Murciélagos F.C.
Murciélagos
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Full name |
Murciélagos Fútbol Club |
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Nickname(s) |
- Los Murciélagos (The Bats)
- Los Caballeros de la Noche (The Dark Knights)
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Founded |
2008 (2008) |
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Ground |
Estadio Centenario Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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Ground Capacity |
8,884 |
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Owner |
Grupo Faharo |
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Chairman |
Miguel Favela |
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Manager |
Jorge Manrique |
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League |
Ascenso MX |
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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 F.C. 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 three substitutions in real-time in an official game 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.
Current squad
- As of 26 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve teams
- Murciélagos B
- Reserve team that plays in the Segunda División in the third level of the Mexican league system.
Season to season
Managers
- Manuel Romo (Abr 2009 – Mar 2010)
- Manuel Flores (Mar 2010 – Jul 2011)
- Lorenzo López (Jul 2011 – Jul 2012)
- Rubén Ayala (Jul 2012 – Nov 2012)
- Roberto Sandoval (Nov 2012 – Feb 2013)
- Lorenzo López (2nd Term; Feb 2013 – Sep 2013)
- Cesilio de los Santos (2013–14)
- Roberto Castro (2014–15)
- Lorenzo López (3rd Term; June 2015–)
See also
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