Club Calor

The Club de Fútbol Calor, commonly known as Calor, is a Mexican football club based in Monclova, Coahuila. The club was founded in 2001, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[2]

Calor
Full nameClub de Fútbol Calor
Nickname(s)El Calor (The Heat)
Founded30 August 2001 (2001-08-30)
GroundUnidad Deportiva Nora Leticia Rocha,
Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
Capacity5,000[1]
OwnerStephen Tolman
ChairmanStephen Tolman
ManagerVíctor Manuel Morales
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
Clausura 20231st (Semi–finals)

History

The team was founded in 2001 under the name El Calor de San Pedro, based on San Pedro, Coahuila on Tercera División. The squad was created with the objective of training players from the Mexican-Canadian League, a local competition.[3] In 2012, the team obtained the sub-championship of the Third Division, losing with Real Cuautitlán, however, their position allowed the team to be promoted to the Second Division.[4]

In August 2012 the team debuted in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos, the second level of the Mexican Second Division, the team managed to maintain the category without many problems.

In July 2013 the club was moved to Gómez Palacio to stay in the category by not being able to meet the requirements at its original town, and its was renamed to Calor de Gómez Palacio, the club had as a new field the Unidad Deportiva Francisco Gómez Palacio.[5]

In the Torneo Clausura 2017, the team finished the competition as runner-up, after being defeated by the Yalmakán F.C.[6]

In 2018 the team was moved to Monclova, being its third change of venue in the history of the team,[7] also, the team was renamed as Club Calor. After the arrival of the club to its new city, the construction of a football stadium was planned.[8]

During the 2020–2021 season, the team requested a one-year hiatus to undergo a financial and sports restructuring, due to the problems caused by COVID-19 in the Mexican football sector, in addition to improving their situation to be eligible for a place in the Liga Premier – Serie A.

In Summer 2021 the team returned to compete, at the end of the Torneo Apertura Club Calor reached the championship final, where they were defeated by Aguacateros C.D. Uruapan.[9]

In the Apertura 2022, Club Calor won their first official championship by defeating Alebrijes de Oaxaca Premier by 3–2 on the aggregate.[10] In May 2023 the club was promoted to the Liga Premier – Serie A after obtaining the respective license to participate in that league.[11]

Honors
Apertura 2022

Players

Current squad
As of August 13, 2023[12]

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 Héctor Ordáz
2 DF Mexico MEX Axel Díaz
3 DF Mexico MEX Ricardo Parra
4 DF Mexico MEX Sebastián Madrid
5 MF Mexico MEX Gustavo Núñez
6 MF Mexico MEX Josemanuel Favila (on loan from Atlético San Luis)
7 DF Mexico MEX Mario Zavala
8 MF Mexico MEX Eduardo Díaz
9 FW Mexico MEX Ángel Crespo
10 FW Mexico MEX Joel Robinson
11 FW Colombia COL Jhan Estupiñán
12 GK Mexico MEX Jesús Gudiño
13 DF Mexico MEX Jesús Bernal
14 MF Mexico MEX Kevin Arias
15 MF Mexico MEX Marco Rincón
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Mexico MEX Carlos de Luna
18 MF Mexico MEX Ángel Ramírez
20 MF Mexico MEX César Corral
21 DF Mexico MEX Fernando de la Rosa
22 MF Argentina ARG Gabriel Ludueña
23 DF Mexico MEX Jesús García
24 MF Mexico MEX Abisaí Cruz
25 MF Mexico MEX Gerado Cortéz
26 MF Mexico MEX Juan Torres
27 FW Mexico MEX Ramsés Oviedo (on loan from Monterrey)
28 MF Mexico MEX Luis Solís
29 FW Mexico MEX Antonio Escobar
30 MF Mexico MEX Juan Borrego
33 GK Mexico MEX Roberto Fonseca (on loan from Necaxa)

Reserve teams
Calor Torreón
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References
  1. "Club Calor". ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. "Equipo - Club Calor". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. Rosas, Sergio (28 August 2003). "La fe y el futbol, unidos" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "El Calor De San Pedro Es Sub-Campeón de la 3era. División del Fútbol Mexicano y Pasa A Segunda De Talentos – Cae 2 a 1 en el Global ante Real de Cuautitlán" (in Spanish). San Pedro de las Colonias. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. Rosas, Sergio (10 July 2013). "Regresa a Gómez el futbol de la Segunda División" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. García Varela, Carlos (8 May 2017). "¡YALMAKÁN FC, CAMPEÓN!" (in Spanish). Liga Premier Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. Rojas, Edson (17 August 2018). "Llega el Calor a Monclova" (in Spanish). Zócalo. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. Rodríguez, Sergio A. (12 November 2018). "Proyectan construir en Monclova estadio de 300 millones de pesos" (in Spanish). El Siglo Coahuila. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  9. "¡CAMPEONES!; Aguacateros CDU vence a Club Calor y es campeón de Liga Premier, Serie B". Ecos del Quinceo (in Spanish). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  10. "Club Calor es campeón". La Prensa de Coahuila (in Spanish). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. Rojas, Edson (1 June 2023). "Asciende Calor a la Serie 'A' - Zócalo". monclova.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. "Club Calor". Liga Premier FMF. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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