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Rio Grande Valley Bravos FC

Rio Grande Valley Bravos is an American soccer team based in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games at Brownsville Sports Park, where they have played since 2010. The team's colors are navy blue, white and gold.

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History

The Rio Grande Valley Bravos were due to make their competitive debut on May 2, 2009[1], against Laredo Heat, but the game was postponed due to concerns about the spread of swine influenza.[2]. The Bravos finally played their first official game on May 8, 2009, a 1-1 tie with fellow expansion franchise West Texas United Sockers[3]. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Adrian Vazquez.

Players

Current roster

as at June 26, 2010[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 MF Pablo Degollado[5]
2 DF Edgar Gracia[6]
4 DF Omar Apodaca[7]
6 FW Damian Lopez
7 DF Gabriel Escandón
8 MF Misael Lopez
9 DF Alvaro Aguillon
10 FW Juan Nava[8]
11 FW Emmanuel Harris[9]
12 FW Omar Rios
13 MF Kendor Vazquez[10]
14 FW Jesus Rios[11]
15 MF Ricki Rodriguez[12]
No. Position Player
17 GK Félix Medellín
18 GK Juan Gamboa[13]
19 DF Mario Zamora[14]
20 DF Moises Gonzalez
21 DF Miguel Vazquez[15]
22 MF Enrique Rivera[16]
23 MF Jose Galvan[17]
37 GK Roman Cisneros
58 MF Noe de los Santos[18]
99 MF Edgar Acuña[19]
DF Edgar Coria[20]
DF Reynol Fuentes[21]
DF Jorge Ruelas[22]

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2009 4 USL PDL 5th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL in progress Did not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

References

  1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/features/Expansion/289472.html
  2. ^ Bravos FC home opener postponed
  3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026845.html
  4. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/13598688.html#MAIN
  5. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/pdegollado.htm
  6. ^ http://athletics.utb.edu/soccermen/2007roster.html
  7. ^ http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/551.php
  8. ^ http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/549.php
  9. ^ http://www.ohiochristian.edu/trailblazers/mens-soccer/mens-soccer-roster
  10. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/kvasquez.htm
  11. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/arios.htm
  12. ^ http://athletics.utb.edu/soccermen/2008roster.html
  13. ^ http://athletics.utb.edu/soccermen/2008roster.html
  14. ^ http://athletics.utb.edu/soccermen/2008roster.html
  15. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/mvazquez.htm
  16. ^ http://athletics.utb.edu/soccermen/2008roster.html
  17. ^ http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/557.php
  18. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/ndelossantos.htm
  19. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/eacuna.htm
  20. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/ecoria.htm
  21. ^ http://www.rgvbravos.com/roster2009/rfuentes.htm
  22. ^ http://www.utbathletics.com/roster/9/2/554.php
  23. ^ RGV Bravos Introduce New Staff

External links

Texas portal
v • d • USL Premier Development League • Mid South
Chivas El Paso Patriots • DFW Tornados • Houston Leones • Laredo Heat • Rio Grande Valley Bravos • West Texas United Sockers
v • d • Soccer in the United States
Overview United States Soccer Federation • League system • History • Hall of Fame • Clubs • Champions • Venues (Stadia by capacity, SSS)
National teams Men's team • Women's team • Men's U-23 team • Women's U-23 team • Men's U-20 team • Women's U-20 team • Men's U-17 team • Women's U-17 team • MNT Stats
Leagues MLS • D2 Pro League • USL First Division • NASL • USL Second Division • PDL • USL Super-20 • USASA • MISL • PASL-Pro • PASL-Premier • NPSL • PCSL • WPS • W-League • WPSL
Cup Competitions Open Cup • MLS Cup • Southwest Cup • George F. Donnelly Cup
v • d • Sports teams based in South Texas
Baseball TL: Corpus Christi Hooks • San Antonio Missions, ULB: Coastal Bend Thunder • Edinburg Roadrunners • Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings • Laredo Broncos,
Basketball NBA: San Antonio Spurs, WNBA: San Antonio Silver Stars, D-League: Rio Grande Valley Vipers, ABA: Texas Fuel, UBL: San Antonio Soul
Hockey AHL: San Antonio Rampage, CHL: Laredo Bucks • Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, NAHL: Corpus Christi IceRays
Soccer PDL: Laredo Heat • Rio Grande Valley Bravos
College athletics (NCAA Division I) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi • Texas-Pan American • Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) • Texas State

Categories: Teams in the Premier Development League | Soccer clubs in the United States | Texas soccer clubs | Association football clubs established in 2008

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