2018 Rio Grande Valley FC season
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2018 football season
Head coachGerson Echeverry
United Soccer LeagueConference: 13th
Overall: 25th
Overall: 25th
Highest home attendance7,846
(May 12 vs. San Antonio FC)
(May 12 vs. San Antonio FC)
Lowest home attendance3,058
(September 5 vs. Real Monarchs)
(September 5 vs. Real Monarchs)
| 2018 season | ||||
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| Head coach | Gerson Echeverry | |||
| United Soccer League | Conference: 13th Overall: 25th | |||
| Highest home attendance | 7,846 (May 12 vs. San Antonio FC) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,058 (September 5 vs. Real Monarchs) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 4,650 | |||
| Biggest win | 3 goals: RGVFC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 (September 22) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 4 goals: Reno 1868 FC 4–0 RGVFC (September 26) | |||
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The 2018 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 3rd season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the United Soccer League (USL), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 16, 2018.
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- ^ Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
- ^ Houston Dynamo academy player.
Competitions
Preseason
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Houston Dynamo
| February 3 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–9 | Houston Dynamo | Edinburg, Texas |
| Stadium: H-E-B Park |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Houston Baptist University
| February 22 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Houston Baptist University | Edinburg, Texas |
| Stadium: H-E-B Park |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Motagua FC
| February 24 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–5 | Motagua FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| Stadium: H-E-B Park |
San Antonio FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| March 2 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST | King  24'Lopez 34' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
United Soccer League
Main article: 2018 USL season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 |
| 12 | Fresno FC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 39 |
| 13 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 38 |
| 14 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 37 |
| 15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 31 |
Source: 2018 USL 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
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
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in CDT
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Saint Louis FC
| March 16 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Donovan 52' Aguilar 66',  77' |
Report | Hilton 26' Fall 56'Walls 82' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Christopher Scruggs |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Sacramento Republic FC
| March 31 2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 5:30 P.M. | Ontiveros 43' Wharton 51' (pen.)James 74', 79' |
Report | Bijev 30' Iwasa 35', 80'Donovan 90+2' (o.g.) |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,903 Referee: Marco Vega |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| April 7 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 P.M. | Suggs 63' Burt 70' (pen.)Kim 90+3' |
Report | Quintailla 80' Ontiveros 83' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,632 Referee: L. Szpala |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| April 14 4 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 3–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Tacoma, Washington |
| 7:00 P.M. | Chenkam 1', 66' Rogers 50'Gonzalez 82' |
Report | Luke 9' Zaldívar 22'Wharton 32'Delgado 45'+1' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,798 Referee: Levi Rippy |
Portland Timbers 2 v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| April 18 5 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:00 P.M. | Ebobisse 56' Barmby 61' (PK)Langsdorf 68' (Lowe)Barmby 76'Batista 90+2'  |
Report | Ontiveros 30' (Donovan) Padilla 33'Etim 45+2'Wharton 81' (PK)Zaldívar 90+4' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Orange County SC
| April 25 6 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–0 | Orange County SC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:00 P.M. | Rodríguez 36' Ontiveros 40'Aguilar 47'Quintanilla 89' |
Report | Amico 82' Segbers 88' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Reno 1868 FC
| May 2 7 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| Ontiveros 24' |
Report | Mfeka 61' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,483 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
Fresno FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| May 9 8 | Fresno FC | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Fresno, California |
| 7:30 P.M. | Fewo 14' Donovan 30' (o.g.)Fiddes 43'Del Campo 60'Cooper 61'Argueta 87' |
Report | Enríquez 52' Quintanilla 73' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v San Antonio FC
| May 12 9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | San Antonio FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Zaldívar 62' Wharton 78' |
Report | Felix 37' Castillo 59'Guadarrama 60'Escalante 82'King 89' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 7,846 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Swope Park Rangers
| May 19 10 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Report | Rebellón 18' Hernandez 86' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v LA Galaxy II
| May 23 11 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:00 P.M> | Quintanilla 14' Zaldívar 65'Enríquez 69'Wharton 72'Montaño 90+1' |
Report | Büscher 5' Requejo 21'F. López 87' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Malik Badawi |
Real Monarchs v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| June 4 12 | Real Monarchs | 2–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Herriman, Utah |
| 7:00 P.M. | Ledezma 25' Moberg 45'Kacher 48', 70' |
Report | Enríquez 31' James 49'Sullivan 79' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,654 |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Portland Timbers 2
| June 9 13 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Report | Phillips 14' Lewis 53'Loría 78' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,995 Referee: Baltazar Peral Hana |
OKC Energy FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| June 16 14 | OKC Energy FC | 3–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 P.M. | Beckie 10' Siaj 21'Ross 53'González 90+7' |
Report | Ontiveros 5', 15' Delgado 69' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,903 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Phoenix Rising FC
| June 23 15 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Padilla 34' |
Report | Musa 47' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Saint Louis FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| June 30 16 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:30 P.M. | Fink 40' Reynolds 47'Culbertson 73'Hilton 90+4' |
Report | Greene 45' Padilla 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,284 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Tulsa Roughnecks FC
| July 7 17 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Enríquez 75' Sullivan 83' |
Report | Ferreira 74' Gee 77'Pirez 86' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Elton García |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Las Vegas Lights FC
| July 14 18 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Greene 35' Donovan 45'Enríquez 90' |
Report | Pérez 14' Salgado 35'Jaime 38'Alatorre 90+4' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,078 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
Swope Park Rangers v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| July 22 19 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 4:00 P.M. | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 933 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
| July 28 20 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Greene 46' Perea 52'Aguilar 83' |
Report | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,896 Referee: Arturo Ibarra |
Las Vegas Lights FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| August 4 21 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 10:00 P.M. | Huiqui 41', 82' Ochoa 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,752 Referee: Michael Zapata |
Sacramento Republic FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| August 11 22 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 P.M. | Iwasa 61' Alemán 64'Hall 68'Matjašič 78'Bijev 80' |
Report | Small 1' Wharton 83' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,937 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v OKC Energy FC
| August 18 23 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–4 | OKC Energy FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Zaldívar 45+5' Greene 62'Wharton 79' (pen.) |
Report | Volesky 34,55' Dixon 36'Jahn 67'Barril 69'Beckie 85' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,177 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
LA Galaxy II v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| August 22 24 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Engola 18' Aguilar 28'Dhillon 77' |
Report | Sullivan 38' Enríquez 51' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 478 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
Orange County SC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| August 25 25 | Orange County SC | 0–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Irvine, California |
| 9:00 PM | Hooiveld 57' |
Report | Zaldívar 30' Small 45+2'Wharton 90' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Elton Garcia |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v San Antonio FC
| August 29 26 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–3 | San Antonio FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Enríquez 3' |
Report | Presley 49' Laing 62'Guzmán 81'Lopez 90' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,958 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Phoenix Rising FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| September 5 27 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 9:30 P.M. | Asante 61' |
Report | Greene 12' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Jon Freemon |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Real Monarchs
| September 5 28 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–1 | Real Monarchs | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:30 P.M. | Padilla 45' Quintailla 71'Wharton 77' |
Report | Plewa 26' Portillo 76' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| September 15 29 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 P.M. | Robinson 8' També 35' |
Report | Perea 71' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Seattle Sounders FC 2
| September 22 30 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Wharton 5' Bird 41'Perea 76' |
Report | Gonzalez 32' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,468 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
Reno 1868 FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| September 26 31 | Reno 1868 FC | 4–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Reno, Nevada |
| 9:00 PM | Casiple 12' Wehan 22'Brown 80'Thiaw 89' |
Report | James 4' Padilla 23' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Timothy Ford |
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Fresno FC
| September 29 32 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–1 | Fresno FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Enríquez 9' Small 84' |
Report | Cazarez 14' Strong 26'Johnson 43' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| October 6 33 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 P.M. | Rivas 60' Vukovic 85' |
Report | Perea 51' Small 53' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
San Antonio FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| October 13 34 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Guzmán 24', 90+4' King 68' |
Report | Sullivan 12' Aguilar 20'Enríquez 43'Small 51', 58'Wharton 90+4' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,018 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
References
- ↑ "About the Club". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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