Murciélagos F.C.
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| Full name | Murciélagos Fútbol Club | |||
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| Founded | 2008 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Centenario Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 10,844 | |||
| Owner | Grupo Faharo | |||
| Chairman | Miguel Favela | |||
| Manager | Aldo Da Pozzo | |||
| League | Ascenso MX | |||
| Apertura 2015 | Offseason | |||
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Murciélagos Fútbol Club is Mexican football club that plays in the Ascenso MX. The club is based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. From its beginnings the club had the aim to turn into a model for Mexican football.
History
Founded in 2008 and with headquarters in Sinaloa's "Region of the Évora", Murciélagos is property of Grupo Faharo. Murciélagos FC broadcast their live games every Friday Nights at 10:00pm central time in Mexico on the most interactive page of Internet of Mexican football 2 of Sinaloa are transmitted also by television opened by the channel.
In January 23, 2010 Murciélagos made history for being the first team in the world to allow its fans to vote through the Web for their starting line up, supported by FIFA. The game was won by Murciélagos 1–0 to Vaqueros de Tepic of the premier league of the second division supervised by Juan Manuel Romo being the first coach that made history with this novel system and, at the same time, having the largest number of auxiliary technical personnel in the world. In the electronic football called Juan Manuel Navarro was the first player that entered to the field under this novel method replacing Sergio Mejia in the change.
The club was originally based in Guamúchil, Sinaloa, but relocated to Los Mochis when it was announced on June 7, 2015, that they would participate in the second division, the Ascenso MX, after they bought the Irapuato franchise.
Stadium
Murciélagos FC play their home matches at the Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. The stadium capacity is 10,844 people. Its owned by Ayuntamiento de Ahome, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in early 2003.
Current squad
- As of 26 January 2016[citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve teams
- Murciélagos F.C. B
- Reserve team that plays in the Segunda División in the third level of the Mexican league system.
Season to season
| Season | Division | Place |
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| Apertura 2012 | 2nd Division | Champions |
| Clausura 2013 | 2nd Division | 11 (Lost Promotinal Final) |
| Apertura 2013 | 2nd Division | 4 |
| Clausura 2014 | 2nd Division | 15 |
| Apertura 2014 | 2nd Division | 11 (Copa; Champions) |
| Clausura 2015 | 2nd Division | 20 |
| Apertura 2015 | Ascenso MX |
Managers
Manuel Romo (April 2009–March 10)- Manuel Flores (March 2010–July 11)
- Lorenzo López (July 2011–July 12)
Rubén "Ratón" Ayala (July 2012–Nov 12)- Roberto Sandoval (Nov 2012–Feb 13)
- Lorenzo López (2nd Term; Feb 2013–Sept 13)
Cesilio de los Santos (2013–14)- Roberto Castro (2014–15)
- Lorenzo López (3rd Term; June 2015–16)
- Jorge Manrique (2016)
- Adolfo Garcia (2016–)
See also
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)