2018–19 Dorados de Sinaloa season

Sinaloa
2018–19 season
Chairman	José Antonio Núñez
Manager	Paco Ramírez (until 6 September); Diego Maradona (from 7 September)
Stadium	Estadio Banorte
Ascenso MX	Apertura: Runners-up
Copa MX	Apertura: Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Vinicio Angulo (8 goals); All: Vinicio Angulo (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	19,333; (vs América, 7 August 2018)
Lowest home attendance	3,243; (vs UAT, 25 August 2018)
Average home league attendance	7,458
Biggest win	Sinaloa 4–1 Tapachula; (17 September 2018)
Biggest defeat	Juárez 3–0 Sinaloa; (4 August 2018)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →
	All statistics correct as of 17 December 2018.

The 2018–19 Dorados de Sinaloa season is the 16th season in the football club's history. The team will compete in Ascenso MX and Copa MX.

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name
Head coach	Diego Maradona
Assistant coaches	Ángel Monares
	Diego Torres Ortiz
	Luis Islas
	Mario García
Fitness coach	José Altieri
Kinesiologists	Jesús Soto
Kinesiologists	Kevin Ponce
Doctor	Hernando Casillas

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
12	GK	Luis López	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24)	2017	Tijuana Premier
23	GK	Gaspar Servio (Captain)	(1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32)	2018	Banfield
Defenders
2	DF	Diego Barbosa	(1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 27)	2018	Atlas Premier
4	DF	Jesús Chávez (Vice-captain)	(1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38)	2017	Necaxa
17	DF	Juan Pablo Meza	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 30)	2018 (Winter)	Tijuana
20	DF	Adrián Ramos	(1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)	2018	Tijuana Reserves and Academy
21	DF	Víctor Torres	(1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 28)	2018	Youth System
22	DF	Santiago Ramírez	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	2018	Deportivo Cali
24	DF	Ángel Uribe	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)	2018	Tijuana Reserves and Academy
26	DF	Héctor Xibille	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)	2018	Tijuana Premier
30	DF	Raúl Sandoval	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24)	2018	Tijuana
33	DF	Cristian Báez	(1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 34)	2018	Godoy Cruz
Midfielders
5	MF	Luis Jerez Silva	(1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 35)	2018	Defensa y Justicia
6	MF	Fernando Arce Jr.	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 27)	2016	Tijuana
7	MF	Édson Rivera	(1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 32)	2017	Santos Laguna
8	MF	Alonso Escoboza	(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31)	2018	Puebla
11	MF	Julio Nava	(1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34)	2017	Atlas
15	MF	Mauricio López	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 27)	2018	Monterrey
18	MF	Pedro Rentería	(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33)	2018	Murciélagos
28	MF	Francisco Contreras	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 24)	2018	Youth System
35	MF	Ricardo Somera	(1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 29)	2018	Youth System
Forwards
9	FW	Jorge Córdoba	(1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 36)	2018	Villa Dálmine
10	FW	Vinicio Angulo	(1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 35)	2016	Atlético San Luis
14	FW	Édgar López	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)	2018	Tijuana
19	FW	Juan Galindrez	(1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 29)	2018	Tijuana Premier
27	FW	Facundo Juárez	(1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 30)	2018	Celaya
34	FW	José Alberto García	(1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 29)	2018	Tapachula

Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 December 2018.^[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ascenso MX Apertura	21 July 2018	2 December 2018	Matchday 1	Runners-up	19	9	6	4	27	16	+11	047.37
Apertura Copa MX	25 July 2018	26 September 2018	Group stage	Round of 16	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1	040.00
Ascenso MX Clausura			Matchday 1		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Clausura Copa MX			Group stage		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					24	11	7	6	32	22	+10	045.83

Last updated: 16 December 2018
Source: AscensoMX.net

Apertura[edit]

Liguilla[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

14 November 2018 First leg	Sinaloa	0–0	Zacatecas	Culiacán
20:00 UTC−7		Report		Stadium: Estadio Banorte Attendance: 10,953 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

17 November 2018 Second leg	Zacatecas	0–1 (0–1 agg.)	Sinaloa	Zacatecas City
16:00 CST		Report	Angulo 65'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba Attendance: 9,971 Referee: Oscar Mejía

Semi-finals[edit]

21 November 2018 First leg	Sinaloa	2–0	Juárez	Culiacán
20:00 UTC−7	Córdoba 12' Sandoval 26'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Banorte Attendance: 15,333 Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas

24 November 2018 Second leg	Juárez	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Sinaloa	Ciudad Juárez
18:00 UTC−7	Carrijo 38'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 19,203 Referee: Jonathan Hernández

Final[edit]

29 November 2018 First leg	Sinaloa	1–0	Atlético San Luis	Culiacán
20:00 UTC−7	Rivera 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Banorte Attendance: 19,333 Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas

2 December 2018 Second leg	Atlético San Luis	4–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Sinaloa	San Luis Potosí City
20:30 CST	Ibáñez 9' Barbosa 66' (o.g.) Ian 76' Torres 103'	Report	Córdoba 32' Rivera 56'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 25,624 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

Apertura Copa MX[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	América	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sinaloa	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Veracruz	4	0	0	4	1	9	−8	0

Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

25 July 2018 1	Veracruz	1–2	Sinaloa	Veracruz
19:00 CST	Ruiz 19'	Report	Angulo 62', 82'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Attendance: 2,809 Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto

7 August 2018 2	Sinaloa	0–0	América	Culiacán
20:00 UTC−7		Report		Stadium: Estadio Banorte Attendance: 19,333 Referee: Jesús Bisguerra Mendiola

28 August 2018 3	América	3–1	Sinaloa	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Martín 3' Valdez 15' Domínguez 90+3'	Report	García 38'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 10,253 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

5 September 2018 4	Sinaloa	1–0	Veracruz	Culiacán
20:00 UTC−7	Angulo 56'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Banorte Attendance: 3,823 Referee: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte

Round of 16[edit]

26 September 2018	Querétaro	2–1	Sinaloa	Querétaro City
19:00 CST	Camilo 8', 17'	Report	Arce 89'	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 11,925 Referee: Jonathan Hernández

Statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

As of 17 December 2018

Rank	Player	Position	Ascenso MX	Copa MX	Total^[4]
1	Vinicio Angulo	FW	8	3	11
2	Jorge Córdoba	FW	4	0	4
3	Fernando Arce Jr.	MF	2	1	3
3	Alonso Escoboza	MF	3	0	3
5	Cristian Báez	DF	2	0	2
5	Édson Rivera	MF	2	0	2
7	José Alberto García	FW	0	1	1
7	Raúl Sandoval	DF	1	0	1
Total			22	5	27

Hat-tricks[edit]

As of 17 December 2018

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Vinicio Angulo	Tapachula	4–1 (H)	17 September 2018	Ascenso MX

Own goals[edit]

As of 17 December 2018

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Diego Barbosa	Atlético San Luis	2–4 (A)	2 December 2018	Liga MX

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 17 December 2018

Rank	Name	Apertura	Ap. Copa MX	Clausura	Cl. Copa MX	Total^[4]
1	Gaspar Servio	8	2	0	0	10
Total		8	0	0	0	8

References[edit]

^ "Así oficializó Dorados de Sinaloa la contratación de Diego Maradona como director técnico". Infobae (in Spanish). September 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
^ "Dorados cesa a su técnico y le abre la puerta a Maradona". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). September 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
^ "Dorados de Sinaloa". AscensoMX.net. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Dorados | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Así oficializó Dorados de Sinaloa la contratación de Diego Maradona como director técnico". Infobae (in Spanish). September 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

[2] "Dorados cesa a su técnico y le abre la puerta a Maradona". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). September 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

[AscensoMX-3] "Dorados de Sinaloa". AscensoMX.net. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[MT-4] "Dorados | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

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