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