Oxford City FC of Texas

Oxford City Football Club of Texas

Founded	2012 (as Texas Strikers)
Stadium	Ford Arena Beaumont, Texas
Capacity	6,500
Coach	Mariano Bollella
League	Major Arena Soccer League
2014–15	3rd, Southern Division Playoffs: Division semifinals
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Oxford City FC of Texas was an American professional indoor soccer team based in Beaumont, Texas. The team joined the Professional Arena Soccer League on September 26, 2012, as the Texas Strikers.^[1] Play in the team's inaugural season began in November 2012.^[2][3][4] In May 2014, the league changed its name to Major Arena Soccer League. The team played at Ford Arena.^[5]

Original Texas Strikers Logo

Oxford City Football Club, Inc. purchased the Texas Strikers on July 23, 2014, and the team was renamed after the parent club as "Oxford City FC of Texas".^[6]

On December 15, 2014, team owner Oxford City Football Club, Inc. announced that it had "successfully come to terms to sell" Oxford City FC of Texas to an unspecified "Latin American group", pending league approval. Known conman Thomas Anthony Guerriero said that their "complete focus as an organization needs to be" on Oxford City F.C. which plays in Conference North, a division of Football Conference at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of the English football league system. The new owners have licensed the rights to use the "Oxford City FC of Texas" name through the end of the current MASL season.^[7]

On January 1, 2015, former Hidalgo La Fiera head coach Mariano Bollella replaced Chris "Topper" Cogan as the head coach of the Beaumont franchise. In June 2015, the team ceased business operations.

Year-by-year

League Champions

Runners-Up

Division Champions

Playoff Berth

Year	League	Reg. Season	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
2012–13	PASL	3-13	76	192	5th, Central	Did Not Qualify	422
2013–14	PASL	1–15	62	195	7th, Central	Did Not Qualify	321
2014–15	MASL	12–8	151	134	3rd, Southern	Lost Division Semi-Final	947

Player roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 FW Thomas Shenton 3 DF Jese Rama 4 MF Rico Keeling 5 DF David Malloy 6 FW Angelo Sanchez 7 MF David Parente 8 DF Alfie Robbens 9 MF Gonzalo Muñoz 10 FW Lucas Totti

No. Position Player 11 MF Emilio Jimenez 12 MF Miqueias Souza 14 MF Geoffrey Pezon 16 FW Kambale Clovis Malekani 17 FW Inez Caldera 19 MF Francisco Nievas 20 FW Bernardo Rosa 21 FW Michael Olabarrieta 23 FW Chris Bradford 25 GK Thiago Fonseca

References

1. Krieger, Dan (October 2, 2012). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
2. Nolan, Heather (September 26, 2012). "New soccer team officials optimistic". The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX: Hearst Corporation). Retrieved November 6, 2012.
3. Mann, Tommy Jr. (September 26, 2012). "Professional soccer headed to Southeast Texas". The Orange Leader (Orange, TX). Retrieved November 6, 2012.
4. Garfias, Agustin (October 9, 2012). "Many want Strikers to succeed". Beaumont, TX: KBMT-TV. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
5. "Oxford City FC Acquires the Texas Strikers in the MASL". Oxford City FC of Texas. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
6. Zaleon, Avi (July 31, 2014). "Beaumont's indoor soccer team has a new owner". The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX: Hearst Corporation). Retrieved November 4, 2014.
7. Lovera, Diana (December 18, 2014). "Oxford City Football Club, Inc. (OTCQB:OXFC) Confirms That They Have Come To Terms To Sell Their Major Arena Soccer Team In Beaumont, Texas To A Latin American Group" (Press release). Beaumont, TX: Oxford City FC of Texas. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via PRWeb.

External links

• Oxford City FC of Texas website
• Major Arena Soccer League website