La Paz F.C. (Mexico)

The La Paz Fútbol Club, commonly known as Lobos Marinos de La Paz, was a Mexican football club based in La Paz. The club was founded in 2019, and played in the Serie B of Liga Premier.

Not to be confused with La Paz F.C..
La Paz F.C.
Full nameLa Paz Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Lobos Marinos (The Sea Lions)
Founded23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)
Dissolved6 August 2020 (2020-08-06)
GroundEstadio Guaycura,
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Capacity5,209
OwnerDepsa
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
2019-204th (at Serie B) (Tournament abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was founded on February 23, 2019 during the celebration of the re-inauguration of the Estadio Guaycura.[1] In June 2019 the participation of the team in the Liga Premier Serie B was confirmed.[2]

It was the first professional football team in the city,[3] in addition to the return of this sport to the state since the disappearance of the Delfines de Los Cabos F.C., Baja California Sur has been the Mexican state with the least presence of professional soccer teams,[4] previously, some Liga MX clubs had tried to set reserve teams in the state, but had withdrawn their offer.[5]

On July 24, 2019, the team played their first game against Salamanca CF of the spaniard Segunda División B. The game ended with a tie at zero goals.[6] They played their first competitive league game a few weeks later, defeating Nuevo Chimalhuacán 3–2 at Estadio Guaycura on August 17. The first goal in club history was scored by César Cruz López.[7]

On August 6, 2020, the team announced that it would not take part of the 2020-21 season due to financial problems derived from COVID-19, after it was known that most of that season would be played without the attendance of spectators to the games. In 2021 the team did not return from the one-year hiatus period that it had requested, so it was considered as the dissolution of the club.[8]

References
  1. Plata García, Javier (23 February 2019). "Incursionará Lobos Marinos en Segunda División de Fútbol". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. García Varela, Carlos (2 July 2019). "La Paz FC dará guerra: Luis Gil". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "La Paz ingresa a Segunda División; Estadio Guaycura será casa de los 'Lobos Marinos'". Culco BCS (in Spanish). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "Censo del futbol mexicano: Jalisco, el estado con más futbol en el país". Univisión Deportes (in Spanish). Univision. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. Tejeda, Abril (24 August 2018). "En Baja California Sur, hay 3 equipos de fútbol profesional que buscan nuevos talentos". BCS Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. Plata García, Javier (24 July 2019). "Positivo resultado saca La Paz F.C." El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. "La Paz se estrena en la Liga Premier, con un triunfo sobre el Deportivo Chimalhuacán" (in Spanish). BCS Noticias. August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  8. "La Paz F.C. no jugará próxima temporada en la Liga Premier". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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