The Club Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier was a team that played in the Liga Premier in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico and was the official reserve team for Cafetaleros de Chiapas.
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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas Premier | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Cafetaleros (The Coffee Growers) | ||
| Founded | May 30, 2019 | ||
| Dissolved | June 26, 2020 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 18,017 | ||
| Owner | Gabriel Orantes Costanzo José Luis Orantes Costanzo | ||
| Chairman | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | ||
| League | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
| 2019–20 season | 10th – Group II (Tournament abandoned) | ||
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History edit
In May 2019, Cafetaleros moved from Tapachula to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the team left its original city for sports and urban infrastructure issues in order to aspire to the promotion to Liga MX.[1] On May 30 the team was presented to the public, it was announced the creation of a team for the Liga Premier de México based in Tapachula.[2]
The team was created from Ocelotes UNACH, a club that played in the Liga Premier – Serie B, the board sought to continue with a squad based in Tapachula that can return to Ascenso MX later.[3]
On June 26, 2020, the main team of Cafetaleros de Chiapas was relocated to Cancun and renamed as Cancún F.C.,[4] following this move, the Liga Premier team became the club's primary team, so it was relocated from Tapachula to Tuxtla Gutiérrez.[5] This was considered as the disappearance of this team, to continue with the history of the main squad.
References edit
- ^ "Cafetaleros deja Tapachula y se muda a Tuxtla Gutiérrez". ESPN México (in Spanish). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Presentan oficialmente a Cafetaleros de Chiapas". Cuarto Poder Chiapas (in Spanish). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Presentación de Cafetaleros de Chiapas". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "¡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.
- ^ De La Cruz, Luis (26 June 2020). "Liga MX: Cafetaleros de Chiapas se despide con emotiva carta tras convertirse en Cancún FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.