Yalmakán F.C.
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| Full name | Yalmakán Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Chaacmools (The Chaacmools) | ||
| Founded | 30 August 2013 | ||
| Ground | Estadio José López Portillo, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 6,600 | ||
| Owner | Adrián Valdez Contreras | ||
| Chairman | Adrián Valdez Contreras | ||
| Manager | Giancarlo Maldonado | ||
| League | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
| Clausura 2023 | 9th, Group III | ||
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The Yalmakán Fútbol Club, commonly known as Yalmakán, is a Mexican football club based in Chetumal. The club was founded in 2013, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]
History
The club was founded in 2013.
Final Apertura 2017
After Winning the Clausura 2017 title and Ascenso in Liga Nuevo Talentos, Yalmakán were supposed to play in Serie A but the league restructure the league to make more efficient by every team structure based by stadium capacity, fans, etc., meaning that Yalmakán will stay in Serie B in hopes of improving their team structure in order to play in Serie A if they win promotion. This is their second straight final in hopes of making it back to back titles in franchise history facing a team were supposed to play in Ascenso MX but Tlaxcala and FMF denied their invite because of their stadium not met requirements.
- First leg
| Yalmakán | 1–1 | Tlaxcala |
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Marco Guzmán  44' |
Javier Rabadán 79' |
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo
- Second leg
| Tlaxcala | 0–1 | Yalmakán |
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| Julio López 74' |
          Tlaxcala
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Promotion to Serie A
Despite being eliminated from the quarterfinals in Clausura 2018, Yalmakan played in the final de Ascenso against Orizaba. Won in Puerto Morelos in first leg 2–0 however they tied at Veracruz 1–1 in second leg but secured promotion. The team was relocated from Puerto Morelos to Chetumal in order to meet requirements to play in Serie A and on July 6, 2018 they earned a spot to play in Serie A.
Players
Current squad
- As of August 8, 2023[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
- Deportivo Chetumal (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
References
- ^ "Equipo - Yalmakán F.C." Segunda División de México. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Yalmakan FC". Liga Premier FMF. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
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