Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón is a Mexican professional football team based in Veracruz City, Mexico currently playing in

Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga de Balompié Mexicano is one of the professional football leagues in Mexico. It is the first division of the league system of the National Association of Mexican Football (ANBM in Spanish). The league is an alternate to Liga MX, which is o ...

History

In December 2019, the

C.D. Veracruz Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Veracruz. ''El Aston'' was founded in 1943, and played in the Liga MX of Mexico. Their nickname, "Tiburones ...

was disaffiliated from

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, so initiatives began to emerge to occupy the space left by that club. In May 2020, the Liga de Balompié Mexicano confirmed its fifth founding franchise, named ''Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón''. On the next day, Diego Bartolotta was named as club president. Finally, on June 14, 2020

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was appointed as the club sports president. On July 11, 2020,

Franco Arizala Franco Faustino Arizala Hurtado (born June 4, 1986) is a Colombian football striker who plays for Alebrijes de Oaxaca Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club is a Mexican football team based in the city of Oaxaca, state of Oaxaca. They play in t ...

was announced as the first player in the team's history, however, he requested to remain playing until December at

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, his team at that time. On August 13, the team announced the signing of

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, who played for the

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at the

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. On September 24, 2020, the team presented its official kit, inspired by the C.D. Veracruz, a team to which the name and colors of this club pay tribute. On December 1, 2020, the club's franchise was put on hiatus by the LBM due to financial problems and the lack of a new board of directors that can provide financial support to the club. The team could return in the following season if it manages to improve its financial situation and complies with the guidelines of the competition.

Players

First-team squad

References

Association football clubs established in 2020 Football clubs in Veracruz 2020 establishments in Mexico Liga de Balompié Mexicano Teams {{Mexico-footyclub-stub