Tapachula Soconusco F.C.
Football club
| Full name | Tapachula Soconusco Fútbol Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 26 October 2023; 8 months ago (2023-10-26) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula Tapachula, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 18,017 | ||
| Chairman | Jaime Damián Tovar[1] | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Liga Premier – Serie A | ||
| Apertura 2024 | Pre–season | ||
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Tapachula Soconusco F.C. is a football club that will play in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A starting since the 2024–25 season. It is based in Tapachula, Mexico.
History
The team was founded on October 26, 2023, with the objective of giving a professional soccer team to the city of Tapachula, after five years without a representative team, this after the relocation of Cafetaleros de Chiapas to Tuxtla Gutiérrez in 2019.[2] The team's founding occurred midway through the 2023–24 season, so Tapachula Socunusco was only able to participate in amateur soccer tournaments, winning a championship known as the Liga Sureste MX in June 2024.[3] During the fall of 2023, the team announced that it would participate in the Liga TDP starting with the 2024–25 season, which would represent the club's debut in the professional categories of Mexican football.[4]
In June 2024, the club obtained a franchise to participate in the Liga Premier – Serie A, the third level of Mexican football, starting with the 2024–25 season.[5] On June 28, the team was confirmed as a participating team in that league, being placed in group 2, so Tapachula Soconusco F.C. will have a main team in the Liga Premier and a secondary squad in the Liga TDP.[6]
Stadium
Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula is a multi-purpose stadium in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches.[7] The stadium seats 18,017 people.[8] In 2015 the stadium was renovated in order to house Tapachula's former Ascenso MX franchise, Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[9] In 2017 the stadium expanded to 22,000, adding 11,000 more seats from its 2015 renovation.
References
- ^ Núñez, Manuel (19 June 2024). "Tapachula participará en la Liga Premier del Futbol Mexicano". Diario del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Presentan a Directivos del Equipo Profesional "Tapachula Soconusco F.C."". El Orbe.com (in Spanish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Núñez, Manuel (23 June 2024). "Tapachula Soconusco FC conquista el título de la Liga Sureste MX". Diario del Sur (in Spanish).
- ^ "¡Vuelve el fútbol profesional! Presentan el proyecto Tapachula Soconusco FC". El Heraldo de Chiapas (in Spanish). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Futbol profesional vuelve a Tapachula". Cuarto Poder (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "NUEVAS CARAS EN SERIE A". De3rapaarriba (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Estadio Olímpico de Tapachula". soccerway.com.
- ^ "ASCENSO MX". ligamx.net.
- ^ "Inicia remodelación del estadio olímpico de Tapachula". Quadratin. 28 May 2015.
