Rio Grande Valley Grandes

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Rio Grande Valley Grandes
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Full nameRio Grande Valley Grandes Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Grandes
Founded2010
Ground Edinburg Field
Edinburg, Texas
Capacity4000
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Jose Ignacio Larraga
Head Coach Vacant
League USL Premier Development League
2011 6th, Mid South
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Rio Grande Valley Grandes was an American soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference. The team played its home games at Edinburg Field in nearby Edinburg, Texas. The team's colors were white, blue and gold. The team folded after its first season in 2011.

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History

The Grandes were awarded a PDL franchise on January 18, 2011 following the demise of their predecessor, the Rio Grande Valley Bravos, which had their franchise terminated by the USL Premier Development League in October 2010 when the club’s interim owner was unable to complete his financial obligations to the league. [1] The team was officially announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 18, 2011. [2]

The team played its first competitive game on May 6, 2011, a 5-1 loss to Laredo Heat. [3] The first goal in franchise history was scored by Alfonso Cavazos.

Players

Roster

As of June 4, 2011. [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Juan Gamboa [5]
2 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Eduardo Alvarez
3 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Omar Apodaca [6]
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Brian Hardie [7]
5 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Kristoffer Medina
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olaff Mina
7 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alexandro Gonzalez
8 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX David Oteo
9 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alfonso Cavazos
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Juan Nava [8]
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Esteban Ariel Barraza
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Mireles
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jairo Castillo
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Oscar Valencia
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jorge Cantu
16 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mario Perez
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Pena
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vivian Garza [9]
19 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Fredrik Ekvall [10]
22 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mario Zamora
23 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Noe de los Santos
24 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Misael Lopez
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Irving Martinez
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Alexe
— MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Guillermo Flamarique
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Stansberry

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20114USL PDL6th, Mid SouthDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20131208011525/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

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References

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  2. ↑ RGV Grandes Join PDL
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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