Mineros de Zacatecas
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Mineros (The Miners) | |||
| Founded | May 28, 2014 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 20,068 | |||
| Owner | Grupo ISLO | |||
| Chairman | Eduardo López Muñoz | |||
| Manager | Mario García Covalles | |||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | |||
| Apertura 2024 | Regular season: 6th Play–offs: Quarter–finals | |||
| Website | http://mineroszacatecas.com/ | |||
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Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas is a Mexican football club based in Zacatecas (city), Zacatecas, Mexico. The club compete in the Mexican Liga de Expansión MX. They are currently managed by Nacho Castro.
History
In December 2012, Grupo Pachuca purchased the Estudiantes Tecos franchise as they were relegated to the Ascenso MX. The team failed to gain promotion when they lost in penalties to Leones Negros de la U. de G. It was then that Grupo Pachuca decided to move the franchise from Zapopan to Zacatecas so as to not have four teams in Guadalajara. The city of Zacatecas had spent 11 years without an Ascenso team, since Real Sociedad de Zacatecas which were sold to Altamira in the summer of 2003.
The club's name was chosen to be Mineros (Miners) as the city of Zacatecas owes its existence to the discovering of silver mines in the late 16th century. The state of Zacatecas is one of the top producers of gold and silver in the world.[1][2]
Los Mineros were in their first season of professional soccer, taking 2nd place in the Ascenso MX, yet were left out of the semifinals by its rival Necaxa. The team demonstrated their immediate competitiveness, as in 2014, Gustavo Adrián Ramírez scored the fastest goal in league history (four seconds) against rivals Necaxa to open the season.[3]
In Clausura 2016, Mineros obtained their best achievement so far, in that tournament they reached the final of the tournament, in this series they were defeated against Necaxa by an aggregate of 0–2.[4]
In June 2020 Grupo Pachuca sold the club to local businessman Eduardo López Muñoz, this due to the intentions of the conglomerate to have less teams under its ownership.[5] With the new owner, most of the previously created structures were maintained, the new board was headed by López Muñoz, appointing Marco Iván Pérez as sports director and Omar Alexis Moreno as coach.[6]
Stadium
The Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba has a capacity of 20,068 and is located in the city of Zacatecas. It was inaugurated in 1986 with a friendly match between the Leones Negros de la U. de G. vs. South Korea national football team.
Personnel
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Chairman |  Eduardo López Muñoz
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| Vice-chairman | Eduardo López Villarreal
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| Director of football | Luis Gil
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| Director of academy | Luis Ángel Muñoz
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Source: Liga MX
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Vacant |
| Assistant manager | Vacant |
| Goalkeeper coach | Edgar Salcedo
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| Fitness coach | Víctor Belmont
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| Physiotherapist | Israel Quesnel
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| Team doctor | Sergio Ramos
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Players
Current squad
- As of 26 July 2024[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
- Mineros de Fresnillo F.C.
- Affiliate team that plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A, the third level of the Mexican league system.[8]
- Mineros de Zacatecas (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
- Mineros Querétaro
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Season to season
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Managers
Pablo Marini (2014–15)- Joel Sánchez (2015–16)
- Ricardo Rayas (2016–2017)
- Efraín Flores (2017)
- Andrés Carevic (2017–2019)
- Óscar Torres (2019–2020)
- Omar Alexis Moreno (2020–2023)
Nacho Castro (2023–2024)- Mario García Covalles (2025–)
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "History of Mexico – the State of Zacatecas".
- ^ Fastest goals in association football
- ^ Hernández, Jesús (7 May 2016). "Necaxa, campeón del Ascenso MX Clausura 2016". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Pinedo, Dayana (26 June 2020). "Grupo Pachuca oficializa venta de Mineros; Eduardo López es el nuevo dueño". Zacatecas en Imagen (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Marco Iván Pérez, nuevo director Deportivo de Mineros". Ecodiario (in Spanish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Mineros de Zacatecas". Liga BBVA Expansión MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "MINEROS DE ZACATECAS ADMINISTRARÁ A FRESNILLO". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)