Hill Country Lobos

Hill Country Lobos, is an American soccer team based in Central Texas competing in the Lonestar Division of USL League Two, a pre-professional league that is part of the United Soccer League system.

Hill Country Lobos

Full name	Hill Country Lobos
Nickname(s)	Lobos
Founded	January 1, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-01-01)
Ground	Bob Shelton Stadium Buda, Texas
Capacity	8,800
Owner	David R. Walding
Head Coach	Luis Alvarado
League	USL League Two
2024	6th, Lonestar Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	https://www.centexlobos.com/
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Prior to joining USL League 2, the club was known as Central Texas Lobos and played in the Gulf Coast Premier League.^[1] The Lobos' regular kit colors are purple, pink, and white. The Lobos are based in Austin, Texas and play home games in the nearby town of Buda, Texas.

History

Pre USL history

In the summer of 2016, the Lobos' team owner, David Walding, announced the franchise would join the Texas Premier Soccer League for the 2016–17 season.^[2] In the Lobos' inaugural season, the club won the Texas Cup title.^[3] However, following the 2017 season, the Lobos withdrew from the TPSL and joined the Gulf Coast Premier League.^[4] The Central Texas Lobos also entered the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification round.^[5]

In early 2019, it was announced that the Lobos would be moving to a new permanent 4 acre practice facility in South Austin.^[6] The club also added a youth academy, and operates a club (Academy Paraiso) that is part of the third division in Honduras.

USL League Two era

In 2023, plans were announced for the club to rebrand as Hill Country Lobos and join USL League Two.^[7] The following year, the Lobos were grouped in the Lonestar Division and announced former Honduras national under-20 football team coach Luis Alvarado as head coach for their 2024 USL League Two season. The Lobos finished 6th in the Lonestar Division, recording their first win at the League Two level against Houston FC in a 4-1 home victory.

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2024–present	Anemi	Z Tejas[8]

Players and Staff

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Luis Alvarado
Assistant coach	Edil Pavón
Assistant coach	César Santos

2024 Roster

As of June 2, 2024^[9] 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  NCA Jeferson Ordoñez 2 DF  HON Samuel Alvarez 3 DF  GHA Rockshell Antwi 5 DF  USA Boston Babiarz 6 MF   Rolando Isai 7 MF  COL Miguel Angel Fuertes 8 MF  USA Andy Flores 9 MF  USA Marc Tiero 10 MF  USA Wilmer Irias 11 MF  USA Diego Portales 13   Diego Gamero 15 FW  HON Michael Quintanilla 16 DF  HON Brayan Soler

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA Raymundo Aguirre 18 DF  MEX Angel Rocha 19 DF  SLV Oscar Ramirez 20 MF  VEN Freddy Africano 21 DF  USA Fredy Sosa Amaya 22 DF  HON Kenny Ramirez 27 GK  USA Jude Bosshardt 29 DF  USA Aidan Phelan 33 MF  HON Grialy Rodriguez 40 GK  USA Andrew LaPlaca —   Leonardo Torres — DF  USA Laine Pitman —   Arthur Souza

Year-by-year

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season							Position			Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
				GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts	Div.	Conf.	Overall
2017	TPSL	N/A	N/A	8	3	2	3	19	11	12	N/A	N/A	4th	DNQ	DNE
2018	GCPL	N/A	West	10	3	7	0	10	31	9	4th	N/A	12th	DNQ	1st Qualifying Round
2019	GCPL	N/A	West	10	3	6	1	19	24	10	5th	N/A	14th	DNQ	DNE
2020	GCPL	N/A	West	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[10]											1st Qualifying Round
2021	GCPL	N/A	West	Information not available											DNE
2022	GCPL	N/A	West	9	3	4	2	22	17	11	3rd	N/A	5th	Quarterfinals	DNE
2023	GCPL	N/A	West	7	6	0	1	18	8	19	1st	N/A	4th	2nd Place	DNE
2024	USL2	Southern	Lone Star	12	1	9	2	21	46	5	5th	28th	120th	DNQ	1st Qualifying Round
Total				56	19	28	9	109	137	66	-	-	-	-	-

Awards and honors

• Gulf Coast Premier League
  • Runners-up: 2023
• Texas Cup
  • Champions: 2017