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2019 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2019 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was 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
(October 18 vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 2,408
(July 20 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)
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Club

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Current first team squad, as of February 15, 2019.[2]
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 28, 2019.

No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Osmar Chavero ([B])   United States
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
9 FW Maalique Foster (on loan from Alajuelense)   Jamaica
10 MF Victor Garza   United States
11 FW Jesús Enríquez   Peru
12 MF Brad Dunwell   United States
13 FW Wilmer Cabrera Jr   Colombia
14 DF Zach Jackson   United States
15 MF Andres Arcila   Colombia
16 DF Andrew Samuels   United States
17 FW Michael Salazar   Belize
19 MF Nico Lemoine   United States
20 DF Conor Donovan   United States
22 DF Héctor Copete   Colombia
23 FW Aldo Quintanilla   Mexico
26 DF Chris Duvall ([A])   United States
27 MF Kevin Rodriguez   United States
28 DF Sam Junqua ([A])   United States
29 FW Brandon Morales   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
— GK Isaac Acevedo ([B])   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
    2.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.
    3.

Competitions

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Preseason

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January 26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Houston, 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 Dynamo 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Houston, 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 Toros 1–1 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas
7:00 PM CST Stadium: H-E-B Park
February 16 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 Houston Baptist University Houston, Texas
12:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 23 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, 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 FC 4–3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San 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

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Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

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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

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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

March 8 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tacoma, Washington
9:00 PM Diaz   49'
Atencio   68'
Ndow   84'		 Report Coronado   77' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
March 16 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–2 Fresno FC Edinburg, 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
March 23 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El 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
March 29 4 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, 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
April 6 5 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 New Mexico United Edinburg, 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
April 13 6 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 OKC Energy FC Edinburg, 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
April 20 7 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 5–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Edinburg, 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
April 24 8 LA Galaxy II 4–4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, 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
April 30 9 Portland Timbers 2 1–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Portland, 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
May 10 10 Phoenix Rising FC 3–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Scottsdale, Arizona
9:30 PM Jahn   16',   28' (pen.)
Musa   69'		 Report Foster   71' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,715
Referee: Dejan Susak
May 18 11 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, 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.
May 25 12 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 San Antonio FC Edinburg, 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
June 1 13 Orange County SC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Irvine, 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
June 8 14 Real Monarchs 5–3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Herriman, 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
June 15 15 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, 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
June 22 16 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, 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
July 3 17 Reno 1868 FC 4–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Reno, 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
July 6 18 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 Tacoma Defiance Edinburg, 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
July 13 19 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Edinburg, 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
July 20 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, 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
July 27 21 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Las 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
August 3 22 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Edinburg, 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
August 10 23 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado 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
August 17 24 San Antonio FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San 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
August 24 25 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Bird   46' Report Ryan   56'   90+1' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 1 26 Austin Bold FC 3–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, 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
September 7 27 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Edinburg, 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
September 15 28 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, 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
September 18 29 Fresno FC 5–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, 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
September 21 30 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1 Real Monarchs Edinburg, 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
September 28 31 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Orange County SC Edinburg, 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
October 5 32 New Mexico United 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Albuquerque, 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
October 13 33 OKC Energy FC 0–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM Report Donovan   70'
Small   78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
October 18 34 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Edinburg, 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

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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

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  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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