{"id":496913,"date":"2026-01-06T16:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496913\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:52:19","slug":"houston-dynamo-fc-and-fc-dallas-launch-inaugural-torneo-de-tejas-preseason-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496913\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Dynamo FC and FC Dallas launch inaugural Torneo de Tejas preseason tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HOUSTON (Jan. 6, 2025)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Houston Dynamo FC<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>FC Dallas<\/strong>\u00a0today announced the launch of\u00a0<strong>Torneo de Tejas<\/strong>, a new preseason tournament beginning in February 2026 that will bring together four Major League Soccer clubs for a structured, high-level competition hosted across Houston and Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Information on\u00a0<strong>limited preseason ticketing opportunities<\/strong>\u00a0for select matches will be made available at a future date. Additionally,\u00a0<strong>season-long media credential applications<\/strong>\u00a0will open in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural Torneo de Tejas will feature Houston Dynamo FC, FC Dallas,\u00a0<strong>Atlanta United FC<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Red Bull New York<\/strong>, with six total matches played over the course of the tournament. Designed by and for MLS clubs, Torneo de Tejas provides participants with an ideal lead-in to the start of the MLS Regular Season on February 21 and provides fans with a preview of their teams ahead of MLS is Back weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike traditional preseason exhibitions, Torneo de Tejas is built as a scalable tournament model\u2014offering consistent match quality, shared operational standards and top-tier facilities in two major MLS markets. The long-term vision is for Torneo de Tejas to become a recurring preseason destination, with opportunities for additional clubs to participate in future editions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to host a preseason tournament featuring three fellow MLS clubs in the first edition of what we hope will become an annual event, giving all four teams a high-quality, competitive environment as they prepare for the season ahead,\u201d said Dynamo President of Soccer\u00a0<strong>Pat Onstad<\/strong>. \u201cHouston is a premier destination for impactful preseason matches, with top-level facilities, training condition and infrastructure that allow clubs to prepare at the highest level. Torneo de Tejas brings MLS teams together in an environment designed to elevate preseason competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matches will be played at club-controlled venues and training facilities in Houston and Dallas, ensuring consistency across scheduling, travel and matchday operations.<\/p>\n<p>With its inaugural field set for 2026, Torneo de Tejas marks a new chapter in preseason collaboration between MLS clubs\u2014anchored in Texas and designed with the future growth of the league in mind.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Houston Dynamo FC today announced the entirety of their 2026 preseason schedule, which includes a trip to Florida. See below for dates, times and locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jan. 28 at 12:00 p.m. CT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Houston Dynamo FC vs FC Cincinnati (@ Al Lang Stadium in Tampa, FL)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m. CT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Houston Dynamo FC vs New England Revolution (@ Al Lang Stadium in Tampa, FL)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 4 at 11:00 a.m. CT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Houston Dynamo FC vs San Antonio FC (@ Houston Sports Park)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 7 at 7:00 p.m. CT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Houston Dynamo FC vs Atlanta United FC* (@ Shell Energy Stadium)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. CT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Houston Dynamo FC @ FC Dallas* (@ Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 14 at 12:00 p.m. CT<\/strong> \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC vs New York Red Bulls* (@ Shell Energy Stadium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(\\) Indicates match is part of 2026 Torneo de Tejas*<\/p>\n<p>In November, the Dynamo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstondynamofc.com\/news\/houston-dynamo-fc-announce-thrilling-2026-mls-regular-season-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0the team\u2019s full 34-game regular season schedule for 2026. Tickets for all home matches at\u00a0<strong>Shell Energy Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstondynamofc.com\/tickets\/single-game?utm_source=pressrelease&amp;utm_medium=communications&amp;utm_campaign=1120-onsale&amp;utm_term=dynamo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON (Jan. 6, 2025)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0and\u00a0FC Dallas\u00a0today announced the launch of\u00a0Torneo de Tejas, a new preseason tournament beginning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":496914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,15755,15756,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-496913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-dynamo-fc","10":"tag-houston-dynamo-news","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115849196308662049","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}