Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium

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| stadium_name = Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium

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| location = Edinburg, Texas

| broke_ground = 2015

| opened = March 22, 2017

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| surface = Grass

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| tenants = Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (USLC) (2017–2023)
UTRGV Vaqueros (NCAA) (2025–future)

| seating_capacity = 9,735{{Cite web |url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2015/07/15/rgvfc-awarded-usls-newest-franchise |title=RGVFC awarded the USL's newest franchise|date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=December 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152538/http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2015/07/15/rgvfc-awarded-usls-newest-franchise |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.rgvfc.com/press.html |title=RGVFC announces "Toros" as team nickname |access-date=December 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117232450/http://www.rgvfc.com/press.html |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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}}{{Short description|Stadium in Edinburg, Texas}}

Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium (formerly H-E-B Park) is a stadium in Edinburg, Texas. It served as the home of Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the USL Championship from 2017 to 2023, and currently serves as the home of the UTRGV Vaqueros football team. The stadium has two stands with orange seats covered with a roof and a capacity of 9,735.

The stadium was originally intended to be complete before the 2016 USL season.{{cite news|last1=Aguirre|first1=Mario|date=July 26, 2016|title=Toros announce stadium naming rights deal with H-E-B|url=http://www.themonitor.com/sports/toros-announce-stadium-naming-rights-deal-with-h-e-b/article_395d09be-4f60-11e6-a99d-77d30b9a8a3e.html|work=The Monitor|access-date=July 21, 2016}} {{dead link|date=June 2023}} Toros played C.F. Monterrey from Mexico on March 22, 2017, to inaugurate their new stadium.{{cite news |url=http://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/757074?referrer_id=2591541 |title=RGV FC Toros Take on C.F. Monterrey at H-E-B Park's Inauguration Game |type=Press Release |publisher=RGVFC |date=February 13, 2017}}. The Toros lost their exhibition match against Rayados 3–0 before a sellout crowd.{{cite news |url=http://www.themonitor.com/sports/article_9dc3d424-0f8a-11e7-9322-2f1e5867c5b4.html |title=RGV FC Toros open H-E-B Park with exhibition loss to C.F. Monterrey Rayados |work=The Monitor |date=March 22, 2017}}.

In February 2024, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced that it had acquired the stadium for use as the primary venue for the new UTRGV Vaqueros football team, which begins play in 2025.{{cite press release|title=UTRGV announces purchase of sports, entertainment complex|url=https://goutrgv.com/news/2024/2/28/football-utrgv-announces-purchase-of-sports-entertainment-complex.aspx|publisher=UTRGV Vaqueros Athletics |date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024}} It was renamed after longtime UTRGV donors Robert and Janet Vackar on March 21, 2024.{{cite press release|title=Enduring Legacy: UTRGV names stadium after Robert and Janet Vackar|url=https://goutrgv.com/news/2024/3/21/football-enduring-legacy-utrgv-names-stadium-after-robert-and-janet-vackar.aspx|publisher=UTRGV Vaqueros Athletics |date=March 21, 2024 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}

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