Club Deportivo Lobos Zacatepec was a Mexican professional football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos, Mexico that played in Liga de Balompié Mexicano.

Lobos Zacatepec
Full nameClub Deportivo Lobos Zacatepec
Founded7 August 2020; 4 years ago (2020-08-07)
Dissolved10 November 2020; 4 years ago (2020-11-10)
GroundEstadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz
Zacatepec, Morelos, Mexico
Capacity24,313
OwnerTBA
ChairmanTBA
LeagueLiga de Balompié Mexicano

History

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On June 26, 2020, the end of professional football was announced in Zacatepec, after the departure of Atlético Zacatepec to Morelia, where it was renamed Atlético Morelia.[1] Meanwhile, Guillermo Aguilar had started the procedures to return Lobos BUAP to football, but taking part of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano instead of Mexican Football Federation, on June 27 the club's entry into the new league became official,[2] The team signed Rodrigo Ruiz as its technical director and announced the arrival of its first players, some of them involved in the previous Lobos BUAP stage that included their promotion to Liga MX.[3][4]

In August 2020, the Lobos BUAP return was canceled due to differences between the sports project board and the BUAP board.[5] After this, the team was forced to look for a new headquarters a few days after the closing of the new league's registers, having Tepic and Zacatepec as its possible new cities.[6] Finally, the government of Morelos agreed to use the Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz for the team, this being its new stadium, however, the project was renamed Lobos Zacatepec,[7] using the colors white and green as its distinctive, just like those that had previously used other clubs in the city.[8]

On November 10, 2020, the team was disaffiliated by the LBM due to debts.[9]

Stadium

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Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz is a football stadium named in honour of a local player named Agustín "Coruco" Díaz. It has a capacity of 16,000 seats[10] and is home to the team Lobos Zacatepec. This stadium is one of the oldest in Mexico and its origins can be traced back to 1948. It is located in Zacatepec, Morelos. The official opening of this stadium was in November 1954. This stadium is nicknamed the Selva Cañera ("Sugar Cane Jungle") because of the tropical weather that distinguish the municipality of Zacatepec.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 13 October 2020

References

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  1. ^ "¡No todo está perdido! Gobierno de Morelos buscará recuperar al Atlético Zacatepec". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (18 June 2020). "Aprueban dar en comodato estadio de CU y marca Lobos BUAP a equipo de la LBM". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Lobos BUAP de la LBM anuncia al Pony Ruiz como nuevo DT". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Regresan a Lobos BUAP jugadores que lograron el ascenso". e-consulta (in Spanish). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Lobos BUAP no jugará en LBM! A buscar nueva sede con 12 jugadores y Pony Ruíz". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. ^ Soto Mendoza, Christian (5 August 2020). "LBM: Tepic y Zacatepec, las posibles nuevas sedes de la franquicia de Lobos". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "OFICIAL: Lobos Buap se muda a Zacatepec en la LBM". Fútbol Total (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ^ "¡Nueva historia! Lobos deja a la BUAP y se muda a Zacatepec en la Liga del Balompié". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Zacatepec es desafiliado de la Liga de Balompié Mexicano. Salcido manda mensaje" [Zacatepec is disaffiliated from the Liga de Balompié Mexicano; Salcido sends a message] (in Spanish). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ^ www.fussballtempel.net