Deportiva Venados is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de MéxicoSerie A. It is based in the city of Mérida, Mexico.

Deportiva Venados
Full nameDeportiva Venados
Founded2014; 11 years ago (2014)
GroundEstadio Alonso Diego Molina
Tamanché, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Capacity2,500 [1]
OwnerDavid Lago Ancona[2]
ChairmanAlonso Diego Molina[2]
ManagerAlfredo García Salmones
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
Apertura 20247th, Group III

History

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The team was founded in 2014 to recover the tradition of teams that had previously represented Mérida in Mexican soccer such as Atlético Yucatán and Venados de Yucatán, because the main team of the region had adopted the name of Mérida,[3] although during its first season it was registered as a subsidiary team of Mérida F.C.

In 2015 the team officially adopted the name Deportiva Venados.[4]

In the 2021–22 season the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de MéxicoSerie A after defeating C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo in the promotion playoff.[5] Previously the team had eliminated clubs Álamos, Inter Playa del Carmen, Caballeros de Córdoba and Delfines UGM. However, the team failed to win the national championship as it was defeated in the final by Mazorqueros F.C.[6]

Stadium

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Deportiva Venados plays its home games at Estadio Alonso Diego Molina located in the town of Tamanché, belonging to the city of Mérida, Yucatán. It has a capacity to hold 2,500 spectators.[7]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 11 January 2025[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MEX Cristian Flores
2 DF   MEX Eduardo García
4 DF   MEX Mizael Ponce
5 DF   MEX Manuel Villegas
6 MF   MEX Carlos Vázquez
7 MF   MEX Bryan García
8 MF   MEX Pablo González
9 FW   MEX Eleuterio Jiménez
10 MF   MEX Osvaldo Ríos
11 MF   MEX Axel García
12 FW   MEX Jesús Dávila
13 GK   MEX Lothar López
14 MF   MEX Joseph Domínguez
15 MF   MEX Brayan Beltrán
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   MEX Maximiliano Palacios
17 DF   MEX César Aguirre
18 MF   MEX Juan José Medina
19 FW   ECU Santiago Micolta
20 MF   MEX Cristian García
21 MF   MEX Renato Jaramillo
23 MF   MEX Jorge Espinosa
25 MF   MEX José Flores
26 FW   BRA Lucas Vieira
27 MF   MEX Edson Sánchez
29 DF   MEX Jesús Briseño
30 DF   MEX Erick Hernández
32 DF   MEX José Juan Rodríguez
35 GK   MEX Bernardo Aguilar

Reserve teams

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Deportiva Venados (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

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  1. ^ "Méritos de equipo" (in Spanish). Diario de Yucatán. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "RECONOCEN A DON DAVID LAGO ANCONA POR SUS 10 AÑOS AL FRENTE DE DEPORTIVA VENADOS". Soccer News (in Spanish). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Venados para el recuerdo". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Deportiva Venados 2015–16 season" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Deportiva Venados asciende en La Liga Premier A a Segunda División". Por esto (in Spanish). 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ "¡Mazorqueros FC, Campeón de Campeones 2021-2022!". 3radivision.net (in Spanish). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Estadio Alonso Diego Molina". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Deportiva Venados". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2022.