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
Founded2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)
GroundEstadio de Mazatlán
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity25,000[1]
OwnerGrupo Salinas
ChairmanMauricio Lanz González
ManagerTomás Boy
LeagueLiga MX
Guardianes 202014th
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 costed 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 June 8, Mazatlán unveiled its crest and colors. The team colors 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

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Tomás Boy
Assistant managers Martín Salcedo
Claudio Boy
Luis Orozco
Goalkeeper coach Alan Cruz
Fitness coach Augusto Martín
Physiotherapist Oscar Fernández
Team doctors Jesús Negrete
José Cedillo
Joaquín Fernández

Players

First-team squad
As of 4 July 2020[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 MF  MEX Gael Sandoval (on loan from Guadalajara)
2 DF  MEX Efraín Velarde
3 DF  MEX Néstor Vidrio
4 DF  CHI Nicolás Díaz
5 DF  MEX Carlos Vargas (on loan from América)
6 MF  MEX Roberto Meraz
7 MF  MEX Luis Ángel Mendoza
8 MF  MEX Mario Osuna
9 FW  VEN Fernando Aristeguieta
11 MF  MEX Daniel Amador
13 MF  MEX Ulises Cardona (on loan from Atlas)
14 MF  CHI Lorenzo Reyes
15 MF  MEX Cándido Ramírez
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  COL José Ortiz
17 FW  BRA Camilo Sanvezzo
19 MF  MEX Manuel Pérez (on loan from América)
20 MF  CHI Rodrigo Millar
21 MF  MEX Iván Moreno (on loan from América)
23 FW  MEX Ricardo Marín (on loan from América)
25 DF  MEX Israel Jiménez
28 DF  MEX Jorge Padilla
29 FW  COL Michael Rangel
30 MF  BRA Giovanni Augusto
33 GK  MEX Daniel Gutiérrez
34 GK  URU Nicolás Vikonis
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers winter 2020–21.

Out on loan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  MEX Ricardo Rodríguez (at Tlaxcala)
— GK  URU Sebastián Sosa (at Independiente)
— DF  MEX Andrés Catalán (at Celaya)
— DF  MEX Melchor López (at Atlético Morelia)
— DF  MEX Salvador Reyes (at Puebla)
— DF  MEX Cristo Torres (at Tlaxcala)
— DF  MEX Jorge Valadéz (at UAT)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  CHI Sebastián Vegas (at Monterrey)
— MF  MEX Eduardo Del Ángel (at Atlético Morelia)
— MF  MEX Daviz Junco (at Tlaxcala)
— MF  MEX Vanexcel Padilla (at UAT)
— MF  CHI Ariel Uribe (at Antofagasta)
— FW  PAR Sebastián Ferreira (at Libertad)
— FW  MEX Axel García (at Atlante)

Managers

Reserve teams
Main article: Mazatlán Reserves and Academy

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. 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. https://www.mazatlanfc.com/jugadores/lista
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