The Gavilanes de Matamoros Fútbol Club, commonly known as Gavilanes, is a Mexican football club based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The club was founded on 2011, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]
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| Full name | Gavilanes de Matamoros Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Gavilanes (The Red-tailed hawks) | ||
| Founded | August 2011 | ||
| Ground | Estadio El Hogar, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Owner | Juan Alberto García | ||
| Chairman | Juan Alberto García | ||
| Manager | Raúl Salazar | ||
| League | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
| 2023–24 | 3rd, Group I (Group Semi–finals) | ||
History
The team was founded in August 2011, taking the place of the team Hogar de Matamoros. He played his first match in Third Division on August 21, 2011 against Orinegros de Ciudad Madero, the final score was 1–0 in favor of Orinegros.[2] On August 26, the club is officially presented by Horacio García, with Jorge Alberto Hinojosa being the team's first technical director.[3]
In August 2017, Gavilanes de Matamoros began to participate in the Serie A of the Liga Premier de México (Second Division), after acquiring an expansion franchise.[4]
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 January 2024.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF |  MEX | José Lugo |
| 14 | DF | MEX | Diego López |
| 16 | DF | MEX | Uriel Romualdo |
| 17 | FW | MEX | Jesús de Lucio |
| 19 | FW | MEX | Carlos Andrade |
| 23 | MF | MEX | Cristian Ortega |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Víctor Villanueva |
| 26 | MF | MEX | Omar González |
| 27 | FW |  PAR | Luis Aquino |
| 28 | MF | MEX | Aldahir Flores |
| 30 | DF | MEX | Diego Gutiérrez (on loan from Toluca) |
Reserve teams
- Gavilanes de Matamoros (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Managers
Jorge Alberto Hinojosa (2011–2015)- Carlos Martínez (2015–2016)
- Jorge Alberto Hinojosa (2016–2017)
- Carlos Martínez (2017–2018)
- Mario Pérez (2018)
- Jorge Humberto Torres (2018)
- Jorge Alberto Urbina (2019)
- Lorenzo López Balboa (2019–2020)
- Jorge Martínez Merino (2020–2022)
Lucas Ayala (2022)- Julio García (2022–2023)
- Francisco Cortéz (2023)
- Raúl Salazar (2024–)
