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 Monarcas Morelia relocated to Mazatlán.[1]

Not to be confused with Mazatlán F.C. (women).
Mazatlán
Full nameMazatlán Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Cañoneros (Gunners)
Founded2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)
GroundEstadio de Mazatlán
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity25,000
OwnerGrupo Salinas
ChairmanMauricio Lanz González
ManagerVíctor Manuel Vucetich
LeagueLiga MX
Clausura 2023Regular phase: 18th
Final phase: Did not qualify
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.[2]

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.[3] The stadium was provisionally named as Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Stadium) and it reportedly cost 1.452 billion pesos.[4]

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.[5]

On 2 June, it was officially announced that Monarcas Morelia was moving to Mazatlán, and that it would be rebranded as Mazatlán Futbol Club, as a entirely separate football club.[1] On 8 June, Mazatlán unveiled its crest and colours. The team colours are purple, black and white.[6]

On 11 June, the club presented Francisco Palencia as their manager for the 2020–21 season.[7] 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.[8]

Personnel

Management
Position Staff
Chairman Mauricio Lanz González
Director of football Carlos Vela
Director of academy Christian Ramírez

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Assistant managers Sergio Almaguer
Carlos Barra
Gilberto Adame
Goalkeeper coach Armando Navarrete
Fitness coaches Milton Graniolatti
Javier Flores
Physiotherapist Oscar Fernández
Team doctors José Cedillo
Joaquín Fernández
Carlos Pérez

Players

First-team squad
As of 2 July 2023[9]

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 Daniel Gutiérrez
2 DF  MEX Luis Olivas (on loan from Guadalajara)
3 DF  MEX Gustavo Sánchez (on loan from Monterrey)
4 DF  MEX Jair Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)
5 DF  ARG Facundo Almada
6 DF  MEX Roberto Meraz
7 MF  MEX Alan Medina (on loan from América)
8 MF  PAR Josué Colmán
9 FW  MEX Brian Rubio
10 MF  COL Nicolás Benedetti
11 MF  PAN Yoel Bárcenas
12 DF  MEX Salvador Rodríguez
13 GK  MEX Hugo González
15 MF  MEX Bryan Colula
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  MEX José Joaquín Esquivel
17 DF  MEX Alonso Escoboza
19 DF  ARG Lucas Merolla
21 MF  VEN Eduard Bello
23 MF  MEX Sergio Flores (on loan from Guadalajara)
24 FW  PAR Luis Amarilla
29 FW  MEX Raúl Camacho
30 FW  MEX Yostin Valadez
31 DF  USA Ventura Alvarado
32 FW  ARG Gustavo Del Prete (on loan from UNAM)
33 DF  MEX José Madueña
34 MF  MEX Omar Moreno
35 MF  ECU Jefferson Intriago
— MF  MEX Alan Torres
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2023.

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  MEX Miguel Sansores

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  MEX Ricardo Rodríguez (at Tlaxcala)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  MEX Francisco Venegas (at Querétaro)

Managers

References
  1. Marshall, Tom (2 June 2020). "Liga MX club Morelia officially moves to Mazatlan". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. "New Mazatlan Soccer Stadium advances". The Mazatlan Post. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. Flores Aldana, Omar (26 May 2020). "Aceleran los trabajos en el estadio de Mazatlán". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Medrano, David (22 May 2020). "Morelia, Puebla y Querétaro, opciones de Primera para Mazatlán". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "Mazatlán FC presenta su escudo y colores". AS.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Mazatlán FC anuncia a Paco Palencia como el primer entrenador de su historia". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. "Mazatlán FC vs. Puebla - Resumen de Juego - 27 julio, 2020". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
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