The Rio Grande Plate () is a competition between Tigres and

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

. The winner receives a plate ("Plato Rio Grande") to be awarded each year to the winner of the total aggregate goals difference between the teams in a home-and-away series. The plate was created in February 2006 as part of the multi-year partnership with Tigres and FC Dallas. The plate is named after the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

. The river, which is known in Mexico as the "Rio Bravo del Norte" ("Bold River of the North"), forms a continuous border between the U.S. and Mexico.

Winners

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Year ! Winner ! Score , - , 2006 , , FC Dallas , , 2:2 (FCD wins 5-4 on PKs) , - , - , 2007 , , Tigres , , 3:0 , - , - , 2008 , , Tigres , , 4:4 (Tigres wins 3-1 on PKs) , - , - , 2011 , , FC Dallas , , 3:3 (FCD wins 6-5 on PKs) FC Dallas Tigres UANL Recurring sporting events established in 2006 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011