Denton Diablos FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Denton, Texas, which began play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in 2019.
Full name | Denton Diablos Football Club | |
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Founded | 2018; 4 years ago (2018) | |
Stadium | Mean Green Soccer and Track & Field Stadium Denton, Texas | |
Capacity | 1,500 | |
Owner | Michael Hitchcock Damon Gochneaur | |
Head Coach | Ramón Raya | |
League | National Premier Soccer League | |
2021 | Lone Star Conference: 1st Playoffs: NPSL Champions | |
Website | Club website | |
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The Diablos were announced in September 2018 as an NPSL expansion side to play in the South Region’s Lone Star Conference.[1][2] The club was founded through a partnership between Damon Gochneaur, owner of the Deton-based Aspiro Agency, and Michael Hitchcock, owner of Playbook Management International and fellow NPSL side Fort Worth Vaqueros FC.[3] On October 2, the team announced Edward S. Marcus High School men's soccer coach Chad Rakestraw as the team's first head coach.[4][5]
In the team's first season, the club finished second in the Lone Star before falling in the conference semifinals to the Vaqueros.[6]
In January 2020, Denton was announced as one of 14 NPSL clubs that would take part in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup.[7]
On October 23, 2020, Denton announced Ramón Raya as their new head coach.[8]
Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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2019 | NPSL | 2nd, Lone Star Conference | Conference Semifinal | Ineligible |
2021 | NPSL | 1st, Lone Star Conference | Champions | Not Held |
Denton Diablos FC is owned by a partnership between the Denton-based Aspiro Agency (a marketing agency owned by Damon Gochneaur) and Playbook Management International (a sports management company owned by Michael Hitchcock out of Frisco, TX).
On Tuesday October 2nd the Denton Diablos named Chad Rakestraw their first head coach in the clubs history.
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