Colima F.C.

Colima Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Colima City, Colima, Mexico currently playing in Liga Premier – Serie A.

Colima F.C.
Full nameColima Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Caimanes (Alligators)
Founded12 March 2020 (2020-03-12)
GroundEstadio Colima
Colima City, Colima, Mexico
Capacity12,000
OwnerSergio Bueno[1]
ChairmanSergio Bueno
ManagerUsiel Andrade
LeagueLiga Premier – Serie A
Clausura 20234th, Group II
WebsiteClub website

History

In December 2019 Loros UdeC was dissolved after the death of its owner, which left Colima City without a professional football team.[2]

At the beginning of 2020, Sergio Bueno, a football manager born in the city, began a project to return football to the city with the aim of getting a promotion to higher categories of the Mexican Football Federation.[3] On March 12, 2020, the club's registration with the Mexican Football Federation was made official, which is why it is considered as the founding date of Colima F.C.[4] In June, an agreement was signed between the University of Colima and an association for the use of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima by a new football team.[5]

On July 17, 2020, the team's participation in the Liga Premier de México was announced.[6] On July 29 it was announced that the team will be part of Group 1 along with other teams from the northern and western areas of Mexico.[7] On August 20, René Isidoro García was officially announced as the first coach in the club's history,[8] the same day, it was announced that the club will seek to have a development area for youth footballers and a women's team.[9]

On September 19, 2020, Colima F.C. played its first official match. The team defeated Gavilanes de Matamoros 2–0. Jorge Almaguer scored the first goal in the club's history.[10]

Stadium

The Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima is a multi-use stadium in Colima City, Colima, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Colima Fútbol Club. The stadium has a capacity of 11,812 people and opened in 1994.

Since the 2023-24 season, the team has also used the Estadio Colima, which has a capacity for 12,000 spectators and was inaugurated in 1976.[11]

Players

First-team squad
As of 6 January 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 Eduardo Ávalos
2 DF Colombia COL Jhon Rubio
3 DF Mexico MEX Bryan Alcázar
4 DF Mexico MEX Julio Cruz
5 DF Mexico MEX Raúl Bueno
6 MF Mexico MEX Sahid Durán
7 MF Colombia COL Orlando Ballesteros
8 FW Mexico MEX José Alberto Martínez
9 FW Mexico MEX Edgar Arellano
10 MF Mexico MEX Ricardo López
11 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Rodríguez
12 DF Mexico MEX Agustín Ortíz
13 MF Mexico MEX Sergio Bueno
14 MF Mexico MEX Ángel Hernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Mexico MEX Pablo Cortés
16 MF Mexico MEX Manuel Aguilar
17 FW Mexico MEX Anderson Hernández
18 DF Mexico MEX Hugo Román
19 DF Mexico MEX Manuel Peralta
20 MF United States USA Óscar Pérez
21 DF Mexico MEX Armando Álvarez
22 MF United States USA Jordy Verde
23 GK Mexico MEX Kevin Cortina
24 DF Mexico MEX Wilberth Martínez
26 DF Mexico MEX Mario Solano
28 MF Mexico MEX César Lázaro
33 GK Mexico MEX Abraham Arana

Managers

References
  1. Sarmiento, Raúl (3 September 2020). "Fútbol profesional en Colima". 24 Horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. "Loros desaparece del Ascenso MX y Tercera División". El Comentario (in Spanish). University of Colima. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. Morfín, Ulises (22 January 2020). "Sergio Bueno y JIPS dialogaron de temas de fútbol; equipos de UdeC utilizarían el Olímpico". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. "¡CAIMANES DE MANTELES LARGOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. Morfín, Ulises (27 June 2020). "UdeC y AC firman convenio de préstamo de Estadio Olímpico; podrían traer un equipo profesional". AF Medios (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. "BIENVENIDOS COLIMA Y MAZORQUEROS". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. Morfín, Ulises (29 July 2020). "Colima FC estará en el Grupo 1 de Serie A de Liga Premier". AF Medios (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. "PRESENTAN A "CAIMANES" COLIMA FUTBOL CLUB". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. Morfín, Ulises (20 August 2020). "Colima FC, recibiría sábados a las 19:00 horas; buscan tener Fuerzas Básicas y femenil". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. "Colima Fútbol Club 2–0 Gavilanes de Matamoros". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  11. "Recibe Caimanes en nueva sede a Tritones de Vallarta". Diario de Colima (in Spanish). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  12. "Colima F.C." Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.