(Austin Sockadillos)

The Austin franchise was started by USL founder Francisco Marcos as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League's first expansion team for the 1987-88 season. The Sockadillos were among the teams who moved outdoors with the league in 1989. In 1992, the team made a subtle name change (Soccadillos) to indicate the separate indoor and outdoor operations. The franchise became the Lone Stars in 1994 and joined the D3 Pro League in 1997. The organization also founded the W-League's Lady Lone Stars, which played from 1999-00. The club, which reached the postseason seven times in 12 outdoor seasons, ceased operations after the 2000 season. Austin played host to the 1998 D3 Pro League Championship tournament. Joining Marcos as owners and operators of the franchise were Saeed Kadkhodaian and Wolfgang Sunholz.