2019 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2019 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season is the 4th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2019 season
Head coachGerson Echeverry
United Soccer League ChampionshipConference: Western
Overall: 0-0
USL PlayoffsDNQ
Copa Tejas3rd
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 4,967
(18 October vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 2,408
(20 July vs. Sacramento)
Average home league attendance3,839
Biggest win3-0 (June 15 vs.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)

5-2 (April 20 vs.
Las Vegas Lights FC)
Biggest defeat0-5 (September 18 at Fresno FC)

Club

Current first team squad, as of February 15, 2019.[2]
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 28, 2019.

No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Osmar Chavero ([B])  United States
1 GK Nico Corti  Belgium
2 MF Carlos Vivero  United States
3 DF Robert Coronado  United States
4 DF Robert Castellanos  United States
6 MF David Cabrera  Colombia
7 MF Camilo Monroy  Colombia
8 MF Romilio Hernandez  El Salvador
9 FW Maalique Foster (on loan from Alajuelense)  Jamaica
10 MF Victor Garza  United States
11 FW Jesús Enríquez  Peru
12 MF Brad Dunwell  United States
13 FW Wilmer Cabrera Jr  Colombia
14 DF Zach Jackson  United States
15 MF Andres Arcila  Colombia
16 DF Andrew Samuels  United States
17 FW Michael Salazar  Belize
19 MF Nico Lemoine  United States
20 DF Conor Donovan  United States
22 DF Héctor Copete  Colombia
23 FW Aldo Quintanilla  Mexico
26 DF Chris Duvall ([A])  United States
27 MF Kevin Rodriguez  United States
28 DF Sam Junqua ([A])  United States
29 FW Brandon Morales  United States
30 MF Isidro Martinez  United States
32 DF Kyle Adams  New Zealand
58 FW Carlos Small (on loan from Árabe Unido)  Panama
99 GK Ben Willis  United States
GK Isaac Acevedo ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.

Competitions

Preseason

January 26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Houston, Texas
6:00 PM CST Elis 24' Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,000+
Note: Two 30-minute periods, followed by one 30-minute period of RGV/Academy players.
February 23 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 PM CST Small 3'
Trialist 51'
Garza 109' (pen.)
Report 19'
 49'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Match played with two periods of 45 minutes and one period of 35 minutes

USL Championship

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 +2 46 Play-In Round
11 San Antonio FC 34 12 9 13 62 57 +5 45
12 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 11 8 15 50 58 8 41
13 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 11 8 15 46 56 10 41
14 Portland Timbers 2 34 10 8 16 65 71 6 38
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in CDT

8 March 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tacoma, Washington
9:00 PM Diaz 49'
Atencio  68'
Ndow  84'
Report Coronado  77' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
16 March 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–2 Fresno FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Arcila  83' Report Basuljevic 2', 60'
Chavez  13'
Ellis-Hayden  22'
Moses  33'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
23 March 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El Paso, Texas
8:30 PM Ross 45+1'
Rebellón  59'
Contreras  72'
Gebhard 78'
Report Dunwell  47'
Hernandez  66', 79'
Duvall  69'
Enríquez 90'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
29 March 4 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 P.M. da Costa 19' (pen.)
Bastidas 45+1',  70'
Legendre  56'
Report Hernandez  57'
Lemoine 72'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Calin Radosav
6 April 5 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 New Mexico United Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Cabezas  16'
Foster  40'
Salazar  54'
Samuels  71'
Report Madden  89' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Michael Radchuk
13 April 6 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 OKC Energy FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Salazar 54'
Enríquez 87',  88'
Foster  90+4'
Report Harris  58', 90+2' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
20 April 7 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 5–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Cabrera 15' (pen.)
Martinez 19'
Robinson 46' (o.g.)
Foster  74', 79'
Small 85'
Adams  90'
Report Sandoval  35'
Etaka  63'
Torres 65'
Cruz  86'
Ochoa 90+1'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,483
Referee: Matt Franz
24 April 8 LA Galaxy II 4–4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, California
9:30 PM Traore 39'
Koreniuk 74', 90+6'
DePuy 87'
Preview Coronado  20'
Hernandez  66'
Salazar 77', 79', 90+1'
Small 83'
Deric  90+3'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 536
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
30 April 9 Portland Timbers 2 1–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Portland, Oregon
9:00 P.M. Miller  19'
Farfan  45+1'
Jadama  64', 71'
Smith  88'
Report W. Cabrera 9'
Small 85'
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
10 May 10 Phoenix Rising FC 3–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Scottsdale, Arizona
9:30 PM Jahn 16', 28' (pen.)
Musa 69'
Report Foster 71' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,715
Referee: Dejan Susak
18 May 11 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Foster 34'
Donovan  48'
Salazar 57'
Report Ontiveros 16'
Requejo  19'
Vera  62'
Shultz  69'
Zubak 90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr.
25 May 12 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Enríquez 30'
Salazar 36', 58'
Dunwell  74'
Lemoine  90+3'
Report Guzmán 70'
Yaro  86'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Michael Radchuk
1 June 13 Orange County SC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Irvine, California
9:00 PM Quinn  4'  67'
Seaton 10',  77'
Jones 31',  32'  90+3'
Crisostomo  38'
Amico  90'
Report Coronado 41' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
8 June 14 Real Monarchs 5–3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Herriman, Utah
9:00 P.M. Martínez 13',  62', 76'
Heard 21'
Chang 22'
Powder  48', 88'
Pierre  66'
Report Salazar 60'
Enriquez  64'
Small 83', 90+3'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,709
Referee: Elton García
22 June 16 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Castellanos  22'
Adams  83'
Report Saramutin  32'
McFarlane  41'
Lima 50'
Kléber  55'
Tyrpak  88'
Okugo  90+4'
Restrepo  90+6'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
3 July 17 Reno 1868 FC 4–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Reno, Nevada
9:30 PM Gleadle 23', 45'
Akanyirige  32'
Hertzog 48'
Carroll 51'
Partida  83'
Report Monroy  65'
Rodriguez  90'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,414
Referee: Mark Allatin
6 July 18 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 Tacoma Defiance Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Junqua  42' Report Hinds  58'
Atencio  69'
Daley  78'
Vargas  90+6'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Calin Radosav
13 July 19 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Enríquez  38'
Rodríguez  90+3'
Report Asante  32'
Jahn 62'
Musa  85'
Aguinaga  87'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Elton García
20 July 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Cabrera 32'
Small  87'
Adams 90'
Lemoine  90+2'
Report Martinez 84' (o.g.)
Chantzopoulos  87'
Mahoney  90+1'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Matthew Thompson
27 July 21 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 PM Robinson 10'
Parra 31'
Tabortetaka  41'
Rojas  88'
Report Small 26'
Bird  38'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 8,818
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
3 August 22 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Arcila 10'
Bird  73'
Report Janjigian 9'
Apodaca 20'
Akanyirige  30'
Seymore  90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,804
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
17 August 24 San Antonio FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM Barmby 14'
Parano 44'
Greene  68'
López  88'
Report Fuenmayor  31'
Martinez  38'
Samuels  45+4'
Castellanos  51'
Small 75'
Ackon 80' (o.g.)
Rodriguez  87'
Jackson  90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,533
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
24 August 25 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Bird 46' Report Ryan  56'  90+1' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Luis Guardia
1 September 26 Austin Bold FC 3–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
7:30 PM Twumasi 33'
Taylor  55'
Lima 60'
Promise  72', 87'
Report Corti  44'
Enríquez  57'
Fuenmayor  77'
Coronado  85'
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Kevin Broadley
7 September 27 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Lemoine  34'
Hernandez  45+3'
Castellanos  78'
Rodriguez  81'
Report Prasad  26'
Marlon 50'
Boakye-Mensa  87'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,861
Referee: Dejan Susak
15 September 28 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, California
7:00 PM Werner 18'
Formella 81',  83'
Shuttleworth  90+2'
Report Lemoine 5'
Castellanos  68'
Bird  83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Joseph Salinas
18 September 29 Fresno FC 5–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, California
9:30 PM Lawal 6', 63',  69'
Alihodžić 30' (pen.)
Chavez 44', 61'
Report Donovan  28' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Brandon Stevis
21 September 30 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 Real Monarchs Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Enríquez 32' (pen.)
Bird 56'
Lemoine  58'
Salazar 75'
Report Blake  54'
Fertil-Pierre  72'
German 81'
Chang  82'
Powder  85'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
28 September 31 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Orange County SC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Lemoine  53'
Rodriguez 71'
Obregón, Jr. 85'
Martinez  88'
Report van Ewijk  54'
Duke  55'
Orozco  90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
5 October 32 New Mexico United 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Albuquerque, New Mexico
8:30 PM Hamilton 44'
Moar  55'
Muhammad  65'
Report Junqua  26'
Small 40' (pen.)
Rodriguez  45+3'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 11,196
Referee: Matthew Thompson
13 October 33 OKC Energy FC 0–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM Report Donovan 70'
Small 78' (pen.)
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
18 October 34 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Beckford 15'
Small 43'
Report Hurtado  17'
Wharton 19'
Ornstil  34'
Hanson  48'
Diz  90+3'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,967
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their hybrid affiliation with the Dynamo, RGVFC was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]

References

  1. "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "Roster". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. "Rio Grande Valley FC Reveals 2019 USL Championship Season Schedule". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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