Leones Dorados F.C.

Leones Dorados F.C.
Full nameLeones Dorados Fútbol Club
Founded20 July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-20)
GroundEstadio Municipal de Teziutlán
Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
Capacity7,000
ChairmanOctavio Tomás Mozo Nieves
ManagerAntulio Padilla
LeagueLiga de Balompié Mexicano
2020–218th
Websitehttp://leonesdoradosfc.com/

Leones Dorados Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico currently playing in Liga de Balompié Mexicano.

History

On July 20, 2020, the club was announced as the 17th founding franchise of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano, previously it had not appeared on the lists of teams interested in being part of the new league.[1] In the beginning they had become the second team based in Mexico City.[2]

After his official presentation, the team announced Florencio Martínez as its first manager.[3] On July 29, the team signed Portuguese Luka Oliveira to reinforce their squad for the first tournament.[4]

Due to the lack of support for the team in Mexico City, the club's board decided to look for a new venue where they could play their home games. Finally, an agreement was reached with the municipality of Teziutlán, with which the Leones Dorados took over the Municipal Stadium of the town,[5][6] which had been remodeled recently,[7] the field was left without a club after C.F. Zaragoza, which had announced it as its headquarters, was not accepted into the LBM.[8]

Stadium

The Estadio Municipal de Teziutlán is situated in Teziutlán, Puebla, and is the ground of Leones Dorados F.C. which plays in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. It has the capacity to hold 7,000 spectators. In 2020 it underwent a renovation to adapt it to the requirements of the LBM, among the improvement works were installed dressing rooms, showers, cyclonic mesh and a new grandstand, in addition to installing a storm drainage system for the maintenance of the court.[7]

Originally, the team had announced that it would play at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo", located in the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca of Mexico City. This field has a capacity for 6,000 spectators.[9]

References

  1. ^ García González, Josué Leonardo (20 July 2020). "OFICIAL: Leones Dorados FC llega a la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Anuncian nuevo equipo de la LBM con sede en CDMX". Los Pleyers (in Spanish). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ Aguirre, Alejandro (19 July 2020). "Florencio Martínez va al frente de los Leones Dorados". Diario de Xalapa. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ Martínez, Luis Alfonso (29 July 2020). "Leones Dorados fichan a Luka Oliveira". Tiempo Extra MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Estadio de Teziutlán será sede del equipo Leones Dorados". e-consulta (in Spanish). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "¡Habrá fútbol en Teziutlán! Leones Dorados jugará en la LBM". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b Mundo, Guillermo (8 July 2020). "El estadio Municipal de Teziutlán está casi listo para rodar el balón". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ^ González, Edgar (5 July 2020). "Zaragoza FC mantiene vivas sus aspiraciones de jugar en la LBM". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ San Román, Diego (20 July 2020). "Leones Dorados se suma a la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". XEU Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.