RGV Barracudas FC

Soccer club

Founded	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Stadium	Payne Arena Hidalgo, Texas
Capacity	6,800
Owner	Jose O. Ruvalcaba
General Manager	Oscar Antonio Ruvalcaba Jr
League	Major Arena Soccer League 2
2018–19	2nd, Southwest Division Playoffs: Division Final
Website	Club website

RGV Barracudas FC is an American soccer club based in Hidalgo, Texas. Founded in 2004 as an amateur team,^[1] the men's indoor squad made its professional debut at the Barracudas Sports Complex as the Brownsville Barracudas in the Major Arena Soccer League during the 2014–15 season.^[2]^[3] The club signed Luis Ángel Landín the following year, and that season advanced to the Division Final vs. Las Vegas Legends after his golden goal against Atlético Baja at Tijuana.

After taking the 2016–17 MASL season off to regroup, the Barracudas returned for the 2017–18 season as the Rio Grande Valley Barracudas, playing the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.^[4] The RGV Barracudas signed Vicente Matias Vuoso during the 2017-2018 season.

On February 25, 2021, M2 announced the return of the team to the league to play in the 2021-2022 season after a brief hiatus.^[5]

The club's colors are blue and white; their home uniform, sponsored by Eletto Sport, is a royal blue shirt with a white collar and white shorts with blue socks.

Personnel

2018–19 roster

Active Players

As of March 26, 2019^[update]^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK		Martin Cruz
2	DF		Oswaldo Medina Gonzalez
3	DF	MEX	Genoni Martinez
5	DF	MEX	Emmanuel Aguirre
6	DF	MEX	Gustavo Rosales
7	MF	MEX	Carlos Hernández
8	MF		Erick Jhon Ponce
10	MF	MEX	Efrain Martinez
12	MF	CRC	Diego Zuñiga
13	FW	MEX	Yotsi Martinez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	MEX	Luis Saúl Ramírez
19	FW	MEX	Oscar Ventura
21	GK	MEX	Diego Angel Arriaga
22	MF	USA	Moises Gonzalez
23	GK	MEX	Fidel Garcia
24	DF	MEX	Ismael Pineda
27	FW	MEX	Carlos Portales
29	DF	MEX	Mitchell Cardenas
32	MF	MEX	Rodrigo Tinoco
88	MF	MEX	Topiltzin Mendez

Inactive Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Player
—		Edgar Martinez Grimaldo
—	DF	David Eduardo Lizcano
—		Adhemir Martinez
—		Adriano Nunes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		MEX	Daniel Vazquez
9	FW	MEX	Gary Schuster
15	FW	MEX	Luis Eduardo Maldonado

Staff

Genoni Martinez – Head coach
Marco Antonio Coria – Assistant coach
Tenoch Juarez – Assistant coach
Alejandro Diaz – Trainer

Year-by-year

League champions

Runners-up

Division champions

Playoff berth

Year	League	Reg. season	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
2014–15	MASL	2–13	69	138	Southern	Did not qualify	700
2015–16	MASL	8–12	134	145	Southern	Division Final	1,000
2016–17	MASL	On Hiatus
2017–18	MASL	3-19	129	222	Southern	Did not Qualify	1,500
2018-21	MASL	On Hiatus
2021-22	M2	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

References

^ Armstrong, Zach (May 20, 2014). "Brownsville soccer team goes pro". Brownsville, TX: KVEO-TV. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ Crum, Andrew (May 21, 2014). "A decade of work pays off for Ruvalcaba, Barracudas". Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, TX. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ Krieger, Dan (May 27, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ Husted, Jeff (April 7, 2017). "MASL ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION". MASLSoccer.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
^ "MASL 2 WELCOMES BACK THE RETURN OF THE RGV BARRACUDAS FC FOR THE 2021-2022 SEASON". MASL 2 Website. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League".

External links

Official website
Brownsville Barracudas at Our Sports Central
http://www.themonitor.com/sports/rgvfc_toros/article_f23ec672-4a58-11e7-a586-c373f30af994.html
http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mls/nota/_/id/3738928/matias-vuoso-jugara-en-estados-unidos-con-barracudas-fc
http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/11/25/matias-vuoso-ficha-con-barracudas-de-la-masl
https://www.debate.com.mx/deportes/Matias-Vuoso-ficha-con-Barracudas-FC-de-la-MASL-20171125-0303.html
https://www.univision.com/deportes/futbol/matias-vuoso-jugara-en-el-barracudas-fc-de-estados-unidos
https://www.si.com/soccer/2017/11/27/oficial-matias-vuoso-jugara-en-estados-unidos

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