Mineros de Zacatecas

Mineros de Zacatecas
Full name Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas
Nickname(s) Los Mineros (The Miners)
La Marea Roja (The Crimson Tide)
Founded 28 May 2014 (2014-05-28)
Ground Estadio Francisco Villa, Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ground Capacity 13,820
Owner Grupo Pachuca
Grupo Carso
Chairman Armando Martínez Patiño
Manager Ricardo Rayas
League Ascenso MX
Apertura 2016 2th

Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas is a Mexican football club from Zacatecas that compete in the Mexican Ascenso MX. They are currently managed by Ricardo Rayas.

History

In December 2012, Grupo Pachuca purchased the Estudiantes Tecos franchise as they were relegated to the Ascenso MX. The team failed to gain promotion when they lost in penalties to Leones Negros de la U. de G.. It was then that Grupo Pachuca decided to move the franchise from Zapopan to Zacatecas so as to not have four teams in Guadalajara. The city of Zacatecas had spent 11 years without an Ascenso team, since Real Sociedad de Zacatecas which were sold to Altamira in the summer of 2003.

The club's name was chosen to be Mineros (Miners) as the city of Zacatecas owes its existence to the discovering of silver mines in the late 16th century. The state of Zacatecas is one of the top producers of gold and silver in the world.[1][2]

The Mineros de Zacatecas club apart from all in his first season of professional football's rise MX 2nd place left out in the semi-finals by rival Necaxa team Mineros from the first days looked competitive team doing the fastest goal in Mexico through Gustavo Adrian Ramirez 4 seconds also to the team Necaxa.

Stadium

The Francisco Villa stadium has a capacity of 13,820 and is located in the city of Zacatecas. It was inaugurated in 1986 with a friendly match between the Leones Negros de la U. de G. vs. South Korea national football team.

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 Uruguay GK Franco Torgnascioli (on loan from Pachuca)
2 Mexico DF Miguel Velázquez (on loan from Pachuca)
3 Mexico DF Arturo Ortíz (on loan from León)
4 Mexico DF Heriberto Aguayo
5 Mexico DF Heriberto Olvera (on loan from Pachuca)
6 Mexico DF Luis Delgado (on loan from León)
7 Mexico MF Miguel Tapias (on loan from Pachuca)
8 Mexico MF Fernando Madrigal (on loan from Pachuca)
9 Mexico FW Luis Madrigal (on loan from Monterrey)
10 Argentina MF Juan Neira
11 Argentina MF Julián Cardozo
14 Mexico DF José Partida
15 Mexico MF Héctor Mascorro (on loan from Pachuca)
No. Position Player
17 Mexico MF Daniel Cisneros
18 Mexico MF Noé Maya (Captain)
19 Mexico MF Mauro Laínez (on loan from Pachuca)
20 Panama FW Roberto Nurse
21 Mexico FW Édgar Villegas
22 Argentina DF Santiago Echeverría
23 Mexico MF Christian López
27 Paraguay FW Gustavo Ramírez
28 Mexico GK Rafael Ramírez
29 Uruguay MF Agustín Gutiérrez (on loan from Talleres)
34 United States MF Derian Salcido
35 Mexico FW Saúl Acosta

Reserve teams

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

Season to season

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