Cafetaleros_de_Chiapas
Cafetaleros de Chiapas
Mexican football club
Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas is a Mexican football club based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas currently competing in Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. Between 2015 and 2020, the team played at Ascenso MX, the second tier of Mexican football. On June 26, 2020, the club's first-team squad was relocated to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.,[1] however, Cafetaleros de Chiapas kept the team registered in Liga Premier,[2] which was affiliated with Cancún F.C. between 2020 and 2022.
| Full name | Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Cafetaleros (The Coffee Growers) | ||
| Founded | May 25, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-25) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 29,001 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Atlantis | ||
| Chairman | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | ||
| Manager | César Alexenicer | ||
| League | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
| Clausura 2023 | 3rd, Group III (Semi–finals) | ||
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Cafetaleros de Tapachula Futbol Club was founded on May 25, 2015 after Altamira based Estudiantes de Altamira announced the relocation of the club to Tapachula due to economic reasons.[3] On June 7, 2015, the club's relocation to Tapachula was made official by Ascenso MX.[4]
The team won the 2018 Ascenso MX, but were not promoted to the Liga MX because they did not meet regulations.[5]
On May 28, 2019 the team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas. The team was relocated to meet the requirements required to promote to the Liga MX.[6] Also, the team changed its colors, originally green and black to gold and black.[7]
Past kits
- 2021-2022
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- 2020-2021
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- 2019-2020
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- 2018-2019
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- 2017-2018
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- 2016-2017
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- 2015-2016
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Cafetaleros de Chiapas play their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The stadium capacity is 29,001 people. Its owned by Government of Chiapas, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in early 1982.
Formerly, Cafetaleros played their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula in Tapachula, Chiapas.
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Héctor Altamirano |
| Assistant manager | Isaac Morales |
| Fitness coach | Carlos González |
| Physiotherapist | José Domblas |
| Team doctor | Nelson Ruíz |
First-team squad
- As of January 13, 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Carlos de los Cobos (2015)- Gabriel Caballero (2015–2016)
Mauro Camoranesi (2016–2017)- Paco Ramírez (2017)
- Gabriel Caballero (2017–2018)
- Irving Rubirosa (2018)
- Diego de la Torre (2018)
- Luis Fernando Soto (2019)
Gabriel Pereyra (2019)- Diego de la Torre (2019–2020)
- Leonardo Casanova (2020)
- Miguel Ángel Casanova (2020–2022)
- Jesús Palacios (2023)
- Héctor Altamirano (2023)
- César Alexenicer (2024–)
- Ascenso MX
- Winners: Clausura 2018
- Campeón de Ascenso
- Winners: 2017–18
- "¡El primer cambio! Cancún FC, el equipo que sustituirá al Atlante en Liga de Expansión". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- De La Cruz, Luis (June 26, 2020). "Liga MX: Cafetaleros de Chiapas se despide con emotiva carta tras convertirse en Cancún FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- "Estudiantes de Altamira anuncia su mudanza a Chiapas". Football. Récord (in Spanish). Grupo Editorial Notmusa. May 25, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". Ligabbvaexpansion.mx. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- "Liga MX promotion and relegation: Ascenso MX sides Cafetaleros de Tapachula, Alebrijes de Oaxaca frustrated at playing with no chance of going up". Goal.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- "Cafetaleros deja Tapachula y se muda a Tuxtla Gutiérrez". ESPN México (in Spanish). May 28, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Circula en redes el nuevo escudo de Cafetaleros". ESPN México (in Spanish). May 23, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Cafetaleros de Chiapas FC". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
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