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| Full name | Jaguares Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname | Jaguares (Jaguars) | ||
| Short name | JAG, JFC | ||
| Founded | 27 June 2002; 23 years ago (2002-06-27) (as Jaguares de Chiapas Fútbol Club) 28 June 2024; 19 months ago (2024-06-28) (refounded as Jaguares Fútbol Club) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Tuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas | ||
| Capacity | 29,001 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Atlantis | ||
| Chairman | Gabriel Orantes Costanzo | ||
| Manager | Carlos Trejo | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Serie A) | ||
| Clausura 2025 | Regular phase: 6th (Group III) Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
Jaguares Fútbol Club, simplified asJaguares FC, is a Mexican professionalfootball club based inTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas. It competes inLiga Premier, the third level division ofMexican football, and plays its home matches at theEstadio Victor Manuel Reyna. Founded in 2002 as Jaguares de Chiapas Fútbol Club, the club changed its name to Chiapas Fútbol Club in 2013. TheSan Luis franchise was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, after the original Jaguares franchise was moved toQuerétaro in 2013. The club was disaffiliated and dissolved after its relegation in 2017, and refounded in 2024 under its current name.
The original franchise was founded on 27 June 2002 after theTiburones Rojos de Veracruz franchise was sold and moved toTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas.[1] They played their first game on 3 August, againstTigres UANL, losing 1–3 at home, withLucio Filomeno scoring the club's first ever goal. The club's first win came on 25 August, beatingSan Luis 1–0.[2] They finished the Apertura 2002, with a record of three wins, seven draws, and nine defeats. In the Clausura 2005 they finished with six wins, four draws, and seven defeats, and the head coachJosé Luis Trejo was sacked in the middle of the season. The club then namedAntonio Mohamed as manager, but poor results meant another change withFernando Quirarte taking over for the remainder of the season, bringing stability to the team and results improved.[3] They won the Chiapas Cup in 2004 and on 16 July 2005, they won the Chiapas Cup for a second time, by defeatingNecaxa at theEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna. In February 2008, Sergio Almaguer was named manager of Chiapas.
In the Clausura 2006, under new coachEduardo de la Torre, the club finished with the second best record over the regular season, and with it a place in the Play-offs, where they lost in the Quarter-finals toGuadalajara.[3]
On 20 May 2013, the club was sold to Grupo Delfines whose majority stake holder Amado Yañez is also owner ofQuerétaro. Stating low attendance and lack of sponsorship, the new owner announced he would be moving the team to the cityQuerétaro,Querétaro to replaceQuerétaro recently relegated to theSegunda División de México. The owner added the fans of Querétaro deserved a top division club in their city.[4][5]
On 20 May 2013, it was announced that the Jaguares de Chiapas franchise was sold and moved to the city ofQuerétaro,Querétaro.[6] On 28 May 2013, it was announcedSan Luis was moved to the city ofTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas and was renamed asChiapas Fútbol Club, thus bringing back aPrimera División de México team back to Chiapas.[7] The new Chiapas franchise took over the San Luis television contract withTelevisa. At the conclusion of the Clausura 2017 tournament, Chiapas F.C. was relegated to theLiga de Ascenso de México after finishing last in the relegation table.[8]
On 8 June 2017, the team was dissolved after the owner of Chiapas, Carlos López Chargoy met with their coaching staff and players. However, a week later, the president of the Liga MX announced that the team was disaffiliated and made bail to pay what was due. The next day, a soccer team would return to Chiapas, but it would have to play in the Liga Premier. Jiquipilas Valle Verde F.C. announced on 23 June that it would change its franchise from Jiquipilas to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, naming the teamChiapas Jaguar and playing their home games atEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, but four days later, this did not happen because theFMF prohibited it to use the name, which the family Lopez Chargoy owns.
At the end of Clausura 2024, a rumor arose that the management of theCimarrones de Sonora team was seeking to negotiate the transfer of the franchise toTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas to revive Jaguares F.C.[9] Finally, on 30 May 2024, Juan Pablo Rojo –president of Cimarrones– announced through a statement that the institution was in the process of selling the membership certificate corresponding to theLiga de Expansión MX. However, the sell was not completed, and it was announced that the team would continue playing inHermosillo,Sonora.[10]
On 12 July 2024 the project was rejected by the Liga de Expansión owners assembly, so finally Jaguares F.C. began competing in theLiga Premier -Serie A, using the place thatCafetaleros de Chiapas had in the league and that was originally going to be used for a reserve squad of Jaguares F.C.[11]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2011 | Copa Libertadores | First Stage |  Alianza Lima | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Group 6 |  Jorge Wilstermann | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2nd | ||
 Internacional | 1–0 | 0–4 | ||||
 Emelec | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Junior | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 (a) | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Top 10 scorers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Salvador Cabañas | 59 |
| 2 |  Carlos Ochoa | 40 |
| 3 | Jackson Martínez | 36 |
| 4 | Luis Gabriel Rey | 27 |
| 5 | Adolfo Bautista | 22 |
| 6 |  Silvio Romero | 21 |
| 7 | Itamar Batista | 21 |
| 8 | Avilés Hurtado | 20 |
| 9 | Danilinho | 18 |
| 10 | Franco Arizala | 17 |
| Top 10 appearances | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Appearances |
| 1 |  Ismael Fuentes (retired) | 184 |
| 2 | José de Jesús Gutiérrez (retired) | 163 |
| 3 | Óscar Razo (retired) | 154 |
| 4 | Omar Ortiz (retired) | 146 |
| 5 | Felipe Ayala (retired) | 146 |
| 6 | Edgar Hernández | 122 |
| 7 | Gilberto Mora (retired) | 120 |
| 8 | Christian Valdez | 119 |
| 9 |  Jorge Rodríguez | 114 |
| 10 | Edgar Andrade | 114 |
Salvador Capitano Valenti (July 1, 2002–Oct 13, 2002)Jorge Garcés (Oct 14, 2002 - March 7, 2003)Sergio Bueno (March 13, 2003 – June 30, 2003)José Luis Trejo (July 1, 2003–Feb 14, 2005) Antonio Ascencio Meza (Feb 14, 2004–June 30, 2004)Antonio Mohamed (Feb 16, 2005–April 3, 2005)Fernando Quirarte (April 7, 2005–Sept 13, 2005)Luis Tena (Sept 15, 2005–June 30, 2006)Eduardo de la Torre (July 1, 2006–Feb 15, 2007)Víctor Manuel Vucetich (Feb 15, 2007–Sept 7, 2007)Isidoro García (Sept 8, 2007–Feb 17, 2008)Sergio Almaguer (Feb 20, 2008–Sept 21, 2008)Francisco Avilán Cruz (Sept 30, 2008–Dec 31, 2008)Miguel Brindisi (Jan 1, 2009–May 4, 2009)Luis Tena (May 5, 2009–Feb 8, 2010) Juan Manuel Álvarez(interim) (Feb 11, 2010–Feb 18, 2010)Pablo Marini (Feb 16, 2010–June 30, 2010)José Guadalupe Cruz (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2013)Sergio Bueno (July 1, 2013 – May 18, 2015)Ricardo Lavolpe (May 25, 2015 – 2016)José Cardozo (June 6, 2016 – September 18, 2016)Sergio Bueno (September 19, 2016 – June 8, 2017)Alfredo Durán (July 25, 2024 – January 11, 2025)José Luis Trejo (January 11, 2025 – May 30, 2025)[13]Paco Ramírez (June 4, 2025 – 30 September 2025)[14]Carlos Trejo (September 30, 2025 – present)[15]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Garcis | Soriana/Coca-Cola/Serfin/Superior/Farmacias del Ahorro |
| 2003–04 | Atletica | Farmacias del Ahorro |
| 2005–07 | Atletica | Farmacias del Ahorro |
| 2007–08 | Atletica | Farmacias del Ahorro/Chiapas |
| 2008–09 | Atletica | Farmacias del Ahorro |
| 2009–10 | Atletica | Farmacias del Ahorro/Banco Azteca/Chiapas |
| 2010–11 | Atletica | Banco Azteca/Coca-Cola/Sol |
| 2011–12 | Atletica | Banco Azteca/Pepsi/Seguro Popular/Sol |
| 2012–13 | Joma | Boing!/Sol/Banco Azteca/Seguro Popular |
| Apertura 2013 | Pirma | Soriana/Corona/Chiapas |
| Clausura 2014 | Kappa | Soriana/OCC/Corona/Chiapas/City Club |
| Apertura 2014 | Pirma | Chiapas/Corona/Autobuses Aexa |
