USL-C Mountain Division standings 6/1/21 1. RGV 5 g.p. 10 pts +2 g.d. 2. SAN 5 g.p. 8 pts +3 g.d. 3. NMU 5 g.p. 7 pts +2 g.d. 4. ELP 3 g.p. 5 pts +1 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 3 g.p. 4 pts +0 g.d. 6. CSS 3 g.p. 3 pts -1 g.d. 7. RMS 4 g.p. 2 pts -4 g.d.
Catching up on Palomino and McCue On May 22nd he went 86 minutes in a 1-0 against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. On May 29th he went 62 minutes in a 2-1 loss against Miami FC Charlotte's next game is June 5th against Fort Lauderdale. McCue went 69 minutes and scored a goal against Red Bulls II on May 23rd. Charleston's next game is June 4th against Galaxy II.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 6/7/21 1. RGV 6 g.p. 13 pts +4 g.d. 2. NMU 6 g.p. 10 pts +3 g.d. 3. SAN 6 g.p. 9 pts +3 g.d. 4. ELP 4 g.p. 8 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 5 g.p. 7 pts +0 g.d. 6. CSS 4 g.p. 4 pts -1 g.d. 7. RMS 5 g.p. 2 pts -5 g.d.
Marcelo Palomino played 75 minutes in Charlotte's 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay on June 5th. He had a shout for a goal in that game, but was ultimately ruled that the ball didn't cross the line. Really should have been an assist, but for some poor finishing by Charlotte's striker. Charleston's game against Galaxy II on June 4th was delayed. Erik McCue was an unused sub in the Battery's 1-0 victory over Loudon United.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 6/14/21 1. RGV 7 g.p. 16 pts +5 g.d. 2. ELP 6 g.p. 12 pts +4 g.d. 3. NMU 7 g.p. 11 pts +3 g.d. 4. SAN 7 g.p. 10 pts +3 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 6 g.p. 8 pts +0 g.d. 6. CSS 5 g.p. 5 pts -1 g.d. 7. SLC 7 g.p. 5 pts -4 g.d.
Rio Grande Valley FC @RGVFC 9m Austin Bold FC and Rio Grande Valley FC match originally scheduled for July 10th will now take place on Wednesday, July 7th at 8pm at Bold Stadium.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 6/23/21 1. RGV 9 g.p. 17 pts +4 g.d. 2. ELP 7 g.p. 15 pts +5 g.d. 3. NMU 8 g.p. 14 pts +5 g.d. 4. CSS 7 g.p. 11 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 8 g.p. 11 pts +0 g.d. 6. SAN 9 g.p. 11 pts +1 g.d. 7. SLC 8 g.p. 5 pts -5 g.d.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 7/13/21 1. ELP 10 g.p. 21 pts +7 g.d. 2. RGV 12 g.p. 21 pts +4 g.d. 3. NMU 13 g.p. 20 pts +4 g.d. 4. CSS 11 g.p. 17 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 11 g.p. 16 pts +1 g.d. 6. SAN 11 g.p. 12 pts +0 g.d. 7. SLC 13 g.p. 10 pts -8 g.d.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 7/20/21 1. ELP 11 g.p. 24 pts +8 g.d. 2. RGV 13 g.p. 24 pts +6 g.d. 3. NMU 13 g.p. 20 pts +4 g.d. 4. AUB 12 g.p. 19 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. CSS 12 g.p. 17 pts +1 g.d. 6. SAN 12 g.p. 15 pts +1 g.d. 7. SLC 14 g.p. 10 pts -9 g.d.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 7/26/21 1. ELP 12 g.p. 25 pts +8 g.d. 2. RGV 14 g.p. 25 pts +6 g.d. 3. NMU 15 g.p. 21 pts +1 g.d. 4. AUB 13 g.p. 20 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. CSS 13 g.p. 18 pts +1 g.d. 6. SAN 13 g.p. 18 pts +4 g.d. 7. SLC 15 g.p. 13 pts -8 g.d.
FWIW There are several old Dynamo players doing well for 901FC (Memphis). Our GK loanee has gotten several man of the match nods for his performances.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 8/16/21 1. ELP 17 g.p. 38 pts +16 g.d. 2. CSS 18 g.p. 28 pts +7 g.d. 3. RGV 18 g.p. 28 pts +3 g.d. 4. SAN 17 g.p. 24 pts +5 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 17 g.p. 24 pts -3 g.d. 6. NMU 17 g.p. 23 pts +1 g.d. 7. SLC 18 g.p. 16 pts -12 g.d.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 8/30/21 1. ELP 19 g.p. 41 pts +17 g.d. 2. CSS 20 g.p. 32 pts +10 g.d. 3. RGV 21 g.p. 29 pts +0 g.d. 4. SAN 18 g.p. 27 pts +6 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 20 g.p. 26 pts -6 g.d. 6. NMU 20 g.p. 25 pts +0 g.d. 7. SLC 19 g.p. 16 pts -14 g.d.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 9/13/21 1. ELP 21 g.p. 45 pts +19 g.d. 2. CSS 23 g.p. 36 pts +11 g.d. 3. SAN 22 g.p. 34 pts +7 g.d. 4. AUB 22 g.p. 32 pts -4 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. RGV 23 g.p. 31 pts +0 g.d. 6. NMU 22 g.p. 28 pts +0 g.d. 7. SLC 22 g.p. 16 pts -18 g.d.
USL-C Mountain Division standings 10/6/21 1. ELP 25 g.p. 51 pts + g.d. 20 2. CSS 27 g.p. 44 pts +14 g.d. 3. SAN 26 g.p. 43 pts +9 g.d. 4. NMU 26 g.p. 37 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. RGV 27 g.p. 37 pts +1 g.d. 6. AUB 25 g.p. 36 pts -5 g.d. 7. SLC 27 g.p. 17 pts -25 g.d. Teams play 32 games so they have 5 to 7 games left. El Paso can clinch a playoff spot this week with a win and some help. Colorado Springs and San Antonio are in good shape. It looks like a fight for the #4 spot among everyone else but the Monarchs who have been eliminated
USL-C Mountain Division standings 10/12/21 1. ELP 27 g.p. 55 pts + g.d. 21 2. SAN 28 g.p. 47 pts +11 g.d. 3. CSS 28 g.p. 45 pts +14 g.d. 4. AUB 27 g.p. 40 pts -4 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. NMU 28 g.p. 39 pts +2 g.d. 6. RGV 28 g.p. 38 pts +1 g.d. 7. SLC 27 g.p. 17 pts -25 g.d. El Paso clinches a spot. San Antonio jumps up and is looking good. Colorado Springs is trying to hold on. The #4 spot is still up for grabs. Remaining RGV games: 10/16/21 @ Colorado Springs 10/23/21 NEW MEXICO UNITED 10/27/21 @ Real Monarchs 10/30/21 EL PASO LOCOMOTIVES
USL-C Mountain Division standings 10/18/21 1. ELP 29 g.p. 58 pts +18 g.d. 2. SAN 29 g.p. 48 pts +11 g.d. 3. CSS 30 g.p. 48 pts +13 g.d. 4. NMU 29 g.p. 40 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 29 g.p. 40 pts -7 g.d. 6. RGV 29 g.p. 38 pts +0 g.d. 7. SLC 29 g.p. 21 pts -24 g.d. No one else clinched or was eliminated this week. San Antonio and the Switchbacks are very close to locking up spots. 4th place is still TBD. Remaining RGV games: 10/23/21 NEW MEXICO UNITED 10/27/21 @ Real Monarchs 10/30/21 EL PASO LOCOMOTIVES
USL-C Mountain Division standings 10/24/21 1. ELP 31 g.p. 61 pts +25 g.d. 2. SAN 31 g.p. 49 pts +9 g.d. 3. CSS 31 g.p. 49 pts +13 g.d. 4. NMU 31 g.p. 43 pts +2 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. AUB 31 g.p. 41 pts -10 g.d. 6. RGV 30 g.p. 41 pts +2 g.d. 7. SLC 30 g.p. 22 pts -24 g.d. Only one spot left to claim but also 2nd place hosting. The regular season ends on October 30. Playoffs start on November 4. Remaining RGV games: 10/27/21 @ Real Monarchs 10/30/21 EL PASO LOCOMOTIVES
USL-C Mountain Division standings 10/28/21 1. ELP 31 g.p. 61 pts +25 g.d. 2. SAN 31 g.p. 49 pts +9 g.d. 3. CSS 31 g.p. 49 pts +13 g.d. 4. RGV 31 g.p. 44 pts +4 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. NMU 31 g.p. 43 pts +2 g.d. 6. AUB 31 g.p. 41 pts -10 g.d. 7. SLC 31 g.p. 22 pts -26 g.d. RGV moves up into the last playoff spot with 1 game to play. The regular season ends on October 30. Playoffs start on November 4. Remaining RGV games: 10/30/21 EL PASO LOCOMOTIVES
USL-C Mountain Division standings 10/30/21 1. ELP 32 g.p. 61 pts +22 g.d. 2. SAN 32 g.p. 52 pts +12 g.d. 3. CSS 32 g.p. 49 pts +10 g.d. 4. RGV 32 g.p. 47 pts +7 g.d. ------------------------------------------- 5. NMU 32 g.p. 46 pts +4 g.d. 6. AUB 32 g.p. 42 pts -10 g.d. 7. SLC 31 g.p. 22 pts -26 g.d. RGV beats El Paso, 4-1, to hang on to the last playoff spot. The will play again in El Paso next week in the first round.
I was wrong on how the USL-C playoffs work. Here is the 1st round schedule: Home team first, times are CT TV coverage is on ESPN+ Friday, November 5 (M2) San Antonio v. (P3) San Diego 8:00 pm (M1) El Paso v. (P4) Oakland 8:30 pm Saturday, November 6 (A2) Charlotte v. (C3) Memphis 6:00 pm (A1) Tampa Bay v. (C4) Tulsa 6:30 pm (C1) Louisville v. (A4) Miami 7:00 pm (P2) Orange County v. (M3) Colorado Springs 9:00 pm (P1) Phoenix v. (M4) RGV 9:30 pm Sunday, November 7 (C2) Birmingham v. (A3) Pittsburgh 4:00 pm Conference semifinals are November 12-14
USL-C Playoffs 2021 Home team first, times are CT TV coverage is on ESPN+ Conference Quarterfinals: Friday, November 5 (M2) San Antonio 2-1 (P3) San Diego (M1) El Paso 0-1 (P4) Oakland Saturday, November 6 (A2) Charlotte 3-1 (C3) Memphis (A1) Tampa Bay 6-2 (C4) Tulsa (C1) Louisville 1-0 (A4) Miami (P2) Orange County 1-0 (M3) Colorado Springs (P1) Phoenix 3-3 (pks 3-4) (M4) RGV Sunday, November 7 (C2) Birmingham FFT (A3) Pittsburgh Pittsburgh had a COVID outbreak and could not participate. Conference Semifinals: Saturday, November 13 (A1) Tampa Bay v. (C2) Birmingham 6:00 pm (C1) Louisville v. (A2) Charlotte 6:30 pm ------------------------------------------ (M2) San Antonio v. (M4) RGV 8:00 pm (P2) Orange County v. (P4) Oakland 9:00 pm Conference Finals are November 19-21.
USL-C Playoffs 2021 Home team first, times are CT TV coverage is on ESPN+ Conference Semifinals: Saturday, November 13 (A1) Tampa Bay 1-0 (C2) Birmingham (C1) Louisville 1-0 (A2) Charlotte ------------------------------------------ (M2) San Antonio 3-1 (M4) RGV (P2) Orange County 0-0 (pks 6-5) (P4) Oakland Conference Finals: Sunday, November 21 (A1) Tampa Bay v. (C1) Louisville TBA --------------------------------------------------- (P2) Orange County v. (M2) San Antonio TBA The Championship Final is November 28.