The Michoacán Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Pátzcuaro. The club was founded on October 24, 2020, and currently plays in the Liga TDP.
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| Full name | Michoacán Fútbol Club | ||
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| Founded | 24 October 2020 | ||
| Ground | Club Deportivo Adagol, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico[1] | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Riolom[2] | ||
| Chairman | Abdón Calderón[3] | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Liga TDP – Group X | ||
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History edit
In June 2020, Monarcas Morelia was relocated to Mazatlán and renamed Mazatlán F.C., after this fact, a local businessman began the steps to create a soccer team that would represent Michoacán in Mexican soccer and avoid any relocation in the future. On October 24, 2020, it was announced that the new club would be named Michoacán F.C. to represent the entire state, in addition to informing that the club would be registered in the Liga TDP but with the aim of reaching Liga MX in a period of five years.[4]
At the beginning of 2021, the club's board began a survey among its followers to choose the city where they would play their home games, the towns of: Pátzcuaro, Morelia, Sahuayo, Apatzingán, Ciudad Hidalgo and Los Reyes were presented as candidates. On July 13, the city of Pátzcuaro was confirmed as the city chosen to host the team's home matches.[5]
At the end of July, the club announced Adrián García Arias as the first coach in its history,[6] subsequently, the club's shield was released, which makes references to representative elements of the state of Michoacán.[7]
The team officially debuted on September 26, 2021, in the match, the club drew two goals against Delfines de Abasolo, Mauricio Farjeat scored the first goal in the club's history.[8] The team qualified for the promotion play-offs in their first season, however, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Gorilas de Juanacatlán.
During the 2022-23 season, the team ran into financial, administrative, and labor problems because the board of directors created an infrastructure with expenses that were too high for a team of its category, for which reason Michoacán F.C stopped participating in the Liga TDP in January 2023, although the league did not remove it from the game schedule, thus, the organization lost all its matches 1–0.[9] The team went on hiatus for the 2023–24 season.
Stadium edit
Michoacán F.C. play its home matches in the Club Deportivo Adagol located in the city of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. The venue has a capacity for 500 spectators.[1]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 23 August 2023[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ a b "Michoacán F.C. new ground statement". Michoacán F.C. on Facebook (in Spanish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Equipos que te romperán la cabeza". El Míster (in Spanish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Michoacán FC presentó a su nueva directiva". Ecos del Quinceo (in Spanish). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Presentan detalles del club Michoacán FC". Quadratín Michoacán (in Spanish). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Pulido, Sara (13 July 2021). "Pátzcuaro tendrá equipo de futbol: Michoacán FC jugará en "la puerta del cielo", en la Liga TDP MX 2021". La Voz de Michoacán (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Mendoza, Yelitza (26 July 2021). "Adrián García, nuevo director técnico de Michoacán FC". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Michoacán FC presenta con cinta cinematográfica su próximo Escudo". La Claqueta (in Spanish). 9 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Delfines de Abasolo 2–2 Michoacán Fútbol Club". ligamx.net (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Ruiz, Victor (23 January 2023). "Michoacán FC: conoce la historia y caída del equipo que tomaría lugar de Monarcas Morelia". El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Michoacán Fútbol Club". ligamx.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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