South Texas Derby
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 USL Championship, 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).
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Locale | South Texas |
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First meeting | May 7, 2016 |
Latest meeting | San Antonio 2-2 RGV 2019 USLC (August 17, 2019) |
Next meeting | 2020 USLC |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 12 |
Most wins | RGV (5) |
Top scorer | Éver Guzmán (5 goals) |
All-time record | Rio Grande Valley:5 Drawn: 4 San Antonio: 3 |
Largest victory | RGV 3–0 San Antonio 2016 USL (September 24, 2016) |
Rivalry
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]
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 second 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.
The 2018 USL season was the first time that both teams failed to qualify for the playoffs. San Antonio missed out by just three points and one place in the standings, while RGV ended up in 13th place. In the Derby, 2018 was the first season that RGV failed to win a single match against San Antonio. From the last match in the 2017 season, SAFC went on a four match unbeaten streak against RGV, the team's longest in the rivalry. Beginning with the 2019 season, the rivalry began being scheduled as an equal home-away format.
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
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the announcement of the updated format for the remainder of the 2020 USL Championship season, the South Texas Derby competition will not play-out as previously scheduled. Rio Grande Valley FC and San Antonio FC were both placed in Group D.[6] Up-coming matches will be released before the season restart on July 11.
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Top goalscorers
- As of the latest matchup on August 17, 2019[8] Does not include own goals. List is sorted by last name when total goals are equal
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1 | San Antonio FC | 5 | |
2 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 2 | |
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Competitive matches only. Players in bold are still active players with the team.
Players who played for both clubs
Player | Rio Grande Valley FC career | San Antonio FC career | ||||
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Span | Apps | Goals | Span | Apps | Goals | |
2018–2019 | 61 | 10 | 2020– | 0 | 0 | |
2016–2017 | 37 | 7 | 2018 | 24 | 1 | |
2016–2018 | 68 | 1 | 2019– | 35 | 0 | |
2016–2017 | 56 | 10 | 2018 | 17 | 1 | |
2016–2017 | 43 | 0 | 2018 | 12 | 1 | |
Players in bold are still active players with the team.
References
- "Local squad prevails in season opener". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- 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.
- Communications, San Antonio FC (May 7, 2016). "SAN ANTONIO FC NARROWLY FALLS TO RGVFC IN FINAL SECONDS ON SATURDAY". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- "Battle for South Texas". May 8, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- Communications, San Antonio FC (March 24, 2017). "SAN ANTONIO FC OPENS 2017 USL SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST RGV FC". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1110593
- "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "San Antonio FC vs. Rio Grande Valley FC - August 17, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- "Roster". www.sanantoniofc.com.
- "Roster". www.rgvfc.com.