Delfines de Coatzacoalcos
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| Full name | Deportivo Delfines de Coatzacoalcos | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Delfines (The Dolphins) | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Chairman | Wilberth Álvarez Caso | ||
| Manager | Humberto Andrade Martínez | ||
| League | Liga TDP | ||
| 2024–25 | Pre–season | ||
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Deportivo Delfines de Coatzacoalcos is a team of football from the city of Coatzacoalcos, that plays in the Liga TDP.
History
[edit]The team was founded in 1997 and they first appeared in Segunda División de México. They lasted six seasons until they were crowned champions in the Clausura 2003 and eventually won the final for promotion to the Primera Division 'A' against Coras Tepic. The team had good performances in the Second Division, but in the Clausura 2004 were relegated.
They achieved promotion again in 2005 after winning the final of the Segunda División de México against Pumas Naucalpan by a score of 5–4 on penalties. In regulation time the match ended 4–4 in aggregate after the first match held in Coatzacoalcos, the Delfines won 2–1; while in the second match they lost 3–2 to Pumas Naucalpan.
Their history in the Primera Division 'A' finished in 2006 when the franchise was sold to make way for the Guerreros de Tabasco.
In 2013 another team ended up setting up in the same area with the same name. Club de Fútbol Delfines Atlético Coatzacoalcos managed to win the Segunda Division de Mexico in 2014 and promotion to Ascenso MX. Atlético Delfines de Coatzacoalcos managed to be promoted to the Liga de Ascenso MX after winning the final against Linces de Tlaxcala, but were unable meet the standards by the Mexican Federation of Football and was replaced by Tepic.
In 2024 the team was re-founded under the name Deportivo Delfines de Coatzacoalcos and was registered in the Liga TDP, a league that represents the fourth tier of Mexican football.[1]
Honors
[edit]National Tournaments
[edit]Diego Olsina (Goal scoring Champion Ascenso MX): Clausura 2006, 15 goals
Segunda División de Mexico (2): Clausura 2003, Apertura 2005
References
[edit]- ^ "Presentan a los Delfines de Coatzacoalcos, jugarán en la Liga TDP". MÁSNOTICIAS (in Spanish). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.