
Austin Real Cuauhtemoc
2014/15 Regular Season
Houston Hurricanes FC
TV partners MRSoccerGroup (Region3soccer.com) [1]
Website Official Site
2015/16 TPSL season

The Texas Premier Soccer League (TPSL) is a men's outdoor soccer league that was formed in 2013 consisting of amateur soccer club sides across the state.

The league season runs from September to March with a minimum of one home game and one away game against each other team. 2015/16 will see each club play 14 matches.

US Club Soccer sanctioned Texas State Cup games are played after the end of the league season and championship matches.

As of 2015/16 season, all clubs registered to play with TPSL have an opportunity to qualify for the following season's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup due to the sanctioning by US Club Soccer. To enter the qualifying rounds they must register to play in the US Open Cup by August 3 and have participated in the previous 60 days of competition with TPSL.[2]

The TPSL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer,[3] of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).[4] The league is completely owned and operated solely by Brendan Keyes. Each team is owned and operated individually and are responsible for maintaining the league's minimum standards and for raising their own operating revenue.

History

The Beginning

In 2013, the league was created by Current Owner/President Brendan Keyes, Head Coach of the Houston Hurricanes FC. As league owner and President, Brendan Keyes commenced negotiations from May 2013 with several local teams, and after the addition of five more clubs, the TPSL was formed with a view to starting play in September 2013 and an eye on expanding the league in future years.

The Unveiling

On September 21, 2013[5] at Fox and Hound 12802 Gulf Freeway, Houston, all six founder member clubs appeared at a press conference in front of friends and family to officially unveil the clubs, the rosters, the uniforms and sponsors.

2013/14

In September 2013 six clubs (Houston Leones FC, Houston Hurricanes FC, Houston Regals SCA, Houston Dutch Lions FC, Galveston Pirate SC, and BCS Bearkatz FC) were the leagues opening teams, beginning a series of league games that would break for a series of cup games over the winter, before returning in February to complete the league season.

2014/15

For the season 2014/15 Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (ARC), Texas Timberz FC, Twin Cities FC and Ranchero King FC were added to the league alongside Houston Hurricanes FC and Galveston. The four other clubs that had been part of the 2013/14 season did not return for a second season.

2015/16

The 2015/16 season kicked off with an additional four new clubs have been announced to play in the new 2015/16 season. Temple United FC, Brownsville Bravos FC, San Antonio Generals, Dallas Clash and Austin Lonestrikers. Galveston & Rancheros dropped out from the league after the conclusion of season two whilst Texas Timberz are taking a years hiatus but will play in the end of season Texas State Cup.

Title Winners & Honours

Texas State Cup Regular Season Championship Winners US Open Cup Player of Year Team of Year Golden Boot
2013/14 Houston Dutch Lions[6] Houston Dutch Lions Regals SCA
2014/15 Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (ARC) Houston Hurricanes FC Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (ARC)
2015/16

Season-by-season

League Structure

Regular Season Format

The regular season runs from September to March.

Each side plays 1 home and 1 away match against each club during the league season. The regular season winners will receive a Supporters Shield as of the 2014/15 season. The eventual league Championship winners take home the league trophy which, like every other soccer or association football league in the world, must be returned prior to the following years conclusion of play.

Should teams be equal on points at the end of the regular season, the following format will decide playoff placements:

1. Goal difference
2. Head to head comparison on wins first, points second and goals scored third

To decide the championship, the top four sides from the regular season will play in a one-off game in a seeded playoff format, with the winners from the two matches meeting each other in the final to decide the Championship winner.

Championship Playoff Format

Playoffs will be formatted as follows:

Semi Finals
Game A - Seed 1 v Seed 4
Game B - Seed 2 v Seed 3
Championship Final
Winner Game A v Winner Game B

Cup competition

US Club Soccer Texas State Cup

All the participating clubs will play in a straight knock out series of games with the winner taking home the US Club Soccer sanctioned Texas State Cup. The series of games takes place after the regular season & championship matches have concluded.

Like any other association football cup competition in the world, the winners trophy must be handed back before the conclusion of the following seasons competition.

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

As of 2015/16 season, all clubs registered to play with TPSL have an opportunity to qualify for the following season's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup due to the sanctioning by US Club Soccer. To enter the qualifying rounds they must register to play in the US Open Cup by August 3 of any given year and have participated in the previous 60 days of competition with TPSL.[2]

In season 2015/16, Austin Real Cuauhtemoc (ARC) entered qualification for the 2016 competition and played their match with NTX Rayados in Georgetown, Texas on November 1. The game ended in a 4-2 loss for the TPSL side.[7]

Current Season

2015/16 Teams

Team Joined TPSL City Playing Venue Website President/Owner Head Coach
Houston Hurricanes FC 2013 Houston League City Soccer Complex Houston HurricanesRepublic of Ireland Brendan Keyes Brendan Keyes
Austin Real Cuahutemoc[8] 2014 Austin, Texas McMaster Athletics Complex, Georgetown ARC Jose Bartolo Jose Bartolo
Twin Cities FC[9] 2014 Eagle Pass, Texas Eagle Field, Eagle Pass Twin Cities Jesus Daniel Gonzalez
Texas Timberz FC 2014 Diboll, Texas Diboll Community Field Timberz Marco A Morales Rodolfo Sanabria
Temple United FC 2015 Temple Korompai Soccer Complex, Temple Temple United States Jeremiah Connolly United States Lance Carlisle
Brownsville Bravos FC 2015 Brownsville Oliveira Park, Brownsville Bravos J. Martin Vela
San Antonio Generals 2015 San Antonio Mission City Soccer Complex, San Antonio Generals Martin Sanchez
Austin Lonestrikers 2015 Austin McMaster Athletics Complex, Georgetown Lonestrikers Gerardo Romero
Dallas Clash 2015 Dallas Trinity View Park, Irving Clash Raul Sevilla

Future Expansion sides

Lockhart Knights[10] Reviewing its entry year. Celtic FC America. Reviewing its entry year. Luling Oilers. Reviewing its entry year.

Sponsorship & League Partners

Texas Premier Soccer League is sponsored by Holiday Inn Resort, Keyes Sports Wear, Keyes Sports Management MRSoccerGroup, Kaizen Sports & Karam Immigration Legal Solutions

TPSL Front Office Staff

References

  1. ↑ TPSL. "MRSoccerGroup" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Thecup.us. "US Open Cup change". Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ US Club Soccer. "US Club Soccer". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ USSF. "US Soccer". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ TPSL. "Press conference". Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ HDL. "Texas Cup". Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ Thecup.us. "ARC US Open Cup qualifying round". Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ TPSL. "Austin join". Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ Region3Soccer. "Twin Cities join". Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ HSN11News. "Lockhart join". Retrieved February 17, 2014.

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