Cancún F.C.

Cancún
Full nameCancún Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Marea Azul
Iguanas
Founded26 June 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-26)
GroundEstadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Capacity18,844
OwnerNegocios en Fútbol Profesional S.A. de C.V.[1]
ChairmanJeff Luhnow[2]
ManagerLuis Arce
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Apertura 20249th
Websitehttp://cancunfc.com/

Cancún Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Cancún, Quintana Roo. The club currently plays in Liga de Expansión MX. The club was established in June 2020, after the Cafetaleros de Chiapas franchise announced that it would be moving to the city of Cancún.[3]

History

In June 2020, a possible move of Atlante began to be speculated, the team played at home in Cancun. On 26 June, the relocation of that club to Mexico City became official.[4] The same day, the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas was announced, the team was moved to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.[5]

On 30 June 2020, the club appointed Christian Giménez as its first manager.[6]

In January 2022, the team was bought by an investment fund headed by Mexican-American businessman Jeff Luhnow, however, due to regulatory issues, José Luis Orantes remained in the presidency until the end of the 2021–22 season.[2] On 1 June 2022, the sale was approved by the owners of the Liga de Expansión MX clubs, making the entry of the new owner official.[7]

Personnel

Management

Position Staff
Chairman Mexico Jeff Luhnow
Director of football Mexico Alejandro Vela

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Mexico Luis Arce
Assistant managers Argentina Franco Herrera
Mexico Gabriel España
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Jesús Carbajal
Fitness coach Spain Joel Dones
Physiotherapist Mexico David Rubio
Team doctor Mexico Efraín Rangel

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 July 2024[8]

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 Christopher Andrade
2 DF Mexico MEX Axl Padilla
3 DF Mexico MEX Jonathan Hernández
4 DF Mexico MEX Rodrigo Reyes
6 MF Mexico MEX Andrés Iniestra
7 MF Mexico MEX Johan Alonzo
8 FW Mexico MEX Gael Rodríguez (on loan from UNAM)
9 MF Mexico MEX Jorge Díaz
10 MF Mexico MEX Paúl Uscanga (vice-captain)
11 FW Mexico MEX Mauro Pérez
12 FW Colombia COL José Gabriel Rodríguez
15 DF Mexico MEX Óscar Villa (on loan from León)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Mexico MEX Alan Rodríguez
18 GK Mexico MEX Sergio Rubio
19 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Prieto
20 MF Mexico MEX Adán Zaragoza
21 GK Mexico MEX Gustavo Gutiérrez
23 DF Mexico MEX Benjamín Galindo
24 MF Senegal SEN Jean Unjanque
25 MF Nigeria NGA Divine Obijuro
26 DF Mexico MEX Hedgardo Marín
28 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Junior Moreira
30 DF Bolivia BOL Leonardo Zabala
33 MF Mexico MEX Zahid Muñoz

Reserve teams

Boston Cancún
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Managers

Honours

Cancún F.C. honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Liga de Expansión MX 1 Apertura 2023
Campeón de Campeones (Expansión) 1s 2023–24
  •   record
  • s shared record

References

  1. ^ "Inicia nueva era en el Cancún FC, cambia de propietarios y anuncian ambiciosos planes". galucomunicacion.com (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jeff Luhnow becomes the new owner of Cancun Football Club". Mexicanist (in Spanish). 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "¡El primer cambio! Cancún FC, el equipo que sustituirá al Atlante en Liga de Expansión". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Atlante regresa a la CDMX y jugará en el Estadio Azul". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ Moreno, Marcos (26 June 2020). "Cafetaleros se muda a Quintana Roo y nace Cancún FC". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Chaco Giménez, anunciado como nuevo DT de Cancún FC". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Acuerdos de Asamblea Ordinaria en la LIGA BBVA Expansión MX". Liga BBVA Expansion MX (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Cancún FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2020.


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