2019 Rio Grande Valley FC season

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

2019 season
Head coach	Gerson Echeverry
United Soccer League Championship	Conference: Western Overall: 0-0
USL Playoffs	DNQ
Copa Tejas	3rd
Highest home attendance	League/All: 4,967 (October 18 vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendance	League/All: 2,408 (July 20 vs. Sacramento)
Average home league attendance	3,839
Biggest win	3-0 (June 15 vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) 5-2 (April 20 vs. Las Vegas Lights FC)
Biggest defeat	0-5 (September 18 at Fresno FC)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2019 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was 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]

Club

Current first team squad, as of February 15, 2019. ^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of January 28, 2019.

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK   USA Osmar Chavero ( [B] ) 1 GK   BEL Nico Corti 2 MF   USA Carlos Vivero 3 DF   USA Robert Coronado 4 DF   USA Robert Castellanos 6 MF   COL David Cabrera 7 MF   COL Camilo Monroy 8 MF   SLV Romilio Hernandez 9 FW   JAM Maalique Foster (on loan from Alajuelense) 10 MF   USA Victor Garza 11 FW   PER Jesús Enríquez 12 MF   USA Brad Dunwell 13 FW   COL Wilmer Cabrera Jr 14 DF   USA Zach Jackson 15 MF   COL Andres Arcila 16 DF   USA Andrew Samuels 17 FW   BLZ Michael Salazar 19 MF   USA Nico Lemoine 20 DF   USA Conor Donovan 22 DF   COL Héctor Copete 23 FW   MEX Aldo Quintanilla 26 DF   USA Chris Duvall ( [A] ) 27 MF   USA Kevin Rodriguez 28 DF   USA Sam Junqua ( [A] ) 29 FW   USA Brandon Morales 30 MF   USA Isidro Martinez 32 DF   NZL Kyle Adams 58 FW   PAN Carlos Small (on loan from Árabe Unido) 99 GK   USA Ben Willis — GK   USA Isaac Acevedo ( [B] )

1. ^
   Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
2. ^
   Houston Dynamo academy player.

Competitions

Preseason

Houston Dynamo v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

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.

Houston Dynamo v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

January 29	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Houston, Texas
10:00 AM CST	McNamara 48' Hairston 88'	Report	Foster 30'	Stadium: Houston Sports Park Attendance: Closed-door

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

February 10	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–1	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, Texas
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: H-E-B Park

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Houston Baptist University

February 16	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	0–0	Houston Baptist University	Houston, Texas
12:00 PM CST		Report		Stadium: Houston Sports Park

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Austin Bold FC

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

San Antonio FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

March 1	San Antonio FC	4–3	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	San Antonio, Texas
1:00 PM CST	Guzmán 4', 54' Forbes 31' 60' (o.g.)		Small 21' Foster 24' W. Cabrera 53'	Stadium: Toyota Field

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Tacoma Defiance v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

March 81	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Fresno FC

March 162	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

El Paso Locomotive FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

March 233	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

Tulsa Roughnecks FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

March 294	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v New Mexico United

April 65	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v OKC Energy FC

April 136	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Las Vegas Lights FC

April 207	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

LA Galaxy II v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

April 248	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

Portland Timbers 2 v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

April 309	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

Phoenix Rising FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

May 1010	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v LA Galaxy II

May 1811	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.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v San Antonio FC

May 2512	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

Orange County SC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

June 113	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

Real Monarchs v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

June 814	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

June 1515	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	3–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM	Hernandez  32' W. Cabrera 55' Small 74' (pen.), 85' Enriquez  84'	Report	Schweitzer  42' Seth  50'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Dejan Susak

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Austin Bold FC

June 2216	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

Reno 1868 FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

July 317	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

Rio Grande Valley FC v Tacoma Defiance

July 618	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Phoenix Rising FC

July 1319	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Sacramento Republic FC

July 2020	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

Las Vegas Lights FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

July 2721	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Reno 1868 FC

August 322	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

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

August 1023	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	3–3	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM	Malcolm 12' Burt 20',  47' Robinson  45+2' Schweitzer  81' Rwatubyaye 90+3'	Report	Salazar 27' Rodriguez 42' Arcila 58' Coronado  90+6'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,254 Referee: Eric Tattersall

San Antonio FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

August 1724	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v El Paso Locomotive FC

August 2425	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

Austin Bold FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

September 126	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Tulsa Roughnecks FC

September 727	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

Sacramento Republic FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

September 1528	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

Fresno FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

September 1829	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Real Monarchs

September 2130	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Orange County SC

September 2831	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

New Mexico United v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

October 532	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

OKC Energy FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

October 1333	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

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Portland Timbers 2

October 1834	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

Main article: 2019 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.