2018 Rio Grande Valley FC season

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2018 season
Head coachGerson Echeverry
United Soccer LeagueConference: 13th
Overall: 25th
Highest home attendance7,846
(May 12 vs. San Antonio FC)
Lowest home attendance3,058
(September 5 vs. Real Monarchs)
Average home league attendance4,650
Biggest win3 goals:
RGVFC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 (September 22)
Biggest defeat4 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]

Club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 16, 2018.

No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Nico Corti  Belgium
1 GK Matt Sanchez  Puerto Rico
2 DF Kai Greene  United States
3 MF Luis Gil ([A])  United States
4 DF Robert Castellanos  United States
5 DF Manny Padilla  United States
6 MF Jorginho James (on loan from Harbour View)  Jamaica
7 MF Matías Zaldívar  Argentina
8 MF Nicolás Perea  Colombia
10 MF Pablo Aguilar  Guatemala
11 FW Jesús Enríquez  United States
13 MF David Cabrera  Colombia
14 MF Todd Wharton  United States
15 MF Bryce Marion  United States
18 FW Zach Wright  United States
19 FW Mac Steeves ([A])  United States
20 DF Conor Donovan ([A])  United States
21 DF A. J. DeLaGarza ([A])  United States
22 FW Jordan Jones  United States
23 FW Aldo Quintanilla  Mexico
24 DF Derek Luke  United States
26 GK Michael Nelson ([A])  United States
27 DF Adam Lundqvist ([A])  Sweden
28 FW Wilmer Cabrera Jr.  Colombia
30 DF Omar Ontiveros  United States
31 DF Sheldon Sullivan  United States
32 DF Kyle Adams  New Zealand
33 DF Jared Watts ([A])  United States
34 GK Tyler Deric ([A])  United States
36 MF Andrew Wenger ([A])  United States
53 MF Eric Bird ([A])  United States
58 FW Carlos Small (on loan from Árabe Unido)  Panama
90 MF Monday Etim  Nigeria
— MF Brandon Morales  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo.
    2.
  2. ^
    Houston Dynamo academy player.
    3.

Competitions

Preseason

February 3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–9 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
Stadium: H-E-B Park
February 22 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 Houston Baptist University Edinburg, Texas
Stadium: H-E-B Park
February 24 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–5 Motagua FC Edinburg, Texas
Stadium: H-E-B Park
March 2 San Antonio FC 0–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CST King Yellow card 24'
Lopez Yellow card 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

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in CDT

March 16 1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 Saint Louis FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Donovan Yellow card 52'
Aguilar Yellow card 66', 77'		 Report Hilton Yellow card 26'
Fall Yellow card 56'
Walls 82'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,910
Referee: Christopher Scruggs
March 31 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
5:30 P.M. Ontiveros Yellow card 43'
Wharton 51' (pen.)
James Yellow card 74', 79'		 Report Bijev 30'
Iwasa Yellow card 35', 80'
Donovan 90+2' (o.g.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Marco Vega
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 Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Quintailla 80'
Ontiveros Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: L. Szpala
April 14 4 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tacoma, Washington
7:00 P.M. Chenkam 1', 66'
Rogers Yellow card 50'
Gonzalez 82'		 Report Luke Yellow card 9'
Zaldívar 22'
Wharton Yellow card 32'
Delgado 45'+1'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,798
Referee: Levi Rippy
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 Yellow card 76'
Batista Yellow card 90+2' Red card		 Report Ontiveros 30' (Donovan)
Padilla Yellow card 33'
Etim Yellow card 45+2'
Wharton 81' (PK)
Zaldívar Yellow card 90+4' Red card		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 25 6 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Orange County SC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 P.M. Rodríguez 36'
Ontiveros Yellow card 40'
Aguilar Yellow card 47'
Quintanilla 89'		 Report Amico Yellow card 82'
Segbers Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,145
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 2 7 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 Reno 1868 FC Edinburg, Texas
Ontiveros Yellow card 24' Report Mfeka Yellow card 61' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,483
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
May 9 8 Fresno FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, California
7:30 P.M. Fewo Yellow card 14'
Donovan 30' (o.g.)
Fiddes Yellow card 43'
Del Campo Yellow card 60'
Cooper 61'
Argueta Yellow card 87'		 Report Enríquez 52'
Quintanilla 73'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
May 12 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Zaldívar Yellow card 62'
Wharton Yellow card 78'		 Report Felix Yellow card 37'
Castillo Yellow card 59'
Guadarrama Yellow card 60'
Escalante Yellow card 82'
King Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 7,846
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 19 10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 Swope Park Rangers Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Report Rebellón Yellow card 18'
Hernandez Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 23 11 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
7:00 P.M> Quintanilla 14'
Zaldívar Yellow card 65'
Enríquez Yellow card 69'
Wharton Yellow card 72'
Montaño Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Büscher Yellow card 5'
Requejo Yellow card 21'
F. López 87'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 4 12 Real Monarchs 2–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Herriman, Utah
7:00 P.M. Ledezma 25'
Moberg Yellow card 45'
Kacher Yellow card 48', 70'		 Report Enríquez Yellow card 31'
James Yellow card 49'
Sullivan Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,654
June 9 13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 Portland Timbers 2 Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Report Phillips 14'
Lewis Yellow card 53'
Loría Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Baltazar Peral Hana
June 16 14 OKC Energy FC 3–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 P.M. Beckie Yellow card 10'
Siaj 21'
Ross 53'
González 90+7'		 Report Ontiveros Yellow card 5', 15'
Delgado Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,903
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
June 23 15 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Padilla Yellow card 34' Report Musa Yellow card 47' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,649
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 30 16 Saint Louis FC 0–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fenton, Missouri
7:30 P.M. Fink Yellow card 40'
Reynolds Yellow card 47'
Culbertson Yellow card 73'
Hilton Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Greene Yellow card 45'
Padilla Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,284
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 7 17 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Enríquez 75'
Sullivan Yellow card 83'		 Report Ferreira Yellow card 74'
Gee 77'
Pirez Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,098
Referee: Elton García
July 14 18 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Greene Yellow card 35'
Donovan 45'
Enríquez 90'		 Report Pérez Yellow card 14'
Salgado Yellow card 35'
Jaime Yellow card 38'
Alatorre Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,078
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
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
July 28 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Greene Yellow card 46'
Perea Yellow card 52'
Aguilar 83'		 Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
August 4 21 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Las Vegas, Nevada
10:00 P.M. Huiqui Yellow card 41', 82'
Ochoa Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 6,752
Referee: Michael Zapata
August 11 22 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, California
10:00 P.M. Iwasa 61'
Alemán Yellow card 64'
Hall 68'
Matjašič Yellow card 78'
Bijev Yellow card 80'		 Report Small 1'
Wharton Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,937
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 18 23 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–4 OKC Energy FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Zaldívar 45+5'
Greene Yellow card 62'
Wharton 79' (pen.)		 Report Volesky 34,55'
Dixon 36'
Jahn 67'
Barril Yellow card 69'
Beckie Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 22 24 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, California
19:30 Engola Yellow card 18'
Aguilar Yellow card 28'
Dhillon 77'		 Report Sullivan Yellow card 38'
Enríquez 51'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 478
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 25 25 Orange County SC 0–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Irvine, California
9:00 PM Hooiveld Yellow card 57' Report Zaldívar 30'
Small 45+2'
Wharton Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Elton Garcia
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 Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 5 27 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Scottsdale, Arizona
9:30 P.M. Asante 61' Report Greene Yellow card 12' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,307
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 5 28 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Real Monarchs Edinburg, Texas
8:30 P.M. Padilla Yellow card 45'
Quintailla 71'
Wharton 77'		 Report Plewa 26'
Portillo Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 15 29 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. Robinson 8'
També Yellow card 35'		 Report Perea 71' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Adam Zarrin
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 Yellow card 32' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,468
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
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 Yellow card 4'
Padilla Yellow card 23'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Timothy Ford
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 Yellow card 26'
Johnson Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
October 6 33 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 P.M. Rivas 60'
Vukovic Yellow card 85'		 Report Perea 51'
Small 53'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,766
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 13 34 San Antonio FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio, Texas
7:30 P.M. Guzmán 24', Yellow card 90+4'
King Yellow card 68'		 Report Sullivan Yellow card 12'
Aguilar Yellow card 20'
Enríquez Yellow card 43'
Small 51', Yellow card 58'
Wharton Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

References

  1. ^ "About the Club". Retrieved August 5, 2018.