Legends FC is an American amateur soccer team based in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, United States

United States

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. Founded in 1992, the team plays in Region III of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid

American Soccer Pyramid

The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

.

The team plays its home games in the stadium at Richland College

Richland College

Richland College is a community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and is located near the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas near the border with Richardson and Garland. The school was founded in 1972 and is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring nearly...

. The team's colors are white and red.

History

Legends FC was founded in 1992 by Kanish Ali, an immigrant from Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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, and several friends who played together at the high school, college and club levels.

The team plays in the North Texas Premier Soccer Association

North Texas Premier Soccer Association

The North Texas Premier Soccer Association is a soccer league run under the USASA. The league gained some fame once one of their clubs Dallas Roma F.C. reached the fourth round of the 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup....

, a successful league which is a member of the United States Adult Soccer Association Region III group of leagues. The Legends won the USASA U-23 Cup in 2009, in addition to numerous other local and regional trophies.

The Legends have a long and successful history in competing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...

. They first qualified for the tournament in 2004

2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

-Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:Eight PDL and eight USASA teams start.-----Second round:Six PSL and two A-League teams enter....

, but lost 3-1 to state rivals DFW Tornados

DFW Tornados

DFW Tornados was an American soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference...

 in the first round, despite fielding a team that included future MLS

Major League Soccer

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 players such as Ugo Ihemelu

Ugo Ihemelu

Ugochukwu "Ugo" Ihemelu is a Nigerian-born American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.-College:...

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They qualified again in 2006

2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

-Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-Qualifying round:Teams from USASA and PDL start.-----First round:Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.----...

 (playing as the Dallas Mustang Legends), but lost again in the first round, this time to USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

 side Des Moines Menace

Des Moines Menace

Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at Valley...

. After narrowly missing out in qualification in 2008 and 2009 they returned to the competition again in 2010

2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 97th edition of the oldest competition in American soccer, running from June through early October.The tournament proper featured teams from the top five levels of the American Soccer Pyramid...

, but lost in the first round for a third time, 3-0 to USSF Division 2 Professional League

USSF Division 2 Professional League

USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...

 side FC Tampa Bay.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2004	5	USASA			First Round
2006	5	USASA			First Round
2008	5	USASA			Did not qualify
2009	5	USASA			Did not qualify
2010	5	USASA			First Round