The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began playing in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Obra Homes Field at Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.
They had been fairly successful in their existence including a 15–1 regular season in 2007 before losing to Bossier-Shreveport in the American Conference semifinals.
The team folded in 2009 after the af2 folded, at which point the relaunched Arena Football League (AFL) then owned the rights to the Dorados name and logo."Statement Regarding Future of Dorados". Rio Grande Dorados, 2009-09-15 The AFL let the trademarks lapse and a new team using the same branding was launched in 2019 as part of a regional league called the International Arena Football League. The new team, owned by Juan and Erika Arevalo, marketed itself as a continuation of the defunct af2 team.
Season-by-season
|2004 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th NC Southwest || — |- |2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)Won NC Semifinal (Tulsa)Lost NC Championship (Memphis) |- |2006 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 4th NC Midwest || — |- |2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)Lost AC Semifinals (Bossier-Shreveport) |- |2008 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || — |- |2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport) |- !Totals || 57 || 45 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Notable players See :Category:Rio Grande Valley Dorados players
Rivalry between RGV and Corpus Christi This rivalry started heating up when Corpus Christi became a team in the AF2, in 2007. The Inaugural game for Corpus Christi was on April 7, 2007. They hosted the heavily favored Rio Grande Valley Dorados. The Dorados romped the Sharks 66–28 in the first game ever for the Corpus Christi Sharks.
The Dorados lead the series (9–1) against the Sharks.
2007 RGV won 66-28 April 7, 2007 RGV won 45-20 May 11, 2007 RGV won 78-17 June 30, 2007
2008 CC won 61-54 April 12, 2008 RGV won 53-52 May 3, 2008 RGV won 48-26 July 14, 2008
2009 RGV won 40-33 March 28, 2009 RGV won 77-50 April 25, 2009 RGV won 51-48 June 13, 2009 RGV won 78-51 July 25, 2009
Head coaches
2004: Gary Gussman, 6–10 in the regular season 2005: Kevin Guy, 10–6 in the regular season; 2–1 in playoffs 2006–2009: Marty Hammond, 38–26 in the regular season; 1–1 in playoffs
References
External links
Official website Rio Grande Valley Dorados on ArenaFan