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2020 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2020 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 5th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship (USLC), 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 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2020 season
Head coachGerson Echeverry
USL ChampionshipGroup D: 4th
Conference: 16th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance1,324 (Overall)
2,300 (Pre-Covid)
   836 (Post-Covid)
Biggest winRGV 2–0 ATX (Sept. 30)
RGV 4–2 OKC (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeatRGV 1–5 LA (March 8)
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Club edit

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 10, 2020.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Nico Corti   Belgium
2 MF Carlos Vivero   United States
3 DF Robert Coronado   United States
4 DF Robert Castellanos   United States
6 MF David Cabrera   Colombia
7 MF Camilo Monroy   Colombia
8 MF Romilio Hernandez   El Salvador
10 MF Victor Garza   United States
11 FW Jesús Enríquez   Peru
12 MF Brad Dunwell   United States
14 DF Zach Jackson   United States
15 MF Andres Arcila   Colombia
16 DF Andrew Samuels   United States
18 MF Sergio Mena   Colombia
19 MF Nico Lemoine   United States
20 DF Conor Donovan   United States
22 DF Héctor Copete   Colombia
23 FW Aldo Quintanilla   Mexico
27 MF Kevin Rodriguez   United States
30 MF Isidro Martinez   United States
32 DF Kyle Adams   New Zealand
58 FW Carlos Small (on loan from Árabe Unido)   Panama
99 GK Ben Willis   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
    2.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.
    3.

[4]

Competitions edit

Exhibitions edit

February 2 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.
February 8 Preseason 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–5 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
7:00PM Report Martínez   23' (Lundqvist)
Manotas   37' (Figueroa)
Salazar   93', 111'
McNamara   118' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
February 15 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
February 22 Preseason 4 SMU Mustangs 2–4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Houston, Texas
1:00PM  
  45'		 Report   20'
Beckford   25'
Trialist   51'
Trialist   88'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 28 Preseason 5 San Antonio FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
1:00PM Stadium: STAR Soccer Complex

USL Championship edit

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
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
Source: USL

Match results edit

On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[5]

March 8 1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–5 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
6:30 PM Prpa   19',   85' Report Koreniuk   13',   67'
Dunbar   30'
Williams   53'
Cuevas   88'		 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]

July 11 2 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El Paso, Texas
8:30 PM CDT Beckie   30'
Monsalvez   38'
Mares   78',   83'		 Report Murphy   79'
Castellanos   85'
Legault   90+5'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 19 3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Legault   60'
Beckford   78'
Taiberson   90+4'		 Report Parano   3'
Victor Giro   73'
Taintor   90'
Di Renzo   90+5'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Melvin Rivas
July 22 4 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT López   62',   88'
Ellis-Hayden   63'
Hernández   90+10'		 Report Beckford   11'
Kibato   20'
Coronado   90+7'
Taiberson   90+8'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Michael Cap
July 25 5 San Antonio FC 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Victor Giro   36'
Di Renzo   60'		 Report Rocha   9'
Rodriguez   45+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 1 6 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Castellanos   71'
Adams   73'		 Report Marlon   26'
Bird   28'
Martinez   74' (pen.)
da Costa   90+1'
Boakye   90+2'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 8 7 Austin Bold FC 4–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Jome   27',   67'
Diouf   38'
Restrepo   59'
Twumasi   80'
Forbes   90+3'		 Report Coronado   2'   24'
Kibato   3'
Murphy   29'
Taiberson   90'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 15 8 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Rio Grande Valley Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden   14' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 22 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Kibato   22'
Obregón   58'
Jimenez   78',   90+5'		 Report Forbes   16'
Diouf   21',   53'
Troncoso   38'
Garcia   65'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 29 10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–3 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Castellanos   35'
McLaughlin   45+6'
Martinez   65'
Hoffmann   80'
Coronado   90+5'		 Report Smith   3'
Solignac   20'
Taintor   30'
PC   41'
Herivaux   53'
Yaro   68'
Di Renzo   90+3'
Bailone   90+5'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 2 11 FC Tulsa 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Suárez   25',   68'
Marlon   27'
Bird   43'
Moloto   75'
Zguro   84'		 Report Prpa   28' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 5 12 San Antonio FC 3–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Solignac   1'
Gorskie   17'
Bailone   22'
Parano   81'		 Report Edwards   10'
Beckford   59'
Murphy   83'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 813
Referee: Héctor Hernández
September 12 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]
September 19 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]
September 23 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]
September 30 13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Hoffmann   36'
Edwards   41'
Garza   90+6'
Obregón   90+8' (pen.)		 Report Watson   40'
Taylor   45+4'
Diouf   72'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 716
Referee: Gerald Flores
Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 12 match.[8]
October 3 16 Rio Grande Valley FC 4–2 OKC Energy FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Edwards   6'
Azócar   39'
Amico   43' (o.g.)
Obregón   67'		 Report Cato   12'
Brown   83'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 956
Referee: Melvin Rivas

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2020 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 edit

As of September 4, 2020 Source: us.soccerway.com[11]

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL Championship Regular Season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
4 DF   USA Robert Castellanos 11 2 11+0 2 0 0
7 MF   USA Isidro Martinez 11 0 10+1 0 0 0
16 FW   USA Garrett McLaughlin 11 1 8+3 1 0 0
31 MF   JAM Deshane Beckford 11 1 5+6 1 0 0
2 DF   USA Carter Manley 10 0 10+0 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Robert Coronado 10 0 9+1 0 0 0
22 MF   CAN Kembo Kibato 10 1 7+3 1 0 0
40 FW   HON Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. 10 1 5+5 1 0 0
12 GK   USA Paul Blanchette 9 0 9+0 0 0 0
14 MF   USA Luka Prpa 9 2 6+3 2 0 0
29 MF   USA Christian Lucatero 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
6 MF   USA James Murphy 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
9 FW   VIN Kyle Edwards 8 1 2+6 1 0 0
11 MF   USA Kevin Rodriguez 7 0 5+2 0 0 0
27 DF   USA Jonathan Jimenez 7 1 1+6 1 0 0
32 DF   NZL Kyle Adams 6 0 6+0 0 0 0
37 MF   BRA Taiberson 6 1 4+2 1 0 0
28 DF   SWE Erik McCue 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
8 MF   GER Timo Mehlich 4 0 2+2 0 0 0
20 DF   CAN Émile Legault 3 1 2+1 1 0 0
18 MF   USA Ian Hoffmann 2 0 2+0 0 0 0
5 DF   USA Diego Rocha 2 1 1+1 1 0 0
1 GK   EIR Ryan Coulter 1 0 1+0 0 0 0
10 MF   USA Victor Garza 1 0 1+0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Copa Tejas". Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Roster". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "RGV FC Reveals New USL Championship Schedule". rgvfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "RGV FC Postpone Saturday Night Matchup with Austin Bold". RGVFC.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Updated Schedule for Toros". RGVFC.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Toros Postpone Matchup with New Mexico". RGVFC.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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