H-E-B Park
LocationEdinburg, Texas
Capacity9,735[1][2]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2015
OpenedMarch 22, 2017
Tenants
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (USLC) (2017–2023)

H-E-B Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Edinburg, Texas. It served as the home of Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the USL Championship, the second level of the US/Canadian professional soccer pyramid. The stadium has two stands with orange seats covered with a roof and a capacity of 9,735.

The stadium was originally intended to be complete before the 2016 USL season.[3] Toros played C.F. Monterrey from Mexico on March 22, 2017, to inaugurate their new stadium.[4] The Toros lost their exhibition match against Rayados 3–0 before a sellout crowd.[5]

In October 2023, it was announced that UTRGV would play most of their college football home games in the stadium, beginning with their exhibition season in 2024.[6]

References

  1. "RGVFC awarded the USL's newest franchise". July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. "RGVFC announces "Toros" as team nickname". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. Aguirre, Mario (July 26, 2016). "Toros announce stadium naming rights deal with H-E-B". The Monitor. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. "RGV FC Toros Take on C.F. Monterrey at H-E-B Park's Inauguration Game" (Press Release). RGVFC. February 13, 2017..
  5. "RGV FC Toros open H-E-B Park with exhibition loss to C.F. Monterrey Rayados". The Monitor. March 22, 2017..
  6. Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2023). "UTRGV schedules first FCS home-and-home football series". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

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