2021 Rio Grande Valley FC season

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2021 season
Head coachWilmer Cabrera
USL ChampionshipMountain Division: 4th
Western Conference: 8th
USL PlayoffsConference Semi-Finals
Copa Tejas3rd place, Division II
Biggest winSLC 0-3 RGV (Aug. 4)
RGV 3-0 SLC (Oct. 2)
RGV 4-1 ELP (Oct. 30)
Biggest defeatRGV 2–5 COS (Aug. 14)
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The 2021 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 6th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] This article covers the period from November 2, 2020, the day after the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2021 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 28, 2021.[2]

Club

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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, 2021.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Tyler Deric  United States
2 DF Carter Manley  United States
4 DF Erik Pimentel  Mexico
5 MF Juan Cabezas  Colombia
6 MF James Murphy  United States
7 FW Juan Azócar  Venezuela
8 MF Rodrigo López  United States
9 FW Frank López  Cuba
11 FW Vicente Sánchez  United States
12 GK Colin Miller  United States
13 DF Camden Riley  United States
14 DF Zach Jackson  United States
15 DF Adrián Diz  Cuba
17 MF John Sánchez  Colombia
18 FW Adrian Vera  United States
19 DF Eduin Quero  Venezuela
20 MF Christian Sorto  Uruguay
22 DF Roberto Albuquerque  United States
24 FW Alexis Cerritos  United States
25 DF Diego Rocha  United States
26 MF Josue Soto  United States
27 FW Kyle Edwards  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28 GK Javier Garcia  United States
- DF Louis Ramsay  England
- MF Wan Kuzain  Malaysia
- MF Emilio Ycaza  United States (soccer)
- MF Grant Robinson  United States
- MF Baboucarr Njie  Gambia
- MF Andrés Flores  El Salvador
- FW Jonas Fjeldberg  Norway
- FW Elvis Amoh  Ghana

Competitions

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Pre-season

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April 24, 2021 Preseason 1 San Antonio FC 2-2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
1:00PM Patiño 17'
Lindley
90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: Closed-Door

USL Championship

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Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Match results

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May 1, 2021 1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 New Mexico United Edinburg, Texas
Riley Yellow card 27'
Robinson Yellow card 29'
Amoh Yellow card 44' 65'		 Report Guzmán Yellow card 7'
Ryden Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 6, 2021 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 San Diego Loyal SC Edinburg, Texas
Kuzain Yellow card 64'
Sánchez 87'		 Report Martin Yellow card 27'
Blake Yellow card 28'
Metcalf Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2195
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
May 16, 2021 3 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2-1 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
Kuzain 42'
Sorto 57'
Robinson Yellow card 75'
López Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Pantiño Yellow card 31' 68'
Lema Yellow card 45'
Cuell Yellow card 45+3'
Khmiri Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2610
Referee: Melvin Rivas
May 22, 2021 4 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El Paso, Texas
Solignac 1'
Ryan Yellow card 45+2'
Nick Ross Yellow card 63'
Mares Yellow card 70'
Borelli Yellow card 89'		 Report Amoh Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 80'
Njie Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 29, 2021 5 Copa Tejas San Antonio FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
Lema Yellow card 34'
Epps 40'
Cuell Red card 80'		 Report Pimentel Yellow card 42'
Sánchez Yellow card 55'
Azócar 89'
Sánchez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 3852
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 6, 2021 6 Miami FC 2-4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Miami, FL
Da Silva 15'
Manley 19' (o.g.)
Akinyode Red card 56'
Da Silva Yellow card 69'
Palacios Yellow card 82'
Sparrow Yellow card 90+6'
Chapman-Page Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Amoh 51', 66', 90+6'
Craig 69' (o.g.)
Murphy Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,058
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
June 12, 2021 7 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-0 Real Monarchs SLC Edinburg, Texas
Sanchez Yellow card 28'
Kuzain 60'
Diz Pe Yellow card 72'
Vera Yellow card 78'
Amoh Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Sobowale Red card 81' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 16, 2021 8 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-2 Austin Bold Edinburg, Texas
Diz Pe Yellow card 13'
Cerritos 21'
Kuzain Yellow card 58'
Cabezas Yellow card 75'
Pimentel Yellow card 82'		 Report Okoli 55' Yellow card 90'
Garcia 90+6'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,572
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 19, 2021 9 Copa Tejas San Antonio FC 1-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
Dhillon 13' Yellow card 17'
Lindley Yellow card 14'
Varela Yellow card 66'
Lema Yellow card 90'
Doyle Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Sorto 22'
Sánchez Yellow card 58'
Albuquerque Yellow card 64'
Sánchez Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 25, 2021 10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-2 FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
Diz Pe Yellow card 4'
Njie 90+2'		 Report Rodrigo da Costa 22'
Kibato Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 78'
Sheldon Yellow card 57'
Kiesewetter Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,955
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 30, 2021 11 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3-2 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
Manley 5'
Kuzain 61' Yellow card 90+3'
López 73'
Vera Yellow card 87'		 Report Aguinaga 31'
Luna Yellow card 77'
Solignac 82'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 7, 2021 12 Copa Tejas Austin Bold FC 1-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
Hinds Yellow card 16'
Sarkodie Yellow card 45+1' 48'
Adamolekun Yellow card 88'		 Report Kuzain Yellow card 45+2'
Cabezas Yellow card 45+3'
Pimentel Yellow card 52'
Azócar 62'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 686
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 17, 2021 13 Orange County SC 0-2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Irvine, CA
Drai Yellow card 7'
Smith Yellow card 35'
Kuningas Yellow card 87'
Iloski Yellow card 87'		 Report Azócar 2'
Vera Yellow card 47'
Cabezas Yellow card 54'
Rodrigo López, (soccer, born 1987) 80'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
July 24, 2021 14 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-1 Austin Bold FC Edinburg, Texas
Cabezas 8' Yellow card 56'
López Yellow card 67'
Deric Yellow card 85'		 Report Torres Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 50'
Baez Yellow card 79' 85'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Brad Jensen
July 31, 2021 15 Phoenix Rising FC 3-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Phoenix, AZ
King 14'
Quinn 19'
Dadashov 27'		 Report Azócar 55'
Cerritos Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 4, 2021 16 Real Monarchs SLC 0-3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Herriman, Utah
Adams Yellow card 64'
Ibrahim Bancé Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 76'		 Report Quero 19'
Manley Yellow card 45+6'
Sánchez 54'
Ramsay Yellow card 63'
Sorto Yellow card 68' 83'
Murphy Yellow card 70'
Quero Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,790
Referee: William Hoffman
August 8, 2021 17 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-2 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
Azócar 35'
Robinson Yellow card 38'
Njie Yellow card 77'
Pimentel Yellow card 79'		 Report Nathan 18', 58'
Khmiri Yellow card 50'
Abu Yellow card 60'
Cardone Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,495
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 14, 2021 18 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2-5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
Riley Yellow card 22'
Azócar 28'
Quero Yellow card 29'
Kuzain Yellow card 44'
Vera Yellow card 49'
Sánchez 59'
Pimentel Yellow card 67'
Njie Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Amang Yellow card 13' 57'
Barry 37', 73'
Ngalina 69'
Burt Yellow card 84'
Yapi 89'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,018
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 17, 2021 19 Copa Tejas Austin Bold FC 1-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Austin, Texas
Báez 26'
Diouf Yellow card 40'
Avila Yellow card 44'		 Report Diz Pe Yellow card 8'
Manley Yellow card 24'
Amoh 38'
Riley Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Circuit of the Americas#Bold Stadium
Attendance: 531
Referee: Tori Penso
August 21, 2021 20 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC 3-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El Paso, Texas
Rebellón Yellow card 7'
Solignac 66'
Velasquez 89'
Mares 90+6'		 Report Murphy Yellow card 24'
Amoh 38'
Pimentel Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 29, 2021 21 OKC Energy FC 2-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Oklahoma City, OK
Chávez 26'
Osmond Yellow card 35'
Basuljevic 78'
Donovan Yellow card 84'		 Report Amoh 31' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 4, 2021 22 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-1 Loudoun United FC Oklahoma City, OK
Amoh 14'
Pimentel Yellow card 68'
Sorto Yellow card 80'		 Report Mehl Yellow card 13'
Saravia Yellow card 15'
Ku-Dipietro 20'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Elton García
September 11, 2021 23 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, CO
Ockford Red card 45'
Hodge Yellow card 54'
Beckford Yellow card 83'
Mahoney 90+1'		 Report Pimentel Yellow card 56'
López 80'
Ycaza Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,474
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 18, 2021 24 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
Amoh Yellow card 9'
Ycaza 26'
Manley Yellow card 41'
Cabezas Yellow card 55'
Sorto Yellow card 63'		 Report Zandi Yellow card 17'
Barry 49', 81'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 25, 2021 25 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3-2 Atlanta United 2 Edinburg, Texas
Flores Yellow card 19'
Amoh 30'
Diz Pe 49' Yellow card 84'
Fjeldberg 65'
Njie Yellow card 72'
Azócar Yellow card 90+3'
López Yellow card 90+8'
Ycaza Yellow card 90+9'		 Report Diop 3'
Fewo Yellow card 26'
Matheus 44'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 29, 2021 26 New Mexico United 2-0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Albuquerque, NM
Muhummad 18' Yellow card 89'
Moreno Yellow card 64'
Suggs Yellow card 85'
Sandoval Yellow card 90'
Wehan 90+6'		 Report Diz Pe Yellow card 54' Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 5,377
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
October 2, 2021 27 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3-0 Real Monarchs SLC Edinburg, Texas
Amoh 28'
Manley 42' Yellow card 87'
Fjeldberg Yellow card 68' 76'
Rodrigo López (soccer, born 1987) Yellow card 77'		 Report Saucedo Yellow card 41'
Adams Yellow card 50'
Orozco Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
October 9, 2021 28 New Mexico United 1-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Albuquerque, NM
Ryden Yellow card 19'
Wehan 24'
Bruce Yellow card 52'
Rivas Yellow card 57'		 Report Amoh 5' Yellow card 90+4'
Pimentel Yellow card 32'
López Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 6,934
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 16, 2021 29 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, CO
Torres Yellow card 27'
Makangila Yellow card 45+1'
Amang 90+4'		 Report Ycaza Yellow card 82'
Flores Yellow card 89'
López Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
October 23, 2021 30 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2-0 New Mexico United Edinburg, Texas
López 47' Yellow card 59'
Edwards 58'		 Report Tetteh Yellow card 78' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4118
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 27, 2021 31 Real Monarchs SLC 1-3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Herriman, Utah
Davis Yellow card 34'
Diz Pe 41' (o.g.)
Nydegger Yellow card 64'
Halsey Yellow card 75'		 Report Sorto 16' Yellow card 54'
Fjeldberg 62'
López 66'Murphy Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,688
Referee: Brad Jensen
October 30, 2021 32 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 4-1 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
López 7'
Ycaza Yellow card 12' 80'
Azócar Yellow card 45+2'
Edwards 45+4', 59' Yellow card 45+4'
Vera Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Borelli Yellow card 45'
Herrera 52'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,440
Referee: John Griggs

Standings — Western Conference

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PC Phoenix Rising FC 32 20 7 5 68 35 +33 67 Playoffs
2 MT El Paso Locomotive FC 32 18 10 4 56 34 +22 64
3 PC Orange County SC 32 15 7 10 44 37 +7 52
4 MT San Antonio FC 32 14 10 8 50 38 +12 52
5 MT Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 32 13 10 9 60 50 +10 49
6 PC San Diego Loyal SC 32 14 6 12 51 43 +8 48
7 MT Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 32 13 8 11 49 42 +7 47
8 MT New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
9 MT Austin Bold FC 32 10 12 10 32 42 −10 42
10 PC Oakland Roots SC 32 11 8 13 36 43 −7 41 Playoffs
11 PC LA Galaxy II 32 11 6 15 55 57 −2 39
12 PC Tacoma Defiance 32 10 9 13 37 41 −4 39
13 PC Sacramento Republic FC 32 8 12 12 36 42 −6 36
14 MT Real Monarchs 32 5 7 20 28 56 −28 22
15 PC Las Vegas Lights FC 32 6 3 23 41 77 −36 21
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Play-Offs

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November 6, 2021 Conference Quarterfinals Phoenix Rising FC 3-3 (a.e.t.)
(3-4 p)		 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Phoenix, AZ
Asante 23', 101' Yellow card 73'
Rodriguez Yellow card 39' 54'
Moar Yellow card 120+1'		 Report Njie 19' Yellow card 22'
Cabezas Yellow card 37'
Pimetel Yellow card 66'
López 71' Yellow card 72'
Amoh 109'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 8,234
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Penalties
Bakero soccer ball with check mark
Farrell soccer ball with check mark
Moar soccer ball with check mark		 Njie soccer ball with check mark
Ycaza soccer ball with check mark
Pimentel soccer ball with check mark
Amoh soccer ball with check mark
November 13, 2021 Conference Semi-Finals San Antonio FC 3-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, TX
Patino 24', 55'
Nathan 61'
Victor Giro Yellow card 73'
Farr Yellow card 84'		 Report Cabezas Yellow card 43'
Edwards Yellow card 45+1'
Azócar Yellow card 64'
Amoh 69'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,966
Referee: Mark Allatin

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Statistics

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Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total USL Championship Regular Season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States USA Carter Manley 33 2 26+5 2 2 0
4 DF Mexico MEX Erik Pimentel 29 0 27+0 0 2 0
5 MF Colombia COL Juan Cabezas 19 1 13+4 1 2 0
6 MF United States USA James Murphy 23 0 14+9 0 0 0
7 FW Venezuela VEN Juan Azócar 27 6 17+8 6 2 0
8 MF United States USA Rodrigo López 33 6 26+5 5 2 1
9 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Amoh 22 13 17+3 11 2 2
11 FW United States USA Vicente Sánchez 31 2 4+25 2 2 0
12 GK United States USA Colin Miller 8 0 4+2 0 2 0
13 MF El Salvador SLV Andrés Flores 16 0 13+1 0 2 0
14 MF The Gambia GAM Baboucarr Njie 28 2 12+14 1 2 1
15 DF Cuba CUB Adrián Diz 23 1 19+2 1 2 0
17 MF Colombia COL John Sánchez 16 1 7+7 1 2 0
18 FW United States USA Adrian Vera 27 0 14+13 0 0 0
19 DF Venezuela VEN Eduin Quero 4 0 2+2 0 0 0
20 MF Uruguay URU Christian Sorto 32 4 25+6 4 1 0
22 DF United States USA Roberto Albuquerque 16 0 12+4 0 0 0
24 FW United States USA Alexis Cerritos 22 1 9+11 1 2 0
26 MF United States USA Josue Soto 4 0 2+2 0 0 0
27 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Kyle Edwards 14 3 6+6 3 2 0
28 GK United States USA Javier Garcia 0 0 0+0 0 0 0
- DF England ENG Louis Ramsay 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
- MF Malaysia MAS Wan Kuzain 19 0 12+7 0 0 0
- MF United States USA Grant Robinson 9 0 7+2 0 0 0
- DF United States USA Camden Riley 16 0 10+6 0 0 0
- FW Norway NOR Jonas Fjeldberg 8 3 8+0 3 0 0
- FW Norway NOR Emilio Ycaza 30 2 20+10 2 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "USL Championship Announces Full 2021 Regular Season Schedule". March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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