2019 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2019 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season is 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]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2019 season
Head CoachGerson Echeverry
United Soccer League ChampionshipConference: Western
Overall: 0-0
USL PlayoffsDNQ
Copa Tejas3rd
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 4,967
(18 October vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 2,408
(20 July vs. Sacramento)
Average home league attendance3,839
Biggest win3-0 (June 15 vs.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC)
5-2 (April 20 vs.
Las Vegas Lights FC)
Biggest defeat0-5 (September 18 at Fresno FC)

Club

Current first team squad, as of February 15, 2019.[2]
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of January 28, 2019.

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Osmar Chavero ([B])  United States
1 Goalkeeper Nico Corti  Belgium
2 Midfielder Carlos Vivero  United States
3 Defender Robert Coronado  United States
4 Defender Robert Castellanos  United States
6 Midfielder David Cabrera  Colombia
7 Midfielder Camilo Monroy  Colombia
8 Midfielder Romilio Hernandez  El Salvador
9 Forward Maalique Foster (on loan from Alajuelense)  Jamaica
10 Midfielder Victor Garza  United States
11 Forward Jesús Enríquez  Peru
12 Midfielder Brad Dunwell  United States
13 Forward Wilmer Cabrera Jr  Colombia
14 Defender Zach Jackson  United States
15 Midfielder Andres Arcila  Colombia
16 Defender Andrew Samuels  United States
17 Forward Michael Salazar  Belize
19 Midfielder Nico Lemoine  United States
20 Defender Conor Donovan  United States
22 Defender Héctor Copete  Colombia
23 Forward Aldo Quintanilla  Mexico
26 Defender Chris Duvall ([A])  United States
27 Midfielder Kevin Rodriguez  United States
28 Defender Sam Junqua ([A])  United States
29 Forward Brandon Morales  United States
30 Midfielder Isidro Martinez  United States
32 Defender Kyle Adams  New Zealand
58 Forward Carlos Small (on loan from Árabe Unido)  Panama
99 Goalkeeper Ben Willis  United States
— Goalkeeper Isaac Acevedo ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
    2.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.
    3.

Competitions

Preseason
January 26 Houston Dynamo1–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosHouston, 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 Dynamo2–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosHouston, 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 Toros1–1University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas
7:00 PM CST Stadium: H-E-B Park
February 16 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–0Houston Baptist UniversityHouston, Texas
12:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 23 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3–1Austin Bold FCEdinburg, 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 FC4–3Rio Grande Valley FC TorosSan 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
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

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

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

8 March 1Tacoma Defiance1–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosTacoma, Washington
9:00 PM Diaz  49'
Atencio  68'
Ndow  84'		 Report Coronado  77' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
16 March 2Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–2Fresno FCEdinburg, 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
23 March 3El Paso Locomotive FC2–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosEl 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
29 March 4Tulsa Roughnecks FC2–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosTulsa, 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
6 April 5Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–0New Mexico UnitedEdinburg, 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
13 April 6Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–1OKC Energy FCEdinburg, 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
20 April 7Rio Grande Valley FC Toros5–2Las Vegas Lights FCEdinburg, 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
24 April 8LA Galaxy II4–4Rio Grande Valley FC TorosCarson, 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
30 April 9Portland Timbers 21–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosPortland, 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
10 May 10Phoenix Rising FC3–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosScottsdale, Arizona
9:30 PM Jahn  16',  28' (pen.)
Musa  69'		 Report Foster  71' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,715
Referee: Dejan Susak
18 May 11Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–2LA Galaxy IIEdinburg, 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.
25 May 12Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3–1San Antonio FCEdinburg, 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
1 June 13Orange County SC2–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosIrvine, 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
8 June 14Real Monarchs5–3Rio Grande Valley FC TorosHerriman, 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
15 June 15Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3–0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCEdinburg, 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
22 June 16Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–1Austin Bold FCEdinburg, 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
3 July 17Reno 1868 FC4–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosReno, 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
6 July 18Rio Grande Valley FC0–0Tacoma DefianceEdinburg, 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
13 July 19Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–1Phoenix Rising FCEdinburg, 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
20 July 20Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–1Sacramento Republic FCEdinburg, 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
27 July 21Las Vegas Lights FC2–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosLas 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
3 August 22Rio Grande Valley FC Toros1–2Reno 1868 FCEdinburg, 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
10 August 23Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3–3Rio Grande Valley FC TorosColorado 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
17 August 24San Antonio FC2–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosSan 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
24 August 25Rio Grande Valley FC Toros1–0El Paso Locomotive FCEdinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Bird  46' Report Ryan  56'  90+1' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Luis Guardia
1 September 26Austin Bold FC3–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, 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
7 September 27Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–1Tulsa Roughnecks FCEdinburg, 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
15 September 28Sacramento Republic FC2–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosSacramento, 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
18 September 29Fresno FC5–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFresno, 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
21 September 30Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3–1Real MonarchsEdinburg, 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
28 September 31Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–0Orange County SCEdinburg, 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
5 October 32New Mexico United1–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAlbuquerque, 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
13 October 33OKC Energy FC0–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosOklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM Report Donovan  70'
Small  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
18 October 34Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–1Portland Timbers 2Edinburg, 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
Main article: 2019 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
  1. "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "Roster". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. "Rio Grande Valley FC Reveals 2019 USL Championship Season Schedule". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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