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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)
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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]

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

2 February 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.
8 February 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
15 February 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
22 February 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
28 February 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]
8 March 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]

11 July 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
19 July 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
22 July 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
25 July 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
1 August 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
8 August 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
15 August 8 OKC Energy FC v Rio Grande Valley Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
22 August 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
29 August 10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
2 September 11 FC Tulsa v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
5 September 12 San Antonio FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
12 September 13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
19 September 14 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
23 September 15 New Mexico United v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Albuquerque, New Mexico
TBA PM CDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
3 October 16 Rio Grande v OKC Energy FC Edinburg, 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]

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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