South Texas Derby

South Texas Derby
South Texas Derby logo
Locale South Texas
Teams
First meeting May 7, 2016
Latest meeting RGV 1-3 San Antonio
2018 USL (August 29, 2018)
Next meeting October 13, 2018 in San Antonio
Statistics
Meetings total 9
Most wins RGV (4)
Top scorer Éver Guzmán (3 goals)
All-time record Rio Grande Valley:4
Drawn: 2
San Antonio: 3
Largest victory RGV 3–0 San Antonio
2016 USL (September 24, 2016)

The South Texas Derby is a regular season series between American soccer clubs Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of Edinburg, Texas and San Antonio FC of San Antonio, Texas.[1][2] Both teams compete in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of soccer in the United States. The teams are located in cities situated in South Texas and are separated by roughly 237 miles (381 km).

Rivalry

First season

The first match in the series was on May 7, 2016 at Toyota Field in San Antonio. RGV's Rob Lovejoy scored the first goal in the rivalry in the 69th minute.[3] San Antonio came back from being down 0–2 but eventually lost to RGV as Lovejoy secured the win with a stoppage-time goal.[4] Needing a win in their final regular-season match to secure a place in the 2016 USL Playoffs, San Antonio FC lost to RGV 0–3 in Edinburg. The loss kept San Antonio out of the playoffs in their inaugural season, while RGV went on to the playoffs, losing in the First Round. RGV FC took the 2016 season series with three wins, one draw, and no losses.[5]

Second season

The 2017 USL season saw San Antonio FC earning its first win of the season, and in the Derby, against RGV on March 26, 2017. San Antonio would go on to win two out of the three meetings in the series. In a reversal from their inaugural seasons, San Antonio FC finished in 2nd place in the Western Conference standings - making their first playoff appearance, while Rio Grande Valley FC finished in 11th place, failing to make the playoffs for the first time in their history.

Results

Home team is listed on the left, away team is listed on the right. Home team's score is listed first.

  RGV win   San Antonio win   Draw

Top goalscorers

As of August 30, 2018 Does not include own goals. List is sorted by last name when total goals are equal
Position Name Team Goals
1 Mexico Éver Guzmán San Antonio FC 3
2 United States Eric Bird Rio Grande Valley FC 2
Turks and Caicos Islands Billy Forbes San Antonio FC
United States Rob Lovejoy Rio Grande Valley FC
5 Colombia Yair Arboleda Rio Grande Valley FC 1
United States Shawn Chin San Antonio FC
Honduras José Escalante Rio Grande Valley FC
United States Kevin Garcia Rio Grande Valley FC
Jamaica Lance Laing San Antonio FC
Mexico Rubén Luna Rio Grande Valley FC
Colombia Mauro Manotas Rio Grande Valley FC
United States Connor Presley San Antonio FC
Puerto Rico Manolo Sanchez San Antonio FC

Players who played for both clubs

As of August 30, 2018
Player Rio Grande Valley FC career San Antonio FC career
Span Apps Goals Span Apps Goals
Honduras José Escalante 2016–2017 37 7 2018– 19 1
United States Kyle Murphy 2016–2017 56 10 2018– 13 1
England Charlie Ward 2016–2017 43 0 2018– 9 1

References

  1. ↑ "Local squad prevails in season opener". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ USL (March 26, 2017). "Who will have the bragging rights after the first South Texas Derby of the season? @RGVFC or @SanAntonioFC? #RGVvSA #RaiseYourGamepic.twitter.com/d5IqrbdpWQ". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (May 7, 2016). "SAN ANTONIO FC NARROWLY FALLS TO RGVFC IN FINAL SECONDS ON SATURDAY". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Battle for South Texas". May 8, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (March 24, 2017). "SAN ANTONIO FC OPENS 2017 USL SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST RGV FC". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
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