<sod>San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of [[Toyota Field]] by the [[San Antonio|City of San Antonio]] and [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref name="USL-SA">{{cite press release|author=Staff|title=Spurs Sports & Entertainment reaches agreement with Bexar County and City of San Antonio to play soccer at Toyota Field in 2016|url=http://uslsanantonio.com/2015/12/spurs-sports-entertainment-reaches-agreement-with-bexar-county-and-city-of-san-antonio-to-play-soccer-at-toyota-field-in-2016/|date=December 22, 2015|location=San Antonio|publisher=Spurs Sports & Entertainment|accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref> As a result, the [[San Antonio Scorpions]] franchise of the [[North American Soccer League]] was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former [[Elon Phoenix men's soccer|Elon University]] men's soccer coach and [[Orlando City SC]] ProAcademy Director, Darren Powell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/01/meet-darren-powell/|title=Meet Darren Powell|publisher=uslsanantonio.com|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref> On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/usl-san-antonio-signs-midfielder-carlos-alvarez/</ref><eod>
<sod>San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of [[Toyota Field]] by the [[San Antonio|City of San Antonio]] and [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref name="USL-SA">{{cite press release|author=Staff |title=Spurs Sports & Entertainment reaches agreement with Bexar County and City of San Antonio to play soccer at Toyota Field in 2016 |url=http://uslsanantonio.com/2015/12/spurs-sports-entertainment-reaches-agreement-with-bexar-county-and-city-of-san-antonio-to-play-soccer-at-toyota-field-in-2016/ |date=December 22, 2015 |location=San Antonio |publisher=Spurs Sports & Entertainment |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110002636/http://uslsanantonio.com:80/2015/12/spurs-sports-entertainment-reaches-agreement-with-bexar-county-and-city-of-san-antonio-to-play-soccer-at-toyota-field-in-2016/ |archivedate=January 10, 2016 |df= }}</ref> As a result, the [[San Antonio Scorpions]] franchise of the [[North American Soccer League]] was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former [[Elon Phoenix men's soccer|Elon University]] men's soccer coach and [[Orlando City SC]] ProAcademy Director, Darren Powell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/01/meet-darren-powell/ |title=Meet Darren Powell |publisher=uslsanantonio.com |date=January 7, 2016 |accessdate=January 7, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110002701/http://uslsanantonio.com:80/2016/01/meet-darren-powell/ |archivedate=January 10, 2016 |df= }}</ref> On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/usl-san-antonio-signs-midfielder-carlos-alvarez/</ref><eod>