Acatlán F.C.

Football club
Acatlán F.C.
Full nameAcatlán Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Vaqueros
CEFOR Tepatitlán
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
GroundEstadio Municipal Miguel Hidalgo
Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity1,700
OwnerErnesto de la Torre
ChairmanErnesto de la Torre
ManagerJosé Casillas
LeagueLiga TDP - Group X
2023–242nd – Group 13 (Promoted)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Acatlán Fútbol Club, alternatively named CEFOR Tepatitlán,[1] is a Mexican football club that plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A. It is based in the city of Zapotlanejo.

History

The team was created in 2016 after that the Vaqueros Bellavista left the town.

In the 2017–2018 season, Acatlán finished as group champion. In the promotion playoffs, the team eliminated Troyanos UDEM, Tuzos UAZ, Club Hidalguense, Atlético Valladolid, Águilas UAS and C.D. Uruapan, to reach division final.[2] In the final of the category, Acatlán faced the F.C. Marina tied for 1–1 in the aggregate, in the penalty shootout, Acatlán won 4–5 getting its first title in their history.[3]

Despite winning the promotion to the Liga Premier – Serie A, the team was not certified to participate in the division, so its franchise was relocated to Tepic, Nayarit and was renamed to Coras de Nayarit F.C.[4] In the 2018–2019 season, the Acatlán team remained, but played with the name Futcenter. In 2019, the team returned to its original name officially.

In the 2023–24 season, the team once again won promotion to the Liga Premier – Serie A. On May 25, 2024, Acatlán defeated Tigres de Alica F.C. to achieve promotion,[5] finally, the team finished the season as runners-up in the Liga TDP after being defeated by Faraones de Texcoco in the national final.[6]

After the Acatlán promotion, a group of businessmen from Tepatitlán bought the club.[7] The new owners of Acatlán attempted to move the team to their city, however, the management of Tepatitlán F.C. did not grant permission to do the movement, so Acatlán paused its attempt to move from Zapotlanejo pending a future change of name and venue of the Tepa team.[8]

In the event of a possible future relocation, the team was internally renamed CEFOR Tepatitlán, in addition to adopting the colors red and blue as its main identity. However, officially the team maintains the name Acatlán F.C. in the competitions organized by the Mexican Football Federation and Liga Premier.[1]

Current squad

First team squad

As of 8 September 2024[9]

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 Uriel López
4 DF Mexico MEX Oscar Díaz
5 MF Mexico MEX Guillermo García
7 MF Mexico MEX Alberto García
8 MF Mexico MEX Kevin Bautista
9 FW Mexico MEX Juan Diego Arias
10 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Caicedo
11 MF Mexico MEX Omar Velázquez
12 GK Mexico MEX Bernardo Aguilar
14 DF Mexico MEX Javier Medina
15 MF Mexico MEX César Colin
16 DF Mexico MEX Patricio García
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Mexico MEX Raúl Pérez
18 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Quintero
19 MF Mexico MEX Alonso Valadéz
20 MF Mexico MEX César Rodríguez
21 DF Mexico MEX Isaac Valdovinos
23 MF Mexico MEX Juan Carlos Ramírez
29 DF Mexico MEX Pablo Nuño
30 FW Mexico MEX Edgar Vallejo
31 MF Mexico MEX Alexis Corral
49 DF Mexico MEX Kevin Sánchez
50 GK Mexico MEX Andrew Gonzales

Reserve teams

Acatlán (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Ynjer Cuauhtémoc (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Honors

References

  1. ^ a b "El equipo del CEFOR Tepatitlán ya conoce su calendario de juegos". CNT Tepatitlán (in Spanish). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Acatlán F.C. - Final TDP con Ascenso 2018". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Toledo, Jair (10 June 2018). "Acatlán FC es el nuevo campeón de la Tercera División". Los Pleyers (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ Rodríguez Castro, Javier (14 August 2018). "Por enésima vez, unos nuevos Coras" (in Spanish). Sentido Común. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Acatlán, el monarca de la zona B". Vive Siete (in Spanish). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Faraones Texcoco se corona campeón de campeones de la LIGA TDP 2023-2024". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Tepatitlán en la Liga Premier FMF". Semanario Siete Días (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "ACATLÁN CONFIRMA QUE JUGARÁ EN ZAPOTLANEJO". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Acatlán F.C." Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2024.