Cancún F.C.

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Cancún F.C.
Cancún F.C. logo.svg
Full nameCancún Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Marea Azul
Founded26 June 2020; 20 months ago (2020-06-26)
GroundEstadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Capacity18,844
OwnerGabriel Orantes Costanzo
José Luis Orantes Costanzo
ChairmanJosé Luis Orantes Costanzo
ManagerFederico Vilar
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Grita México 202117th
WebsiteClub website

Cancún Futbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Cancún, Quintana Roo currently playing in Liga de Expansión MX. The club was established in June 2020 after the Cafetaleros de Chiapas franchise announced that it would be moving to the city of Cancún.[1]

History[]

In June 2020, a possible move of Atlante F.C. began to be speculated, the team played at home in Cancun. On June 26, the relocation of that club to Mexico City became official.[2] The same day, the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas was announced, the team was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.[3]

On 30 June 2020, the club appointed Christian Giménez as its first manager.[4]

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Argentina Federico Vilar
Assistant manager Argentina Nicolás Burtovoy
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Jesús Carbajal
Fitness coach Argentina Luis Canay
Physiotherapists Mexico Leonardo Rueda
Mexico Carlos Bauque
Team doctor Mexico Juan Mejía

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 27 July 2021[5]

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 Mexico MEX Obeth Rojas
2 DF Mexico MEX César Landa
3 DF Mexico MEX Edson García
4 DF Mexico MEX Heriberto Aguayo
5 MF Mexico MEX Michael Pérez (on loan from Guadalajara)
6 DF Mexico MEX Ricardo Cruz
8 MF Mexico MEX Felipe Hermosillo
9 FW Mexico MEX Daniel Delgadillo
10 MF Mexico MEX Armando Zamorano
11 FW Mexico MEX Arturo Sánchez
12 MF Mexico MEX Raúl Suárez
14 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Prieto (on loan from Querétaro)
16 MF Mexico MEX Orlando Botello (on loan from Mazatlán)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Mexico MEX Osciel De La Cruz
18 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Estrada
19 GK Mexico MEX David Monterde
20 MF Mexico MEX Alan Arreola (on loan from América)
21 MF Mexico MEX Adán Zaragoza
22 DF Mexico MEX Raymundo Rubio
23 DF Mexico MEX Benjamín Galindo (on loan from Guadalajara)
24 GK Mexico MEX Edson Reséndez (on loan from Monterrey)
26 DF Uruguay URU Nicolás Lugano (on loan from Plaza Colonia)
27 MF Mexico MEX Paúl Uscanga
28 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Junior Moreira
29 MF Niger NIG Kairou Amoustapha

Reserve teams[]

Cafetaleros de Chiapas
Reserve team that plays in the Liga Premier, the third level of the Mexican league system.

Managers[]

References[]

  1. ^ "¡El primer cambio! Cancún FC, el equipo que sustituirá al Atlante en Liga de Expansión". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Atlante regresa a la CDMX y jugará en el Estadio Azul". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Chaco Giménez, anunciado como nuevo DT de Cancún FC". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Cancún FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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