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Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season.

Rio Grande Valley FC

Full name	Rio Grande Valley Football Club
Nickname(s)	Toros, RGVFC
Founded	July 15, 2015; 7 years ago (2015-07-15)
Stadium	H-E-B Park Edinburg, Texas
Capacity	9,735
Owner	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Head coach	Wilmer Cabrera
League	USL Championship
2022	6th, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors
Current season

The team served as a hybrid affiliate of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.[1] Chris Canetti, Houston Dynamo president, called the relationship "an important and necessary step." The hybrid affiliation, a first for the USL, means that the Dynamo will be responsible for the soccer operation of the club, selecting players and coaching staff. The ownership group, Lone Star, will be responsible for operations and day-to-day management of the club.[1][2]

History

In September 2014, Dynamo officials met with USL officials about creating a USL team and announced their intention to have a USL team in place for the 2016 season.[3][4]

In March 2015, Bert Garcia announced that the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-league had been awarded a franchise pending concrete plans for a stadium and a name[5] and confirmed a report[6] on MLSSoccer.com that the Houston Dynamo would likely be the MLS affiliate for the USL team in the Rio Grande Valley.

In December 2015, the Houston Dynamo signed Dynamo Academy product Charly Flores as the first player of the Toros.

In December 2020, RGV FC Toros separated from the Houston Dynamo and became an independent soccer club.[7]

Record

Year–by–year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season W-T-L	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
2016	3	USL	2nd, Western: 14–9–7	Conference Quarterfinals	1,994
2017	2	USL	11th, Western: 9–8–15	Did not qualify	7,067
2018	2	USL	13th, Western: 8–14–12	Did not qualify	4,650
2019	2	USLC	13th, Western: 11–8–15	Did not qualify	3,812
2020	2	USLC	13th, Western: 0–3–9	Did not qualify	N/A
2021	2	USLC	4th, Western, Mountain Division: 13-8-11	Conference Semifinals	2,506
2022	2	USLC	6th, Westernn: 14-7-13	Conference Semifinals	4,074

Head coaches

• Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Coach	Nationality	Start	End	Games	Win	Draw	Loss	Win %
Wilmer Cabrera	Colombia	December 2, 2015	October 28, 2016	31	14	8	9	045.16
Junior Gonzalez	United States	December 15, 2016	November 8, 2017	32	9	15	8	028.13
Gerson Echeverry	Colombia	December 6, 2017	November 6, 2020	80	19	36	25	023.75
Wilmer Cabrera	Colombia	February 11, 2021		56	20	14	22	035.71

Stadium

The club has a 9,400-seat soccer-specific stadium in Edinburg, Texas for the team. It was set to open after the Toros played three games at the soccer complex at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to start the 2016 USL Season.[8]

The stadium was never completed for play in 2016. Construction of the H-E-B Park was completed during the first quarter of 2017 and the Toros played C.F. Monterrey from Mexico on March 22, 2017 to inaugurate their new stadium.[9] The Toros lost their exhibition match against Rayados 0–3.[10] The Toros won their first home game at H-E-B Park on April 12, 2017 against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Their current home record attendance is 7,820 which was set on April 29, 2017 against the Oklahoma City Energy.[11]

Players and staff

Roster

As of September 30, 2022[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Tyler Deric	United States
2	DF	Daniel Luis	Cuba
3	DF	Wahab Ackwei	Ghana
4	DF	Érik Pimentel	Mexico
5	MF	Juan David Cabezas	Colombia
6	MF	Isidro Martinez	United States
8	MF	Emilio Ycaza	United States
9	FW	Frank López	Cuba
10	MF	José Francisco Torres	United States
11	FW	Ollie Wright	England
12	GK	Colin Miller	United States
13	FW	Duilio Herrera ([A])	Mexico
14	DF	Stefan Mueller	United States
16	FW	Frank David Gaviria	Colombia
17	MF	Ricky Ruiz	United States
19	FW	Adolfo Hernández (on loan from UNAM)	Mexico
20	DF	Jonathan Ricketts	United States
21	DF	Robert Coronado	United States
22	MF	Juan Pablo Torres	United States
23	DF	Frank Nodarse	Cuba
24	DF	Luka Malešević	Montenegro
25	GK	Javier Garcia	United States
29	MF	Christian Pinzón	United States
30	GK	Alexis Gonzalez ([A])	United States

Staff

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2021)

• Wílmer Cabrera – head coach, sporting director
• Gerson Echeverry – assistant coach
• Rafael Amaya – assistant coach
• Pau Rovira Crua – goalkeeper coach
• Joan Casanova Bertomeu – fitness coach
• Juan Andres Vasquez – video analyst

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Rio Grande Valley Toros

Die Rio Grande Valley Toros (offiziell Rio Grande Valley Football Club) sind ein US-amerikanisches Fußball-Franchise der United Soccer League aus Edinburg, Texas im Rio Grande Valley.

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- [en] Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

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[es] RGV FC Toros

El Rio Grande Valley FC es un equipo de fútbol de los Estados Unidos que juega en la USL Championship.

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