Oxford City FC of Texas was an American professional
indoor soccer team based in
Beaumont, Texas. The team joined the
Professional Arena Soccer League
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on September 26, 2012, as the Texas Strikers.
Play in the team's
inaugural season began in November 2012.
In May 2014, the league changed its name to
Major Arena Soccer League
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. The team played at
Ford Arena
The Ford Arena is a 9,737-seat multi-purpose arena in Beaumont, Texas, United States, USA. The arena has 34,000 sq ft of exhibit space available for conventions and exhibitions. It also includes 7 production offices, 3 dressing rooms, a 2,448 sq ...
.
Oxford City Football Club, Inc. purchased the Texas Strikers on July 23, 2014, and the team was renamed after
the parent club as "Oxford City FC of Texas".
On December 15, 2014, team owner Oxford City Football Club, Inc. announced that it had "successfully come to terms to sell" Oxford City FC of Texas to an unspecified "Latin American group", pending league approval. CEO Thomas Anthony Guerriero said that their "complete focus as an organization needs to be" on
Oxford City F.C. which plays in
Conference North
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, a division of
Football Conference
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at Step 2 of the
National League System and the sixth overall tier of the
English football league system. The new owners have licensed the rights to use the "Oxford City FC of Texas" name through the end of the current MASL season.
On January 1, 2015, former
Hidalgo La Fiera head coach Mariano Bollella replaced Chris "Topper" Cogan as the head coach of the Beaumont franchise. In June 2015, the team ceased business operations.
Year-by-year
References
External links
Oxford City FC of Texas websiteMajor Arena Soccer League website
Defunct Major Arena Soccer League teams
Defunct Professional Arena Soccer League teams
Sports in Beaumont, Texas
2012 establishments in Texas
Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
Association football clubs established in 2012
2015 disestablishments in Texas
Association football clubs disestablished in 2015
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