Coras Fútbol Club commonly known as Coras de Tepic is a
football
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club that plays in the
Mexican football league system
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Mexican
Liga Premier
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The Malaysia Premier Leag ...
(third-tier). The club was founded in the late 1950s as Deportivo Tepic and is based in
Tepic,
Nayarit, Mexico.
History
The club was founded on July 19, 1959
by Francisco Mengibar Bueno and quickly joined the
Segunda División de México. The club played mostly in the Mexican inferior division from 1960 to the 1980s. In 1986 the club was invited to play the Copa de Oro de Occidente with first and second division clubs based in the mid-western region of the country.
In 1994 the club was invited to play the first tournament in the newly created
Primera A. The club struggled during its first year and was relegated back to the
Segunda División de México after the 1995–96 tournament. In 2002 the club won the Apertura 2002 tournament in
Segunda División de México. The club has been playing on and off ever since and recently built a new stadium in order to rejoin the
Ascenso MX
Ascenso MX was the second tier of professional football in Mexico of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top-flight tier). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (the third tier). ...
for the Apertura 2012 tournament. They also played the Austin Posse in 2004.
In June 2017, owner Jose Luis Higuera confirmed the club would no longer exist after he bought a new club,
Club Atlético Zacatepec. Coras disappeared for a month.
In July 2017, the
Cuervos de Ensenada
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club management announced its move to Tepic, where it was renamed as Deportivo Tepic JAP. However, this new team was highlighted by poor economic and administrative management that led to its disappearance in May 2018.
Before the start of the 2018-19 season, it was announced the founding of a new team called Coras de Nayarit F.C., the new club arose from the purchase of the
Acatlán F.C.
Acatlán Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club that plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A. It is based in the city of Tepatitlán.
History
The team was created in 2016 after that the Vaqueros Bellavista left the town.
In the 2017–2018 sea ...
license, team that was champion of the Third Division in 2017-18 season, which could not promote by not meeting the requirements of Serie A. Coras de Nayarit was a team made up of local businessmen and the state government. In June 2020 this team was put on hiatus due to financial problems derived from
COVID-19, so it did not participate in the 2020-21 season.
In July 2021 the team was resumed to continue participating in Serie A, however, due to changes in the administration the club was renamed as Coras F.C.
Stadium
Since 2021 Coras Fútbol Club play their home matches at the
Estadio Olímpico Santa Teresita
The Estadio Olímpico Santa Teresita is a multi-use stadium located in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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in
Tepic,
Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 4,000 people. It is owned by the state of Nayarit, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2014.
Alternatively, the team also plays some matches in the
Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega
The Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega is a multi-use stadium in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 12,271 and opened in 2011.
Sports venues in Nayarit
Footb ...
in
Tepic,
Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 12,271 people. It is also owned by Nayarit, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2011. It was the club's main stadium until 2020, however, in 2021 it was decided to stop using this field because it is far from the urban area of Tepic.
Players
Current squad
Reserve teams
;Coras F.C. (Liga TDP)
:Reserve team that plays in the
Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Managers
*
Ramón Morales
Ramón Morales Higuera (born 10 October 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Morales made his professional debut in the Mexican Primera División in 1995, playing for Rayados de Monterrey i ...
(2016)
*
Marcelo Michel Leaño
Marcelo Michel Leaño (born 14 February 1987) nicknamed “Pep Leaño ” is a Mexican professional football manager.
Career Necaxa
On 12 May 2018, Leaño was named as the new manager of Liga MX club Necaxa, replacing Ignacio Ambríz; at 31 ...
(2017)
*
Manuel Naya Barba
Julio Manuel Naya Barba (born July 17, 1968) is a Mexican football manager.
At the beginning of his career he served as assistant of Indios de Ciudad Juárez, Tigres B, León, UAT and Deportivo Guamúchil. In 2012 he was appointed as UAT ...
(2018–2020)
* Marco Antonio Díaz (2020–2021)
* Omar Ávila (2021–2022)
* Manuel Naya Barba (2022)
* José Rizo (2023–)
Season to season
* Has Played 60
2nd Division Tournaments last in April 2018.
* Has Played 8
3rd Division Tournaments last in 2009.
* Has Played 8
Ascenso MX
Ascenso MX was the second tier of professional football in Mexico of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top-flight tier). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (the third tier). ...
Tournaments last in Clausura 2017.
* Has Played 0
Mexican Primera División
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
Tournaments in history.
*After the 1971–72 tournament the club played under the name Club Universidad de Nayarit till the 1975–76 .
* After the Clausura 2006 the club was sold to
Chivas and was renamed Chivas Coras but a Deportivo Tepic club played in the Third Division.
*The club left the third division in 2009 and made a return in the Apertura 2011 in the second division.
Honours
*
Segunda División de México (1) Apertura 2002
*Runner up (1) (1982–83)
*
Tercera División de México (1) Apertura 2003
*Copa Mexico de Segunda División
*Runner up (1) 1961–2020
See also
*
Segunda División de México
*
Primera A
*
Nayarit
*
Football in Mexico
Footnotes
External links
Official site of Deportivo Tepic
{{Liga Premier de México (Serie A) teamlist
Football clubs in Nayarit
Association football clubs established in 1959
1959 establishments in Mexico