2020 Rio Grande Valley FC season

Last updated
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2020 season
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 attendance1,324 (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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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]

Contents

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.

No.Pos.Player Nation
1 GK Nico Corti Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2 MF Carlos Vivero Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Robert Coronado Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Robert Castellanos Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 MF David Cabrera Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
7 MF Camilo Monroy Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
8 MF Romilio Hernandez Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
10 MF Victor Garza Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 FW Jesús Enríquez Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
12 MF Brad Dunwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Zach Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
15 MF Andres Arcila Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
16 DF Andrew Samuels Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 MF Sergio Mena Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
19 MF Nico Lemoine Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 DF Conor Donovan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 DF Héctor Copete Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
23 FW Aldo Quintanilla Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
27 MF Kevin Rodriguez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 MF Isidro Martinez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 DF Kyle Adams Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
58 FW Carlos Small (on loan from Árabe Unido)Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
99 GK Ben Willis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.

[4]

Competitions

Exhibitions

8 FebruaryPreseason 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–5 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
7:00PM Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg23' (Lundqvist)
Manotas Soccerball shade.svg37' (Figueroa)
Salazar Soccerball shade.svg93', 111'
McNamara Soccerball shade.svg118' (pen.)		Stadium: H-E-B Park
15 FebruaryPreseason 3 Austin Bold FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
6:00PMTrialist #1 Soccerball shade.svg
Trialist #2 Soccerball shade.svg		 Report
Report 		McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg
Trialist Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Bold Stadium
22 FebruaryPreseason 4 SMU Mustangs 2–4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Houston, Texas
1:00PMSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg20'
Beckford Soccerball shade.svg25'
Trialist Soccerball shade.svg51'
Trialist Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Houston Sports Park

USL Championship

Standings — Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGQualification
1 San Antonio FC 1610333014+16332.06Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 156722116+5251.67
3 Austin Bold FC 165743027+3221.38
4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 142391728−1190.64
5 OKC Energy FC 161781229−17100.63
Source: USL

Match results

On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule. [5]

8 March1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–5 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
6:30 PM Prpa Yellow card.svg 19', Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Koreniuk Soccerball shade.svg13', Soccerball shade.svg67'
Dunbar Soccerball shade.svg30'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg53'
Cuevas Soccerball shade.svg88'		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]

22 July4 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT López Yellow card.svg 62', Soccerball shade.svg88'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 63'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 90+10'		 Report Beckford Soccerball shade.svg11'
Kibato Yellow card.svg 20'
Coronado Yellow card.svg 90+7'
Taiberson Yellow card.svg 90+8'		Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Michael Cap
1 August6 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg71'
Adams Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Marlon Soccerball shade.svg26'
Bird Yellow card.svg 28'
Martinez Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
da Costa Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Boakye Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Elton Garcia
8 August7 Austin Bold FC 4–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Jome Soccerball shade.svg27', Soccerball shade.svg67'
Diouf Soccerball shade.svg38'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 59'
Twumasi Yellow card.svg 80'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Coronado Yellow card.svg 2' Yellow-red card.svg 24'
Kibato Soccerball shade.svg3'
Murphy Yellow card.svg 29'
Taiberson Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Luis Guardia
15 August8 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Rio Grande Valley Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 14' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Nima Saghafi
22 August9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Kibato Yellow card.svg 22'
Obregón Soccerball shade.svg58'
Jimenez Soccerball shade.svg78', Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report Forbes Soccerball shade.svg16'
Diouf Soccerball shade.svg21', Soccerball shade.svg53'
Troncoso Yellow card.svg 38'
Garcia Yellow card.svg 65'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Gerald Flores
29 August10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–3 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Castellanos Soccerball shade.svg35'
McLaughlin Yellow card.svg 45+6'
Martinez Yellow card.svg 65'
Hoffmann Yellow card.svg 80'
Coronado Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report Smith Soccerball shade.svg3'
Solignac Soccerball shade.svg20'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 30'
PC Yellow card.svg 41'
Herivaux Yellow card.svg 53'
Yaro Yellow card.svg 68'
Di Renzo Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Bailone Soccerball shade cross.svg90+5'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
2 September11 FC Tulsa 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Suárez Soccerball shade.svg25', Soccerball shade.svg68'
Marlon Yellow card.svg 27'
Bird Yellow card.svg 43'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 75'
Zguro Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Prpa Soccerball shade.svg28'Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
5 September12 San Antonio FC 3–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Solignac Soccerball shade.svg1'
Gorskie Soccerball shade.svg17'
Bailone Soccerball shade.svg22'
Parano Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Edwards Soccerball shade.svg10'
Beckford Soccerball shade.svg59'
Murphy Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 813
Referee: Héctor Hernández
12 September13 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 September14 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 September15 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 September13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Hoffmann Yellow card.svg 36'
Edwards Soccerball shade.svg41'
Garza Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Obregón Soccerball shade.svg90+8' (pen.)		 Report Watson Yellow card.svg 40'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Diouf Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 716
Referee: Gerald Flores
Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 12 match. [8]
3 October16 Rio Grande Valley FC 4–2 OKC Energy FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Edwards Soccerball shade.svg6'
Azócar Soccerball shade.svg39'
Amico Soccerball shade.svg43' (o.g.)
Obregón Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Cato Soccerball shade.svg12'
Brown Soccerball shade.svg83'		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, 2020Source: us.soccerway.com [11]

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal USL Championship Regular Season Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Castellanos 11211+0200
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isidro Martinez 11010+1000
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Garrett McLaughlin 1118+3100
31 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Deshane Beckford 1115+6100
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carter Manley 10010+0000
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Coronado 1009+1000
22 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kembo Kibato 1017+3100
40 FW Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. 1015+5100
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paul Blanchette 909+0000
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luka Prpa 926+3200
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Lucatero 805+3000
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Murphy 805+3000
9 FW Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  VIN Kyle Edwards 812+6100
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Rodriguez 705+2000
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Jimenez 711+6100
32 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Kyle Adams 606+0000
37 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Taiberson 614+2100
28 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Erik McCue 403+1000
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Timo Mehlich 402+2000
20 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Émile Legault 312+1100
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Hoffmann 202+0000
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Rocha 211+1100
1 GK Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR Ryan Coulter 101+0000
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victor Garza 101+0000

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References

  1. ↑ "Copa Tejas". Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. ↑ "About the Club" . Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". 9 January 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Roster" . Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". 9 January 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "RGV FC Reveals New USL Championship Schedule". rgvfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "RGV FC Postpone Saturday Night Matchup with Austin Bold". RGVFC.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Updated Schedule for Toros". RGVFC.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Toros Postpone Matchup with New Mexico". RGVFC.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros" . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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