Tapachula Soconusco F.C.

Tapachula Soconusco F.C.
Full nameTapachula Soconusco Fútbol Club
Founded26 October 2023 (2023-10-26)
GroundEstadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Tapachula, Mexico
Capacity18,017
ChairmanJaime Damián Tovar[1]
ManagerCarlos Gómez
LeagueLiga PremierSerie A
Clausura 20258th, Group III

Tapachula Soconusco F.C. is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de MéxicoSerie A. It is based in Tapachula, Mexico.

History

The team was founded on October 26, 2023, with the objective of giving a professional soccer team to the city of Tapachula, after five years without a representative team, this after the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas to Tuxtla Gutiérrez in 2019.[2] The team's founding occurred midway through the 2023–24 season, so Tapachula Socunusco was only able to participate in amateur soccer tournaments, winning a championship known as the Liga Sureste MX in June 2024.[3] During the fall of 2023, the team announced that it would participate in the Liga TDP starting with the 2024–25 season, which would represent the club's debut in the professional categories of Mexican football.[4]

In June 2024, the club obtained a franchise to participate in the Liga Premier – Serie A, the third level of Mexican football, starting with the 2024–25 season.[5] On June 28, the team was confirmed as a participating team in that league, being placed in group 3, so Tapachula Soconusco F.C. will have a main team in the Liga Premier and a secondary squad in the Liga TDP.[6]

Stadium

Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula is a multi-purpose stadium in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches.[7] The stadium seats 18,017 people.[8] In 2015 the stadium was renovated in order to house Tapachula's former Ascenso MX franchise, Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[9] In 2017 the stadium expanded to 22,000, adding 11,000 more seats from its 2015 renovation.

Players

First team squad

As of January 11, 2025[10]

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 Moisés Muñóz
2 DF  MEX Alexis Espinosa
3 DF  URU Gastón Aguirre
4 MF  MEX Juan Montoya
5 MF  MEX Osmar Mora
6 MF  MEX Ángel Solís
7 MF  MEX Alan Vázquez
9 FW  MEX Alexander Espinoza
10 FW  MEX Omar Pánuco
11 FW  COL Yomar Rentería
13 GK  MEX Kefrén Avilés
14 DF  MEX Sebastián Porcayo
15 DF  MEX Luis Sillas
16 DF  MEX Nery de León
17 MF  MEX Uriel Lara
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  MEX Moisés Villatoro
19 MF  MEX Edgar Ballinas
20 DF  MEX Adam Gómez
21 DF  MEX Jesús Navarro
22 MF  MEX Emilio de la Torre
23 FW  MEX Francisco Ramírez
25 MF  MEX Jesús Dorado
26 MF  MEX Francisco Moreno
27 FW  MEX Francisco Valencia
28 DF  MEX Alejandro Mata
31 GK  MEX Diego Ulloa
32 DF  MEX Pedro Rodríguez
33 DF  MEX Viernes Quiroz
35 DF  MEX Osvaldo Mora

Reserve teams

Tapachula Soconusco (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

  1. ^ Núñez, Manuel (19 June 2024). "Tapachula participará en la Liga Premier del Futbol Mexicano". Diario del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Presentan a Directivos del Equipo Profesional "Tapachula Soconusco F.C."". El Orbe.com (in Spanish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ Núñez, Manuel (23 June 2024). "Tapachula Soconusco FC conquista el título de la Liga Sureste MX". Diario del Sur (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "¡Vuelve el fútbol profesional! Presentan el proyecto Tapachula Soconusco FC". El Heraldo de Chiapas (in Spanish). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Futbol profesional vuelve a Tapachula". Cuarto Poder (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "NUEVAS CARAS EN SERIE A". De3rapaarriba (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula". soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "ASCENSO MX". ligamx.net.
  9. ^ "Inicia remodelación del estadio olímpico de Tapachula". Quadratin. 28 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Tapachula Soconusco F.C." Liga Premier FMF (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2024.