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)

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

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 January 10, 2021.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Tyler Deric
2 DF  USA Carter Manley
4 DF  MEX Erik Pimentel
5 MF  COL Juan Cabezas
6 MF  USA James Murphy
7 FW  VEN Juan Azócar
8 MF  USA Rodrigo López
9 FW  CUB Frank López
11 FW  USA Vicente Sánchez
12 GK  USA Colin Miller
13 DF  USA Camden Riley
14 DF  USA Zach Jackson
15 DF  CUB Adrián Diz
17 MF  COL John Sánchez
18 FW  USA Adrian Vera
19 DF  VEN Eduin Quero
20 MF  URU Christian Sorto
22 DF  USA Roberto Albuquerque
24 FW  USA Alexis Cerritos
25 DF  USA Diego Rocha
26 MF  USA Josue Soto
27 FW  VIN Kyle Edwards
28 GK  USA Javier Garcia
- DF  ENG Louis Ramsay
- MF  MAS Wan Kuzain
- MF  USA Emilio Ycaza (soccer)
- MF  USA Grant Robinson
- MF  GAM Baboucarr Njie
- MF  SLV Andrés Flores
- FW  NOR Jonas Fjeldberg
- FW  GHA Elvis Amoh

Competitions

Pre-season

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

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

Match results

May 1, 2021 1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 New Mexico United Edinburg, Texas
Riley  27'
Robinson  29'
Amoh  44' 65'		 Report Guzmán  7'
Ryden  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  64'
Sánchez 87'		 Report Martin  27'
Blake  28'
Metcalf  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  75'
López  90+6'		 Report Pantiño  31' 68'
Lema  45'
Cuell  45+3'
Khmiri  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  45+2'
Nick Ross  63'
Mares  70'
Borelli  89'		 Report Amoh  70'  80'
Njie  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  34'
Epps 40'
Cuell  80'		 Report Pimentel  42'
Sánchez  55'
Azócar 89'
Sánchez  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  56'
Da Silva  69'
Palacios  82'
Sparrow  90+6'
Chapman-Page  90+8'		 Report Amoh 51', 66', 90+6'
Craig 69' (o.g.)
Murphy  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  28'
Kuzain 60'
Diz Pe  72'
Vera  78'
Amoh  90+4'		 Report Sobowale  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  13'
Cerritos 21'
Kuzain  58'
Cabezas  75'
Pimentel  82'		 Report Okoli 55'  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'  17'
Lindley  14'
Varela  66'
Lema  90'
Doyle  90+5'		 Report Sorto 22'
Sánchez  58'
Albuquerque  64'
Sánchez  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  4'
Njie 90+2'		 Report Rodrigo da Costa 22'
Kibato  25'  78'
Sheldon  57'
Kiesewetter  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'  90+3'
López 73'
Vera  87'		 Report Aguinaga 31'
Luna  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  16'
Sarkodie  45+1' 48'
Adamolekun  88'		 Report Kuzain  45+2'
Cabezas  45+3'
Pimentel  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  7'
Smith  35'
Kuningas  87'
Iloski  87'		 Report Azócar 2'
Vera  47'
Cabezas  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'  56'
López  67'
Deric  85'		 Report Torres  36'  50'
Baez  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  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  64'
Ibrahim Bancé  70'  76'		 Report Quero 19'
Manley  45+6'
Sánchez 54'
Ramsay  63'
Sorto  68' 83'
Murphy  70'
Quero  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  38'
Njie  77'
Pimentel  79'		 Report Nathan 18', 58'
Khmiri  50'
Abu  60'
Cardone  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  22'
Azócar 28'
Quero  29'
Kuzain  44'
Vera  49'
Sánchez 59'
Pimentel  67'
Njie  90+3'		 Report Amang  13' 57'
Barry 37', 73'
Ngalina 69'
Burt  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  40'
Avila  44'		 Report Diz Pe  8'
Manley  24'
Amoh 38'
Riley  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  7'
Solignac 66'
Velasquez 89'
Mares 90+6'		 Report Murphy  24'
Amoh 38'
Pimentel  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  35'
Basuljevic 78'
Donovan  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  68'
Sorto  80'		 Report Mehl  13'
Saravia  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  45'
Hodge  54'
Beckford  83'
Mahoney 90+1'		 Report Pimentel  56'
López 80'
Ycaza  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  9'
Ycaza 26'
Manley  41'
Cabezas  55'
Sorto  63'		 Report Zandi  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  19'
Amoh 30'
Diz Pe 49'  84'
Fjeldberg 65'
Njie  72'
Azócar  90+3'
López  90+8'
Ycaza  90+9'		 Report Diop 3'
Fewo  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'  89'
Moreno  64'
Suggs  85'
Sandoval  90'
Wehan 90+6'		 Report Diz Pe  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'  87'
Fjeldberg  68' 76'
Rodrigo López (soccer, born 1987)  77'		 Report Saucedo  41'
Adams  50'
Orozco  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  19'
Wehan 24'
Bruce  52'
Rivas  57'		 Report Amoh 5'  90+4'
Pimentel  32'
López  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  27'
Makangila  45+1'
Amang 90+4'		 Report Ycaza  82'
Flores  89'
López  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'  59'
Edwards 58'		 Report Tetteh  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  34'
Diz Pe 41' (o.g.)
Nydegger  64'
Halsey  75'		 Report Sorto 16'  54'
Fjeldberg 62'
López 66'Murphy  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  12' 80'
Azócar  45+2'
Edwards 45+4', 59'  45+4'
Vera  90+1'		 Report Borelli  45'
Herrera 52'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,440
Referee: John Griggs

Standings — Western Conference

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

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'  73'
Rodriguez  39' 54'
Moar  120+1'		 Report Njie 19'  22'
Cabezas  37'
Pimetel  66'
López 71'  72'
Amoh 109'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 8,234
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Penalties
Bakero
Farrell
Moar 		Njie
Ycaza
Pimentel
Amoh
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  73'
Farr  84'		 Report Cabezas  43'
Edwards  45+1'
Azócar  64'
Amoh 69'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,966
Referee: Mark Allatin

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

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

Statistics

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

Appearances and goals

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

References

  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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