Copa Tejas
Location | Texas |
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Teams | |
First meeting | 2019 USLC |
Next meeting | 2021 USLC |
Stadiums |
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Statistics | |
Most wins | Austin (1 title) |
Copa Tejas is the name of the cup competition and trophy created in 2019 by supporters of San Antonio FC, which is awarded each season to the team who compiles the best head-to-head record against each other among the USL Championship teams in Texas.[1] It was first contested in 2019 and was won by Austin Bold FC.
History
San Antonio FC and Rio Grande Valley FC have competed in the USL since 2016, participating in their own rivalry: the South Texas Derby. With the addition of Austin and El Paso in the 2019 season, the Copa Tejas was created.[2]
Austin claimed the inaugural Copa Tejas with a 3–0 win over RGV on September 1, 2019. They finished top of the table with a 3-2-1 (W-D-L) record and 11 points.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the rescheduling of the 2020 USL Championship season into group play, whereas El Paso was not included in the group with the other Texas teams, and that there would not be a "fair round-robin format", the Copa Tejas was not awarded in 2020.[3]
Titles
Club | Titles | Years |
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Austin | 1 | 2019 |
El Paso | 0 | |
Rio Grande Valley | 0 | |
San Antonio | 0 |
Scoring
The Copa Tejas format is similar to the Cascadia Cup. Points are earned during the regular season: three for a victory, one for a draw, and no points for a loss. The team that accumulates the most points during the regular USL season, excluding possible U.S. Open Cup match ups and league playoffs, will be awarded the trophy in October and will keep it and bragging rights for a year. If a tiebreaker is necessary, it will be determined from goal differential and other criteria.
The winner each year is decided by these criteria, in order:[4]
- Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
- Greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
- Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
- Greater goal difference in all cup matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all cup matches
- Smaller number of disciplinary points in all cup matches (yellow = 1 point, red = 2 points)
Year by year results
Year | Champions | Second | Third | Fourth |
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2019 | Austin | San Antonio | Rio Grande Valley | El Paso |
2020 | Not awarded |
2019
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Austin Bold FC
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 |
2 | San Antonio FC
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
3 | Rio Grande Valley FC
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
4 | El Paso Locomotive FC
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
Austin Win El Paso Win Rio Grande Valley Win San Antonio Win Draw
March 23, 2019 1 | El Paso | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley | El Paso |
8:30 p.m. MST | Ross ![]() Rebellón ![]() Contreras ![]() Gebhard ![]() |
USLC Report | Dunwell ![]() Hernandez ![]() ![]() Duvall ![]() Enríquez ![]() |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
March 30, 2019 2 | Austin | 1–0 | San Antonio | Del Valle |
7:30 p.m. CDT | McFarlane ![]() Kléber ![]() |
SAN Report | Maguraushe ![]() Hernandez ![]() |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
April 21, 2019 3 | Austin | 0–0 | El Paso | Del Valle |
4:00 p.m. CDT | Okugo ![]() |
USLC Report | N'Toko ![]() Kiffe ![]() |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
May 25, 2019 4 | Rio Grande Valley | 3–1 | San Antonio | Edinburg |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Enríquez ![]() Salazar ![]() ![]() Dunwell ![]() Lemoine ![]() |
SAN Report | Guzmán ![]() Yaro ![]() |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,377 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
June 22, 2019 5 | Rio Grande Valley | 0–1 | Austin | Edinburg |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Castellanos ![]() Adams ![]() |
USLC Report | Saramutin ![]() McFarlane ![]() Lima ![]() Kléber ![]() Tyrpak ![]() Okugo ![]() Restrepo ![]() |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,286 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
June 26, 2019 6 | San Antonio | 0–0 | El Paso | San Antonio |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Ackon ![]() Barmby ![]() ![]() |
SAN Report | Beckie ![]() Ketterer ![]() Gebhard ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
July 3, 2019 7 | San Antonio | 3–0 | Austin | San Antonio |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Okugo ![]() Bryant ![]() Forbes ![]() Gallegos ![]() Ackon ![]() Parano ![]() Greene ![]() |
SAN Report | Báez ![]() Guadarrama ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,514 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
July 17, 2019 8 | El Paso | 1–3 | San Antonio | El Paso |
7:00 p.m. MST | Fox ![]() ![]() Salgado ![]() |
SAN Report | López ![]() ![]() Eboussi ![]() Jamieson ![]() |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Mark Allatin |
August 17, 2019 9 | San Antonio | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley | San Antonio |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Barmby ![]() Parano ![]() Greene ![]() López ![]() |
SAN Report | Fuenmayor ![]() Martinez ![]() Samuels ![]() Castellanos ![]() Small ![]() Ackon ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Jackson ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,533 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
August 24, 2019 10 | Rio Grande Valley | 1–0 | El Paso | Edinburg |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Bird ![]() |
ELP Report | Ryan ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Luis Guardia |
September 1, 2019 11 | Austin | 3–0 | Rio Grande Valley | Del Valle |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Twumasi ![]() Taylor ![]() Lima ![]() Promise ![]() ![]() |
AUS Report USL Report |
Corti ![]() Enríquez ![]() Fuenmayor ![]() Coronado ![]() |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
October 10, 2019 12 | El Paso | 1–1 | Austin | El Paso |
8:00 p.m. MST | Monsalvez ![]() Velásquez ![]() |
ELP Report AUS Report USL Report |
Mallace ![]() Okugo ![]() Kléber ![]() Lima ![]() ![]() Taylor ![]() Soto ![]() |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the announcement of the updated format for the remainder of the 2020 USL Championship season, the 2020 Copa Tejas competition was not played-out as originally scheduled. El Paso Locomotive FC was put in Group C while Austin Bold FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, and San Antonio FC were placed in Group D.[5] Therefore, the Copa Tejas was not awarded in 2020.[6]