The Rio Valley Grande Sol were a professional
indoor football team based in
Hidalgo, Texas
Hidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,198 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 14,183.
History
The area that is now Hidalgo was first settled by Spanish colonists led by José d ...
. They were members of the
X-League Indoor Football (XLIF) in their final season. The Sol played their home games at the
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...
. They were founded in 2014 as members of the
Lone Star Football League but withdrew their team from the league after being taken out of the championship game unfairly after their inaugural regular season.
The Sol were the third indoor football team to call Hidalgo home, following the
Rio Grande Valley Dorados which played in
af2 from 2004 to 2009. The second was the
Rio Grande Valley Magic, which played in the
Southern Indoor Football League in 2011 and in the
Lone Star Football League from 2012 until their franchise charter was revoked in 2013.
History
The Sol finished the 2014 LSFL regular season with an 8–4 record, tied for the league lead in wins, but finishing second due to tiebreakers. The Sol were to host the 3rd-seeded
New Mexico Stars in a playoff game to advance to the LSFL Championship Game, but failed to meet unspecified "obligations" and were suspended by the league.
The Sol finished the
2015 X-League Indoor Football season
The 2015 X-League Indoor Football season was the second season for the X-League. The biggest change in the off-season is the addition of the Cape Fear Heroes, Corpus Christi Fury, Florida Tarpons, Rio Grande Valley Sol, Marion Blue Racers, and Bl ...
with a 5–2 record, good enough for second place and a slot in X-Bowl II.
They folded in 2015, as did the league.
Roster
Head coaches
Statistics and records
Season-by-season results
''Note: The finish, wins, losses, and ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.''
References
External links
Rio Grande Valley Sol official website
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Defunct American football teams in Texas
X-League Indoor Football teams
Lone Star Football League teams
American football teams established in 2014
American football teams disestablished in 2015
2014 establishments in Texas
2015 disestablishments in Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas
Sports in the Rio Grande Valley