Founded in 1968 in Dallas, Texas, the Texas Longhorns Soccer Club is the oldest select soccer club in Texas and the southwestern . The club was established as a 501c.3, or non-profit, organization. The club continues its philosophy of developing individual players within a team framework while playing in the most competitive leagues available in the Dallas metroplex. The Texas Longhorns Soccer Club has fielded teams for boys since 1968 and for girls since 1989. In fact, the Texas Longhorns Soccer Club was the first select soccer club in the area to successfully add girls’ teams to an established boys’ club organization. TLSC has strived to field teams for both boys’ and girls’ sides in the U11 through the U19 age groups. In the spirit of ongoing growth and development of our players, the club offers year-round training, both indoor and outdoor matches, and travel to tournaments throughout the United States and abroad. Soccer in the North Texas State Soccer Association is among the most competitive in the , and we feel this atmosphere enhances our soccer program and the players who emerge from it.

The Texas Longhorns Soccer Club (TLSC) has won numerous local league and tournament championships, the North Texas State Cup Championship, the USYSA Southern Regional Championship, and USYSA National Championship placement. TLSC teams have competed in the McGuire Cup, the Niotis Cup, and the Dallas Cup. The U19 TLSC Girls won the National Championship in 1992 and 1993, and in 1997, the U19 TLSC Girls finished in the final four. In 1999, the ’83 TLSC Boys won the State Cup Championship, the Southern Regional Championship, and placed third in the National Championship. In 2000, the ’82 TLSC Boys won the State Cup Championship and were second in the Southern Regional Championship.

As a result of our travels, the Texas Longhorns Soccer Club founded the Dallas Cup, Inc., which has become the most prestigious international youth soccer tournament in the The Dallas Cup celebrated its 28^th anniversary in 2007. TLSC saw the Dallas Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament as an opportunity to repay the many countries that had served as hosts on our journeys abroad. Now rated as the top international youth soccer tournament for boys and young men in the world, the Dallas Cup takes place each year from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday on fields at Pizza Hut Park and Richland College . TLSC was proudly represented by the TLSC 94 Boys Orange team, coached by Bonny Forzi. This team won the U12 Division of Dallas Cup XXVII. As the host club for the tournament, TLSC receives no income but participates fully in all volunteer aspects of staging the tournament and in serving as housing hosts for visiting international teams. In addition, TLSC boys’ teams who participate in Division I of the CCSA Classic League competition are guaranteed a spot in the Dallas Cup tournament each year in the U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, and U19 age groups.

The Dallas Cup Tournament has hosted in excess of 175 teams and participating Dallas area teams have served as hosts for teams from Germany, Italy, Mexico, China, Argentina, Australia, England, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil, Japan, Bolivia, Israel, the Dominican Republic, Austria, and many other countries. To learn more, visit the Dallas Cup website at www.dallascup.com or through the Dallas Cup website link on our home page.

The Texas Longhorns Soccer Club also founded and hosts the Spring Classic International Tournament for girls and young women. This tournament runs over Easter weekend, and teams from the U11 through U19 age groups participate. Each year, the tournament generally fields approximately 160 teams from the Dallas area, from regions throughout the , and additionally has had teams from , South America, , , , and other foreign countries. The Spring Classic is a major source of income for TLSC. Visit the Spring Classic website at www.springclassic.net or through the website link on our home page to learn more about this tournament.

The Texas Longhorns Soccer Club is a family experience. In addition to regular practices, scrimmages, league and tournament play, our families participate in several all-Club events including the Dallas Cup, the Spring Classic, several all-club functions such as our picnic, the summer skills camp, and the newly developed fitness and conditioning camp. The club also promotes participation in community charitable activities. 

More than soccer skills, techniques, and tactics, our program teaches hard work, discipline, teamwork, sportsmanship, commitment, and a sense of community spirit while establishing friendships that for many are life long.