Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas is a Mexican football club based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas currently competing in Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. Between 2015 and 2020, the team played at Ascenso MX, the second tier of Mexican football. On June 26, 2020, the club's first-team squad was relocated to Cancún and renamed as Cancún F.C.,[1] however, Cafetaleros de Chiapas kept the team registered in Liga Premier,[2] which was affiliated with Cancún F.C. between 2020 and 2022.
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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Los Cafetaleros (The Coffee Growers) | ||
| Founded | May 25, 2015 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 29,001 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Atlantis | ||
| Chairman | José Luis Orantes Costanzo | ||
| Manager | César Alexenicer | ||
| League | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
| 2023–24 | 10th, Group II | ||
History
Cafetaleros de Tapachula Futbol Club was founded on May 25, 2015 after Altamira based Estudiantes de Altamira announced the relocation of the club to Tapachula due to economic reasons.[3]On June 7, 2015, the club's relocation to Tapachula was made official by Ascenso MX.[4]
The team won the 2018 Ascenso MX, but were not promoted to the Liga MX because they did not meet regulations.[5]
On May 28, 2019 the team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas. The team was relocated to meet the requirements required to promote to the Liga MX.[6] Also, the team changed its colors, originally green and black to gold and black.[7]
Uniforms
Past kits
- 2021-2022
          Home colours |     Away colours |
- 2020-2021
    Home colours |     Away colours |
- 2019-2020
     Home colours |      Away colours |    Third colours |
- 2018-2019
    Home colours |     Away colours |
- 2017-2018
     Home colours |      Away colours |     Third colours |
- 2016-2017
    Home colours |    Away colours |     Third colours |
- 2015-2016
   Home colours |     Away colours |     Third colours |
Stadium
Cafetaleros de Chiapas play their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The stadium capacity is 29,001 people. Its owned by Government of Chiapas, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in early 1982.
Formerly, Cafetaleros played their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula in Tapachula, Chiapas.
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  César Alexenicer |
| Assistant manager |  Fernando Aguilar |
| Fitness coach | Carlos González |
| Physiotherapist | José Domblas |
| Team doctor | Nelson Ruíz |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 13 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. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | MEX | Fernando Escalante |
| 20 | MF | MEX | Sergio Dávila |
| 21 | MF | MEX | Alessandro Espinosa |
| 22 | DF | MEX | Ricardo Cruz |
| 23 | MF | MEX | Jared Simental |
| 24 | DF | MEX | Brayan Beltrán |
| 25 | MF | MEX | Luis Hernández |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Diego Osornio |
| 30 | MF | MEX | Oscar Pumarejo |
| 31 | GK | MEX | Jason Ávalos |
| 32 | MF | MEX | César Flores |
| 34 | MF | MEX | Ulises Paredes |
Managers
Carlos de los Cobos (2015)- Gabriel Caballero (2015–2016)
Mauro Camoranesi (2016–2017)- Paco Ramírez (2017)
- Gabriel Caballero (2017–2018)
- Irving Rubirosa (2018)
- Diego de la Torre (2018)
- Luis Fernando Soto (2019)
Gabriel Pereyra (2019)- Diego de la Torre (2019–2020)
- Leonardo Casanova (2020)
- Miguel Ángel Casanova (2020–2022)
- Jesús Palacios (2023)
- Héctor Altamirano (2023)
- César Alexenicer (2024–)
Honours
- Ascenso MX
- Winners: Clausura 2018
- Campeón de Ascenso
- Winners: 2017–18