Colima Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Colima City, Colima, Mexico currently playing in Liga Premier – Serie A.
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| Full name | Colima Fútbol Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Caimanes (Alligators) | ||
| Founded | 12 March 2020 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Colima Colima City, Colima, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Owner | Sergio Bueno[1] | ||
| Chairman | Daniela Bueno | ||
| Manager | Sergio Bueno | ||
| League | Liga Premier – Serie A | ||
| 2023–24 | 16th, Group I | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
In December 2019 Loros UdeC was dissolved after the death of its owner, which left Colima City without a professional football team.[2]
At the beginning of 2020, Sergio Bueno, a football manager born in the city, began a project to return football to the city with the aim of getting a promotion to higher categories of the Mexican Football Federation.[3] On March 12, 2020, the club's registration with the Mexican Football Federation was made official, which is why it is considered as the founding date of Colima F.C.[4] In June, an agreement was signed between the University of Colima and an association for the use of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima by a new football team.[5]
On July 17, 2020, the team's participation in the Liga Premier de México was announced.[6] On July 29 it was announced that the team will be part of Group 1 along with other teams from the northern and western areas of Mexico.[7] On August 20, René Isidoro García was officially announced as the first coach in the club's history,[8] the same day, it was announced that the club will seek to have a development area for youth footballers and a women's team.[9]
On September 19, 2020, Colima F.C. played its first official match. The team defeated Gavilanes de Matamoros 2–0. Jorge Almaguer scored the first goal in the club's history.[10]
Stadium
The Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima is a multi-use stadium in Colima City, Colima, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Colima Fútbol Club. The stadium has a capacity of 11,812 people and opened in 1994.
Since the 2023-24 season, the team has also used the Estadio Colima, which has a capacity for 12,000 spectators and was inaugurated in 1976.[11]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 13 January 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF |  MEX | Pablo Cortés |
| 16 | MF | MEX | Manuel Aguilar |
| 17 | FW | MEX | Anderson Hernández |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Daniel Medina |
| 19 | DF | MEX | Manuel Peralta |
| 20 | MF |  USA | Óscar Pérez |
| 21 | DF | MEX | Armando Álvarez |
| 22 | FW | MEX | Gerardo Tadeo |
| 23 | GK | MEX | Kevin Cortina |
| 24 | DF | MEX | Wilberth Martínez |
| 25 | FW | MEX | Christian Sánchez |
| 50 | FW | MEX | Diego de la Torre |
Managers
René Isidoro García (2020–2022)- Ernesto Santana (2022)
- Usiel Andrade (2022–2023)
- Juan Francisco Cordero (Interim) (2023–2024)
- Sergio Bueno (2024–)