2021 Rio Grande Valley FC season

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2021 season
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)
	← 2020 2022 →

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. 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	Malaysia
-	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

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

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 v t e	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

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

Last updated: March 12, 2022
Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats-2021

References

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

[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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