2020 Rio Grande Valley FC season
The 2020 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season is the 5th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship (USL-C), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]
| 2020 season | ||||
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| Head coach | Gerson Echeverry | |||
| USL Championship | Group D: 4th Western Conf.: 16th | |||
| USL Playoffs | Did Not Qualify | |||
| Copa Tejas | Not held[1] | |||
| Average home league attendance | 1,324 (Overall) 2,300 (Pre-Covid) 836 (Post-Covid) | |||
| Biggest win | RGV 2–0 ATX (Sept. 30) RGV 4–2 OKC (Oct. 3) | |||
| Biggest defeat | RGV 1–5 LA (March 8) | |||
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Club
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of January 10, 2020.
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- ^ Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
- ^ Houston Dynamo academy player.
Competitions
Exhibitions
| 2 February Preseason 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | v | Houston Baptist Huskies | Edinburg, Texas |
| 1:00PM | Stadium: H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Result not made public. | ||||
| 8 February Preseason 2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–5 | Houston Dynamo | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:00PM | Report | Martínez  23' (Lundqvist)Manotas 37' (Figueroa)Salazar 93', 111'McNamara 118' (pen.) |
Stadium: H-E-B Park |
| 15 February Preseason 3 | Austin Bold FC | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00PM | Trialist #1 Trialist #2 |
Report Report |
McLaughlin Trialist |
Stadium: Bold Stadium |
| 22 February Preseason 4 | SMU Mustangs | 2–4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Houston, Texas |
| 1:00PM | 45' |
Report | 20' Beckford 25'Trialist 51'Trialist 88' |
Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| 28 February Preseason 5 | San Antonio FC | v | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1:00PM | Stadium: STAR Soccer Complex |
USL Championship
Standings — Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 33 | 2.06 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Tulsa | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | 1.67 | |
| 3 | Austin Bold FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 22 | 1.38 | |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 | 0.64 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 10 | 0.63 |
Source: USL
Match results
On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[5]
| 8 March 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–5 | LA Galaxy II | Edinburg, Texas |
| 6:30 PM | Prpa  19', 85' |
Report | Koreniuk 13', 67' Dunbar 30' Williams 53' Cuevas 88' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Tori Penso |
In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of RGVFC's schedule was announced on July 2.[6]
| 11 July 2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, Texas |
| 8:30 PM CDT | Beckie 30' Monsalvez 38' Mares 78', 83' |
Report | Murphy 79' Castellanos 85' Legault 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| 19 July 3 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Legault 60' Beckford 78' Taiberson 90+4' |
Report | Parano 3' Victor Giro 73' Taintor 90' Di Renzo 90+5' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| 22 July 4 | OKC Energy FC | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | López 62', 88' Ellis-Hayden 63' Hernández 90+10' |
Report | Beckford 11' Kibato 20' Coronado 90+7' Taiberson 90+8' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Michael Cap |
| 25 July 5 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Victor Giro 36' Di Renzo 60' |
Report | Rocha 9' Rodriguez 45+1' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Referee: Elton Garcia |
| 1 August 6 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Castellanos 71' Adams 73' |
Report | Marlon 26' Bird 28' Martinez 74' (pen.) da Costa 90+1' Boakye 90+2' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Elton Garcia |
| 8 August 7 | Austin Bold FC | 4–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Austin, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Jome 27', 67' Diouf 38' Restrepo 59' Twumasi 80' Forbes 90+3' |
Report | Coronado 2'  24' Kibato 3' Murphy 29' Taiberson 90' |
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium Referee: Luis Guardia |
| 15 August 8 | OKC Energy FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden 14' |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| 22 August 9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–3 | Austin Bold FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Kibato 22' Obregón 58' Jimenez 78', 90+5' |
Report | Forbes 16' Diouf 21', 53' Troncoso 38' Garcia 65' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Gerald Flores |
| 29 August 10 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–3 | San Antonio FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Castellanos 35' McLaughlin 45+6' Martinez 65' Hoffmann 80' Coronado 90+5' |
Report | Smith 3' Solignac 20' Taintor 30' PC 41' Herivaux 53' Yaro 68' Di Renzo 90+3' Bailone  90+5' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Malik Badawi |
| 2 September 11 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Suárez 25', 68' Marlon 27' Bird 43' Moloto 75' Zguro 84' |
Report | Prpa 28' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 1,836 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| 5 September 12 | San Antonio FC | 3–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Solignac 1' Gorskie 17' Bailone 22' Parano 81' |
Report | Edwards 10' Beckford 59' Murphy 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 813 Referee: Héctor Hernández |
| 12 September 13 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | P–P | Austin Bold FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[7] | ||||
| 19 September 14 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | P–P | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[8] | ||||
| 23 September 15 | New Mexico United | P–P | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| TBA PM CDT | Stadium: Isotopes Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[9] | ||||
| 30 September 13 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–0 | Austin Bold FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Hoffmann 36' Edwards 41' Garza 90+6' Obregón 90+8' (pen.) |
Report | Watson 40' Taylor 45+4' Diouf 72' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 12 match.[8] | ||||
| 3 October 16 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 4–2 | OKC Energy FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Edwards 6' Azócar 39' Amico 43' (o.g.) Obregón 67' |
Report | Cato 12' Brown 83' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 956 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their hybrid affiliation with the Dynamo, RGVFC is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[10]
Statistics
- As of September 4, 2020 Source: us.soccerway.com[11]
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL Championship Regular Season | Playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 4 | DF |  USA |
Robert Castellanos | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA |
Isidro Martinez | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA |
Garrett McLaughlin | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF |  JAM |
Deshane Beckford | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA |
Carter Manley | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Robert Coronado | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN |
Kembo Kibato | 10 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW |  HON |
Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA |
Paul Blanchette | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA |
Luka Prpa | 9 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | USA |
Christian Lucatero | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA |
James Murphy | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  VIN |
Kyle Edwards | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA |
Kevin Rodriguez | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA |
Jonathan Jimenez | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF |  NZL |
Kyle Adams | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF |  BRA |
Taiberson | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF |  SWE |
Erik McCue | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  GER |
Timo Mehlich | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CAN |
Émile Legault | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA |
Ian Hoffmann | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA |
Diego Rocha | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK |  EIR |
Ryan Coulter | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA |
Victor Garza | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- https://copatejas.com/
- "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". 9 January 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Roster". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". 9 January 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "RGV FC Reveals New USL Championship Schedule". rgvfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- "RGV FC Postpone Saturday Night Matchup with Austin Bold". RGVFC.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- "Updated Schedule for Toros". RGVFC.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- "Toros Postpone Matchup with New Mexico". RGVFC.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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