USA vs Colombia Watching Parties in Austin - October 12, 2010

There are two watching parties in Austin tomorrow night for the USA vs Colombia friendly match that will be taking place at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania:

1) The Austin Aztex along with 101X will host their party at Cuatros on 1004 W. 24th.

2) The American Outlaws will host their party at Mister Tramps on 8565 Research Blvd.

The game will start at 7 p.m. CST and will be aired on ESPN2 & Galavision. So make sure you be able to attend either of those parties to cheer for the USA.

Monday's Aztex's News & Notes - October 4, 2010

USSF D2: Official Match Information - Montreal Impact 2:0 Austin Aztex

Austin Aztex: Aztex Falter in Season Finale; Lock Up Third Seed

Montreal Impact: Austin 0 Impact 2

Austin American Statesman: Regular season wraps as Aztex get set for playoffs

Montreal Gazette: Good omen for playoffs

The Aztexan: Aztex Fall to Montreal: 0-2

NASL Fanatic: Montreal Defeats Austin 2-0; Rochester Claims Top Playoff Seed

USSF D2: USSF D-2 Pro League Postseason Set to Get Underway on Oct. 6 as Playoffs Seeding Determined

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Date Match Time (CST) Venue


Oct. 6 Montreal Impact vs. Austin Aztex 6:30 p.m. Stade Saputo; Montreal, Quebec


Oct. 6 NSC Minnesota Stars vs. Carolina RailHawks 6:30 p.m. National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.


Oct. 7 Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Rochester Rhinos 7:05 p.m. Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel; Bayamon, Puerto Rico


Oct. 7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers 9:30 p.m. Swangard, Stadium; Burnaby, British Columbia

************************ First Round, Leg 2 ************************


Date Match Time (CST) Venue


Oct. 9 Rochester Rhinos vs. Puerto Rico Islanders 6 p.m. Marina Auto Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.


Oct. 9 Carolina RailHawks vs. NSC Minnesota Stars 6 p.m. WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.


Oct. 9 Austin Aztex vs. Montreal Impact 7:30 p.m. House Park; Austin, Texas


Oct. 10 Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8 p.m. Merlo Field (Univ. of Portland); Portland, Ore.


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Notes:

Mark your calenders down for this week:

October 6

Wednesday's watching event: Austin Aztex at Montreal Impact at Mister Tramps Sports Pub & Cafe at 6:30 p.m

October 9

Saturday's pre-match gathering: at The Tavern at 5:30 p.m

Saturday's Montezuma's March at 7:00 pm to House Park for the Montreal Impact at Austin Aztex match (game starts at 7:30 p.m)

Saturday's post-match gathering: at Cuatros.

October 9

And for those who can't make it to the Aztex game:

Saturday's watching event: USA vs Poland match at Mister Tramps Sports Pub & Cafe at 7:00 p.m

Monday's Aztex's News & Notes - August 9, 2010

2010 USSF D2 PRO LEAGUE STANDINGS (AS OF AUGUST 9, 2010)

Top eight teams qualify for the USSF D-2 Pro League Playoffs, with the top two seeds going to conference winners

Y- Denotes Conference Leader (USL Conference, NASL Conference)

TEAM	GAMES PLAYED	PTS
Y-Austin Aztex	19	41
Y-Vancouver Whiteaps FC	22	35
Rochester Rhinos	21	36
Carolina RailHawks	18	28
Portland Timbers	20	27
NSC Minnesota Stars	22	27
Montreal Impact	21	24
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies	20	24
Puerto Rico Islanders	19	24
AC St Louis	21	21
Crystal Palace Baltimore	20	20
Miami FC	21	19

NASL: Explaining the USSF D-2 Playoff Format

USSF D2 Pro League: Week 18 of the USSF D-2 Pro League Concludes the First Full Week in August

Inside Minnesota Soccer: US Soccer Starts D2 Meeting with Tough Standards

The Aztexan: USA-Brazil Watch Party

The Aztex Blog: Apologies!

Note: We will get more information from the meeting as it goes. Austin Aztex owner Phil Rawlins is present at the USSF D2 meeting in New York. Attendance is strictly for owners.

Don't forget to listen to Futbol en Vivo tomorrow at 1pm CST with Arch Bell & guest host Mariano Conde de Frankenburg (in place of out of town David Alvarez). MLS Manager of Communications Stephen Rodriguez will be this week's guest as he will be able to provide some good insight on the current state of MLS and its future.

Addition to that, Arch Bell was at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco last week for the FC Dallas-Inter Milan match. You can listen to his audio interview with Inter coach Rafael Benitez here from Chantico's Army website.

Also tomorrow, The Austin chapter of American Outlaws will be at Mister Tramps Sports Pub & Cafe for the USA vs Brazil match at 7 p.m. CST (Details on the Watch Party). The match will be broadcast live on ESPN2, Univision and ESPN Deportes Radio if you are able to be at the pub. You can get more twitter info and updates from twitter.com/ussoccer and twitter.com/AOAustin.

Thursday's Aztex News & Notes - August 5, 2010

(God I still love that picture!)

Austin Aztex: Aztex Gear Up for Battle with Tampa

Austin Aztex: Aztex Newsletter Issue 22 is Hot Off the Press

Austin Chronicle: Soccer Watch by Nick Barbaro




This coming Tuesday, the U.S. National team will play a friendly at the new Giants Stadium against Brazil. The Austin chapter of American Outlaws will be gathering at Mister Tramps Sports Pub & Cafe. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CST, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2, Univision and ESPN Deportes Radio. Fans can also follow the match live online via ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and twitter.com/ussoccer. For more updates on Austin's chapter of American Outlaws, you can follow them at twitter.com/AOAustin