Mazatlán F.C.

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.[2]

Mazatlán
Full nameMazatlán Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Cañoneros (Gunners)
Founded2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)
GroundEstadio de Mazatlán
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity25,000[1]
OwnerGrupo Salinas
ChairmanMauricio Lanz González
ManagerVacant
LeagueLiga MX
Clausura 2023Regular phase: 18th
Final phase: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub website

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.[3]

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.[4] The stadium was provisionally named as Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Stadium) and it reportedly cost 1.452 billion pesos.[5]

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.[6]

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.[2] On 8 June, Mazatlán unveiled its crest and colours. The team colours are purple, black and white.[7]

On 11 June, the club presented Francisco Palencia as their manager for the 2020–21 season.[8] 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.[9]

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 Vacant
Assistant managersVacant
Vacant
Mexico Félix Martínez
Goalkeeper coachBrazil Mauro Machado da Silva
Fitness coachVacant
PhysiotherapistMexico Oscar Fernández
Team doctors Mexico José Cedillo
Mexico Joaquín Fernández

Players

First-team squad
As of 22 July 2021[10]

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 Ricardo Daniel Gutiérrez
3 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Vidrio
5 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Almada (on loan from Rosario Central)
6 MF Mexico MEX Roberto Meraz
7 MF Panama PAN Yoel Bárcenas
8 MF Paraguay PAR Josué Colmán
9 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aké Loba (on loan from Nashville SC)
10 MF Colombia COL Nicolás Benedetti
15 MF Mexico MEX Bryan Colula
17 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Venegas
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Venezuela VEN Eduard Bello
22 MF Mexico MEX Andrés Montaño
25 FW Mexico MEX Miguel Sansores
27 GK Uruguay URU Nicolás Vikonis (captain)
28 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Padilla
30 GK Mexico MEX Ricardo Rodríguez
32 FW Argentina ARG Ariel Nahuelpán
34 FW Mexico MEX Raúl Camacho
35 MF Ecuador ECU Jefferson Intriago
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2021.

Out on loan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Mexico MEX Miguel Lozano (at Tlaxcala)
— DF Mexico MEX Jairo Osorio (at Mazorqueros)
— MF Mexico MEX Sagir Arce (at Durango)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Mexico MEX Alan López (at Durango)
— MF Mexico MEX Salvador Rodríguez (at Raya2)
— FW Mexico MEX Brian Rubio (at León)

Managers

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