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Not to be confused with Mazatlán F.C. (women).
Mazatlán
Full nameMazatlán Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Cañoneros (Gunners)
Founded2 June 2020; 3 years ago (2020-06-02)
Ground Estadio de Mazatlán
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity25,000
Owner Grupo Salinas
ChairmanMauricio Lanz González
Manager Gilberto Adame (Interim)
League Liga MX
Clausura 2023Regular phase: 18th
Final phase: Did not qualify
Website Club website
Current season

Mazatlán Futbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Mazatlán, Sinaloa currently playing in Liga MX. The club was established in June 2020 after the Monarcas Morelia franchise announced that it would be moving to the city of Mazatlán. [1]

History

In 2017, the Government of Sinaloa decided to build a new football stadium in the city of Mazatlán as part of a project that intended to build and improve several sport venues in the state. One of the goals of this project was to have a professional football team playing in Mazatlán. [2]

In 2020, works were accelerated in order to have the stadium completed before 30 June and ahead of the start of the 2020–21 season with the aim of looking for a professional team to move to the newly built stadium. [3] The stadium was provisionally named as Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Stadium) and it reportedly cost 1.452 billion pesos. [4]

The Government of Sinaloa together with a group of businessmen from Mazatlán lobbied with a few Liga MX teams. Three franchises were rumored as potential candidates to move to Mazatlán for the 2020–21 season: Morelia, Puebla and Querétaro. [5]

On 2 June, it was officially announced that Monarcas Morelia was moving to Mazatlán, and that it would be rebranded as Mazatlán Futbol Club, as a entirely separate football club. [1] On 8 June, Mazatlán unveiled its crest and colours. The team colours are purple, black and white. [6]

On 11 June, the club presented Francisco Palencia as their manager for the 2020–21 season. [7] On 27 July Mazatlán played their first official match, in which they were defeated against Puebla with a score of 1–4: the club's first official goal was scored by César Huerta. [8]

Personnel

Management

Position Staff
Chairman Mexico Mauricio Lanz González
Director of football Mexico Carlos Vela
Director of academy Mexico Christian Ramírez

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Mexico Gilberto Adame (Interim)
Assistant manager Mexico José Islas
Goalkeeper coach Spain Agustín Segura
Fitness coaches Colombia Carlos Tabares
Mexico Javier Flores
Physiotherapist Mexico Oscar Fernández
Team doctors Mexico José Cedillo
Mexico Joaquín Fernández
Mexico Carlos Pérez

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 July 2023 [9]

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 Mexico  MEX Daniel Gutiérrez
2 DF Mexico  MEX Luis Olivas (on loan from Guadalajara)
3 DF Mexico  MEX Gustavo Sánchez (on loan from Monterrey)
4 DF Mexico  MEX Jair Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)
5 DF Argentina  ARG Facundo Almada
6 DF Mexico  MEX Roberto Meraz
7 MF Mexico  MEX Alan Medina (on loan from América)
8 MF Paraguay  PAR Josué Colmán
9 FW Mexico  MEX Brian Rubio
10 MF Colombia  COL Nicolás Benedetti
11 MF Panama  PAN Yoel Bárcenas
12 DF Mexico  MEX Salvador Rodríguez
13 GK Mexico  MEX Hugo González
15 MF Mexico  MEX Bryan Colula
16 MF Mexico  MEX José Joaquín Esquivel
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Mexico  MEX Alonso Escoboza
18 FW Ecuador  ECU Stiven Plaza
19 DF Argentina  ARG Lucas Merolla
21 MF Venezuela  VEN Eduard Bello
22 MF Mexico  MEX Andrés Montaño
23 MF Mexico  MEX Sergio Flores (on loan from Guadalajara)
24 FW Paraguay  PAR Luis Amarilla
29 FW Mexico  MEX Raúl Camacho
30 FW Mexico  MEX Yostin Valadez
31 DF United States  USA Ventura Alvarado
32 FW Argentina  ARG Gustavo Del Prete (on loan from UNAM)
33 DF Mexico  MEX José Madueña
34 MF Mexico  MEX Omar Moreno
35 MF Ecuador  ECU Jefferson Intriago
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2023.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Mexico  MEX Ricardo Rodríguez (at Tlaxcala)
— DF Mexico  MEX Francisco Venegas (at Querétaro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Mexico  MEX Alan López (at Oaxaca)
— FW Mexico  MEX Miguel Sansores (at Puebla)

Managers

References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, Tom (2 June 2020). "Liga MX club Morelia officially moves to Mazatlan". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mazatlan Soccer Stadium advances". The Mazatlan Post. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ Flores Aldana, Omar (26 May 2020). "Aceleran los trabajos en el estadio de Mazatlán". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ Collazo, Jonathan (26 May 2020). "Gobierno de Sinaloa gasta 1,452 mdp en estadios, como el mazatleco para Liga MX". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ Medrano, David (22 May 2020). "Morelia, Puebla y Querétaro, opciones de Primera para Mazatlán". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Mazatlán FC presenta su escudo y colores". AS.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Mazatlán FC anuncia a Paco Palencia como el primer entrenador de su historia". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Mazatlán FC vs. Puebla - Resumen de Juego - 27 julio, 2020". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".

External links

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