Copa Tejas

Copa Tejas is the name of the cup competition and trophy created in 2019 by supporters of San Antonio FC, which is awarded each season to the team who compiles the best head-to-head record against each other among the USL Championship teams in Texas.[1] It was first contested in 2019 and was won by Austin Bold FC.

Copa Tejas
LocaleTexas
Teams
First meeting2019 USLC
Next meeting2020 USLC
Stadiums
Statistics
Most winsAustin (1 title)

History

San Antonio FC and Rio Grande Valley FC have competed in the USL since 2016, participating in their own rivalry: the South Texas Derby. With the addition of Austin and El Paso in the 2019 season, the Copa Tejas was created.[2]

Austin claimed the inaugural Copa Tejas with a 3-0 win over RGV on September 1, 2019. They finished top of the table with a 3-2-1 (W-D-L) record and 11 points.

Titles
ClubTitlesYears
Austin12019
El Paso0
Rio Grande Valley0
San Antonio0

Scoring

The Copa Tejas format is similar to the Cascadia Cup. Points are earned during the regular season: three for a victory, one for a draw, and no points for a loss. The team that accumulates the most points during the regular USL season, excluding possible U.S. Open Cup match ups and league playoffs, will be awarded the trophy in October and will keep it and bragging rights for a year. If a tiebreaker is necessary, it will be determined from goal differential and other criteria.

The winner each year is decided by these criteria, in order:[3]

  • Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
  • Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
  • Greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
  • Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
  • Greater goal difference in all cup matches
  • Greater number of goals scored in all cup matches
  • Smaller number of disciplinary points in all cup matches (yellow = 1 point, red = 2 points)

Year by year results
YearChampionsSecondThirdFourth
2019AustinSan AntonioRio Grande ValleyEl Paso

2019
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season
2019 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  Austin Bold FC
 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
2
  San Antonio FC
 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
3
  Rio Grande Valley FC
 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
4
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 6 0 4 2 4 7 −3 4
Source: https://copatejas.com/

  Austin Win   El Paso Win   Rio Grande Valley Win   San Antonio Win   Draw

March 23, 2019 1El Paso2–2Rio Grande ValleyEl Paso
8:30 p.m. MST Ross  45+1'
Rebellón  59'
Contreras  72'
Gebhard  78'		 USLC Report Dunwell  47'
Hernandez  66',  79'
Duvall  69'
Enríquez  90'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
March 30, 2019 2Austin1–0San AntonioDel Valle
7:30 p.m. CDT McFarlane  59'
Kléber  78'		 SAN Report Maguraushe  25'
Hernandez  54'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
April 21, 2019 3Austin0–0El PasoDel Valle
4:00 p.m. CDT Okugo  62' USLC Report N'Toko  44'
Kiffe  79'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 25, 2019 4Rio Grande Valley3–1San AntonioEdinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Enríquez  30'
Salazar  36',  58'
Dunwell  74'
Lemoine  90+3'		 SAN Report Guzmán  70'
Yaro  86'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 22, 2019 5Rio Grande Valley0–1AustinEdinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Castellanos  22'
Adams  83'		 USLC Report Saramutin  32'
McFarlane  41'
Lima  50'
Kléber  55'
Tyrpak  88'
Okugo  90+4'
Restrepo  90+6'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
June 26, 2019 6San Antonio0–0El PasoSan Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Ackon  45'
Barmby  58'  63'		 SAN Report Beckie  16'
Ketterer  44'
Gebhard  87'
Gómez  90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 3, 2019 7San Antonio3–0AustinSan Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Okugo  8' (o.g.)
Bryant  41'
Forbes  50'
Gallegos  64'
Ackon  67'
Parano  70'
Greene  90+2'		 SAN Report Báez  45'
Guadarrama  76'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,514
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 17, 2019 8El Paso1–3San AntonioEl Paso
7:00 p.m. MST Fox  13',  28'
Salgado  90+2'		 SAN Report López  8',  45+3'
Eboussi  34'
Jamieson  52'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 17, 2019 9San Antonio2–2Rio Grande ValleySan Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Barmby  14'
Parano  44'
Greene  68'
López  88'		 SAN Report Fuenmayor  31'
Martinez  38'
Samuels  45+4'
Castellanos  51'
Small  75'
Ackon  80' (o.g.)
Rodriguez  87'
Jackson  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,533
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 24, 2019 10Rio Grande Valley1–0El PasoEdinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Bird  46' ELP Report Ryan  56'  90+1' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 1, 2019 11Austin3–0Rio Grande ValleyDel Valle
7:30 p.m. CDT Twumasi  33'
Taylor  55'
Lima  60'
Promise  72',  87'		 AUS Report
USL Report		 Corti  44'
Enríquez  57'
Fuenmayor  77'
Coronado  85'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 10, 2019 12El Paso1–1AustinEl Paso
8:00 p.m. MST Monsalvez  42'
Velásquez  76' (pen.)		 ELP Report
AUS Report
USL Report		 Mallace  35'
Okugo  45+3'
Kléber  53'
Lima  77',  81'
Taylor  82'
Soto  90+3'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

2020
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the announcement of the updated format for the remainder of the 2020 USL Championship season, the 2020 Copa Tejas competition will not play-out as previously scheduled. El Paso Locomotive FC was put in Group C while Austin Bold FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, and San Antonio FC were placed in Group D.[4]

2020 results summary
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
  Austin Bold FC
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
  El Paso Locomotive FC
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
  Rio Grande Valley FC
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
  San Antonio FC
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on in progress. Source: https://copatejas.com/

  Austin Win   El Paso Win   Rio Grande Valley Win   San Antonio Win   Draw   Upcoming fixture

April 18, 2020 1Rio Grande ValleyPPSan AntonioEdinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic [5]
May 3, 2020 2AustinPPSan AntonioDel Valle
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic [5]
May 30, 2020 3San AntonioPPAustinSan Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
Note: Postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic [5]
June 13, 2020 4AustinPPRio Grande ValleyDel Valle
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic [5]
June 13, 2020 5El PasoPPSan AntonioEl Paso
7:00 p.m. MST Stadium: Southwest University Park
Note: Postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic [5]
June 20, 2020 6AustinPPEl PasoDel Valle
4:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic [5]
July 15, 2020 7Rio Grande ValleyvEl PasoEdinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
July 25, 2020 8San AntoniovRio Grande ValleySan Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
August 29, 2020 9San AntoniovEl PasoSan Antonio
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
September 27, 2020 10El PasovRio Grande ValleyEl Paso
8:30 p.m. MST Stadium: Southwest University Park
October 10, 2020 11Rio Grande ValleyvAustinEdinburg
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
October 19, 2020 12El PasovAustinEl Paso
8:00 p.m. MST Stadium: Southwest University Park

References
  1. https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/1008336
  2. https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/1008336
  3. "Copa Tejas". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1110593
  5. "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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