Rio Grande Valley Grandes

Rio Grande Valley Grandes was an American soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference. The team played its home games at Edinburg Field in nearby Edinburg, Texas. The team's colors were white, blue and gold. The team folded after its first season in 2011.

Rio Grande Valley Grandes
Full nameRio Grande Valley Grandes Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Grandes
Founded2010
GroundEdinburg Field
Edinburg, Texas
Capacity4000
Owner Jose Ignacio Larraga
Head CoachVacant
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20116th, Mid South
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

History

The Grandes were awarded a PDL franchise on January 18, 2011 following the demise of their predecessor, the Rio Grande Valley Bravos, which had their franchise terminated by the USL Premier Development League in October 2010 when the club’s interim owner was unable to complete his financial obligations to the league.[1] The team was officially announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 18, 2011.[2]

The team played its first competitive game on May 6, 2011, a 5-1 loss to Laredo Heat.[3] The first goal in franchise history was scored by Alfonso Cavazos.

Players

Roster

As of June 4, 2011.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Juan Gamboa[5]
2 MF  MEX Eduardo Alvarez
3 DF  MEX Omar Apodaca[6]
4 DF  ENG Brian Hardie[7]
5 DF  MEX Kristoffer Medina
6 MF  USA Olaff Mina
7 MF  MEX Alexandro Gonzalez
8 DF  MEX David Oteo
9 FW  MEX Alfonso Cavazos
10 FW  USA Juan Nava[8]
11 MF  USA Esteban Ariel Barraza
12 MF  USA Jesus Mireles
13 DF  USA Jairo Castillo
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  MEX Oscar Valencia
15 MF  USA Jorge Cantu
16 MF  MEX Mario Perez
17 DF  USA Jesus Pena
18 DF  USA Vivian Garza[9]
19 MF  SWE Fredrik Ekvall[10]
22 DF  MEX Mario Zamora
23 MF  MEX Noe de los Santos
24 MF  MEX Misael Lopez
00 GK  USA Irving Martinez
— MF  USA Robert Alexe
— MF  MEX Guillermo Flamarique
— MF  USA James Stansberry

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 USL PDL 6th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches
  • Gary Hamilton (2011)


Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20131208011525/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2011: to be announced

References
  1. http://www.rgvfutbol.com/notas2010/1210uslrgv.htm
  2. RGV Grandes Join PDL
  3. http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214257.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/548.php
  6. http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/551.php
  7. http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/6.php
  8. http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/549.php
  9. http://www.godustdevils.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/garza_vivian00.html
  10. http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/552.php
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