Soccer, known as football or futbol in most countries, transcends borders and cultures, connecting people globally. In 2021, Austin welcomed its first professional major league team, Austin FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), joining the Dallas Texans and Houston Dynamo FC as the third Texas MLS team.
The arrival of Austin FC to the live music capital of the world has provided locals with a professional soccer team to support and has galvanized the city's soccer community. Austin FC's supporter group, Los Verdes, is a prominent presence at matches and city events, bringing color, passion, music, and energy.
A recent comparative analysis of over 300 U.S. cities with collegiate or professional soccer teams highlighted Austin as a premier destination for soccer enthusiasts.
The City's Parks and Recreation Department is collaborating with partners to offer local families free and safe recreational spaces. Through a community partnership program with Austin FC and the U.S. Soccer Foundation in November 2021, Parks and Recreation transformed an under-used space at Civitan Neighborhood Park into a state-of-the-art mini-pitch for the community in southeast Austin's Montopolis neighborhood.
The Civitan Park mini-pitch marks the third such facility in greater Austin installed by 4ATX Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s Safe Places to Play program. It joins other mini-pitches at Wooldridge Square Park in north Austin (opened October 2020) and Dove Springs Recreation Center futsal court in southeast Austin (opened November 2019).
Explore public soccer fields and mini-pitches at AustinTexas.gov/Soccer.
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