C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo
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Full name | Club Deportivo Avispones de Chilpancingo Asociación Civil | |
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Nickname(s) | Avispones (Hornets) | |
Founded | 1988 | |
Ground | Polideportivo Chilpancingo Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
Capacity | 2,000 | |
Owner | Chilpancingo City Council | |
League | Liga TDP – Group VII | |
2020–21 | 5th – Group VI (Round of 32) | |
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Club Deportivo Avispones de Chilpancingo Asociación Civil is a football club that plays in the Liga TDP. It is based in the city of Chilpancingo, Mexico.
History[]
The team was founded in 1988 as a representative team from Acapulco,[1] later it became the property of the Government of Guerrero, which decided to move the team to Chilpancingo, the state capital. Since its foundation, the team has played in the Third Division. In 2013 the team reached the round of 16 of the tournament, being their best recent participation.[2]
On September 26, 2014 the team played a game as a visitor in the city of Iguala, Guerrero, after finishing the match, the team was returning to their city when it was attacked in a shootout related to the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, the player David Josué García Evangelista was killed on the spot, while twelve other members of the team and coaching staff were injured.[3][4] In November 2014 the team returned to play matches after a month without activity.[5]
In 2019, the team entered an economic crisis after the assassination of its president,[6] so the Chilpancingo City Council and the Government of Guerrero intervened in the club to ensure its continuity.[7][8]
Stadium[]
The team plays its home games at the Polideportivo Chilpancingo, the soccer field is known as Estadio David Josué García Evangelista in tribute to the team player killed in Iguala on September 26, 2014.[9] It has a capacity to hold 2,000 spectators.
Rivalry[]
C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo has an important rivalry with the Águilas UAGro, team representative of the state's public university, the match is known as the Clásico Guerrerense.[10]
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- As of 15 April 2021[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "El entrenador de Los Avispones recuerda: "Llegaron federales, pero nos negaron el auxilio…"". Sin Embargo (in Spanish). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Liguilla de Ascenso 2012-2013 C.D. Chilpancingo". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Los Avispones de Chilpancingo: la noche olvidada". Excélsior (in Spanish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Esteban, Rogelio Agustín; Del Pozo, Melissa (28 September 2020). "Los Avispones: la otra matanza de Iguala". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Los Avispones regresan a las canchas tras el ataque en Iguala". Expansión (in Spanish). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Asesinan al presidente del equipo de Los Avispones de Chilpancingo, Guerrero". Animal Político (in Spanish). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ""Avispones" de Chilpancingo reciben apoyo del gobierno estatal". Otro País Noticias (in Spanish). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Héctor Astudillo y Antonio Gaspar otorgan apoyo financiero a Avispones". Ya Vas (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "DECRETO POR EL QUE SE CREA EL POLIDEPORTIVO CHILPANCINGO "GRAL. VICENTE GUERRERO SALDAÑA" COMO ESTABLECIMIENTO PÚBLICO DE BIENESTAR SOCIAL Y SE LE ASIGNA EL NOMBRE DE "DAVID JOSUÉ GARCÍA EVANGELISTA" A LA CANCHA DE FÚTBOL SEDE DEL EQUIPO DE LA TERCERA DIVISIÓN PROFESIONAL "LOS AVISPONES" (PDF). Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero (in Spanish). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Empate sin goles en el Clásico guerrerense". Liga TDP (in Spanish). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "C.D. Chilpancingo". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links[]
- Association football clubs established in 1988
- Football clubs in Guerrero
- 1988 establishments in Mexico
- Mexican sports team stubs