Kickoff: Saturday, March 19 (7:00 PM PDT)
Where: Championship Soccer Stadium (Irvine, CA)
Where to Watch: Bally Sports SoCal, ESPN+
Match Theme: Home Opener, Beer Fest, Championship Banner Night
The defending 2021 USL Championship title winners Orange County SC opens their 2022 home schedule against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine on Saturday, March 19 at 7:00 PM PDT. Prior to kickoff, OCSC will unveil their championship banner during the first Beer Fest of the season.
OUR OPPONENT
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros enters the new season after a near Cinderella run in last season’s Western Conference playoffs. Head coach Wilmer Cabrera returns for his third overall season.
- 2021 Regular Season Record: 13-11-8
- Goals Scored: 49 | Goals Conceded: 39 | Clean Sheets: 7
- Players to Watch
- FW Frank Lopez
- GK Tyler Deric
THE HISTORY
Orange County SC faced RGVFC once in the 2021 regular season and nearly again in the playoffs.
- All-time record
- OCSC is 3-5-1 against RGVFC
- Last Meeting – 2021 USL Championship Regular Season
- OCSC fell to RGVFC, 2-0, at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine
A COLD ONE
In the 2022 season opener, Orange County SC fell, 2-1, to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Weidner Field.
Full Time: OCSC 1 – COS 2
- SCORING SUMMARY
- 37’ Michee Ngalina (COS)
- 51’ Malik Johnson (COS)
- 82’ Milan Iloski (OCSC)
- Tidbits
- Milan Iloski scored in his OCSC debut
OCSC DEBUTS
10 players made their Orange County SC debuts on Saturday, March 12. One player made his professional debut.
- Professional Debut
- Korede Osundina (18y)
- Team Debut
- Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres, Daniel Pedersen, Alex Villanueva, Danny Acosta, Tony Rocha, Kevin Partida, Milan Iloski, Albi Skendi
AROUND THE COUNTY
Rangers x OCSC Camps 2022
- Rangers FC and OCSC boys and girls camps are back starting in April with new specialized training add-ons. The 3-day session from April 13-15 will be the first of four camps in 2022. More information can be found at orangecountysoccer.com/camps
Concert Series
- It’s the Footloose Friday Concert Series presented by the defending USL champions Orange County Soccer Club, at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, as Huntington Beach’s very own ‘The AquaBats’ land in their BattleTram for a fun-filled and good vibes concert on April 15 with doors opening at 6pm! General admission and exclusive VIP tickets are on sale now and open to all ages.
Delhi Park Mini-Pitch is OpenOrange County Soccer Club, in partnership with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and the U.S. Soccer Foundation has just opened a new miniature outdoor hard-surface soccer court (mini-pitch) at Delhi Park in Santa Ana. It will be a free-to-play space open to everyone in the community and also the site of recurring free clinics. Head to orangecountysoccer.com/minipitch to learn more.