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Tulsa Athletic is an American soccer team and are based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 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]

Tulsa Athletic

Full name	Tulsa Athletic
Nickname(s)	The A's
Founded	2013; 9 years ago (2013)
Stadium	Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park
Owners	Sonny Dalesandro Thomas J. Kern
Head coach	Levi Coleman
League	National Premier Soccer League
2021	NPSL National Runner Up
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Crest and colors

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]}

Support

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]}

Rivalries

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.[4]^{[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]}

War for I-44

• Record: 5-0-1 [W-D-L]; 18 GF-7 GA

Results

Date	Competition	Winner	Score	Location
July 16, 2022	NPSL Playoffs	Tulsa Athletic	5-1	Tulsa, OK
July 16, 2022	NPSL	Tulsa Athletic	5-1	Tulsa, OK
May 25, 2022	NPSL	Tulsa Athletic	3-0	Oklahoma City, OK
July 14, 2021	NPSL Playoffs	Tulsa Athletic	2–2 (5-4 in PKs)	Tulsa, OK
June 27, 2021	NPSL	Tulsa Athletic	2-0	Edmond, OK
May 16, 2021	NPSL	OKC 1889	1-3	Tulsa, OK

Year-by-year

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Year	Division	League	Regular Season	W-D-L	GF-GA	Playoffs	W-D-L	GF-GA	Open Cup	W-D-L	GF-GA
2013	4	NPSL	1st, South Central	10-2-0	44-9	South Region Semifinal	0-0-1	0-0 (Lost on penalties)	Did not qualify	N/A	N/A
2014	4	NPSL	1st, South Central	9-0-1	46-13	South Region Final	3-0-1	14-6	2nd Round	0-0-1	0-2
2015	4	NPSL	3rd, South Central	7-3-4	52-33	Did not qualify	N/A	N/A	1st Round	0-0-1	1-3
2016	4	NPSL	1st, South Central	11-0-1	38-9	South Central Conference Final	1-0-1	5-3	Did not qualify	N/A	N/A
2017	4	NPSL	2nd, Heartland	5-1-4	25-16	Heartland Conference Final	1-0-1	2-5	1st Round	0-0-1	1-1 (Lost on penalties)
2018	4	NPSL	3rd, Heartland	6-0-4	26-17	Heartland Conference Semifinal	0-0-1	0-1	Did not qualify	N/A	N/A
2019	4	NPSL	1st, Heartland	7-3-0	24-8	South Region Final	3-0-1	12-7	Did not qualify	N/A	N/A
2020	4	UPSL	1st, Central-North	13-0-1	60-11	Central Region Semifinal	1-0-1	4-4	Not played	N/A	N/A
2021	4	NPSL	2nd, Heartland	6-3-1	32-9	NPSL National Championship Runner Up	4-0-1	8-9	Not played	N/A	N/A
2022	4	NPSL	1st, Heartland	9-2-1	36-10	NPSL National Semifinal	4-0-1	8-3	2nd Round	1-0-1	4-2

All time Table

Match Type	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Win %
Regular Season	114	83	14	17	383	135	+248	072.81
Playoffs	26	17	0	9	53	13	+40	065.38
U.S. Open Cup	5	1	0	4	6	8	−2	020.00
Total	145	101	14	30	442	181	+261	069.66

• Updated as of July 30, 2022

Head coaches

• 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	Present	50	38	5	7	152	48	+104	076.00

Honors

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Club

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

Year	Honor
2013	South-Central Conference Champions
2014	South-Central Conference Champions
2014	South Region Runners-Up
2014	Red River Cup Champions
2019	Heartland Conference Shield
2019	Heartland Conference Champions
2019	South Region Runners-Up
2020	Central Conference-North Division Champions
2021	Heartland Conference Champions
2021	South Region Champions
2021	National Championship Runners-Up
2022	Heartland Conference Shield
2022	Heartland Conference Champions
2022	South Region Champions

Individual

Year	Player	Position	Honor
2016	Dave Leung	Forward	Supporters' XI - First Team
2016	Terence Smith	Defender	Supporters' XI - Second Team
2017	Joe Garcia	Midfielder	South Region Best XI
2018	Damieon Thomas	Forward	Heartland Conference XI
2018	Declan Fitzpatrick	Midfielder	Heartland Conference XI
2019	Aboubakr Diallo	Forward	Heartland Conference XI
2019	Joseph Ruiz	Midfielder	Heartland Conference XI
2019	Gustavo Vargas	Defender	Heartland Conference XI
2019	Joey Ryan	Manager	Heartland Conference XI
2019	Joseph Ruiz	Midfielder	South Region XI
2019	Gustavo Vargas	Defender	South Region XI
2020	Santiago Riveros	Midfielder	UPSL Central Best XI
2020	Hunter Harrison	Goalkeeper	UPSL Central Best XI
2021	Aboubakr Diallo	Forward	Heartland Conference XI
2021	Joseph Garcia	Midfielder	Heartland Conference XI
2021	Joseph Ruiz	Defender	Heartland Conference XI
2021	Levi Coleman	Manager	Heartland Conference XI
2021	Levi Coleman	Manager	South Region XI
2021	Levi Coleman	Manager	National XI
2021	Levi Coleman	Manager	NPSL Coach of the Season
2022	Reed Berry	Forward	Heartland Conference XI
2022	Vinicius De Oliveira	Midfielder	Heartland Conference XI
2022	Joseph Ruiz	Defender	Heartland Conference XI
2021	Levi Coleman	Manager	Heartland Conference XI
2022	Joseph Ruiz	Defender	South Region XI

References

External links

• Official website

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