Fever pitch

In a crowded field, Tulsa’s love of soccer shows no signs of slowing

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A tale of two teams

TULSA ATHLETICS

Home field: Athletics Stadium (formerly Drillers Stadium)

League: National Premiere Soccer League

Hooligans: The Athletics Armory gathers behind the south goal during matches, repping the motto:
“Tulsa ’til I die.”

Last season: Won the South Central Conference Championship for the second straight season with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss. In the playoffs, advanced to the South Region final before falling to Chattanooga FC.

Fresh face: The Athletics recently signed former University of Tulsa standout and Major League Soccer left back Chris Taylor.

Tulsa strong: The Athletics have never lost a regular season NPSL game at home.

Tickets: Single game
 tickets are $5 and season tickets are just $50.
TulsaAthletics.com/tickets

TULSA ROUGHNECKS

Home field: ONEOK Field

League: United Soccer League

Hooligans: The Roustabouts, the team’s official fan club, will gather at Guthrie Green prior to matches and lead a march to the stadium before kickoff.

Blank slate: 2015 will be the Roughnecks’ first season, which kicked off on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against the OKC Energy FC in front of a sellout crowd at ONEOK Field.

Key signing: The Roughnecks recently added veteran forward Sammy Ochoa, formerly of the Seattle Sounders of the MLS.

Tulsa strong: The Roughnecks got their name because fans chose it in a landslide in a “name the team” contest last year.

Tickets: Single game tickets start at $8 and a number of season ticket packages are available. TulsaRoughnecksFC.com/tickets