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]
| 2021 season | ||||
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| Head coach | Wilmer Cabrera | |||
| USL Championship | Mountain Division: 4th Western Conference: 8th | |||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Semi-Finals | |||
| Copa Tejas | 3rd place, Division II | |||
| Biggest win | SLC 0-3 RGV (Aug. 4) RGV 3-0 SLC (Oct. 2) RGV 4-1 ELP (Oct. 30) | |||
| Biggest defeat | RGV 2–5 COS (Aug. 14) | |||
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Club edit
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.
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Competitions edit
Pre-season edit
| 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 edit
Match results edit
| 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 edit
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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.
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 edit
| 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 |
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| 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 edit
2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Statistics edit
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL Championship Regular Season | Playoffs | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF |  USA
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Carter Manley | 33 | 2 | 26+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  MEX
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Erik Pimentel | 29 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF |  COL
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Juan Cabezas | 19 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA
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James Murphy | 23 | 0 | 14+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  VEN
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Juan Azócar | 27 | 6 | 17+8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA
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Rodrigo López | 33 | 6 | 26+5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  GHA
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Elvis Amoh | 22 | 13 | 17+3 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | USA
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Vicente Sánchez | 31 | 2 | 4+25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA
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Colin Miller | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  SLV
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Andrés Flores | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  GAM
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Baboucarr Njie | 28 | 2 | 12+14 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF |  CUB
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Adrián Diz | 23 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | COL
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John Sánchez | 16 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA
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Adrian Vera | 27 | 0 | 14+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | VEN
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Eduin Quero | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  URU
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Christian Sorto | 32 | 4 | 25+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA
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Roberto Albuquerque | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA
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Alexis Cerritos | 22 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA
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Josue Soto | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW |  VIN
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Kyle Edwards | 14 | 3 | 6+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA
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Javier Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF |  ENG
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Louis Ramsay | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF |  MAS
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Wan Kuzain | 19 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | USA
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Grant Robinson | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | USA
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Camden Riley | 16 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW |  NOR
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Jonas Fjeldberg | 8 | 3 | 8+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | NOR
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Emilio Ycaza | 30 | 2 | 20+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: March 12, 2022
- Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats-2021
References edit
- ^ "About the Club". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "USL Championship Announces Full 2021 Regular Season Schedule". March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2022.