H-E-B Park
H-E-B Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Edinburg, Texas. It serves as the home of Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the USL Championship, the second level of the US/Canadian professional soccer pyramid. Rio Grande Valley Football Club is affiliated with the Houston Dynamo, of Major League Soccer. The stadium has two stands with orange seats covered with a roof and a capacity of 9,735.
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| Location | Edinburg, Texas |
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| Capacity | 9,735[1][2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2015 |
| Opened | March 22, 2017 |
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| Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (USLC) (2017–present) | |
The stadium was originally intended to be complete before the 2016 USL season.[3] Toros played C.F. Monterrey from Mexico on March 22, 2017 to inaugurate their new stadium.[4] The Toros lost their exhibition match against Rayados 3–0 before a sellout crowd.[5]
References
- "RGVFC awarded the USL's newest franchise". 2015-07-15. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- "RGVFC announces "Toros" as team nickname". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- Aguirre, Mario. "Toros announce stadium naming rights deal with H-E-B". The Monitor. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- RGV FC Toros Take on C.F. Monterrey at H-E-B Park’s Inauguration Game (Press Release), RGVFC, February 13, 2017.
- RGV FC Toros open H-E-B Park with exhibition loss to C.F. Monterrey Rayados (News), The Monitor, March 22, 2017.
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