Rio Grande Plate Explained

The Rio Grande Plate is a competition between Tigres and FC Dallas. 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 river, which is known in Mexico as the "Rio Bravo del Norte" ("Bold River of the North"), forms a 1240miles continuous border between the U.S. and Mexico.

Winners

YearWinnerScore
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)