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]
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| Full name | Cancún Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Marea Azul Iguanas | |||
| Founded | 26 June 2020 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 18,844 | |||
| Owner | Negocios en Fútbol Profesional S.A. de C.V.[1] | |||
| Chairman | Jeff Luhnow[2] | |||
| Manager | Luis Arce | |||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | |||
| Apertura 2023 | 1st | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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 |
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| Chairman |  Jeff Luhnow
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| Director of football | Alejandro Vela
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Source: Liga MX
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Luis Arce
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| Assistant managers |  Franco Herrera
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| José Daniel Guerrero
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| Goalkeeper coach | Jesús Carbajal
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| Fitness coach |  Joel Dones
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| Physiotherapist | Fernando Briones
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| Team doctor | Efraín Rangel
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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.
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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
Christian Giménez (2020–2021)
Federico Vilar (2021–2022)
Iñigo Idiakez (2022–2023)- Luis Arce (2023–present)
Honours edit
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | Apertura 2023 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Jeff Luhnow becomes the new owner of Cancun Football Club". Mexicanist (in Spanish). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "¡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.
- ^ "Atlante regresa a la CDMX y jugará en el Estadio Azul". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Chaco Giménez, anunciado como nuevo DT de Cancún FC". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdos de Asamblea Ordinaria en la LIGA BBVA Expansión MX". Liga BBVA Expansion MX (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Cancún FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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