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
ManagerGabriel Caballero
LeagueLiga MX
Apertura 202113th
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.[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 Mauricio Lanz González
Director of football Mario Alejandro Ruiz

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager  Gabriel Caballero
Assistant managers Gerardo Mascareño
Christian Giménez
Luis Arce
Goalkeeper coach Mauro Machado da Silva
Fitness coach Carlos García
Physiotherapist Oscar Fernández
Team doctors José Cedillo
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
2 DF  BRA Ygor Nogueira
3 DF  MEX Néstor Vidrio
4 DF  CHI Nicolás Díaz
5 DF  MEX Carlos Vargas
6 MF  MEX Roberto Meraz
7 MF  MEX Iván Moreno (on loan from América)
8 MF  URU Gonzalo Freitas
9 FW  ARG Gonzalo Sosa
10 MF  COL Nicolás Benedetti (on loan from América)
11 MF  MEX Marco Fabián
14 DF  MEX Oswaldo Alanís
15 MF  MEX Bryan Colula (on loan from América)
16 MF  MEX Emilio Sánchez (on loan from América)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  COL Richard Ríos (on loan from Flamengo)
19 DF  MEX Raúl Sandoval
20 MF  MEX Jorge Zárate
21 MF  VEN Eduard Bello
22 DF  MEX Jesús Zavala
23 FW  MEX Brian Rubio
25 FW  MEX Miguel Sansores
27 GK  URU Nicolás Vikonis (captain)
28 DF  MEX Jorge Padilla
32 GK  MEX Ricardo Rodríguez
33 GK  MEX Daniel Gutiérrez
34 FW  MEX Raúl Camacho (on loan from Pachuca)
35 MF  ECU Jefferson Intriago
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2021.

Out on loan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  MEX Andrés Catalán (at Celaya)
— MF  MEX Orlando Botello (at Cancún)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  MEX Eduardo Del Ángel (at Celaya)
— MF  MEX Daviz Junco (at UAT)

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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