Mineros de Fresnillo F.C.
The Mineros de Fresnillo Fútbol Club, commonly known as Mineros, is a Mexican football club based in Fresnillo, Zacatecas. The club was founded in 2007, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]
| Full name | Mineros de Fresnillo Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Mineros (The Miners) | |||
| Founded | 2007 | |||
| Ground | Unidad Deportiva Minera Fresnillo, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 6,000 | |||
| Owner | Fresnillo plc Grupo ISLO | |||
| Chairman | Honorio Campos | |||
| Manager | Isaac Martínez | |||
| League | Liga Premier - Serie A | |||
| 2023–24 | 13th, Group I (Reserve Teams Runner–up) | |||
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History
Mineros de Fresnillo was founded in 2007. In 2013 the team was registered in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos. In the Torneo Apertura 2014, the team was the division champion.[2]
In 2015, Mineros de Fresnillo was promoted to Liga Premier de Ascenso after defeating Sahuayo F.C. in the promotion playoff,[3] however, the team had to stay one more season in Liga de nuevos Talentos while modernizing their stadium to do it according to the requirements of the league.[4]
In the 2016-17 season, the team made its debut in the Liga Premier de Ascenso, in the Clausura 2017 tournament Fresnillo was classified to the league for the championship, it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Pioneros de Cancún. Although Mineros de Fresnillo had retained its place in the Liga Premier de México, before the start of the 2017-18 season the team was relegated to Serie B for not meeting the requirements established by the new Liga Premier de México.[5] But invited back for the 2019-20 season, which was abandoned due to Covid-19 pandemic. [6]
In July 2021, the team became a squad affiliated to Mineros de Zacatecas, after the Zacatecan team took over Mineros de Fresnillo because it stopped receiving financial support from the mining company.[7][8]
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 January 2024[9]
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
- "Equipo - Mineros de Fresnillo". Segunda División de México. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- Vázquez, Ernesto (29 December 2014). "Anuario Deportivo Fresnillo 2014" (in Spanish). NTR Zacatecas. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Martínez, Raúl (11 May 2015). "Mineros de Fresnillo se coronan campeones y logran el ascenso a la Liga Premier de la Segunda División" (in Spanish). NTR Zacatecas. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Ortega, Roberto (11 January 2017). "El Estadio Minera Fresnillo, con nueva cara". VAVEL (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Toledo, Jair (5 July 2017). "¿Cómo funciona la nueva Liga Premier en México?" (in Spanish). Los Pleyers. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- González, Mauricio (19 June 2020). "Mineros Fresnillo iniciará con sus entrenamientos" (in Spanish). El Sol de Zacatecas. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- "Sí jugarán Mineros Fresnillo en Liga Premier y Tercera División". El Sol de Zacatecas (in Spanish). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- "MINEROS DE ZACATECAS ADMINISTRARÁ A FRESNILLO". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Mineros de Fresnillo FC". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 18 September 2020.