Cañoneros F.C.

The Cañoneros Fútbol Club, commonly known as Cañoneros Marina, is a Mexican football club based in Mexico City. The club was founded on 2012, and currently plays in Serie B.[2]

Cañoneros F.C.
Full nameCañoneros Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)La Marina (The Navy)
Los Cañoneros (The Gunners)
Founded1 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-01)
GroundEstadio Momoxco,
Milpa Alta, Mexico
Capacity3,500
OwnerLiga de Fútbol Torneo Central de Reservas
ChairmanAlberto Martínez[1]
ManagerJesús Fonseca
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie B
2023–2413th

History

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The team was founded on 2012 by an agreement between the mexican Secretariat of the Navy and amateur soccer league, Liga de Fútbol Torneo Central de Reservas. The creation of the team was made with the objective of creating a team to train the talents of the national navy and athletes emerged in the amateur tournament. Between 2012 and 2020 this club was funded in part by the Mexican government by relying on a Federal Secretariat.[3]

From 2012 to 2018, the team participated in Tercera División. The team's greatest success came in the 2017-18 season, when it achieved the second place in the category, after being defeated by Acatlán F.C. in the final series.[4]

The condition as runner-up of the team allowed it to get promotion to Serie B, because its rival did not meet the requirements to participate in this division.[5] Also, the club maintains a reserve team competing in Tercera División. Before the start of the 2018–19 season the team was renamed Cañoneros Marina.

In the first season in Serie B, the team qualified for the playoffs. In the quarterfinals the team eliminated Mineros de Fresnillo by 6-2 in the aggregate. In semifinals, Marina tied with Atlético Saltillo Soccer, but advanced by his condition of best-seeded team. In the final, the navy defeated Deportivo CAFESSA 3-2 on aggregate, thus winning its first championship in history.[6]

In 2021 the team was renamed Cañoneros F.C. because the Secretariat of the Navy stopped providing financial and institutional support to the club and therefore was no longer representative of the institution.[7]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 15 January 2024[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  MEXOscar Reverte
2DF  MEXLuis Galindo
3DF  MEXUlises Sotelo
4DF  MEXDante Castellanos
5FW  MEXChristian Ramírez
6MF  MEXLeonardo Miranda
7MF  MEXJohan Goribar
8MF  MEXAlan Morales
10MF  MEXMauro Hernández
11MF  MEXCristian Acevedo
12GK  MEXAdrián Aguilar
13DF  MEXEdson Piedra
14MF  MEXEduardo Torres
15MF  MEXJuan Campos
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16FW  MEXAxel Mendoza
17MF  MEXAndrés Gallardo
18DF  MEXBenito Cayo
19FW  MEXAlejandro Villegas
21DF  MEXAldahir Martínez
22DF  MEXAlan Ramírez
23FW  MEXSergio Pérez
25MF  MEXAntonio Luna
27FW  MEXCarlos Díaz
28DF  MEXNelson Barroso
30DF  MEXPedro Medina
32FW  MEXManuel Ramírez
33MF  MEXMarlon Maceira

Reserve teams

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Cañoneros F.C. (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "JESÚS FONSECA SERÁ EL DT CAÑONERO: ALBERTO MARTÍNEZ". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "SON 15 CLUBES EN SERIE B". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ Pérez, Iván (2014). "Tus impuestos al servicio del fútbol" (in Spanish). Juanfutbol. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ Toledo, Jair (10 June 2018). "Acatlán FC es el nuevo campeón de la Tercera División". Los Pleyers (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Un solo grupo en la Serie B Premier". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Enascenso. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Cañoneros, campeón" (in Spanish). Liga Premier Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ^ "CAÑONEROS FC PRESUME NUEVA PIEL". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Cañoneros F.C." Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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