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| Full name | Mazatlán Futbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Cañoneros (Gunners) | ||
| Short name | MZN, MFC | ||
| Founded | June 2, 2020; 4 years ago (June 2, 2020) | ||
| Ground | Estadio de Mazatlán | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Salinas | ||
| Chairman | Mauricio Lanz González | ||
| Manager | Víctor Manuel Vucetich | ||
| League | Liga MX | ||
| Apertura 2024 | Regular phase: 14th Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | mazatlanfc.com | ||
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Mazatlán Futbol Club is a Mexican professionalfootball club based inMazatlán, Sinaloa, that competes inLiga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club was established in June 2020 afterMonarcas Morelia was moved to Mazatlán.[1]
In 2017, theGovernment of Sinaloa decided to build a new football stadium in the city ofMazatlán as part of a project that intended to build and improve several sport venues in the state. One of the goals of this project was to have a professional football team playing in Mazatlán.[2]
In 2020, works were accelerated in order to have the stadium completed before 30 June and ahead of the start of the2020–21 season with the aim of looking for a professional team to move to the newly built stadium.[3] The stadium was provisionally named as Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Stadium) and it reportedly cost 1.452 billion pesos.[4]
The Government of Sinaloa together with a group of businessmen from Mazatlán lobbied with a fewLiga MX teams. Three franchises were rumored as potential candidates to move to Mazatlán for the 2020–21 season:Morelia,Puebla andQuerétaro.[5]
On 2 June, it was officially announced that Monarcas Morelia was moving to Mazatlán, and that it would be rebranded as Mazatlán Futbol Club, as a entirely separate football club.[1] On 8 June, Mazatlán unveiled its crest and colours. The team colours are purple, black and white.[6]
On 11 June, the club presentedFrancisco Palencia as their manager for the 2020–21 season.[7] On 27 July Mazatlán played their first official match, in which they were defeated against Puebla with a score of 1–4: the club's first official goal was scored byCésar Huerta.[8]
| Position | Staff |
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| Chairman |  Mauricio Lanz González |
| Director of football | Carlos Vela |
| Director of academy | Christian Ramírez |
Source:Liga MX
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Víctor Manuel Vucetich |
| Assistant managers | Sergio Almaguer |
| Carlos Barra | |
| Gilberto Adame | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Armando Navarrete |
| Fitness coaches |  Milton Graniolatti |
 Carlos Tabares | |
| Physiotherapist | Oscar Fernández |
| Team doctors | José Cedillo |
| Joaquín Fernández | |
| Carlos Pérez |
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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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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Francisco Palencia (11 June 2020 – 3 October 2020) Tomás Boy (5 October 2020 – 3 May 2021)
Beñat San José (18 May 2021 – 2 March 2022)Gabriel Caballero (14 March 2022 – 29 January 2023)
Ruben Omar Romano (4 February 2023 – 30 April 2023)Ismael Rescalvo (18 May 2023 – 8 April 2024)Víctor Manuel Vucetich (8 May 2024 – Present)
