Deportivo Zitácuaro

Zitácuaro
Full nameClub Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro
Nickname(s)Los Potros (The Colts)
Los Guayaberos (The Guava producers)
Guerreros (Warriors)
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundEstadio Ignacio López Rayón,
Zitácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Capacity10,000
OwnerGrupo Orihuela
ChairmanIgnacio Orihuela
ManagerMario Alberto Trejo García
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
Apertura 20249th, Group III

The Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro, commonly known as Zitácuaro, is a Mexican football club based in Zitácuaro. The club was founded in 1995, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]

History

The team was formed in 1995, being registered in the Third Division. In its first year the team won the category championship and promotion to the Second Division.[2]

In the summer of 2001 the team was champion of the Second Division after defeating Cihuatlán. Later the team got its promotion to Primera División A after defeating Halcones de Querétaro in a promotion play-off. During that time the team was known as Potros Zitácuaro and was owned by Grupo Pegaso, making it a reserve team for Atlante F.C. so it had players like Federico Vilar and Luis Gabriel Rey.[3] In 2002 the team was moved to Mexico City and renamed Potros DF, this due to administrative issues of the club's owner group.[4]

Later the team was revived in the Third Division, in 2013 the team got its promotion to Liga de Nuevos Talentos. In 2015 this team disappeared due to poor sports results. In 2017 the team returned to compete in Serie B de México, but was renamed Atlético Zitácuaro.[5] However, the team only participated in the 2017–18 season.

In 2019 the team competed again, but from that year it took the name Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro,[6] in 2021 the team paused its participation due to financial problems derived from COVID-19.[7] In 2022 the team returned to compete.[8]

Players

Current squad

As of September 7, 2024[9]

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 Mexico MEX José Naal
2 DF Mexico MEX Víctor Rodríguez
3 DF Mexico MEX Alejandro Ávalos
4 DF Mexico MEX Daniel Santillán
5 DF Mexico MEX Uriel González
6 MF Mexico MEX Xaciel Leyva
7 MF Mexico MEX Zair Caballero
8 MF Mexico MEX Mauricio Morales
9 FW Argentina ARG Ayrton Sisa
10 MF Mexico MEX Yovany Iglesias
11 FW Mexico MEX Jorge Salvatierra
12 DF Mexico MEX Eduardo Arce
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Mexico MEX Alfonso Hernández
14 FW Mexico MEX Abisai Cruz
15 MF Mexico MEX Jesús García
16 DF Mexico MEX Daniel Mederos
17 MF Mexico MEX Arturo Owen
19 FW Mexico MEX David Ayala
22 MF Mexico MEX José Alfredo Colín
23 FW Mexico MEX Stephano Ledesma
24 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Loza
27 FW Mexico MEX Víctor Rico
31 GK Mexico MEX Axel López

Reserve teams

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

References

  1. ^ "Equipo - Deportivo Zitácuaro". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico - List of Third Level Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Zitácuaro en la primera división "A" del fútbol en México". Hoy Zitácuaro (in Spanish). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ Carrillo, Luis (5 September 2002). "Viven Potros caso singular en Primera A". REFORMA (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Presentan Atlético Zitácuaro de Segunda División Profesional". Quadratín Michoacán (in Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Es Oficial El Deportivo Zitácuaro Regresa A La Liga Premier Serie B". Deportivo Zitácuaro (in Spanish). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Deportivo Zitácuaro anuncia salida del futbol profesional". Ecos del Quinceo (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "ZITÁCUARO ESTÁ DE VUELTA". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 18 September 2020.


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