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]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2020 season
Head CoachGerson Echeverry
United Soccer League ChampionshipConference: Western
Overall: TBD
USL PlayoffsTBD
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance2,300
Biggest defeat1–5
(March 8 vs. LA Galaxy II)

Club

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of January 10, 2020.

No. Position Player Nation
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
10 Midfielder Victor Garza  United States
11 Forward Jesús Enríquez  Peru
12 Midfielder Brad Dunwell  United States
14 Defender Zach Jackson  United States
15 Midfielder Andres Arcila  Colombia
16 Defender Andrew Samuels  United States
18 Midfielder Sergio Mena  Colombia
19 Midfielder Nico Lemoine  United States
20 Defender Conor Donovan  United States
22 Defender Héctor Copete  Colombia
23 Forward Aldo Quintanilla  Mexico
27 Midfielder Kevin Rodriguez  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
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
    2.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.
    3.

[4]

Competitions

Exhibitions
2 February Preseason 1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvHouston Baptist HuskiesEdinburg, Texas
1:00PM Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Result not made public.
8 February Preseason 2Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–5Houston DynamoEdinburg, Texas
7:00PM Report Martínez  23' (Lundqvist)
Manotas  37' (Figueroa)
Salazar  93', 111'
McNamara  118' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
15 February Preseason 3Austin Bold FC2–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, Texas
6:00PM Trialist #1
Trialist #2 		Report
Report		 McLaughlin
Trialist 		Stadium: Bold Stadium
22 February Preseason 4SMU Mustangs2–4Rio Grande Valley FC TorosHouston, Texas
1:00PM
 45'		 Report  20'
Beckford  25'
Trialist  51'
Trialist  88'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
28 February Preseason 5San Antonio FCvRio Grande Valley FC TorosSan Antonio, Texas
1:00PM Stadium: STAR Soccer Complex

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 15 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 5 2 3 0 6 3 +3 9
3 Austin Bold FC 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 7
4 OKC Energy FC 7 1 3 3 6 11 −5 6
5 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 8 0 3 5 5 15 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Match Results

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

8 March 1Rio Grande Valley FC Toros1–5LA Galaxy IIEdinburg, 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]

11 July 2El Paso Locomotive FC1–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosEl 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
19 July 3Rio Grande Valley FC Toros1–1San Antonio FCEdinburg, 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
22 July 4OKC Energy FC1–1Rio Grande ValleyOklahoma 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
25 July 5San Antonio FC1–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosSan Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Victor Giro  36'
Di Renzo  60'		 Report Rocha  9'
Rodriguez  45+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Elton Garcia
1 August 6Rio Grande Valley FC Toros1–2FC TulsaEdinburg, 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
8 August 7Austin Bold FC4–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, 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
15 August 8OKC Energy FC0–0Rio Grande ValleyOklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden  14' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Nima Saghafi
22 August 9Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvAustin Bold FCEdinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
29 August 10Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvSan Antonio FCEdinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
2 September 11FC TulsavRio Grande Valley FC TorosTulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
5 September 12San Antonio FCvRio Grande Valley FC TorosSan Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
12 September 13Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvAustin Bold FCEdinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
19 September 14Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvFC TulsaEdinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
23 September 15New Mexico UnitedvRio Grande Valley FC TorosAlbuquerque, New Mexico
TBA PM CDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
3 October 16Rio GrandevOKC Energy FCEdinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park

U.S. Open Cup
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.[7]

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References
  1. https://copatejas.com/
  2. "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "Roster". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. "RGV FC Reveals New USL Championship Schedule". rgvfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "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.
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