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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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]

Club

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

Exhibitions

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

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group D

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

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Monsalvez Yellow card 38'
Mares Yellow card 78', 83'		 Report Murphy Yellow card 79'
Castellanos Yellow card 85'
Legault Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Beckford Yellow card 78'
Taiberson 90+4'		 Report Parano 3'
Victor Giro Yellow card 73'
Taintor Yellow card 90'
Di Renzo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62', 88'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 63'
Hernández Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Beckford 11'
Kibato Yellow card 20'
Coronado Yellow card 90+7'
Taiberson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Di Renzo 60'		 Report Rocha Yellow card 9'
Rodriguez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'		 Report Marlon 26'
Bird Yellow card 28'
Martinez 74' (pen.)
da Costa Yellow card 90+1'
Boakye Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Twumasi Yellow card 80'
Forbes 90+3'		 Report Coronado Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 24'
Kibato 3'
Murphy Yellow card 29'
Taiberson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Obregón 58'
Jimenez 78', Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Forbes 16'
Diouf 21', 53'
Troncoso Yellow card 38'
Garcia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+6'
Martinez Yellow card 65'
Hoffmann Yellow card 80'
Coronado Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Smith 3'
Solignac 20'
Taintor Yellow card 30'
PC Yellow card 41'
Herivaux Yellow card 53'
Yaro Yellow card 68'
Di Renzo 90+3'
Bailone soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 27'
Bird Yellow card 43'
Moloto Yellow card 75'
Zguro Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'		 Report Edwards 10'
Beckford 59'
Murphy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Edwards 41'
Garza Yellow card 90+6'
Obregón 90+8' (pen.)		 Report Watson Yellow card 40'
Taylor Yellow card 45+4'
Diouf Yellow card 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

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

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

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

Appearances and goals

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

References

  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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