Deportivo Cihuatlán F.C.
Full nameDeportivo Cihuatlán Fútbol Club
Founded1998 (1998)
GroundEstadio El Llanito
Cihuatlán, Jalisco
Capacity5,000
ManagerCésar Salas
LeagueLiga TDP - Group 13

Deportivo Cihuatlán F.C. is a Mexican football club that plays in the Tercera División de México. The club is based in Cihuatlán, Jalisco.

History

Deportivo Cihuatlán I

In 1998 the first representative team of the city was founded, which was called Deportivo Cihuatlán and competed in the Tercera División. In 1999 it won the league championship and its promotion to Segunda División after defeat Potros UAEM in the final.[1] In the Torneo Invierno 2001 of the Segunda División, the team achieved its second championship by defeating Tapatío in the final, in this way the club achieved its promotion to the Primera División A.[1][2]

In Invierno 2002 the team debuted in the Primera División 'A' getting 26 points in 19 games, which allowed him to play the repechage stage, however, in this series the club was eliminated by Acapulco. For the Verano 2003, Cihuatlán finished in second place in the regular stage, thus qualifying for the first play-offs in its history. In the quarterfinals the club eliminated Celaya F.C. by an aggregate score of 8–4,[3][4] however, in the semifinals the team was defeated by Tapatío with an aggregate of 6–10, signing the best season in history.[5] At the end of the tournament, the team was sold by its owners because Cihuatlán did not meet the conditions to keep a team in that division, so the franchise was relocated to Culiacán and was renamed Dorados de Sinaloa.[6]

Atlético Cihuatlán

In 2004 Jimmy Goldsmith founded a new team called Atlético Cihuatlán which was enrolled in the Tercera División. In the Clausura 2007 the team won the championship and thus their promotion to Segunda División.[1] In the Clausura 2008 the team was runner-up in the tournament when they were defeated by the Universidad del Fútbol.[7] In May 2008, the team was merged with Loros UdeC, so the University of Colima took the place in the Segunda División as well as some players and coaching staff belonging to Cihuatlán.[8]

Deportivo Cihuatlán II

In 2021 a new team called Deportivo Cihuatlán F.C. was founded, which was registered in the Liga TDP to participate from the 2021–2022 season.[9]

Stadium

The Estadio El Llanito is a football stadium located in Cihuatlán, Jalisco, it was inaugurated in 1998 and has a capacity for 5,000 spectators.[10]

Honours

Winners: Invierno 2001
Runner-up (1): Clausura 2008
Winners: 1998–1999, Clausura 2007

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andrés, Juan Pablo; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico - List of Third Level Champions". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Los equipos del Ascenso MX que seguro no recuerdas". TUDN (in Spanish). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Celaya 1–3 Cihuatlán". Liga BBVA Expansión MX. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cihuatlán 5–3 Celaya". Liga BBVA Expansión MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "El equipo filial de Chivas goleó 6-3 a Cihuatlán". La Jornada (in Spanish). 9 June 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Villa, Emor (8 November 2015). ""Vinculado al futbol, Juan Antonio García"". Noroeste (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Andrés, Juan Pablo; Lugo, Erick Francisco; Mora Rivera, José de Jesús. "Mexico 2007/08". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "ANUNCIAN GRAN IMPULSO AL EQUIPO DE FUTBOL LOROS DE SEGUNDA DIVISIÓN". Universidad de Colima (in Spanish). 23 May 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "La LIGA TDP informa: Zonificación para la Temporada 2021-2022". Liga TDP (in Spanish). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Estadio El Llanito". SoccerWay. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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