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RGV Barracudas FC

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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.

Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
StadiumPayne Arena
Hidalgo, Texas
Capacity6,800
OwnerJose O. Ruvalcaba
General ManagerOscar Antonio Ruvalcaba Jr
LeagueMajor Arena Soccer League 2
2018–192nd, Southwest Division
Playoffs: Division Final
Websitehttp://www.barracudasfc.com/

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

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2018–19 roster

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Active players

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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

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

No. Pos. Nation 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

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

Year-by-year

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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

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