Colima F.C.

Colima F.C.

Full name	Colima Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Caimanes (Alligators)
Founded	12 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-12)
Ground	Estadio Colima Colima City, Colima, Mexico
Capacity	12,000
Owner	Sergio Bueno[1]
Chairman	Daniela Bueno
Manager	Sergio Bueno
League	Liga Premier – Serie A
Apertura 2024	12th, Group II
Website	http://colimafc.mx/
Home colours Away colours

Colima Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football team based in Colima City, Colima, Mexico currently playing in Liga Premier – Serie A.

History

In December 2019 Loros UdeC was dissolved after the death of its owner, which left Colima City without a professional football team.^[2]

At the beginning of 2020, Sergio Bueno, a football manager born in the city, began a project to return football to the city with the aim of getting a promotion to higher categories of the Mexican Football Federation.^[3] On March 12, 2020, the club's registration with the Mexican Football Federation was made official, which is why it is considered as the founding date of Colima F.C.^[4] In June, an agreement was signed between the University of Colima and an association for the use of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima by a new football team.^[5]

On July 17, 2020, the team's participation in the Liga Premier de México was announced.^[6] On July 29 it was announced that the team will be part of Group 1 along with other teams from the northern and western areas of Mexico.^[7] On August 20, René Isidoro García was officially announced as the first coach in the club's history,^[8] the same day, it was announced that the club will seek to have a development area for youth footballers and a women's team.^[9]

On September 19, 2020, Colima F.C. played its first official match. The team defeated Gavilanes de Matamoros 2–0. Jorge Almaguer scored the first goal in the club's history.^[10]

Stadium

The Estadio Olímpico Universitario de Colima is a multi-use stadium in Colima City, Colima, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Colima Fútbol Club. The stadium has a capacity of 11,812 people and opened in 1994.

Since the 2023-24 season, the team has also used the Estadio Colima, which has a capacity for 12,000 spectators and was inaugurated in 1976.^[11]

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 September 2024^[12]

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 Eduardo Ávalos 2 DF  MEX Emiliano Padilla 3 DF  MEX Marco Pérez 4 DF  MEX Oscar Regalado 5 DF  MEX Raúl Bueno 6 MF  MEX Ricardo Reyna 7 MF  COL Pedro Arrieta 8 MF  MEX Alan Galindo 9 FW  ARG Diego Sangalli 12 DF  MEX Agustín Ortíz 13 FW  MEX Sergio Bueno Jr. 15 DF  MEX Pablo Cortés

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  MEX Sergio García 17 FW  MEX Anderson Hernández 18 MF  MEX Daniel Medina 19 DF  MEX Manuel Peralta 20 MF  USA Óscar Pérez 21 DF  MEX Armando Álvarez 22 FW  MEX Rafael Ortega 23 GK  MEX Diego Rodríguez 24 DF  MEX Wilberth Martínez 27 DF  MEX Christopher Oyarvide 30 MF  MEX Juan Pablo Pulido

Managers

• René Isidoro García (2020–2022)
• Ernesto Santana (2022)
• Usiel Andrade (2022–2023)
• Juan Francisco Cordero (Interim) (2023–2024)
• Sergio Bueno (2024–)

References

1. Sarmiento, Raúl (3 September 2020). "Fútbol profesional en Colima". 24 Horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
2. "Loros desaparece del Ascenso MX y Tercera División". El Comentario (in Spanish). University of Colima. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. Morfín, Ulises (22 January 2020). "Sergio Bueno y JIPS dialogaron de temas de fútbol; equipos de UdeC utilizarían el Olímpico". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "¡CAIMANES DE MANTELES LARGOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
5. Morfín, Ulises (27 June 2020). "UdeC y AC firman convenio de préstamo de Estadio Olímpico; podrían traer un equipo profesional". AF Medios (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
6. "BIENVENIDOS COLIMA Y MAZORQUEROS". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
7. Morfín, Ulises (29 July 2020). "Colima FC estará en el Grupo 1 de Serie A de Liga Premier". AF Medios (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
8. "PRESENTAN A "CAIMANES" COLIMA FUTBOL CLUB". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
9. Morfín, Ulises (20 August 2020). "Colima FC, recibiría sábados a las 19:00 horas; buscan tener Fuerzas Básicas y femenil". AF Medios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
10. "Colima Fútbol Club 2–0 Gavilanes de Matamoros". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
11. "Recibe Caimanes en nueva sede a Tritones de Vallarta". Diario de Colima (in Spanish). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
12. "Colima F.C." Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

• Liga MX profile