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Foro SC
Foro SC (stylized as FORO SC) is an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas. The club plays in the Central Region's Texas North Conference in the United Premier Soccer League, a national amateur league that competes below the three professional tiers of American soccer. HistoryKeene FC was founded in late 2017 by Brentt Miller and Matt Kahla based out of Keene, Texas.[1] The team was announced as a United Premier Soccer League expansion side in November of that year, with plans to begin play in the Pro Premier DIvision Central Conference for the 2018 Spring Season.[2] The team finished its first season last (6th) in the North Division of the Central Conference, winning zero games while losing six of eight in the regular season. Ahead of the Fall season, former MLS All-Star José Burciaga Jr. was brought on as team General Manager.[3] In December 2018, following two seasons of play, the team announced it would be going on hiatus as it attempted to rebrand and relocate.[4][5] In July 2019, the UPSL welcomed FORO Soccer Club out of Dallas, Texas as a new member of the Central Conference.[6] Michel Garbini Pereira, former North Texas SC player and current assistant head coach, was announced as the team's new head coach. The team's first season under the new name saw it win the Central Conference's North Division for a first time with a near undefeated record. Foro reached the national final four, beating Santa Ana Winds FC in the semifinals but falling to Maryland Bobcats FC is the championship game. Following stoppages of play in 2020 due to COVID-19 the team returned to play and soon after formed a partnership with the 360 Player Development Program, rebranding the team to FORO 360 Pro in the process. During this period, the team won the UPSL National Championship in February 2022 with former USMNT U-18 player Miles Byass scoring the game winning goal over Chicago Nation FC in the final.[7][8] In January of 2023, the team reverted back to Foro SC. Foro competed in U.S. Open Cup qualifying for the first time in the fall of 2023.[9] The team beat fellow UPSL side Alamo City SC in the fourth qualifying round to officially clinch a spot in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup.[10] In the First Round of the tournament proper, FORO earned its first win over a professional team when it beat Austin FC II of MLS Next Pro, 2–2 (3–4 in penalty kicks).[11] The following year in 2024, Foro once again took part in the U.S. Open Cup qualifying tournament.[12] Year-by-year
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