2021 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2021 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season is the 6th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship (USL-C), 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 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2021 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 28, 2021.[2]

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)

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 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  United States
- 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

Pre-Season
24 Apr 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
1 May 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
06 May 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
16 May 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
22 May 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
29 May 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
6 Jun 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
12 June 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
16 June 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
19 June 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
25 Jun 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
30 June 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
7 July 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
17 July 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
24 July 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
31 July 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
4 Aug 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
8 Aug 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
14 Aug 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
17 Aug 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
21 Aug 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
29 Aug 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
04 Sep 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
11 Sep 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
18 Sep 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
25 Sep 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
29 Sep 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
02 Oct 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
9 October 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
16 October 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
23 October 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
27 October 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
30 October 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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Phoenix Rising FC 32 20 7 5 68 35 +33 67
2 El Paso Locomotive FC 32 18 10 4 56 34 +22 64
3 Orange County SC 32 15 7 10 44 37 +7 52
4 San Antonio FC 32 14 10 8 50 38 +12 52
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 32 13 11 8 61 48 +13 50
6 San Diego Loyal SC 32 14 6 12 51 43 +8 48
7 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 32 13 8 11 49 42 +7 47
8 New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
9 Austin Bold FC 32 10 12 10 32 42 −10 42
10 Oakland Roots SC 32 11 8 13 36 43 −7 41
11 LA Galaxy II 32 11 6 15 55 57 −2 39
12 Tacoma Defiance 32 10 9 13 37 41 −4 39
13 Sacramento Republic FC 32 8 12 12 36 42 −6 36
14 Real Monarchs 32 5 7 20 28 56 −28 22
15 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
6 November 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
13 November 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 TotalUSL Championship Regular SeasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF  USA Carter Manley 33226+5220
4 DF  MEX Erik Pimentel 29027+0020
5 MF  COL Juan Cabezas 19113+4120
6 MF  USA James Murphy 23014+9000
7 FW  VEN Juan Azócar 27617+8620
8 MF  USA Rodrigo López 33626+5521
9 FW  GHA Elvis Amoh 221317+31122
11 FW  USA Vicente Sánchez 3124+25220
12 GK  USA Colin Miller 804+2020
13 MF  SLV Andrés Flores 16013+1020
14 MF  GAM Baboucarr Njie 28212+14121
15 DF  CUB Adrián Diz 23119+2120
17 MF  COL John Sánchez 1617+7120
18 FW  USA Adrian Vera 27014+13000
19 DF  VEN Eduin Quero 402+2000
20 MF  URU Christian Sorto 32425+6410
22 DF  USA Roberto Albuquerque 16012+4000
24 FW  USA Alexis Cerritos 2219+11120
26 MF  USA Josue Soto 402+2000
27 FW  VIN Kyle Edwards 1436+6320
28 GK  USA Javier Garcia 000+0000
- DF  ENG Louis Ramsay 604+2000
- MF  USA Wan Kuzain 19012+7000
- MF  USA Grant Robinson 907+2000
- DF  USA Camden Riley 16010+6000
- FW  NOR Jonas Fjeldberg 838+0300
- FW  NOR Emilio Ycaza 30220+10200

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