Laredo Heat finished second in their division with 7 wins, 4 losses and 3 ties. The Heat managed to score 23 goals and received 16 during the season. At the Conference Semifinals the Heat faced the Ocala Stampede a rematch of last year's Conference Semifinals but this year the Laredo Heat fell to Ocala after tying the match 1:1 after AET. In the penalty shootout Laredo missed their first kick and the Stampede made all the penalties, Laredo lost 5:4. At the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup the Laredo Heat beat the Miami Red Force FC from USASA, 2:1 in the second round at home. In the third round Laredo faced the Fort Lauderdale Strikers from the North American Soccer League and won the match 3:2 playing at Fort Lauderdale. In the fourth round Laredo played against the Houston Dynamo from the Major League Soccer in Houston and lost the match 0:1, this is the farthest Laredo has made it at the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2016 The Heat decided to opt out of the PDL's 2016 season, citing the slow growth of the Mid-South Division as the reason. 2017 The Heat announced they will be part of an expansion team of the National Premier Soccer League in 2018. 2018 The Heat's first season in the NPSL went very well. Winning all matches in the Lone Star Conference during the 2018 season. Laredo finished as top seed in the league guaranteeing them home matches until the final if they make it that far. The team became the Lone Star Conference Champions beating Houston Dutch Lions 4:3 in overtime. The team finished the regular season 10–0–0 before losing in the Sweet 16 of the NPSL Championships 2–1 in overtime. Team Current technical staff As at April 2018. Current roster Notable former players Armando Begines, played for Chivas USA and Querétaro F.C. Roy Lassiter, played for L.D. Alajuelense, D.C. United, Miami Fusion and Kansas City Wizards Lexton Moy, played for the Philippines national football team Yaikel Perez, plays for the Cuba national football team Javier Santana, plays for FC Tuggen and Dominican Republic national football team Year-by-year Events hosted by the Laredo Heat April 20, 2006: Laredo Heat vs Tigres UANL May 24, 2006: Laredo Heat vs Chivas de Guadalajara July 9, 2008: Laredo Heat vs Mexico U-20 Honors NPSL Lone Star Conference Champions 2018 USL PDL Southern Conference Champions