South Texas Derby

South Texas Derby
	South Texas Derby logo
Location	South Texas
Teams	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros; San Antonio FC;
First meeting	May 7, 2016
Latest meeting	RGV 1-3 San Antonio; 2018 USL (August 29, 2018)
Next meeting	October 13, 2018 in San Antonio
Statistics
Meetings total	9
Most wins	RGV (4)
Top scorer	Éver Guzmán (3 goals)
All-time record	Rio Grande Valley:4 ; Drawn: 2; San Antonio: 3
Largest victory	RGV 3–0 San Antonio; 2016 USL (September 24, 2016)
	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio FC

The South Texas Derby is a regular season series between American soccer clubs Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of Edinburg, Texas and San Antonio FC of San Antonio, Texas.^[1]^[2] Both teams compete in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of soccer in the United States. The teams are located in cities situated in South Texas and are separated by roughly 237 miles (381 km).

Rivalry

First season

The first match in the series was on May 7, 2016 at Toyota Field in San Antonio. RGV's Rob Lovejoy scored the first goal in the rivalry in the 69th minute.^[3] San Antonio came back from being down 0–2 but eventually lost to RGV as Lovejoy secured the win with a stoppage-time goal.^[4] Needing a win in their final regular-season match to secure a place in the 2016 USL Playoffs, San Antonio FC lost to RGV 0–3 in Edinburg. The loss kept San Antonio out of the playoffs in their inaugural season, while RGV went on to the playoffs, losing in the First Round. RGV FC took the 2016 season series with three wins, one draw, and no losses.^[5]

Second season

The 2017 USL season saw San Antonio FC earning its first win of the season, and in the Derby, against RGV on March 26, 2017. San Antonio would go on to win two out of the three meetings in the series. In a reversal from their inaugural seasons, San Antonio FC finished in 2nd place in the Western Conference standings - making their first playoff appearance, while Rio Grande Valley FC finished in 11th place, failing to make the playoffs for the first time in their history.

Results

Home team is listed on the left, away team is listed on the right. Home team's score is listed first.

RGV win San Antonio win Draw

May 7, 2016 USL	San Antonio FC	2–3	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Sanchez 79' Chin 84'	SAN Report RGV Report	Lovejoy 69' Manotas 72' Lovejoy 90+'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,885 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

May 25, 2016 USL	San Antonio FC	0–0	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Salazar 34' Cochrane 65' Bradnock-Brennan 76'	SAN Report USL Report	Greene 56' Ward 64'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Brandon Artis

June 4, 2016 USL	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–0	San Antonio FC	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Garcia 41', 42' Escalante 80'	SAN Report	McCarthy 41' Castillo 44' Palacios 78' Araujo 83'	Stadium: UTRGV Soccer and Track Complex Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Chipalo Street

September 24, 2016 USL	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	3–0	San Antonio FC	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Murphy 45' Bird 78' Luna 83' Arboleda 90'	RGV Report SAN Report	Alvarez 20' Palacios 62'	Stadium: UTRGV Soccer and Track Complex Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Kyle Phillips

March 26, 2017 USL	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	0–1	San Antonio FC	Edinburg, Texas
6:00 p.m. CDT	Garcia 62'	RGV Report SAN Report USL Report	Forbes 15' Rodriguez 90'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 6,030 Referee: Luis Guardia

September 23, 2017 USL	San Antonio FC	0–1	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Newnam 20' McCarthy 42' Pecka 45+6'	SAN Report RGV Report USL Report	Escalante 17', 22' Rodriguez 45+8' Bird 84' Holland 89'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,125 Referee: Michael Radchuck

October 14, 2017 USL	San Antonio FC	3–1	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Forbes 29' Guzmán 34', 59'	SAN Report USL Report	Bird 47', 76' Wharton 54' Escalante 73' Murphy 89'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Elton Garcia

May 12, 2018 USL	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	0–0	San Antonio FC	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Zaldívar 62' Wharton 78'	RGV Report SAN Report USL Report	Felix 37' Castillo 59' Guadarrama 60' Escalante 82' King 89'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 7,846 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

August 29, 2018 USL	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–3	San Antonio FC	Edinburg, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT	Enríquez 3'	RGV Report SAN Report USL Report	Presley 49' Laing 62' Guzmán 81' Lopez 90'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,958 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 13, 2018 USL	San Antonio FC	v	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Toyota Field

Top goalscorers

As of August 30, 2018^{[citation needed]} Does not include own goals. List is sorted by last name when total goals are equal

Position	Name	Team	Goals
1	Éver Guzmán	San Antonio FC	3
2	Eric Bird	Rio Grande Valley FC	2
	Billy Forbes	San Antonio FC
	Rob Lovejoy	Rio Grande Valley FC
5	Yair Arboleda	Rio Grande Valley FC	1
	Shawn Chin	San Antonio FC
	José Escalante	Rio Grande Valley FC
	Kevin Garcia	Rio Grande Valley FC
	Lance Laing	San Antonio FC
	Rubén Luna	Rio Grande Valley FC
	Mauro Manotas	Rio Grande Valley FC
	Connor Presley	San Antonio FC
	Manolo Sanchez	San Antonio FC

Players who played for both clubs

As of August 30, 2018^{[citation needed]}

Player	Rio Grande Valley FC career			San Antonio FC career
Player	Span	Apps	Goals	Span	Apps	Goals
José Escalante	2016–2017	37	7	2018–	19	1
Kyle Murphy	2016–2017	56	10	2018–	13	1
Charlie Ward	2016–2017	43	0	2018–	9	1

References

^ "Local squad prevails in season opener". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
^ USL (March 26, 2017). "Who will have the bragging rights after the first South Texas Derby of the season? @RGVFC or @SanAntonioFC? #RGVvSA #RaiseYourGamepic.twitter.com/d5IqrbdpWQ". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
^ Communications, San Antonio FC (May 7, 2016). "SAN ANTONIO FC NARROWLY FALLS TO RGVFC IN FINAL SECONDS ON SATURDAY". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
^ "Battle for South Texas". May 8, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^ Communications, San Antonio FC (March 24, 2017). "SAN ANTONIO FC OPENS 2017 USL SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST RGV FC". Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[1] "Local squad prevails in season opener". Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[2] USL (March 26, 2017). "Who will have the bragging rights after the first South Texas Derby of the season? @RGVFC or @SanAntonioFC? #RGVvSA #RaiseYourGamepic.twitter.com/d5IqrbdpWQ". Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[3] Communications, San Antonio FC (May 7, 2016). "SAN ANTONIO FC NARROWLY FALLS TO RGVFC IN FINAL SECONDS ON SATURDAY". Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[4] "Battle for South Texas". May 8, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

[5] Communications, San Antonio FC (March 24, 2017). "SAN ANTONIO FC OPENS 2017 USL SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST RGV FC". Retrieved September 25, 2017.

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