Cancún F.C.

Cancún Futbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Cancún, Quintana Roo currently playing in Liga de Expansión MX. The club was established in June 2020 after the Cafetaleros de Chiapas franchise announced that it would be moving to the city of Cancún.[1]

Cancún F.C.
Full nameCancún Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Marea Azul
Founded26 June 2020 (2020-06-26)
GroundEstadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Capacity18,844
OwnerGabriel Orantes Costanzo
José Luis Orantes Costanzo
ChairmanJosé Luis Orantes Costanzo
ManagerFederico Vilar
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Grita México 202117th
WebsiteClub website

History

In June 2020, a possible move of Atlante F.C. began to be speculated, the team played at home in Cancun. On June 26, the relocation of that club to Mexico City became official.[2] The same day, the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas was announced, the team was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.[3]

On 30 June 2020, the club appointed Christian Giménez as its first manager.[4]

Personnel

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Federico Vilar
Assistant manager Nicolás Burtovoy
Goalkeeper coach Jesús Carbajal
Fitness coach Luis Canay
Physiotherapists Leonardo Rueda
Carlos Bauque
Team doctor Juan Mejía

Players

First-team squad
As of 27 July 2021[5]

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  MEX Obeth Rojas
2 DF  MEX César Landa
3 DF  MEX Edson García
4 DF  MEX Heriberto Aguayo
5 MF  MEX Michael Pérez (on loan from Guadalajara)
6 DF  MEX Ricardo Cruz
8 MF  MEX Felipe Hermosillo
9 FW  MEX Daniel Delgadillo
10 MF  MEX Armando Zamorano
11 FW  MEX Arturo Sánchez
12 MF  MEX Raúl Suárez
14 MF  MEX Carlos Prieto (on loan from Querétaro)
16 MF  MEX Orlando Botello (on loan from Mazatlán)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  MEX Osciel De La Cruz
18 MF  MEX Francisco Estrada
19 GK  MEX David Monterde
20 MF  MEX Alan Arreola (on loan from América)
21 MF  MEX Adán Zaragoza
22 DF  MEX Raymundo Rubio
23 DF  MEX Benjamín Galindo (on loan from Guadalajara)
24 GK  MEX Edson Reséndez (on loan from Monterrey)
26 DF  URU Nicolás Lugano (on loan from Plaza Colonia)
27 MF  MEX Paúl Uscanga
28 MF  GNB Junior Moreira
29 MF  NIG Kairou Amoustapha

Reserve teams
Cafetaleros de Chiapas
Reserve team that plays in the Liga Premier, the third level of the Mexican league system.

Managers

References
  1. "¡El primer cambio! Cancún FC, el equipo que sustituirá al Atlante en Liga de Expansión". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Atlante regresa a la CDMX y jugará en el Estadio Azul". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Chaco Giménez, anunciado como nuevo DT de Cancún FC". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "Cancún FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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