Murciélagos F.C.

Murciélagos
Full name Murciélagos Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)
  • Los Murciélagos (The Bats)
  • Los Caballeros de la Noche (The Dark Knights)
Founded 2008 (2008)
Ground Estadio Centenario
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Ground Capacity 9,725
Owner Grupo Faharo
Chairman Miguel Favela
Manager Adolfo García
League Ascenso MX
Apertura 2015 Offseason

Murciélagos Fútbol Club is Mexican football club that plays in the Ascenso MX. The club is based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. From its beginnings the club had the aim to turn into a model for Mexican football.

History

Founded in 2008 and with headquarters in Sinaloa's "Region of the Évora", Murciélagos is property of Grupo Faharo. Murciélagos FC broadcast their live games every Friday Nights at 10:00pm central time in Mexico on the most interactive page of Internet of Mexican football 2 of Sinaloa are transmitted also by television opened by the channel.

In January 23, 2010 Murciélagos made history for being the first team in the world to allow its fans to vote through the Web three substitutions in real-time in an official game supported by FIFA. The game was won by Murciélagos 1–0 to Vaqueros de Tepic of the premier league of the second division supervised by Juan Manuel Romo being the first coach that made history with this novel system and, at the same time, having the largest number of auxiliary technical personnel in the world. In the electronic football called Juan Manuel Navarro was the first player that entered to the field under this novel method replacing Sergio Mejia in the change.

The club was originally based in Guamúchil, Sinaloa, but relocated to Los Mochis when it was announced on June 7, 2015, that they would participate in the second division, the Ascenso MX, after they bought the Irapuato franchise.

Stadium

Murciélagos FC play their home matches at the Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. The stadium capacity is 8,884 people. Its owned by Ayuntamiento de Ahome, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in early 2003.

Current squad

As of 26 January 2016

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 MF Fernando Cortés (on loan from Pachuca)
2 Mexico DF José de Jesús López
3 Mexico DF Manuel García
4 Mexico DF Valentín Arredondo
5 Mexico DF Gerardo Bernal
6 Mexico MF Raúl Martínez
7 Uruguay MF Nicolás Vigneri
8 Mexico MF Rodolfo Galindo (on loan from Oaxaca)
9 Mexico FW Stefano Rodríguez
10 Uruguay MF Rodrigo Pastorini
11 Mexico MF Jorge Zataraín (on loan from Tapachula)
12 Mexico MF Juan Carlos Silva (on loan from Pachuca)
14 Uruguay MF Michel Acosta
16 Mexico FW Emmanuel Cerda (on loan from UANL)
No. Position Player
18 Mexico MF Hilario Tristán (on loan from UAT)
19 Argentina FW Leandro Leguizamón
20 Mexico MF Pedro Beltrán (on loan from Monarcas Morelia)
21 Mexico FW Emmanuel Tapia (on loan from Querétaro)
22 Mexico GK Jafet Camou (on loan from Zacatepec)
23 Mexico DF Pierre Ibarra (on loan from Monterrey)
26 Mexico DF Alfonso Rippa (Captain)
27 Mexico FW Ezequiel Orozco (on loan from Necaxa)
28 Mexico MF Christian Martínez
29 Mexico FW Brayan Martínez (on loan from Monterrey)
30 Mexico GK Darío Romo (on loan from Querétaro)
31 Mexico MF José Melchor
32 Trinidad and Tobago DF Yohance Marshall
33 Mexico MF Pedro Noyola

Reserve teams

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

Season to season

Season Division Place
Apertura 2012 2nd Division Champions
Clausura 2013 2nd Division 11 (Lost Promotinal Final)
Apertura 2013 2nd Division 4
Clausura 2014 2nd Division 15
Apertura 2014 2nd Division 11 (Copa; Champions)
Clausura 2015 2nd Division 20
Apertura 2015 Ascenso MX

Managers

See also

External link

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