The Austin Lone Stars were a soccer club that competed in the SISL, USISL and United Soccer Leagues from 1987 to 2000. The club originally started in 1987/88 as the Austin Sockadillos in the original indoor SISL league. They became the Austin Lone Stars in 1994.
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In 1987, Fernando Marcos established the Austin Sockadillos. Coached by Tony Simoes and assisted by Wolfgang Suhnholz, the team played in the Southwest Indoor Soccer League (SISL). During the 1988-1989 season, they played their home games at Tatu's All Star Indoor Soccer Place.[1] The league ran two outdoor seasons, but in 1989, introduced a summer outdoor season as well. During the 1989 outdoor season, the league was known as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League and the team was known as the Capital Sockadillos It played its home games at a variety of venues including Burger Center, Nelson Field, and House Park.[2] During the 1989 indoor season, the Sockadillos finished runner up to the Lubbock Lazers, but garnered multiple post-season honors,including MPV and league leading scorer (71 goals) Brian Monaghan, assist leader Uwe Balzis and Coach of the Year Tony Simoes.[3] This year, Saeed Kadkhodaian also became team owner and Suhnholz replaced Simoes as head coach. Kadkhodaian had played for the team in its first few seasons. He had also held several positions in the team management. In 1990 Kadkhodaian leased the club to the Austin Capital Soccer Club.[4] In March 1994, the team was renamed the Lone Stars and Suhnholz returned as head coach. By this time, the team was co-owned by Kadkhodaian and Rick Schram.[5] In February 1997, the Lone Stars became a fully professional team.[6]
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987/88 | N/A | SISL Indoor | 3rd | Final | N/A |
| 1988/89 | N/A | SISL Indoor | 1st, South | Final | N/A |
| 1989 | N/A | SOSL | 4th | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1989/90 | N/A | SISL Indoor | 2nd, Texas | 1st Round | N/A |
| 1990 | N/A | SISL | 2nd, Eastern | Semifinals | Did not enter |
| 1990/91 | N/A | SISL Indoor | 2nd, Southwest | Quarterfinals | N/A |
| 1991 | N/A | SISL | 6th, Tex-Oma | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1991/92 | N/A | USISL Indoor | 6th, Tex-Oma | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 1992 | N/A | USISL | 5th, South Central | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1993 | N/A | USISL | 5th, South Central | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1994 | 3 | USISL | 5th, South Central | Divisional Finals | Did not enter |
| 1995 | "4" | USISL Premier League | 2nd, Central | Divisional Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | "4" | USISL Premier League | 1st, Central Southern | Division Finals | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 2nd, South Central | Division Semifinals | 2nd Round |
| 1998 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 1st, South Central | Semifinals | 2nd Round |
| 1999 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 5th, Western | Conference Semifinals | 1st Round |
| 2000 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 8th, Southern | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
MVP
Leading scorer
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year