Cancún F.C.

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Cancún
Full nameCancún Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Marea Azul
Iguanas
Founded26 June 2020; 3 years ago (2020-06-26)
GroundEstadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Capacity18,844
OwnerNegocios en Fútbol Profesional S.A. de C.V.[1]
ChairmanJeff Luhnow[2]
ManagerLuis Arce
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Apertura 20231st
WebsiteClub website

Cancún Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Cancún, Quintana Roo. The club currently plays 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.[3]

History[edit]

In June 2020, a possible move of Atlante began to be speculated, the team played at home in Cancun. On 26 June, the relocation of that club to Mexico City became official.[4] The same day, the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas was announced, the team was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.[5]

On 30 June 2020, the club appointed Christian Giménez as its first manager.[6]

In January 2022, the team was bought by an investment fund headed by Mexican-American businessman Jeff Luhnow, however, due to regulatory issues, José Luis Orantes remained in the presidency until the end of the 2021–22 season.[2] On 1 June 2022, the sale was approved by the owners of the Liga de Expansión MX clubs, making the entry of the new owner official.[7]

Personnel[edit]

Management[edit]

Position Staff
Chairman Mexico Jeff Luhnow
Director of football Mexico Alejandro Vela

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
Manager Mexico Luis Arce
Assistant managers Argentina Franco Herrera
Mexico José Daniel Guerrero
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Jesús Carbajal
Fitness coach Spain Joel Dones
Physiotherapist Mexico Fernando Briones
Team doctor Mexico Efraín Rangel

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 24 June 2022[8]

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 Christopher Andrade
2 DF Mexico MEX Axl Padilla
3 DF Mexico MEX Leonardo Jiménez
4 DF Mexico MEX Rodrigo Reyes
6 DF Mexico MEX Walter Ortega
7 MF Mexico MEX Johan Alonzo
8 MF Mexico MEX Christo Vela
9 MF Mexico MEX Jorge Díaz
10 MF Mexico MEX Paúl Uscanga (vice-captain)
11 FW Mexico MEX Samuel González (on loan from Puebla)
12 FW Colombia COL José Gabriel Rodríguez
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Mexico MEX José Juan Vázquez
17 FW Mexico MEX Luis Loroña
18 MF Mexico MEX Germán Eguade
21 GK Mexico MEX Gustavo Gutiérrez
22 MF Mexico MEX Raúl Castillo
23 DF Mexico MEX Benjamín Galindo
25 MF Mexico MEX Alfonso Tamay
26 DF Mexico MEX Hedgardo Marín
27 FW Burkina Faso BFA Cheick Traoré
28 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Junior Moreira
29 MF Niger NIG Kairou Amoustapha

Reserve teams[edit]

Pioneros de Cancún[9][10]
Reserve team that plays in the Liga Premier, the third level of the Mexican league system.
Boston Cancún
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Pioneros Junior
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Managers[edit]

Honours[edit]

Cancún F.C. honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Liga de Expansión MX 1 Apertura 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Inicia nueva era en el Cancún FC, cambia de propietarios y anuncian ambiciosos planes". galucomunicacion.com (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jeff Luhnow becomes the new owner of Cancun Football Club". Mexicanist (in Spanish). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "¡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.
  4. ^ "Atlante regresa a la CDMX y jugará en el Estadio Azul". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Chaco Giménez, anunciado como nuevo DT de Cancún FC". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Acuerdos de Asamblea Ordinaria en la LIGA BBVA Expansión MX". Liga BBVA Expansion MX (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Cancún FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Pioneros de Cancún pasan en comodato a dueños del Cancún FC". DRV Noticias (in Spanish). 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Entregan en comodato a Pioneros de Cancún a empresa dueña de Cancún FC". macrixnoticias (in Spanish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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