Colima F.C.
Colima Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Colima City, Colima, Mexico currently playing in Liga Premier de México.
Full name | Colima Fútbol Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Caimanes (Alligators) | |||
Founded | 17 July 2020 | |||
Ground | Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima Colima City, Colima, Mexico | |||
Capacity | 11,812 | |||
Owner | Sergio Bueno[1] | |||
Chairman | Sergio Bueno | |||
Manager | René Isidoro García | |||
League | Liga Premier de México | |||
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History
In December 2019 Loros UdeC was dissolved after the death of its owner, which left Colima City without a professional football team.[2]
At the beginning of 2020, Sergio Bueno, a football manager born in the city, began a project to return football to the city with the aim of getting a promotion to higher categories of the Mexican Football Federation.[3] In June, an agreement was signed between the University of Colima and an association for the use of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima by a new football team.[4]
On July 17, 2020, the team's participation in the Liga Premier de México was announced.[5] On July 29 it was announced that the team will be part of Group 1 along with other teams from the northern and western areas of Mexico.[6] On August 20, René Isidoro García was officially announced as the first coach in the club's history,[7] the same day, it was announced that the club will seek to have a development area for youth footballers and a women's team.[8]
On September 19, 2020, Colima F.C. played its first official match. The team defeated Gavilanes de Matamoros 2–0. Jorge Almaguer scored the first goal in the club's history.[9]
Stadium
The Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima is a multi-use stadium in Colima City, Colima, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Colima Fútbol Club. The stadium has a capacity of 11,812 people and opened in 1994.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 31 January 2021[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- Sarmiento, Raúl (3 September 2020). "Fútbol profesional en Colima". 24 Horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Loros desaparece del Ascenso MX y Tercera División". El Comentario (in Spanish). University of Colima. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Morfín, Ulises (22 January 2020). "Sergio Bueno y JIPS dialogaron de temas de fútbol; equipos de UdeC utilizarían el Olímpico". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Morfín, Ulises (27 June 2020). "UdeC y AC firman convenio de préstamo de Estadio Olímpico; podrían traer un equipo profesional". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "BIENVENIDOS COLIMA Y MAZORQUEROS". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- Morfín, Ulises (29 July 2020). "Colima FC estará en el Grupo 1 de Serie A de Liga Premier". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "PRESENTAN A "CAIMANES" COLIMA FUTBOL CLUB". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- Morfín, Ulises (20 August 2020). "Colima FC, recibiría sábados a las 19:00 horas; buscan tener Fuerzas Básicas y femenil". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "Colima Fútbol Club 2–0 Gavilanes de Matamoros". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Colima F.C." Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.