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
Founded2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)
GroundEstadio de Mazatlán
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity25,000[1]
OwnerGrupo Salinas
ChairmanMauricio Lanz González
ManagerFrancisco Palencia
LeagueLiga MX

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 1452 million 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]

Players

First-team squad
As of 25 June 2020

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

No. Position Player
— GK Miguel Fraga
— GK Sebastián Sosa
— DF Nicolás Díaz
— DF Gonzalo Jara
— DF José Ortiz
— DF Jorge Padilla
— DF Sebastián Vegas
— DF Efraín Velarde
— MF Eduardo Del Ángel
— MF Israel Jiménez
— MF Roberto Meraz
— MF Rodrigo Millar
No. Position Player
— MF Iván Moreno
— MF Mario Osuna
— MF Manuel Pérez
— MF Cándido Ramírez
— MF Aldo Rocha
— MF Martín Rodríguez
— FW Fernando Aristeguieta
— FW César Huerta
— FW Luis Ángel Mendoza
— FW Ricardo Marín
— FW 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. Position Player
— FW Ray Sandoval (at Sporting Cristal)

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.
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