Sports in Austin, Texas
The
Teams
Club | Sport | Founded | League | Venue (capacity) | Attendance |
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Austin FC | Soccer | 2019 | Major League Soccer | Q2 Stadium (20,500) | 20,738 |
Austin Gilgronis | Rugby | 2018 | Major League Rugby | Bold Stadium (5,000)
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Austin Huns | Rugby | 1972 | Texas Rugby Union | 4107 Nixon Lane (2,000) | |
Austin Outlaws | Football | 2003 | Women's Football Alliance | House Park (6,500) | |
Austin Sol | Ultimate | 2016 | American Ultimate Disc League
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Westlake Chaparral Stadium (10,000)[1] | |
Austin Spurs | Basketball | 2005 | NBA G League | H-E-B Center (8,700)
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2,800 |
Austin Weirdos | Baseball | 2022 | Pecos League | Parque Zaragoza (1500) | |
Round Rock Express | Baseball | 2000 | Pacific Coast League (AAA) | Dell Diamond (8,720) | 8,181 |
Texas Longhorns | Baseball | 1894 | NCAA – Big 12 Conference | UFCU Disch–Falk Field (6,755) | 5,793 |
Texas Longhorns | Basketball | 1906 | NCAA – Big 12 Conference | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) | 13,669 |
Texas Longhorns | Football | 1893 | NCAA (FBS) – Big 12 Conference | Texas Memorial Stadium (100,120) | 101,175 |
Texas Stars | Ice hockey | 2009 | American Hockey League | H-E-B Center (8,700)
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5,146 |
University of Texas Longhorns
Many Austinites support the athletic programs of the University of Texas at Austin known as the Texas Longhorns. During the 2005–06 academic term, Longhorns football team was named the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Champion and Longhorns baseball team won the College World Series.[2][3] The Texas Longhorns play home games in the state's second-largest sports stadium, Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, seating over 101,000 fans.[4] Baseball games are played at UFCU Disch–Falk Field which underwent renovation in 1996 with an increased capacity to 6,756 seats plus 11 stadium suites.
Professional sports
Before Austin FC's arrival in 2021, Austin was the largest city in the United States without a club in a major professional sports league.[5] Minor-league professional sports came to Austin in 1996, when the Austin Ice Bats began playing at the Travis County Expo Center.[6] Since then, the Austin Ice Bats have been replaced by the Texas Stars[7] of the American Hockey League. Other teams have come to Austin including the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League (later rebranded as the NBA G League).The Austin Huns Rugby Football Club[8] entered into their first year as a professional sports entity in 2016. The Round Rock Express Baseball Club[9] the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, play at Dell Diamond. The Express are owned and operated by Ryan Sanders Sports and Entertainment, which is led by Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Nolan Ryan.[10]
In October 2017,
Biking, swimming, and running
Natural features like the bicycle-friendly
Austin is also the hometown of several cycling groups and the former seven-time Tour de France champion cyclist
Auto racing
In June 2010 it was announced by the Formula One chief executive
Driveway Austin was a motorsports track and racing school within the city, although not hosting sanctioned races and closing in 2021 to be annexed into a city park. Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos hosts several racing series.
Other sports
In July 2013 ESPN announced the X Games would relocate from Los Angeles to Austin, where the city served as one of six stops on the Global X Games circuit from 2014 to 2018 at the Circuit of the Americas.[25]
Austin is also considered the birthplace of all-women's flat track roller derby.[26] In 2003, the Texas Rollergirls formed as the first league to play modern flat-track roller derby[27] and, in 2005, were instrumental in the rule-setting and track design used by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[28]
In March 2022, Austin was awarded a 250 level women's tennis event, the ATX Open.[29] It started in February 2023.
References
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- ^ "Texas Wins Sixth College World Series. Title". Los Angeles Times. June 27, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Horns of plenty: VY, Texas deny USC three-peat bid". ESPN. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Texas 34, Texas Tech 24 box score". USA Today. September 20, 2009.
- SBNation. December 8, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey – Au". Azhockey.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Texas Stars". Texasstarshockey.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ Austin Huns Rugby Football Club
- ^ Round Rock Express Baseball Club
- ^ Ryan Sanders Sports and Entertainment
- ^ "Statement from Precourt Sports Ventures". October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Statement from Precourt Sports Ventures". MLS2ATX. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Wahl, Grant. "Columbus Crew Set to Avoid Austin Move After New Local Buyers Emerge". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (January 15, 2019). "Austin FC to begin MLS play in 2021 as league's 27th club". MLS Digital. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Creditor, Avi (January 15, 2019). "MLS officially welcomes Austin FC as 27th franchise". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Bils, Chris; Bohls, Kirk (January 15, 2019). "Austin FC officially announced as 27th MLS club with 'local roots'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cap 10K race a running success". KXAN News. Austin, TX. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Keller, Greg (July 15, 2010). "Tour de France Armstrong: 2010 Tour will be "tough"". Austin American-Statesman (Associated Press). Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "Capital of Texas triathlon maps". October 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014.
- ^ Dreier, Fred (June 26, 2020). "Inside the Austin Driveway Series' return to racing". Velo News. Outside Interactive. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Maher, John (July 20, 2010). "Combs enthusiastic about F1 after watching Gritish Grand Prix". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- Haymarket Publishing. Archivedfrom the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ "Formula One Headed for Austin". Austin American-Statesman. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "Tavo(CT)Hellmund Bio". Racing West.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "X Games announces new host city of Austin, Texas for 2014".
- ^ Mabe, Catherine. Roller Derby: The History and All-Girl Revival of the Greatest Sport on Wheels. Speck Press: Denver. 2007:61.
- ^ Mabe, Catherine. Roller Derby: The History and All-Girl Revival of the Greatest Sport on Wheels. Speck Press: Denver. 2007.
- ^ "Rules Central – Women's Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. May 26, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Austin awarded new women's tennis event". Retrieved 17 February 2023.