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]
| 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) | |||
Club
Current first team squad, as of February 15, 2019.[2]
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 28, 2019.
Competitions
Preseason
| 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. | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| February 16 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Houston Baptist University | Houston, Texas |
| 12:00 PM CST | Report | Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| 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 | ||||
| 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
Standings
| Pos | Team | 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
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
| March 8 1 | 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 |
| March 16 2 | 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 |
| March 23 3 | 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 |
| March 29 4 | 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 |
| April 6 5 | 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 |
| April 13 6 | 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 |
| April 20 7 | 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 |
| April 24 8 | 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 |
| April 30 9 | 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 |
| May 10 10 | 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 |
| May 18 11 | 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. |
| May 25 12 | 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 |
| June 1 13 | 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 |
| June 8 14 | 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 |
| June 15 15 | 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 |
| June 22 16 | 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 |
| July 3 17 | 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 |
| July 6 18 | 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 |
| July 13 19 | 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 |
| July 20 20 | 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 |
| July 27 21 | 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 |
| August 3 22 | 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 |
| August 10 23 | 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 |
| August 17 24 | 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 |
| August 24 25 | 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 |
| September 1 26 | 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 |
| September 7 27 | 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 |
| September 15 28 | 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 |
| September 18 29 | 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 |
| September 21 30 | 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 |
| September 28 31 | 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 |
| October 5 32 | 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 |
| October 13 33 | 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 |
| October 18 34 | 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
Due to their hybrid affiliation with the Dynamo, RGVFC was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]
References
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