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| Full name | Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Dorados (TheDorados) El Gran Pez (The Great Fish)[2] El Aurinegro (The Black Aurine) | ||
| Short name | DOR | ||
| Founded | 8 August 2003; 22 years ago (2003-08-08) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Caliente Tijuana,Baja California | ||
| Capacity | 27,333 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Caliente | ||
| Chairman | José Antonio Núñez | ||
| Manager | Paco Ramírez | ||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | ||
| Apertura 2025 | Regular phase: 15th Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, commonly known asDorados, is a Mexican professionalfootball club that competes inLiga de Expansión MX, the second tier ofMexican football. It serves as a reserve team forTijuana. In September 2024, the club was relocated toTijuana,Baja California and has since played its home matches atEstadio Caliente.[3]
Dorados was founded in August 2003, in thePrimera División A and secured promotion to Mexico's top flight just one year later. In 2016, the club was relegated and has since competed in the Liga de Expansión.[4]
Dorados was founded on August 8, 2003, in thePrimera División 'A', the second tier of theMexican football system. On December 20, they won their first title in the Apertura 2003 tournament, with Guadalupe Castañeda scoring the decisive goal againstCobras de Juárez in the final. In the following tournament, Dorados finished as runners-up.
On May 29, 2004, Dorados secured promotion to thePrimera División after defeatingLeón in thepromotion play-off. Remarkably, the club achieved top-flight status just one year after its founding. In an effort to remain in the top division, Dorados made several high-profile signings, includingSebastián Abreu,Pep Guardiola andJared Borgetti. However, after two years in thePrimera División, Dorados was relegated following the Apertura 2006 tournament.
Dorados claimed the title in the Clausura 2007 tournament, which allowed them to participate in the promotion play-off, but ultimately fell toPuebla. In October 2012, Dorados emerged as theCopa Mx champion following their victory overCorrecaminos in the final.
In May 2013,Grupo Caliente, known for its casino operations, acquired a majority ownership in the club.[5]
On May 23, 2015, Dorados once again secured promotion to Mexico's top flight after defeatingNecaxa in thepromotion play-off. However, just a year later, they were relegated after finishing at the bottom of therelegation table.
Dorados secured the Apertura 2016 title, earning a spot in the promotion play-off, but were ultimately defeated byLobos BUAP.
In September 2018,Diego Maradona was appointed head coach of Dorados. He made his debut on 17 September with a 4–1 victory overCafetaleros de Tapachula. Maradona guided Dorados to two consecutive finals, though they fell short in both, losing toAtlético San Luis. In June 2019, Maradona's lawyer announced that he would be stepping down from the role, citing health reasons.[6]
In the spring of 2020, Ascenso MX was restructured into Liga de Expansión MX, a competition designed to foster the development of young footballers. Following this change, Dorados began functioning as a reserve team for bothTijuana andQuerétaro, as all three clubs are owned by the same group.[7][8]
In September 2024, the team was relocated toTijuana due to concerns about the public safety situation in Sinaloa.[9]
When the Dorados de Sinaloa arrived atPrimera División A in 2003, a rivalry was born. When the franchise was first created in 2003, Dorados became champions in their first tournament, becoming the first team to ever accomplish this feat in Primera A. In their second tournament, Dorados made it to the final once again, falling toClub León. Despite losing this final, Dorados and León played the promotion game toPrimera División de México where Dorados were victorious. Dorados and Leon have played a total of four finals, with each team winning two.
Since the relegation of Dorados to the Ascenso MX, the two sides have not played in a league match.
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Top division | Copa MX | 1 | Apertura 2012 | — |
| Promotion division | Primera División A/Ascenso MX | 4s | Apertura 2003,Clausura 2007,Clausura 2015,Apertura 2016 | Clausura 2004,Apertura 2007,Clausura 2008,Apertura 2012,Apertura 2018,Clausura 2019 |
| Campeón de Ascenso | 2s | 2004,2015 | 2007,2017 |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  José Antonio Núñez |
| Director of football | Juan Pablo Santiago |
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| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Paco Ramírez |
| Assistant managers | Christian Ortega Takuya Shiozawa Miguel Pulido |
| Goalkeeper coach | Daniel Zamora |
| Fitness coach | Héctor Barba |
| Physiotherapist | Juan García |
| Team doctor | Hernando Casillas |
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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Carlos CasartelliCésar GraditoDiego LatorrePablo Gabriel TorresMilton CaraglioGaspar ServioGabriel Hachen
Flavio RogerioIarleyLucas Silva
David Henriquez
Andrés OrozcoYimmi Chara
Óscar Rojas
Jefferson MonteroVinicio AnguloSegundo CastilloWalter AyoviMiguel BecerraEveraldo BeginesJared BorgettiOmar BriceñoGuadalupe CastañedaJorge Iván EstradaHugo GarcíaCarlos Alberto HurtadoHéctor LópezDavid MendozaAurelio MolinaLuis PadillaMario PadillaChristian PatiñoCarlos PintoAldo PoloSergio QuirózLorenzo RamírezJaime RuizDiego MejiaAlfredo FraustoMario OsunaJavier GüemezJoel SánchezCirilo SaucedoChristian ValdézCuauhtémoc BlancoFernando ArceElio CastroRaúl EnríquezMoisés Velasco
Roberto Nurse
Pep Guardiola
Joe Corona
Sebastián AbreuHéctor GiménezNelson MazJonathan LacerdaJuan Carlos Chávez (2003–2004)Alexandre Guimarães (2004)José Luis Real (2004–2005)Carlos Bracamontes (2005)Juanma Lillo (2005–2006)Jose Luis Saldivar (2006)Jacques Passy (2006)Hugo Fernández (2006–2008)Jorge Almiron (2008–2009)Ricardo Rayas (2009–2011)Francisco Palacios(Interim) (2011)Robert Dante Siboldi (2012)Francisco Ramirez (2012–2014)Diego Torres (2014)Eduardo Fentanes(Interim) (2014)Carlos Bustos (2015)Omar Briceño(Interim) (2015)Luis Fernando Suarez (2015–2016)José Guadalupe Cruz (2016)Gabriel Caballero (2016–2017)Diego Ramirez (2017–2018) Francisco Ramírez (2018)Diego Maradona (2018–2019)José Guadalupe Cruz (2019)David Patiño (2020)Rafael García (2021–2024)Sebastián Abreu (2024–2025)Cirilo Saucedo (2025)The team participated in theSegunda División, finishing as runners-up in the Clausura 2009, losing to Universidad del Fútbol 5–2 on aggregate.
The team participated in theSerie B of theLiga Premier, Dorados Premier changed its name to Dorados "B", after Dorados de Sinaloa was relegated from Liga MX to Ascenso MX in 2016.
The team competes in theLiga TDP, winning theTorneo de Filiales de la Liga TDP in the 2020–21 season, defeating Cimarrones "B" 1–0 on aggregate.
