Past Events

Purchase tickets now to the 2019 Austin Soccer Awards Gala benefitting our local soccer community at The LINE Austin. Highlights include recognition of Austin Soccer Foundation’s 2018-2019 Academic Scholarship Award Winners, the Austin American Statesman High School Players and Coaches of the Year, the Austin Soccer Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by the Austin Chronicle, and referees of the year in partnership with Capital Referees.

Guests will enjoy a silent auction cocktail hour and buffet dinner program with Keynote Speaker Ismail Elfath a FIFA referee that has been calling MLS matches since 2012. This summer he has refereed in both the Gold Cup and officiated the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final in Poland. We are happy to announce that Austin FC, the capital city’s first major league sports franchise, has agreed to be our title sponsor and we look forward to helping them Grow the Legend.

For the 4th consecutive year the Master of Ceremonies will be Kit McConnico, Sports Broadcaster and Host of The Austin Soccer Show on 104.9FM The Horn.

Tickets must be purchased in advance as this event has sold out in previous years. Corporate Sponsorships are available, and Valet Parking is available at the hotel for the event. Buy your ticket here!

The keynote speaker will be FIFA referee Ismail Elfath

The third annual Austin Soccer Awards banquet gathered leaders from throughout the soccer community to celebrate the brightest scholar-athletes, players, coaches and referees in Central Texas. Guests included representatives from four professional teams: USL Austin, the Columbus Crew / MLS2ATX, FC Dallas, and San Antonio FC. Attendees also represented youth clubs, area high schools, recreational leagues, supporter groups, members of the media, administrators and fans, collectively representing every facet of our local soccer community.

This year’s academic scholarship recipients were truly the cream of the crop as finalists were selected among extraordinary applicants from eleven area high schools. Our 2018 scholarship winners were: Ahmed Mohamed of Eastside Memorial HS, Isabelle Gillespie of McCallum HS, Kayla Geren of Hendrickson HS, and Madison Horner of Bowie HS.

Jason Jarrett, Sports Editor for the Austin American-Statesman recognized the All-Central Texas high school players and coaches of the year, and for the first time, male and female referees of the year were also recognized.

Nick Barbaro, Founder and Publisher of the Austin Chronicle, was recognized as the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient based on his support of local soccer as writer of the Soccer Watch column (since 1985!), a proud participant in the Austin Coed Soccer Association, and Austin soccer fan extraordinaire.

Djorn Buchholz, Executive Director of the National Soccer Hall of Fame delivered the keynote speech and gave a sneak preview of what we can expect when the NSHOF opens this October. Kit McConnico, host of The Throw-In radio show served as emcee, and guest speakers also included former professional referee, Courtney Jackson; Kaitlin Swarts, founder of the Upper Ninety Soccer Foundation; and Reihaneh Hajibaigi of the American Red Cross.

We hope you can join us next year!

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Join us for our 2^nd Annual Footgolf Tournament! We scheduled this event the weekend prior to the start of EPL as we know everyone will be anxiously awaiting some footie action and friendly competition! Wear your favorite jersey to represent the club you support.

We will kick off at 9:00 a.m. sharp to try and beat the worst of the heat. Please arrive by 8:00 to get registered. We will need to start walking to the holes at 8:40.

If you have not played footgolf before, it is a blast! The tournament will consist of two-person teams, each paired with another team (4 players total per hole at a time). The Harvey Penick Footgolf Course is 18 holes, and we will play Best Ball style (rather than Scramble). Bringing your own soccer ball is your best bet (if not, a limited supply are available on site for a $5 rental). A Size 5 soccer ball is recommended for adults. Dress appropriately: golf or active wear; indoor soccer shoes or tennis shoes; no cleats or bare feet.

We recommend you register as a team of two, but if you register solo, we will do our best to match you with a partner. Kids are welcome but please try and have them keep the play moving. While there may be limited space for event day registration, we strongly recommend you purchase your tickets here in advance.

All proceeds will go towards the Austin Soccer Foundation and will help support our charitable endeavors.

Please send questions to Info@AustinSoccerFoundation.Org

Footgolf tournament participants donned jerseys of their favorite teams while enjoying food and beverages donated by local sponsors.

Lifetime Achievement Award winner Wolfgang Suhnholz was the keynote speaker, entertaining a sold-out crowd of local soccer leaders with memories from his accomplished life in soccer.