Chiapas Fútbol Club

Infobox football club
clubname = Chiapas


fullname = Chiapas Fútbol Club
nickname = Jaguares
founded = June 27, 2002
ground = Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna,
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
capacity = 23,208 [ [http://www.conexionjaguar.com/estadio.php www.conexionjaguar.com] ]
chairman = flagicon|Mexico Ramón Morató Pereda
manager = flagicon|Mexico Francisco Avilán Interim Coach
league = La Primera División
season = Clausura 2008
position = 6th (league)
quarterfinals (playoffs)
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Chiapas Fútbol Club, whose nickname is the Jaguares, is a Mexican professional football club based in the town of Tuxtla Gutiérrez in the state of Chiapas. They currently play in the La Primera División . They were founded in 2002 and play their home matches in the Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna, which was originally built in 1982 for local club teams with a capacity of 6,000, but which was enlarged in 2002 to a capacity of 23,208.cite news
title = Jaguares show their teeth
publisher = FIFA
date = 2006-10-10
url = http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=106625.html
accessdate = 2008-05-08]

History

The club was founded on 27 June, 2002. They played their first game on 3 August against Tigres, losing 3–1, with Lucio Filomeno scoring the club's first ever goal. The clubs first win came on 25 August, a 1–0 win over San Luis.cite news
title = La historia de Jaguares
language = Spanish
publisher = Chiapas Fútbol Club
url = http://www.conexionjaguar.com/historia.php
accessdate = 2008-05-08] 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 coach José Luis Trejo was sacked in the middle of the season. The club then named Antonio Mohamed as manager, but poor results meant another change with Fernando Quirarte taking over for the remainder of the season, bringing stability to the team and results improved. They won the Chiapas Cup in 2004 and on 16 July, 2005, they won the Chiapas Cup for a second time, by defeating Club Necaxa at the Victor Manuel Reyna Stadium. In February 2008 Sergio Almaguer was named manager of Chiapas.

In the Clausara 2006, under new coach Eduardo 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-final to Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

Current squad

Fs player|no=4|nat=CHI|name=Ismael Fuentes|pos=DF ("Captain")(*)also holds Mexican citizenship

Notable players

Honours

* Chiapas Cup (3): 2004, 2005, 2007

Top Goalscorers

References

External links

* [http://www.femexfut.org.mx/ Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación website] es icon
* [http://www.jaguaresdechiapas.com.mx/ Official Site] es icon
* [http://www.jaguaresdechiapas.com/ Unofficial site] es icon