The club picked up contract options for two players, reserve goalkeeper Damian Las and midfielder Dani Pereira, and declined contract options for nine players. Austin FC currently has 20 players on its roster.
Major league soccer returns on Saturday after a three-month break. Defending MLS Cup winners LAFC look to become back-to-back champions, while newcomers St. Louis City SC joins the west to expand the league with a first match against Austin FC. The new MLS Playoff format has received a lot of criticism. Nonetheless, it's here with a brand new expansion that will see nine teams from each conference qualify for the postseason, a wild-card round and a best-of-3 series in round 1.