Tulsa FC

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Tulsa FC
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Basic data
Seat Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA
founding 2013
owner Tulsa Drillers, Inc.
Dale & Jeff Hubbard
Website fctulsa.com
First soccer team
Head coach Michael Nsien (Interim)
Venue ONEOK Field
Places 7,833
league USL Championship
2018 17th place, Western
play-offs: not qualified
home
Away

The FC Tulsa (until the end of 2019 Tulsa roughnecks ) is an American football franchise the USL Championship in Tulsa , Oklahoma .

history

On December 18, 2013, it was announced that a USL Pro franchise would be based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This new team is owned and operated by the Tulsa Drillers, a minor league baseball team from Tulsa. The Drillers are linked to the Los Angeles Dodgers who play Major League Baseball . The co-owners of the baseball team, Jeff and Dale Hubbard, will also co-own the Roughnecks. Prodigal, LLC., Which owns Oklahoma City Energy , acquired additional ownership rights to the franchise .

On February 26th, the team name was determined as part of an online survey. The name Roughnecks refers to the former soccer team Tulsa Roughnecks , which played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984 .

The former English soccer player David Irving was signed as the first coach. He trained the Wilmington Hammerheads until late 2014 .

For the 2020 season , the franchise was renamed FC Tulsa and gave itself a new logo and new colors.

Stadion

The home games of Tulsa FC are played at the ONEOK Field baseball stadium. The Drillers also play their home games in the AA Texas League here.

Season statistics

year League level league Regular season Play-offs US Open Cup Average audience
2015 3 USL 7th place, Western not qualified 3rd round 4,714
2016 3 USL 15th place, Western not qualified 2nd round 3,950
2017 2 USL 7th place, Western Conference quarterfinals 4th round 3,851
2018 2 USL 17th place, western not qualified 2nd round 3,094

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tulsa to Join USL PRO in 2015 . United Soccer Leagues . December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 20, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uslsoccer.com
  2. ↑ Tulsa USL PRO soccer franchise holds contest to name team . In: Tulsa World , World Publishing Company , January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2015. 
  3. ^ John Moss: Professional Soccer Is Returning To Tulsa , KTUL-TV . December 18, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015. 
  4. ↑ Tulsa Unveils New Name, Colors and Crest , uslchampionship.com, December 4, 2019, accessed January 27, 2020.

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