Tulsa Athletic

Tulsa Athletic

Full name	Tulsa Athletic
Nickname(s)	The A's
Founded	2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Stadium	Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park
Owners	Sonny Dalesandro Thomas J. Kern
Head coach	Jason Rogers
League	National Premier Soccer League The League for Clubs (from 2025)
2023	NPSL National Champions
Website	http://www.tulsaathletic.com
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Tulsa Athletic is an American soccer team and are based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The 2023 NPSL National Champion, 2013 was their inaugural season in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), which is a national league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. They compete in the NPSL's Heartland Conference. The team maintains amateur status under NPSL rules, allowing college players to participate without losing their collegiate eligibility. The club currently plays at Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park since the 2022 season, having previously played at Veterans Park (2018–21), LaFortune Stadium (2017) and Drillers Stadium (2013–16), the former home of the Tulsa Drillers baseball team.^[1][2][3]

On May 20, 2024, Tulsa Athletic were suspended from the NPSL, meaning that they wouldn't defend their title.^[4] On July 31st they announced that they would leave the NPSL in order to start their own amateur league entitled "The League for Clubs", with Athletic being founding members alongside Atlantic City FC, FC Davis, Kingston Stockade FC and Napa Valley 1839 FC.

The green that Athletic wears is symbolic of "green country", the moniker given to the area of Oklahoma where Tulsa sits. The gold in the pinstripes that appear on the home kit (and are the dominant color of the away kit) represents trophies, championships, and victory. The crest is a pink shield featuring a unicorn facing a lion surrounding a soccer ball, symbolizing both strength and magic. The pink color of the crest is designed to illustrate the heart. The badge's location over the heart on the jersey signifies that all who wear the crest (players and fans alike) share the same heart.^{[citation needed]}

A supporters group associated with Tulsa Athletic are the Athletics Armory, who congregate behind the north goal at home matches.^{[citation needed]}

Fans have given the team several unofficial nicknames, including "the A's" and "The Foxes", named after 'Lester', a lone fox who resides in the team's stadium.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014 Oklahoma City FC left PDL to join the NPSL, which created an in-state rivalry. The two clubs separated by just 100 miles played in the OK Derby.^{[citation needed]}

The inaugural Red River Cup was contested in May 2014.^{[citation needed]} Four clubs (Fort Worth Vaqueros, Liverpool Warriors, Oklahoma City FC) met in a two-day tournament hosted by Tulsa, who won the title over Oklahoma City FC.^{[5][better source needed]}

Oklahoma City 1889 FC joined the NPSL in 2021 which resulted in another in-state rivalry, with supporters choosing the name “The War for I-44.”^{[citation needed]}

A crosstown derby against FC Tulsa was established in 2022 through the U.S. Open Cup nicknamed the Tulsa Derby.

As of April 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Bryson Reed 2 DF  USA Chris Taylor 3 MF  USA Jonathan Harris 4 DF  USA Rio Ramirez 5 DF  USA Alejandro Chavez 6 MF  BRA Vinicius Oliveira 7 FW  SRB Stefan Cvetanović 9 FW  USA Aaron Ugbah 10 FW  ENG Jordan Watson 11 MF  USA Roman Torres

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  USA Titus Grant 13 DF  MEX Javo Reyes 17 MF  USA Joe Garcia 18 MF  USA Mitchell Cashion 19 MF  MEX Ruben Torres 20 MF  USA Ciaran Winters 21 DF  USA Joe Ruiz 22 MF  GAB Aboubakr Diallo 23 MF  BRA Riolan Mello 25 GK  USA Brady Moody

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• Updated as of July 2, 2024

• Includes all competitive matches: regular season, playoffs, and open cup.

Coach	Nationality	Start	End	Games	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Joey Ryan	United States	2013	2019	95	63	9	23	290	133	+157	066.32
Levi Coleman	United States	2020	2023	50	38	5	7	152	48	+104	076.00
Jason Rogers	United States	2023	Present	24	17	3	4	50	31	+19	070.83

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• USASA
  • American Champions Cup Champions (1): 2024
• NPSL
  • National Champions (1): 2023
  • National Runners-Up (1): 2021
• NPSL Midwest Region
  • Champions (1): 2023
• NPSL South Region
  • Champions (2): 2021, 2022
    • Runners-Up (2): 2014, 2019
• NPSL South-Central Conference
  • Champions (2): 2013, 2014
• NPSL Heartland Conference
  • Champions (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Regular Season Shield (3): 2019, 2022, 2023
• Red River Cup
  • Champions (1): 2014
• UPSL Central Conference-North Division
  • Champions (1): 2020

• Biggest win: 13–0 vs BCS Clash, May 11, 2014
• First win: vs Liverpool Warriors, May 18, 2013
• 50th win: vs Demize NPSL, May 19, 2018
• 100th win: vs Laredo Heat, July 20, 2022
• First goal: Omar Mata vs Liverpool Warriors, May 18, 2013
• 100th goal: Damieon Thomas vs Corinthians FC of San Antonio, July 13, 2014
• 250th goal: Gustavo Vargas vs Demize NPSL, June 24, 2018

• Official website