The Cimarrones de Sonora Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.[1] The club is based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Cimarrones de Sonora
Full nameCimarrones de Sonora Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Cimarrones (The Feral Goats)
Founded18 July 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-18)
GroundEstadio Héroe de Nacozari
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Capacity18,747
Owner
List
  • Félix Tonella, Alejandro Camou, Servando Carbajal, Saúl Rojo
ChairmanJuan Pablo Rojo
ManagerRoberto Hernández
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Apertura 20224th (Semi–finals)

History edit

The "Cimarrones de Sonora" were born in 2013, when the "Rays" of Poblado Miguel Alemán FC became the champions of the Third Division of Mexico and thus were promoted to Second División 2. After the ascent, with the goal of reaching the Liga de Ascenso of Mexico, employers and trustees of Hermosillo origin, led by Edmundo Ruiz, acquired the franchise as a whole, since this had an agreement with the Necaxa. After this happens, the Mexican Football Federation will communicate to employers that the franchise did not have approval to participate in the precinct Miguel Aleman, since it lacked the minimum infrastructure requirements, hospitality, transportation, etc. That's when managers decided to move the franchise to Hermosillo, renaming the club to "Maroons of Sonora" and having as coach Enrique Ferreira. That was how the team played its first game in the second division at the Águilas Reales de Zacatecas, which ended with the score tied at 0–0. On August 30 they recorded their first victory by defeating 2–1 the Vaqueros de Ameca. As a result of this first tournament, the Apertura 2013, the team finished in 17th position in the overall standings. The next tournament ended again in with the Cimarrones in the 17th position. In the 2014 Apertura tournament with Angel Monares as coach, the team improved significantly. He finished top of Group 1 of the Premier League and fourth place overall in the second division. Maroons played the final against the Potros UAEM. In the first leg 1–0 Maroons emerged victorious Estadio Hector Espino at full capacity, however, in the second leg they beat the Potros UAEM in Estadio Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba by a score of 2–0 in overtime, finishing as runners-up of the tournament. In the Clausura 2015 another coaching change was made, and Jorge Humberto Torres was hired. The team finished in fourth place in the overall standings and were eliminated in the semi-finals by Loros de la Universidad de Colima.

Liga de Ascenso edit

The May 29, 2015, after announcing the expansion of the Liga de Ascenso, it was announced that the team would be promoted, beginning with the Clausura 2015 season, to the league. This marked the highest the Maroons had reached on the Mexican pyramid. The team has since made the quarterfinals of the Ascenso three times, never advancing beyond this round.

Stadium edit

Cimarrones de Sonora play their home matches at the Estadio Héroe de Nacozari in Hermosillo, Sonora. The stadium capacity is 18,747 people. Its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 1985.

Season to season edit

Season Division Place
Apertura 2013 Segunda División de México 17th
Clausura 2014 17th
Apertura 2014 Runners-up
Clausura 2015 Quarter-finals
Apertura 2015 Ascenso MX 16th
Clausura 2016 16th
Apertura 2016 7th (quarter-finals)
Clausura 2017 8th (quarter-finals)
Apertura 2017 9th
Clausura 2018 14th
Apertura 2018 4th (quarter-finals)
Clausura 2019 10th
Apertura 2019 9th
Clasura 2020 Cancelled (9th)
Guardianes 2020 Liga de Expansión MX 3rd (Reclassification)
Guardianes 2021 3rd (quarter-finals)
Apertura 2021 8th (Reclassification)
Clausura 2022 2nd (Runner-up)
Apertura 2022 4th (semi-finals)

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Roberto Hernández
Assistant managers   Esteve Padilla
  Valentín Arredondo
Goalkeeper coach   Juan Vargas
Fitness coach   Carlos Piña
Physiotherapist   Sergio Contreras
Team doctor   Eloi Soriano

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 24 June 2022[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   MEX Harold Vázquez
3 DF   MEX Salvador Manríquez
4 DF   MEX Ernesto Monreal
5 DF   MEX Mauricio Reyna
6 MF   MEX Aldo Arellano
7 FW   MEX José Alfredo Peralta
8 MF   MEX Francisco Acuña
9 FW   MEX José Ángel López
10 FW   MEX Duilio Tejeda
11 FW   MEX Diego Jiménez
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   MEX Fernando Monarrez
16 MF   MEX Diego López
17 MF   MEX Daniel Cisneros
18 MF   MEX Cristian Rodríguez
20 MF   MEX Bryant Navarro
23 DF   MEX Josué Reyes
24 DF   MEX José Rodríguez
25 GK   MEX Erubiel Castro
26 DF   MEX César Aguirre
30 GK   MEX Gabino Espinoza

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   MEX Diego Hernández (at Los Cabos United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   MEX Aldo Encinas (at Pachuca)

Reserve teams edit

Cimarrones de Sonora Premier
Reserve team that plays in the Liga Premier in the third level of the Mexican league system.
Cimarrones de Sonora (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
FuraMochis (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Managers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ficha en la página oficial de la Segunda División Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Cimarrones de Sonora F.C." Liga BBVA Expansión MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.