Coras F.C.

Coras
Full name Coras Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) Los Coras (The Coras)
El Tornado del País (The Tornado of the Country)
Founded 19 July 1959 (1959-07-19)
Ground Arena Cora
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Ground Capacity 12,271
Owner José Luis Higuera
Manager Marcelo Michel Leaño
League Ascenso MX
Clausura 2015 8th

Coras Fútbol Club commonly known as Coras de Tepic is a football club that plays in the Mexican football league system Mexican Ascenso MX (second-tier). The club was founded in the late 1950s as Deportivo Tepic and currently is based in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.

History

The club was founded on July 19, 1959[1] by Francisco Mengibar Bueno and quickly joined the Segunda División de México. The club played mostly in the Mexican inferior division from 1960 to the 1980s. In 1986 the club was invited to play the Copa de Oro de Occidente with first and second division clubs based in the mid-western region of the country.

In 1994 the club was invited to play the first tournament in the newly created Primera A. The club struggled during its first year and was relegated back to the Segunda División de México after the 1995–96 tournament. In 2002 the club won the Apertura 2002 tournament in Segunda División de México.The club has been playing on and off ever since and recently built a new stadium[2] in order to rejoin the Ascenso MX for the Apertura 2012 tournament. They also played the Austin Posse in 2004.

Stadium

Main article: Estadio Arena Cora

Coras Fútbol Club play their home matches at the Estadio Arena Cora in Tepic, Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 12,271 people. Its owned by State de Tepic, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2011.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Mexico FW Marco Granados (on loan from Guadalajara)
2 Mexico DF Luis Solorio (on loan from Guadalajara)
4 Mexico MF Jorge Enríquez (on loan from Guadalajara)
5 Mexico DF Mario Orozco (on loan from Guadalajara)
6 Brazil MF Romário
7 Mexico MF Sergio Nápoles (on loan from Guadalajara)
8 Mexico MF Julio Gómez (on loan from Pachuca)
9 Mexico FW Alberto Medina (on loan from Puebla)
10 Mexico MF Giovani Hernández (on loan from Guadalajara)
11 Mexico DF Jorge Echavarría (on loan from Querétaro)
12 Mexico FW William Guzmán (on loan from Guadalajara)
17 Mexico MF Diego Hernández (on loan from Guadalajara)
No. Position Player
18 Mexico DF Jorge Parra (on loan from Guadalajara)
19 Mexico FW Guillermo Martínez (on loan from Pachuca)
20 Mexico MF Elgabry Rangel (on loan from Zacatecas)
21 Mexico DF Diego Jiménez (on loan from Zacatecas)
22 Mexico DF Francisco Flores (on loan from Cruz Azul)
23 Mexico GK Víctor Hugo Hernández (on loan from Guadalajara)
25 Brazil MF Júnior Lemos
27 Mexico MF Fernando González (on loan from Guadalajara)
30 Mexico DF Sergio Flores (Captain) (on loan from Guadalajara)
31 Mexico GK Alejandro Arana (on loan from Querétaro)
82 Mexico DF Giovanni León (on loan from Atlas)

Reserve teams

Coras F.C. B
Reserve team that plays in the Segunda División in the third level of the Mexican league system.

Season to season

Season Division Notes
1959–60 2nd Division
1960–61 2nd Division
1961–62 2nd Division
1964–65 2nd Division
1965–66 2nd Division
1966–67 2nd Division
1967–68 2nd Division
1968–69 2nd Division
1969–70 2nd Division
1970–71 2nd Division
1971–72 2nd Division
1971–72 2nd Division
1973–74 2nd Division
1974–75 2nd Division
1975–76 2nd Division
1976–77 2nd Division
1977–78 2nd Division
1978–79 2nd Division
1979–80 2nd Division

Season Division Place
1980–81 2nd Division
1981–82 2nd Division
1982–83 2nd Division
1983–84 2nd Division
1984–85 2nd Division
1985–86 2nd Division
1986–87 2nd Division
1987–88 2nd Division
1988–89 2nd Division
1989–90 2nd Division
1991–92 2nd Division
1992–93 2nd Division
1993–94 2nd Division
1994–95 Primera A
1995–96 Primera A
Invierno 96 2nd Division
Verano97 2nd Division
Invierno 97 2nd Division
Verano 98 2nd Division

Season Division Place
Invierno 98 2nd Division
Verano 99 2nd Division
Invierno 99 2nd Division
Verano 00 2nd Division
Invierno 00 2nd Division
Verano 01 2nd Division
Invierno 01 2nd Division
Verano 02 2nd Division
Invierno 02 2nd Division
Verano 03 2nd Division
Clausura 03 2nd Division
Apertura 04 2nd Division
Clausura 04 2nd Division
Apertura 05 2nd Division
Clausura 2005 2nd Division
Apertura 2006 3d Division
Clausura 2006 3d Division
Apertura 2007 3d Division
Clausura 2007 3d Division

Season Division Place
Apertura 2008 3d Division
Clausura 2008 3d Division
Apertura 2009 3d Division
Clausura 2009 3d Division
Apertura 2011 2nd Division
Clausura 2012 2nd Division
Apertura 2012 2nd Division
Clausura 2013 2nd Division
Apertura 2013 2nd Division 5th (Quarterfinal)
Clausura 2014 2nd Division 2nd (Quarterfinal)
Apertura 2014 Ascenso MX 1st ("Runner-Up")
Clausura 2015 Ascenso MX
Apertura 2015 Ascenso MX
Clausura 2016 Ascenso MX
Apertura 2016 Ascenso MX
Clausura 2017 Ascenso MX

Honours

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Clubs History" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-03.
  2. Clubs New Home Stadium

External links

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