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

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.

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "购彩大厅安全检测".
  2. ^ RGV Grandes Join PDL
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  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 [dead link]
  10. ^ http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/552.php

External links


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Edinburg, Texas
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