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Tapachula Soconusco F.C.

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Tapachula Soconusco F.C.
Full nameTapachula Soconusco Fútbol Club
Founded26 October 2023; 13 months ago (2023-10-26)
GroundEstadio Olímpico de Tapachula
Tapachula, Mexico
Capacity18,017
ChairmanJaime Damián Tovar[1]
ManagerCarlos Gómez
LeagueLiga PremierSerie A
Apertura 202410th, 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

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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

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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

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First team squad

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As of September 7, 2024[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 Mexico MEX Moisés Muñóz
2 DF Mexico MEX Alexis Espinosa
3 DF Uruguay URU Gastón Aguirre
4 MF Mexico MEX Juan Montoya
5 MF Mexico MEX Luis Castillo
6 MF Mexico MEX Melquiades Ocaña
7 MF Mexico MEX Alan Vázquez
9 FW Mexico MEX Alexander Espinoza
10 FW Mexico MEX Omar Pánuco
11 FW Colombia COL Yomar Rentería
13 GK Mexico MEX Kefrén Avilés
15 DF Mexico MEX Luis Sillas
16 DF Mexico MEX Nery de León
17 MF Mexico MEX Uriel Lara
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Mexico MEX Moisés Villatoro
19 MF Mexico MEX Edgar Ballinas
20 DF Mexico MEX Adam Gómez
21 DF Mexico MEX Jesús Navarro
22 MF Mexico MEX Emilio de la Torre
23 FW Mexico MEX Francisco Ramírez
25 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Dorado
26 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Moreno
28 DF Mexico MEX Alejandro Mata
31 GK Mexico MEX Diego Ulloa
32 DF Mexico MEX Pedro Rodríguez
33 DF Mexico MEX Viernes Quiroz
35 DF Mexico MEX Osvaldo Mora

Reserve teams

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

References

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  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.