Club Deportivo Ayense, A.C. is a football club that plays in the Serie B de México. It is based in the city of Ayotlán, Mexico.
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Ayense | |||
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| Founded | 1988 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Chino Rivas Ayotlán, Jalisco, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 4,000 | |||
| Owner | Club Deportivo Ayense AC | |||
| Manager | Conrado Castillo | |||
| League | Liga Premier – Serie B | |||
| 2022–23 | 3rd – Group XII (Zone semi–finals) | |||
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History edit
The team was founded for the first time in 1988, that year they achieved their first title and promoted to Second Division. In 1990 the team was relegated to Segunda División "B", but, in 1991 they won the divisional title and returned to Segunda División, in the same season, the Ayense was invited to the Primera División promotional playoff.[1] The team disappeared for the first time in the mid-2000s.[2]
In 2019 the team returned to professional football after an agreement between the municipal government and an entrepreneur located in United States. The club was enrolled in Third Division with the name Club Deportivo Ayense A.C.[3]
In the 2022–23 season, the team had its best performance since its refoundation in 2019. Ayense reached the North Zone semifinal, where they were defeated by C.D. Poza Rica in a penalty shootout.[4] Although the team failed to promote from the category, its good performance led to the club being invited to participate in the Liga Premier – Serie B on June 15, 2023.[5]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 13 January 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honors edit
- 1990-91
- 1988-89
References edit
- ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1990/91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Club Ayense". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ García, Atemi (18 July 2019). "Regresa el histórico Ayense al fútbol profesional". Decisiones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Regresa Poza Rica a la segunda división del fútbol mexicano". imagendelgolfo.mx (in Spanish). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Ayense es de Liga Premier; jugarán en Serie B". Deportivo Digital (in Spanish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "C.D. Ayense". Liga TDP (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2022.