Escorpiones F.C.

Escorpiones Fútbol Club is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A. It is based in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Escorpiones F.C.
Full nameEscorpiones Fútbol Club
Founded7 May 2021 (2021-05-07)
GroundEstadio Centenario
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Capacity14,800
OwnerJorge Enrique Núñez
ChairmanJorge Enrique Núñez[1]
ManagerOmar Ramírez Lara
LeagueLiga Premier – Serie A
Clausura 20237th – Group III
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was founded on May 7, 2021, with the aim of recovering professional football in Cuernavaca,[2] a city that had been left without sports representation after the dissolution of Halcones de Morelos in 2018. In the presentation of the club, the team named Héctor Anguiano as their manager with the aim of creating a team in which local players had an important presence within the squad.[3][4]

The team was officially entered into soccer competitions on July 30, 2021, when its entry into the Liga Premier – Serie A was announced, the club was placed in Group 2 of this category.[5] After entering the league, the team met its first players: Sebastián Madrid, Francisco Córdova and Enzo Díez.[6]

Stadium
Main article: Estadio Centenario (Cuernavaca)

The Estadio Centenario is a multi-purpose stadium in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Its primary current use is for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 14,800 people and was opened in 1969 and renovated in 2009.[7]

Players
As of January 6, 2023[8]

Current squad

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 Carlos Rodríguez
2 DF Mexico MEX Suker Estrada
3 DF Mexico MEX Louis Saavedra
4 DF Mexico MEX Ricardo Parra
5 MF Mexico MEX Henox Roque
6 MF Mexico MEX Mario Huerta
7 FW Argentina ARG Leonardo Herrlein
8 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Núñez
10 MF Mexico MEX Iván Zamora
11 FW Mexico MEX Sergio Meza
12 GK Mexico MEX Osmar Maldonado
14 MF Mexico MEX Jonatan Vázquez
17 MF Mexico MEX Whitmer Padilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Mexico MEX Lenin Camacho
19 DF Mexico MEX Sebastián Vega
21 DF Mexico MEX Gerardo López
22 DF Mexico MEX Rubén Cuadros
23 MF Mexico MEX Juan Quintal
24 MF Argentina ARG Álvaro Lima
25 FW Mexico MEX Andrés Arceo
27 DF Mexico MEX Fernando Chavero
28 FW Mexico MEX Jesús Corona
29 DF Mexico MEX Efren García
35 GK Mexico MEX Jorge Lima
51 MF Mexico MEX Gabriel Sosa

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

References
  1. "ESCORPIONES CON PRESENTACIÓN OFICIAL". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. Saldaña, Salvador (8 May 2021). "Nace Escorpiones FC de la Segunda División". La Unión de Morelos (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. Mixcoac, Roger (8 May 2021). "Llegan los escorpiones al estadio centenario". El Sol de Cuautla (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "ESCORPIONES NO SERÁ DEBUT Y DESPEDIDA: ANGUIANO". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. "PACO CÓRDOVA Y ENZO DIEZ, LLEGAN A ESCORPIONES". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. "Sitio Oficial Club Universidad Nacional A.C". Clubpumasunam.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  8. "Escorpiones F.C." ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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