| 2020 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gerson Echeverry | |||
| USL Championship | Group D: 4th Conference: 16th | |||
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| Copa Tejas | Not held[1] | |||
| Average home league attendance | 1,324(Overall) 2,300(Pre-Covid) 836(Post-Covid) | |||
| Biggest win | RGV 2–0ATX(Sept. 30) RGV 4–2OKC(Oct. 3) | |||
| Biggest defeat | RGV 1–5LA(March 8) | |||
The2020 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 5th season forRio Grande Valley FC Toros inUSL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professionalsoccer league in theUnited States andCanada.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLCPlayoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of January 10, 2020.
| February 2Preseason 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | v | Houston Baptist Huskies | Edinburg, Texas |
| 1:00PM | Stadium:H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Result not made public. | ||||
| February 8Preseason 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 |
| February 15Preseason 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 |
| February 22Preseason 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 |
| February 28Preseason 5 | San Antonio FC | v | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1:00PM | Stadium:STAR Soccer Complex |
| 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 toUSL 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 |
On January 9, 2020, theUSL announced the 2020 season schedule.[5]
| March 81 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–5 | LA Galaxy II | Edinburg, Texas |
| 6:30 PM | Prpa 19',85' | Report | Koreniuk13',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 thecoronavirus pandemic, the remainder of RGVFC's schedule was announced on July 2.[6]
| July 112 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, Texas |
| 8:30 PMCDT | Beckie 30' Monsalvez 38'Mares 78',83' | Report | Murphy 79' Castellanos 85'Legault 90+5' | Stadium:Southwest University Park Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| July 193 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Legault 60' Beckford 78'Taiberson 90+4' | Report | Parano3' Victor Giro 73'Taintor 90'Di Renzo 90+5' | Stadium:H-E-B Park Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| July 224 | OKC Energy FC | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PMCDT | López 62',88' Ellis-Hayden 63'Hernández 90+10' | Report | Beckford11' Kibato 20'Coronado 90+7'Taiberson 90+8' | Stadium:Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Michael Cap |
| July 255 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Victor Giro 36' Di Renzo 60' | Report | Rocha 9' Rodriguez 45+1' | Stadium:Toyota Field Referee: Elton Garcia |
| August 16 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Castellanos71' Adams 73' | Report | Marlon26' Bird 28'Martinez 74' (pen.)da Costa 90+1'Boakye 90+2' | Stadium:H-E-B Park Referee: Elton Garcia |
| August 87 | Austin Bold FC | 4–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Austin, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Jome27',67' Diouf 38'Restrepo 59'Twumasi 80'Forbes 90+3' | Report | Coronado 2'  24'Kibato 3'Murphy 29'Taiberson 90' | Stadium:Austin Bold Stadium Referee: Luis Guardia |
| August 158 | OKC Energy FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Ellis-Hayden 14' | Report | Stadium:Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| August 229 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–3 | Austin Bold FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Kibato 22' Obregón 58'Jimenez 78', 90+5' | Report | Forbes16' Diouf 21',53'Troncoso 38'Garcia 65' | Stadium:H-E-B Park Referee: Gerald Flores |
| August 2910 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–3 | San Antonio FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Castellanos35' McLaughlin 45+6'Martinez 65'Hoffmann 80'Coronado 90+5' | Report | Smith3' Solignac 20'Taintor 30'PC 41'Herivaux 53'Yaro 68'Di Renzo 90+3'Bailone  90+5' | Stadium:H-E-B Park Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 211 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Suárez25',68' Marlon 27'Bird 43'Moloto 75'Zguro 84' | Report | Prpa28' | Stadium:ONEOK Field Attendance: 1,836 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 512 | San Antonio FC | 3–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Solignac1' Gorskie 17'Bailone 22'Parano 81' | Report | Edwards10' Beckford 59'Murphy 83' | Stadium:Toyota Field Attendance: 813 Referee: Héctor Hernández |
| September 1213 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | P–P | Austin Bold FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Stadium:H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[7] | ||||
| September 1914 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | P–P | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Stadium:H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[8] | ||||
| September 2315 | New Mexico United | P–P | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| TBA PMCDT | Stadium:Isotopes Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[9] | ||||
| September 3013 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–0 | Austin Bold FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Hoffmann 36' Edwards 41'Garza 90+6'Obregón 90+8' (pen.) | Report | Watson 40' Taylor 45+4'Diouf 72' | Stadium:H-E-B Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed September 12 match.[8] | ||||
| October 316 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 4–2 | OKC Energy FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PMCDT | Edwards6' Azócar 39'Amico 43' (o.g.)Obregón 67' | Report | Cato12' Brown 83' | Stadium:H-E-B Park Attendance: 956 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
Due to their hybrid affiliation with theDynamo, RGVFC is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[10]
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as asubstitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL Championship Regular Season | Playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 4 | DF |  USA | Robert Castellanos | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Isidro Martinez | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Garrett McLaughlin | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF |  JAM | Deshane Beckford | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Carter Manley | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Robert Coronado | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF |  CAN | Kembo Kibato | 10 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW |  HON | Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA | Paul Blanchette | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Luka Prpa | 9 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | USA | Christian Lucatero | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | James Murphy | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  VIN | Kyle Edwards | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Kevin Rodriguez | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Jonathan Jimenez | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF |  NZL | Kyle Adams | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF |  BRA | Taiberson | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF |  SWE | Erik McCue | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  GER | Timo Mehlich | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CAN | Émile Legault | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Ian Hoffmann | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Diego Rocha | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK |  EIR | Ryan Coulter | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Victor Garza | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
