FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
History The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, brothers and co-owners of the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball franchise. The Hubbards were announced as co-owners and co-chairs on December 18, 2013. Prodigal, LLC., owner of Oklahoma City Energy FC, another USL club, served as a minority owner.
On February 26, 2014, it was announced that the team would be known as Tulsa Roughnecks FC, paying homage to the original Roughnecks which played in the original North American Soccer League from 1978 until the league folded in 1984 (and were best known for winning Soccer Bowl '83). The name received nearly 50% of the votes in a "name the team" contest held in February 2014.
The team logo, colors and uniforms were introduced on September 2, 2014. The oil derrick in the original logo, as well as the name of the team, was a reference to Tulsa's "Oil Capitol" heritage; the dictionary definition of a "roughneck" is a worker in an oil-well drilling crew. The team colors are Orange and Navy Blue with all kits supplied by Adidas.
On August 20, 2019, it was announced that the Craft family, composed of Tulsa natives and brothers JW, Ryan, and Kyle Craft, had acquired the club from the Drillers and Prodigal Soccer.
On December 4, 2019, the club announced that it would be renamed as FC Tulsa beginning with the 2020 season. The team's new logo was designed by Matthew Wolff.
On November 15, 2025, FC Tulsa won the USL Championship 2025 Western Conference Championship title after a 3–0 win over New Mexico United.
Stadium
The team plays at ONEOK Field, a 7,833-seat stadium in the Greenwood District of Downtown Tulsa. The field opened in 2010 and was made the FC Tulsa's home in 2015.
In order to transform the field from a baseball field to a soccer pitch, real sod is laid down atop the entire infield and the pitch stretches the length of the stadium, with one goal on the North side of the pitch and the other on the South side.
On November 22, 2025, the team set the stadium attendance record 9,507, for the nationally-televised USL Championship Final between FC Tulsa and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.)
Club culture FC Tulsa's main rivals are Oklahoma City Energy FC in the Black Gold Derby, with both teams being located in Oklahoma. The supporters group of both teams established a trophy, a four-foot wrench painted with the colors of each team on either side, which is awarded to the regular season winner of the derby.
83UNITED are the only supporters group recognized by the club. There are two unofficial supporters groups: Tulsa Lunatics and 918 Brigade.
FC Tulsa also shares a local derby with Tulsa Athletic, with both teams playing in Tulsa. While the teams have played in preseason, they can only meet in official competition during the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which has now happened three times:
Derby results
Sponsorship PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor 2015–2016 Admiral Oculto 2017–2018 New BalanceOsage Casino 2019 Adidas 2020–2021Williams 2022–2024 Puma 2025–present Hummel
Players and staff Current roster
Out on loan
Staff
Caleb Patterson-Sewell – sporting director / general manager Mario Sanchez – technical director Luke Spencer – head coach Gabriel Zapponi - assistant coach Alexis Vizarelis - goalkeeping coach Leandro Spinola – sports science director Destiny Lalaguna – head athletic trainer
Head coaches As of November 23, 2025 Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Draw Loss Win % David Irving David Vaudreuil Michael Nsien Donovan Ricketts (interim) Blair Gavin Mario Sanchez Luke Spencer presentTotal Includes USL regular season, USL playoffs, USL Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
Year-by-year
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by FC Tulsa. For the full season-by-season history, see List of FC Tulsa seasons.
SeasonTierLeagueConf/DivRecordPositionPlayoffsUSOCUSL CupAverageAttendanceTop GoalscorerPldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.Over.NameGoals 2021 2 USLC Eastern/Central 32 14 13 5 49 48 +1 47 1.47 8th 15th R1 NH - 3,438 Rodrigo da Costa 11 2022 2 USLC Eastern 34 12 16 6 48 58 −10 42 1.24 8th 16th DNQ R3 - 4,044 JJ Williams 9 2023 2 USLC Eastern 34 10 15 9 43 55 −12 39 1.15 10th 21st DNQ R2 - 4,445 Phillip Goodrum 12 2024 2 USLC Western 34 9 14 11 33 48 −15 38 1.12 10th 21st DNQ R16 DNP 3,714 Stefan Stojanovic 5 2025 2 USLC Western 30 16 5 9 50 30 20 57 1.901st3rd RU R3 GS 4,393 Taylor Calheira 21
Honors League USL Championship
Runners-up (Playoffs): 2025
Western Conference Champions (Regular Season): 2025 Champions (Playoffs): 2025
Player career records
Appearances
#NameCareerTotal1 Bradley Bourgeois2017, 2020–241502 Rodrigo da Costa2020–231283 Eric Bird2020–231014 Joaquín Rivas2017–18, 2021–221005 Darío Suárez2020–2391
Goals
#NameCareerTotal1 Rodrigo da Costa2020–23362 Darío Suárez2020–23293 Joaquín Rivas2017–18, 2021–22274 Taylor Calheira2025–215 Sammy Ochoa2015-1620
Assists
#NameCareerTotal1 Rodrigo da Costa2020–23252 Christian Altamirano2019-20113 Darío Suárez2020–23104 Eric Bird2020–2395 Joaquín Rivas2017–18, 2021–229
Affiliations During the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Tulsa Roughnecks had an MLS affiliation with the Chicago Fire FC. The Roughnecks' head coach at the time, David Vaudreuil, had made 26 appearances for Chicago during the 2001–2002 MLS season. The Roughnecks' affiliation with the Chicago Fire was dissolved as of January 2019.
On February 11, 2020, Tulsa formed a partnership with EFL Championship side Wigan Athletic after tweeting about a possible friendship with a Championship side, to which Wigan responded.
On January 18, 2024, FC Tulsa announced a strategic partnership with Serie C team US Triestina Calcio 1918 covering all areas of technical squad management including scouting, data analysis, player development and operational best practices.
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