RGV Barracudas FC

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.

Founded	2004; 21 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	http://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

2018–19 roster

Active players

• As of March 26, 2019^[update][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

• 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