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
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of January 10, 2020.
- ^ 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 ![]() Manotas ![]() Salazar ![]() McNamara ![]() |
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 | ![]() ![]() |
Report | ![]() Beckford ![]() Trialist ![]() Trialist ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
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 ![]() ![]() |
Report | Koreniuk ![]() ![]() Dunbar ![]() Williams ![]() Cuevas ![]() |
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 ![]() Monsalvez ![]() Mares ![]() ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Castellanos ![]() Legault ![]() |
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 ![]() Beckford ![]() Taiberson ![]() |
Report | Parano ![]() Victor Giro ![]() Taintor ![]() Di Renzo ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() Hernández ![]() |
Report | Beckford ![]() Kibato ![]() Coronado ![]() Taiberson ![]() |
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 ![]() Di Renzo ![]() |
Report | Rocha ![]() Rodriguez ![]() |
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 ![]() Adams ![]() |
Report | Marlon ![]() Bird ![]() Martinez ![]() da Costa ![]() Boakye ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Diouf ![]() Restrepo ![]() Twumasi ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Report | Coronado ![]() ![]() Kibato ![]() Murphy ![]() Taiberson ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() Obregón ![]() Jimenez ![]() ![]() |
Report | Forbes ![]() Diouf ![]() ![]() Troncoso ![]() Garcia ![]() |
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 ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Martinez ![]() Hoffmann ![]() Coronado ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() Solignac ![]() Taintor ![]() PC ![]() Herivaux ![]() Yaro ![]() Di Renzo ![]() Bailone ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Marlon ![]() Bird ![]() Moloto ![]() Zguro ![]() |
Report | Prpa ![]() |
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 ![]() Gorskie ![]() Bailone ![]() Parano ![]() |
Report | Edwards ![]() Beckford ![]() Murphy ![]() |
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 ![]() Edwards ![]() Garza ![]() Obregón ![]() |
Report | Watson ![]() Taylor ![]() Diouf ![]() |
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 ![]() Azócar ![]() Amico ![]() Obregón ![]() |
Report | Cato ![]() Brown ![]() |
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 | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Robert Castellanos | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Isidro Martinez | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Garrett McLaughlin | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Deshane Beckford | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Carter Manley | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Robert Coronado | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Kembo Kibato | 10 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
40 | FW | ![]() |
Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
Paul Blanchette | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Luka Prpa | 9 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Christian Lucatero | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
James Murphy | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Kyle Edwards | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Rodriguez | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Jonathan Jimenez | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Kyle Adams | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | MF | ![]() |
Taiberson | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Erik McCue | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Timo Mehlich | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Émile Legault | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Ian Hoffmann | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Diego Rocha | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | ![]() |
Ryan Coulter | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
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". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Roster". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". 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.