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club based in

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. The club plays in the Central Region's Texas North Conference in the

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, a national amateur league that competes below the three professional tiers of

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History

Keene FC was founded in late 2017 by Brentt Miller and Matt Kahla based out of

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. The team was announced as a

expansion side in November of that year, with plans to begin play in the Pro Premier DIvision Central Conference for the 2018 Spring Season. The team finished its first season last (6th) in the North Division of the Central Conference, winning zero games while losing six of eight in the regular season. Ahead of the Fall season, former MLS All-Star José Burciaga Jr. was brought on as team General Manager. In December 2018, following two seasons of play, the team announced it would be going on hiatus as it attempted to rebrand and relocate. In July 2019, the UPSL welcomed FORO Soccer Club out of

as a new member of the Central Conference. Michel Garbini Pereira, former

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player and current assistant head coach, was announced as the team's new head coach. The team's first season under the new name saw it win the Central Conference's North Division for a first time with a near undefeated record. Foro reached the national final four, beating

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in the semifinals but falling to

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is the championship game. Following stoppages of play in 2020 due to

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the team returned to play and soon after formed a partnership with the 360 Player Development Program, rebranding the team to FORO 360 Pro in the process. During this period, the team won the UPSL National Championship in February 2022 with former USMNT U-18 player

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scoring the game winning goal over Chicago Nation FC in the final. In January 2023, the team reverted back to Foro SC. Foro competed in

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qualifying for the first time in the fall of 2023. The team beat fellow UPSL side Alamo City SC in the fourth qualifying round to officially clinch a spot in the

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. In the First Round of the tournament proper, FORO earned its first win over a professional team when it beat

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, 2–2 (3–4 in penalty kicks). The following year in 2024, Foro once again took part in the U.S. Open Cup qualifying tournament.

Year-by-year

Logo history

File:Keene FC.png, Keene FC
2017–2018 File:FORO SC Logo 2019.png, FORO Soccer Club
2019–2020 File:FORO 360 Pro Logo.png, FORO 360 Pro
2020–2022 File:FORO SC Alt Logo.jpg, FORO SC (Alt)
2023–2024 File:FORO SC Logo.jpg, FORO SC
2023–present

References

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External links

Official Website

Past Keene FC Official Website
Association football clubs established in 2017 United Premier Soccer League teams 2017 establishments in Texas Soccer clubs in Texas Soccer clubs in Dallas