Dorados de Sinaloa

Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The club plays its home games in Culiacán, Mexico.

Dorados de Sinaloa
Full nameClub Dorados de Sinaloa[1]
Nickname(s)Los Dorados (The Dorados)
El Gran Pez (The Great Fish)[2]
Founded9 August 2003 (2003-08-09)
GroundEstadio Banorte
Capacity20,108
OwnerGrupo Caliente
ChairmanJosé Antonio Núñez
ManagerRafael García
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Guardianes 202013th
WebsiteClub website

History

Dorados was founded on 9 August 2003.[3] Dorados was the youngest franchise to play in the Primera División de México, having joined the division for the first time for the Apertura 2004 tournament, when the club was only one year old. Dorados currently play in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of the Mexican league. The goalkeeper's primary colours are a red shirt and white shorts, and the secondary attire is all white.[4]

First promotion and relegation

On 20 December 2003, Dorados won their first title in the Apertura 2003 tournament of Primera División A. Guadalupe Castaneda scored the goal, beating Cobras de Ciudad Juárez. They finished as runners up in the Apertura 2004, and won the play-off promotion beating Club León with a goal from Roberto Dominguez and winning the promotion to Liga MX, just one year after the club was founded. The club was relegated in the Apertura 2006 tournament after playing just two years in the top tier.

Return to first Division

On 27 July 2015, Dorados played their first game in the First Division after 8 seasons in the Second Division. The game was celebrated in the Banorte Stadium versus Jaguares de Chiapas, with a 0–0 final score. Their first 3 points came on the second game of the season on July 31, against Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana in the Caliente Stadium. Dayro Moreno scored for the North Californian team, but Mauricio Martín Romero scored the first goal of Dorados in the 2015–16 Liga MX season. The Dorados played and won their first game in the first division in 9 years, 1-2. The previous game being on 22 April 2006, when Dorados beat Jaguares de Chiapas 4–2, with goals from Andrés Orozco, Cristian Patiño, and Pep Guardiola.

Dorados de Sinaloa, playing against C.F. Monterrey at Estadio Banorte

Second relegation

On 16 April 2016, after losing 5–2 to Tigres UANL, Dorados was relegated after just one season in Liga MX, finishing last in the relegation table of 2015–16 Liga MX season marking the second time the club was relegated to Ascenso MX.

Rivalry with Club León

When Dorados de Culiacan arrived at Primera División A in 2003, a rivalry was born. When the franchise was first created in 2003, Dorados became champions in their first tournament, becoming the first team to ever accomplish this feat in Primera A. In their second tournament, Dorados made it to the final once again, falling to Club León. Despite losing this final, Dorados and León played the promotion game to Primera División de México where Dorados were victorious. Dorados and Leon have played a total of four finals, with each team winning two.

Since the relegation of Dorados to the Ascenso MX, the two sides have not played in a league match.

Honours
Apertura 2003, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016
  • Campeón de Ascenso: 2
2004, 2015
Apertura 2012
  • International Copa Ricardo:
Second Place

Personnel

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Rafael García
Assistant managers Rubén Duarte Casillas
Carlos Heriberto Pinto
Goalkeeper coach Daniel Zamora
Fitness coaches Hugo Carbajal
Carlos Ortíz
Physiotherapist Kevin Ponce
Team doctor Hernando Casillas

Players

First-team squad
As of 12 January 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
2 DF  MEX Rafael Fernández
4 DF  MEX Víctor Torres
5 MF  MEX Martín Rodríguez
7 MF  MEX Iván Tona (on loan from Tijuana)
8 MF  MEX Jesús Vázquez
9 FW  MEX Daniel López (on loan from Tijuana)
10 MF  BRA Lucas Xavier
11 MF  MEX Antonio Nava (on loan from Tijuana)
12 GK  MEX Luis López
13 GK  MEX Víctor Mendoza (on loan from Tijuana)
14 FW  MEX Adrián Marín
15 DF  MEX Osciel de la Cruz (on loan from Tijuana)
16 MF  USA Pedro Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX Gabriel Zanatta
18 MF  MEX Adolfo Domínguez
19 MF  COL Estiven Mina
20 MF  MEX Jonathan Martínez
21 GK  MEX Ricardo Díaz
23 MF  MEX Giovanny León (on loan from Toluca)
24 DF  MEX Juan Martínez
25 MF  MEX José Lugo
26 FW  COL José Zúñiga
27 DF  MEX Alonso Zamora
28 FW  MEX Samuel López (on loan from Tijuana)
33 DF  MEX Hiram Muñoz
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2019.

Reserve teams
Dorados de Sinaloa (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Notable players

Coaches

References
  1. http://www.doradosfc.com.mx/noticia/1886/comunicado-oficial.html
  2. https://www.soyfutbol.com/ligas/Dorados-de-Sinaloa-Vinicio-Angulo-se-olvida-del-Gran-Pez-y-refuerza-a-club-de-Ecuador-20200625-0047.html
  3. "Historia Dorados". Dorados official website. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. es:Dorados de Sinaloa
  5. "Dorados de Sinaloa". Liga BBVA Expansión MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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