C.D. Ayense

Ayense
Full nameClub Deportivo Ayense
Founded1988 (1988)
GroundEstadio Chino Rivas
Ayotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity4,000
OwnerClub Deportivo Ayense AC
ManagerIsmael Ávila
LeagueLiga PremierSerie B
Clausura 2025Regular season: 4th
Play–offs: Semi–finals

Club Deportivo Ayense, A.C. is a football club that plays in the Serie B de México. It is based in the city of Ayotlán, Mexico.

History

The team was founded for the first time in 1988, that year they achieved their first title and promoted to Second Division. In 1990 the team was relegated to Segunda División "B", but, in 1991 they won the divisional title and returned to Segunda División, in the same season, the Ayense was invited to the Primera División promotional playoff.[1] The team disappeared for the first time in the mid-2000s.[2]

In 2019 the team returned to professional football after an agreement between the municipal government and an entrepreneur located in United States. The club was enrolled in Third Division with the name Club Deportivo Ayense A.C.[3]

In the 2022–23 season, the team had its best performance since its refoundation in 2019. Ayense reached the North Zone semifinal, where they were defeated by C.D. Poza Rica in a penalty shootout.[4] Although the team failed to promote from the category, its good performance led to the club being invited to participate in the Liga PremierSerie B on June 15, 2023.[5]

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2025[6]

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  MEX Sebastián Rivas
2 DF  MEX Miguel Hernández
3 DF  MEX Edson Garibay
4 DF  MEX Javier Ramírez
5 MF  MEX Jorge López
6 MF  MEX Roberto Ríos
7 MF  MEX Juan Reynosa
8 FW  MEX Edson Castro
9 FW  MEX César Delgado
10 MF  MEX Jesús Vázquez
11 MF  MEX Jonatan Sánchez
12 MF  MEX Aldo Ávila
14 FW  MEX Ángel Vera
15 DF  MEX Gian Mendoza
16 FW  MEX Alberto García
17 FW  MEX Adrián Pérez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  MEX Ulises Bravo
19 FW  MEX Saúl Méndez
20 DF  MEX Iván Ríos
21 GK  MEX Carlos Quiñones
22 MF  MEX Alejandro Sosa
23 MF  MEX Sergio Tinoco
24 FW  MEX Antonio Jiménez
25 DF  MEX Brayam Morales
26 FW  MEX Juan Diego Ornelas
30 GK  MEX Gonzalo Zambrano
33 DF  MEX Fabio Pérez
36 FW  MEX Isaac Medina
37 FW  MEX Sebastián Cárdenas
42 FW  MEX Fernando Zúñiga
50 GK  MEX Carlos Fuentes

Honors

1990-91
1988-89

References

  1. ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1990/91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Club Ayense". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ García, Atemi (18 July 2019). "Regresa el histórico Ayense al fútbol profesional". Decisiones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Regresa Poza Rica a la segunda división del fútbol mexicano". imagendelgolfo.mx (in Spanish). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Ayense es de Liga Premier; jugarán en Serie B". Deportivo Digital (in Spanish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "C.D. Ayense". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.