2023 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2023 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the final season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, and their 8th in USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.[1]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
2023 season
Head coachWílmer Cabrera
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: 9th
USL PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Copa Tejas Division II2nd
Copa Tejas Shield5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Wilmer Cabrera (7)
All: Wilmer Cabrera (7)
Highest home attendance6,494
Lowest home attendance2,731
Average home league attendance4,589
Biggest winRGV 5–2 El Paso Locomotive FC (7/29) (USLC)
Biggest defeatRGV 0–3 MEM (4/22) (USLC)
RGV 0–3 TB (5/20) (USLC)
TRM 2–1 RGV (4/5) (USOC)
All statistics correct as of 19:15, October 16, 2023 (UTC).

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 12, 2023.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Tyler Deric  United States
2 MF Jonathan Ricketts  United States
3 DF Wahab Ackwei  Ghana
4 DF Erik Pimentel  Mexico
5 MF Juan Cabezas  Colombia
6 DF Gabriel Benítez  Venezuela
7 MF Jose Torres  United States
8 MF Taylor Davila  United States
9 FW Frank López  Cuba
10 MF Christian Pinzón  Mexico
11 FW Juan Galindrez  Colombia
12 MF Ricky Ruiz  United States
13 FW Wilmer Cabrera  Colombia
14 DF Michael Knapp  United States
15 DF Frank Nodarse  Cuba
16 DF Robert Coronado  United States
17 FW Ian Cerro  United States
18 FW Duilio Herrera  United States
19 DF Eric Kinzner  United States
20 MF Tomás Ritondale  United States
21 GK Carlos Merancio  United States
22 MF Jose Luna  United States
23 FW Christiano François  Haiti
24 FW Dylan Hernandez  United States
25 DF Diego Rivera  United States
29 FW Cole Frame  United States

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

February 28, 2023 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–0 Texas A&M International University Edinburg, Texas
  • Pimentel
Report Stadium: H-E-B Park

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings — Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic FC 34 18 6 10 51 26 +25 64 Playoffs
2 Orange County SC 34 17 11 6 46 39 +7 57
3 San Diego Loyal SC 34 16 9 9 61 43 +18 57
4 San Antonio FC 34 14 6 14 63 38 +25 56
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 34 16 13 5 49 42 +7 53
6 Phoenix Rising FC (C) 34 12 10 12 54 41 +13 48
7 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 13 8 41 51 10 47
8 New Mexico United 34 13 14 7 51 49 +2 46
9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 34 10 11 13 43 48 5 43
10 Oakland Roots SC 34 11 14 9 45 48 3 42
11 Monterey Bay FC 34 11 15 8 42 53 11 41
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 3 21 10 36 66 30 19
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Match results

March 12, 2023 1 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–1 Las Vegas Lights FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CST Ruiz 45+3'
Torres  80'
Pimental  90+2'
Report Davila 4' (o.g.)
Stauffer  47'
Torres  80'  90+6'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
March 19, 2023 2 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–1 Oakland Roots Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Ricketts 14'
Coronado  90'
Kinzner  90+6'
Report Barbir  54'
Nane  74'
Rodriguez 82'
Morad  90'
Tamacas  90+1'
Bailey  90+2'
Diaz  90+5'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,460
Referee: Malik Badawi
March 24, 2023 3 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–1 Monterey Bay FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Nodarse  55'
Davila 90+1'
Pimental  90+1'
Ruiz  90+2'
Ritondale  90+3'
Report Roberts  8'
Fehr  34'  71'
Dixon 62'
Ngnepi  90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
April 1, 2023 4 Detroit City FC 0–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Hamtramck, Michigan
3:00 pm EDT Lehland  41'
Rodriguez  58'
Report Nodarse  11'
Davila 23'
Ricketts  44'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
April 15, 2023 5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 pm EDT Biasi  21'
Dikwa 49'
Forbes 64'
Dossantos  90'
Report Cabezas  29'
Ricketts  43'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,092
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 22, 2023 6 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–3 Memphis 901 FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Benítez  14'
Kinzner  45+2'
Report Lapa 29'
Ward  55'
Smith 64',  74'
Glass  75'
Pickering 87'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 6,162
Referee: Gerald Flores
April 29, 2023 7 Monterey Bay FC 0–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Seaside, California
9:00 pm PDT Robinson  49'
Dixon  56'
Boone  63'
Report Cabezas  57'
Ritondale  60'
Ruiz  85'
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
May 5, 2023 8 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–2 New Mexico United Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT François 7',  45+2'
Cabrera 73'
Report Ryden  9'
Prince  11'
Hamilton  20'
Moar  42'
Dolling  68'
Swartz 90+1'
Rivas 90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,979
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 13, 2023 9 San Diego Loyal SC 2–3 Rio Grande Valley FC San Diego, California
9:00 pm PDT Perez 35'
Adams  61'
Corona 90+3' (pen.)
Report Ricketts  19'
Coronado 26'
François 31'
Ruiz 39'
Davila  90+5'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,671
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 20, 2023 10 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Ackwei  72'
Davila  75'
Benítez  77'
Cabrera  89'
Report Ekra  13'
Kleemann  23'
Dennis 64' (pen.), 86'
Jennings 89'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 27, 2023 11 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–2 Charleston Battery Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Benítez  51'
Nodarse  78'
Torres  88'
Report Williams 30', 64' (pen.)
#69  90+3'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 3, 2023 12 Orange County SC 2–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Irvine, California
9:00 pm PDT M. Iloski 4'
Lambe  13'
Osundina 16'
Scott  45+2'
Pedersen  77'
Report Davila  53'
Ruiz  75'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,268
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 10, 2023 13 Rio Grande Valley FC 3–3 Miami FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Pimentel  3'
Ruiz  19'
Davila  23'
Cabrera 38'
López 41'
Ackwei 90+7'
Report Murphy 4' (pen.)
Hernández  24'
Repetto 62'
Chapman-Page  68'
Telfer 78'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Elton García
June 17, 2023 14 New Mexico United 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
8:00 pm MDT Portillo 38'
Bruce 43'
Ryden  63'
Seymore  90+1'
Swartz  90+4'
Report Cabrera 28'
Benítez  45'
Cabrera  59'
Coronado  71'
Pinzón 86'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 10,057
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 21, 2023 15 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT López 64',  90+8'
Davila  90+2'
Galindrez  90+8'
Report Ågren  72'
Foster  88'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Gerald Flores
June 28, 2023 16 Oakland Roots 0–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Oakland, California
9:00 pm PDT Prentice  9'
Reid  83'
Diaz  90'  90+2'
Report Kinzner  39'
Benítez  38'
Cabrera 72', 80'
Pinzón  86'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: DeShun Beard
July 1, 2023 17 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Sacramento, California
10:00 pm PDT Keko  17'
Ross 48'
Sousa  72'
López  80'
Report López  45'
Coronado  88'
Davila 90+6'
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,106
Referee: Brad Jensen
July 9, 2023 18 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–0 Orange County SC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Ritondale  14'
Coranado  54'
Ackwei 69'
Ricketts 78'
Davila  84'
Report Casiple  22'
M. Iloski  43'
B. Iloski  87'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
July 15, 2023 19 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Calvillo  22'
Solignac  66'
Zacarías  77'
Rose  80'
Gómez 88'
Navarro  90+6'
Report Cabrera 38',  41'
Benítez  71'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 21, 2023 20 FC Tulsa 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 pm CDT Yosef 7'
Tettah  23'
Goodrum 31' (pen.),  74'
Epps  57'
Malou  85'
Report Nodarse  27'  29'
Davila  34'
Pimental  63'
Galindrez 74'
Coronado  83'
Achwei  83'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 4,441
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 29, 2023 21 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC 5–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Davila 7', 20'
Calvillo 34' (o.g.)
Cabrera 59'
Kinzner  70'
Torres 74' (pen.)
López  86'
Report Solignac 3' (pen.)
Gómez 16',  51'
Zacarías  24'
Calvillo  40'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: Alejo Calume
August 5, 2023 22 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 pm PDT Zali  17'
Etaka 28', 37'
Report Cabezas  46'
Ruiz  58'
Pimentel 90'
Pinzón  90+4'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Brandon Stevis
August 12, 2023 23 Louisville City FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT Perez  29'
Mares 42',  58'
Wynder 72'
Report Cabezas 50'
Galindrez 80'
Ackwei  90+7'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,678
Referee: Elton García
August 16, 2023 24 Copa Tejas San Antonio FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC San Antonio, Texas
8:00 pm CDT Patiño 13'
Zouhir 30'
Garcia  83'
Hayes  86'
Report Cerro 11' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,034
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 19, 2023 25 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–0 Phoenix Rising FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Galindrez 17'
Cabezas  43'  54+2'
Cabrera  90'
Torres  90+5'
Report Ríos Novo  45+3'
Harvey  80'
Torres  90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,320
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
August 26, 2023 26 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–3 San Diego Loyal SC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Nodarse  38'
Ricketts 49'
Pinzón 73' (pen.)
Report Adams  16'
Damus 32'
Moshobane 34', 77'
Guzmán  55'
Corona  84'
Conway  90+4'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 30, 2023 27 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 San Antonio FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 2, 2023 28 Phoenix Rising FC 2–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Phoenix, Arizona
9:30 pm MST Trejo 2'
Arteaga
Report Stadium: Phoenix Rising Stadium
Attendance: 5,142
Referee: Melvin Rivas
September 17, 2023 29 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT López 49' Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
September 24, 2023 30 Indy Eleven 0–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Indianapolis, Indiana
4:00 pm EDT Report López 18' Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,316
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 30, 2023 31 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Edinburg, Texas
9:00 pm CDT Williams 69' (pen) Report Davila 90+8' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Olvin Oliva
October 4, 2023 32 Hartford Athletic 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm EDT Saydee 5', 35' (pen) Report François 7'
Pinzón 25'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
October 7, 2023 33 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–3 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT López 10'
Knapp 44'
Report Cicerone 36'
Felipe 45+3'
Archimède 68'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,969
Referee: Luis Arroyo
October 14, 2023 34 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–1 Loudoun United FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Monis 74'
Cerro 90+2'
Report Leggett 4' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Melvin Rivas

U.S. Open Cup

April 5, 2022 Second Round South Georgia Tormenta FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 pm CT Murphy 39'
Otieno  68'
Adjei 82'
Fonseca  90+4'
Report Coronado  38'
Cabezas  50'
Ruiz  89', 90+1'
Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Attendance: 1,139
Referee: William Hale

Statistics

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL ChampionshipPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  USA Tyler Deric 28028+000+000+00
2 MF  USA Jonathan Ricketts 29225+320+001+00
3 DF  GHA Wahab Ackwei 23221+120+001+00
4 DF  MEX Erik Pimentel 19115+410+000+00
5 MF  COL Juan Cabezas 26123+210+001+00
6 DF  VEN Gabriel Benítez 25020+400+001+00
7 MF  USA José Torres 22112+910+000+10
8 MF  USA Taylor Davila 35632+260+001+00
9 FW  CUB Frank López 26511+1550+000+00
10 MF  MEX Christian Pinzón 20316+430+000+00
11 FW  COL Juan Galindrez 2037+1330+000+00
12 MF  USA Ricky Ruiz 30322+720+000+11
13 FW  USA Wilmer Cabrera 36730+570+000+10
14 DF  USA Michael Knapp 714+310+000+00
15 DF  CUB Frank Nodarse 28024+300+001+00
16 DF  USA Robert Coronado 31123+710+001+00
17 FW  USA Ian Cerro 2608+1700+001+00
18 FW  USA Duilio Herrera 1002+800+000+00
19 DF  USA Eric Kinzner 2109+1100+001+00
20 MF  USA Tomás Ritondale 25013+1200+000+00
21 GK  MEX Carlos Merancio 706+000+001+00
22 MF  USA Jose Luna 500+400+000+10
23 FW  HAI Christiano François 33325+830+000+00
24 FW  USA Dylan Hernandez 200+100+000+10
25 DF  USA Diego Rivera 000+000+000+00
27     Orduy 100+100+000+00
29 FW  USA Cole Frame 301+200+000+00
30 FW  USA Alex Monis 605+100+000+00

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name USL Championship USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 13 Wilmer Cabrera 7 0 0 7
2 MF 8 Taylor Davila 6 0 0 6
3 DF 9 Frank López 5 0 0 5
4 MF 10 Christian Pinzón 3 0 0 3
FW 11 Juan Galindrez 3 0 0
MF 12 Ricky Ruiz 2 0 1
FW 23 Christiano François 3 0 0
6 MF 2 Jonathan Ricketts 2 0 0 2
FW 17 Ian Cerro 2 0 0
9 DF 3 Wahab Ackwei 1 0 0 1
DF 4 Erik Pimentel 1 0 0
MF 5 Juan Cabezas 1 0 0
MF 7 José Torres 1 0 0
DF 14 Michael Knapp 1 0 0
DF 16 Robert Coronado 1 0 0
FW 30 Alex Monis 1 0 0
Total 42 0 1 43

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name USL Championship USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 15 Christiano François 5 0 0 5
2 MF 8 Taylor Davila 4 0 0 4
3 FW 13 Wilmer Cabrera 3 0 0 3
4 FW 9 Frank López 2 0 0 2
FW 11 Juan Galindrez 2 0 0
FW 20 Tomás Ritondale 2 0 0
FW 17 Ian Cerro 2 0 0
FW 23 Frank Nodarse 2 0 0
7 MF 2 Jonathan Ricketts 1 0 0 1
MF 5 Juan Cabezas 1 0 0
MF 10 Christian Pinzón 1 0 0
MF 12 Ricky Ruiz 1 0 0
DF 16 Robert Coronado 1 0 0
MF 22 Jose Luna 0 0 1
Total 27 0 1 28

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player USL Championship USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
       
1 GK Tyler Deric 100000000100
2 MF Jonathan Ricketts 700000000700
3 DF Wahab Ackwei 201000000201
4 DF Erik Pimentel 202000000202
5 MF Juan Cabezas 410000100510
6 DF Gabriel Benítez 800000000800
7 MF José Torres 400000000400
8 MF Taylor Davila 700000000700
9 FW Frank López 410000000410
10 MF Christian Pinzón 300000000300
11 FW Juan Galindrez 100000000100
12 MF Ricky Ruiz 700000100800
13 FW Wilmer Cabrera 200000000200
14 DF Michael Knapp 100000000100
15 MF Frank Nodarse 610000000610
16 DF Robert Coronado 501001000601
17 FW Ian Cerro 100000000100
18 FW Duilio Herrera 000000000000
19 DF Eric Kinzner 400000000400
20 MF Tomás Ritondale 300000000300
21 GK Carlos Merancio 000000000000
22 MF Jose Luna 000000000000
23 FW Christiano François 100000000100
24 FW Dylan Hernandez 000000000000
25 DF Diego Rivera 000000000000
Coach Wílmer Cabrera 200000000200
Total70340003007334

Awards and honors

USL Championship All League

Team Player Position Ref
First Team Taylor Davila MF [2]

USL Championship Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
2 Jonathan Ricketts Oakland Roots MF [3]
3 Taylor Davila Monterey Bay FC MF [4]
4 Taylor Davila (2) Detroit City FC MF [5]
8 Jonathan Ricketts (2) Monterey Bay FC MF [6]
10 Ricky Ruiz San Diego Loyal SC MF [7]
18 Wahab Ackwei Orange County SC DF [8]
Jonathan Ricketts (3) MF
21 Taylor Davila (3) El Paso Locomotive FC MF [9]
23 Juan Cabezas Louisville City FC MF [10]
29 Taylor Davila (4) Indy Eleven MF [11]
32 Jonathan Ricketts (4) Loudoun United FC Bench [12]

References

  1. "About the Club". Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. "USL Championship Announces 2023 All-League Teams". USL Championship. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 2". USL Championship. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 3". USL Championship. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 4". USL Championship. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 8". USL Championship. May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 10". USL Championship. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 18". USL Championship. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  9. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 21". USL Championship. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  10. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 23". USL Championship. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  11. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 29". USL Championship. September 26, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  12. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 32". USL Championship. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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