Coras FC

Coras Fútbol Club commonly known as Coras de Tepic was a Mexican football club that played in the Mexican football league system Liga Premier (third-tier). The club was founded in the late 1950s in Tepic, Nayarit as Deportivo Tepic and was later transferred to Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

Coras F.C.

Full name	Coras Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Coras (The Coras) El Tornado del País (The Tornado of the Country)
Founded	19 July 1959; 66 years ago (1959-07-19)
Dissolved	5 July 2024; 13 months ago (2024-07-05)
Ground	Estadio Sección 123 Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico[1]
Capacity	6,000
Owner	Noé Quintanilla
Chairman	Noé Quintanilla[1]
Manager	Elías Mdahuar
League	Liga Premier - Serie A
2023–24	17th, Group I
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on July 19, 1959^[2] by Francisco Mengibar Bueno in Tepic, Nayarit and quickly joined the Segunda División de México. The club played mostly in the Mexican inferior division from 1960 to the 1980s. In 1986 the club was invited to play the Copa de Oro de Occidente with Primera División and Segunda División clubs based in the mid-western region of the country.

In 1994 the club was invited to play the first tournament in the newly created Primera División 'A' de México. The club struggled during its first year and was relegated back to the Segunda División de México after the 1995–96 tournament. In 2002 the club won the Apertura 2002 tournament in Segunda División de México. The club has been playing on and off ever since and recently built a new stadium^[3] in order to rejoin the Ascenso MX for the Apertura 2012 tournament. They also played the Austin Posse in 2004.

In June 2017, owner José Luis Higuera confirmed the club would no longer exist after he bought a new club, Club Atlético Zacatepec. The Coras franchise disappeared for a month after being relocated to Zacatepec, Morelos.

In July 2017, the Cuervos de Ensenada club management announced its relocation to Tepic, where it was renamed as Deportivo Tepic JAP.^[4] However, this new team was highlighted by poor economic and administrative management that led to its disappearance in May 2018.^[5]

Before the start of the 2018-19 season, it was announced the founding of a new team called Coras de Nayarit F.C., the new club arose from the purchase of the Acatlán franchise license and its relocation to Tepic, team that was champion of the Tercera División de México in the 2017-18 season,^[6] which could not promote by not meeting the requirements of Serie A. Coras de Nayarit was a team made up of local businessmen and the state government.^[7] In June 2020 this team was put on hiatus due to financial problems derived from COVID-19, so it did not participate in the 2020-21 season.^[8]

In July 2021 the team was resumed to continue participating in Serie A, however, due to changes in the administration the club was renamed as Coras F.C.^[9] In addition, the club created a reserve team to play in the Tercera División de México.

On June 28, 2023 the Liga Premier team was relocated to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, however they provisionally kept the original name.^[10] While the Liga TDP reserved team remained in Tepic for a little while, the directive argued the lack of conditions to play in Tepic due to the poor condition of the Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega and the problems to use the Estadio Olímpico Santa Teresita.^[11]

On July 5, 2024, Coras FC was put on hiatus by its board due to economic and financial problems and a lack of interest and sponsors to help cover the team's operating expenses in the Liga Premier.^[12] The team was not reactivated for the 2025–26 season and was officially dissolved in accordance with the regulations.

Stadium

Main articles: Estadio Olímpico Santa Teresita and Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega

Since 2023 Coras F.C. plays its home games at Estadio Sección 123, located in Piedras Negras, Coahuila. The venue has a capacity to accommodate 6,000 people.^[13]

Between 2021 and 2023 Coras Fútbol Club played their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Santa Teresita in Tepic, Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 4,000 people. It is owned by the state of Nayarit, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2014.

Alternatively, the team also played some matches in the Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega in Tepic, Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 12,271 people. It is also owned by Nayarit, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2011. It was the club's main stadium until 2020, however, in 2021 it was decided to stop using this field because it is far from the urban area of Tepic.

Managers

• Ramón Morales (2016)
• Marcelo Michel Leaño (2017)
• Manuel Naya Barba (2018–2020)
•  Marco Antonio Díaz (2020–2021)
• Omar Ávila (2021–2022)
•  Manuel Naya Barba (2022)
• José Rizo (2023–2024)

Season to season

Season Division Notes 1959–60 2nd Division 1960–61 2nd Division 1961–62 2nd Division 1964–65 2nd Division 1965–66 2nd Division 1966–67 2nd Division 1967–68 2nd Division 1968–69 2nd Division 1969–70 2nd Division 1970–71 2nd Division 1971–72 2nd Division 1971–72 2nd Division 1973–74 2nd Division 1974–75 2nd Division 1975–76 2nd Division 1976–77 2nd Division 1977–78 2nd Division 1978–79 2nd Division 1979–80 2nd Division

Season Division Place 1980–81 2nd Division 1981–82 2nd Division 1982–83 2nd Division 1983–84 2nd Division 1984–85 2nd Division 1985–86 2nd Division 1986–87 2nd Division 1987–88 2nd Division 1988–89 2nd Division 1989–90 2nd Division 1991–92 2nd Division 1992–93 2nd Division 1993–94 2nd Division 1994–95 Primera A 1995–96 Primera A Invierno 96 2nd Division Verano97 2nd Division Invierno 97 2nd Division Verano 98 2nd Division

Season Division Place Invierno 98 2nd Division Verano 99 2nd Division Invierno 99 2nd Division Verano 00 2nd Division Invierno 00 2nd Division Verano 01 2nd Division Invierno 01 2nd Division Verano 02 2nd Division Invierno 02 2nd Division Verano 03 2nd Division Clausura 03 2nd Division Apertura 04 2nd Division Clausura 04 2nd Division Apertura 05 2nd Division Clausura 2005 2nd Division Apertura 2006 3d Division Clausura 2006 3d Division Apertura 2007 3d Division Clausura 2007 3d Division

Season Division Place Apertura 2008 3d Division Clausura 2008 3d Division Apertura 2009 3d Division Clausura 2009 3d Division Apertura 2011 2nd Division Clausura 2012 2nd Division Apertura 2012 2nd Division Clausura 2013 2nd Division Apertura 2013 2nd Division 5th (Quarterfinal) Clausura 2014 2nd Division 2nd (Quarterfinal) Apertura 2014 Ascenso MX 1st ("Runner-Up") Clausura 2015 Ascenso MX Apertura 2015 Ascenso MX Clausura 2016 Ascenso MX Apertura 2016 Ascenso MX Clausura 2017 Ascenso MX Apertura 2017 2nd Division Clausura 2018 2nd Division 2018–19 2nd Division

• Has Played 60 2nd Division Tournaments last in April 2018.
• Has Played 8 3rd Division Tournaments last in 2009.
• Has Played 8 Ascenso MX Tournaments last in Clausura 2017.
• Has Played 0 Mexican Primera División Tournaments in history.
• After the 1971–72 tournament the club played under the name Club Universidad de Nayarit till the 1975–76 .
• After the Clausura 2006 the club was sold to Chivas and was renamed Chivas Coras but a Deportivo Tepic club played in the Third Division.
• The club left the third division in 2009 and made a return in the Apertura 2011 in the second division.

Honours

• Segunda División de México (1) Apertura 2002
  • Runners-up (1) (1982–83)
• Tercera División de México (1) Apertura 2003
• Copa Mexico de Segunda División
  • Runners-up (1) 1961–2020

See also

• Segunda División de México
• Primera A
• Nayarit
• Football in Mexico