Houston Leones

Football club infobox
clubname = Houston Leones


fullname = Houston Leones
nickname = Leones
founded = 2007
ground = Soccer World Center
capacity = 4,500
chairman = flagicon|Mexico Juan Carlos Hernández
manager = flagicon|Mexico Carlos Ayala
league = USL Premier Development League
season = 2008
position = 8th, Mid South Division
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Houston Leones is an American soccer team founded in 2007. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference in 2008, against teams from Austin, Baton Rouge, Dallas, El Paso, Jackson, Laredo and New Orleans.

The team play their home games at The Soccer World Center, a soccer-specific facility in the city of Richmond, Texas, convert|32|mi|km west-southwest of downtown Houston. The 17 acre facility, which comprises three fields (including a 4,500-seat stadium field that is expandable to 8,000-10,000), was built by team owner Juan Carlos Hernández, who also serves as the team's starting goalkeeper. The team's colors are blue and white.

The Leones are an unofficial minor league affiliate of Mexican Premier League team Cruz Azul.

2008 Roster

Year-by-year

Competition History

Coaches

* Carlos Ayala 2008-date

tadia

* Soccer World Center, Richmond, Texas 2008-date

Average Attendance

*2008: 294

External links

* [http://houstonleones.com/index.html Official Site]