C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo

Football club
C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo A.C.
Full nameClub Deportivo Avispones de Chilpancingo Asociación Civil
Nickname(s)Avispones (Hornets)
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
GroundPolideportivo Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
Capacity5,000
OwnerSergio Alcaraz
ChairmanSergio Alcaraz
ManagerSebastián Lencina
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
2023–246th (Reclassification)
Home colours
Away colours

Club Deportivo Avispones de Chilpancingo Asociación Civil is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier - Serie A. It is based in the city of Chilpancingo, Mexico.

History

The team was founded in 1988 as a representative team from Acapulco,[1] later it became the property of the Government of Guerrero, which decided to move the team to Chilpancingo, the state capital. Since its foundation until 2022, the team played in the Third Division.

On September 26, 2014 the team played a game as a visitor in the city of Iguala, Guerrero, after finishing the match, the team was returning to their city when it was attacked in a shootout related to the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, the player David Josué García Evangelista was killed on the spot, while twelve other members of the team and coaching staff were injured.[2][3] In November 2014 the team returned to play matches after a month without activity.[4]

In 2019, the team entered an economic crisis after the assassination of its president,[5] so the Chilpancingo City Council and the Government of Guerrero intervened in the club to ensure its continuity.[6][7]

In the 2021–22 season the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de México – Serie B after defeating Real Ánimas de Sayula in the promotion playoff.[8] The team had previously achieved the regional Liga TDP sub-championship where it was defeated by Deportiva Venados.[9]

After two years in the Liga Premier Serie A, for the 2024–25 season the team was promoted to Serie A, the main branch of this division.[10]

Stadium

The team plays its home games at the Polideportivo Chilpancingo, the soccer field is known as Estadio David Josué García Evangelista in tribute to the team player killed in Iguala on September 26, 2014.[11] It has a capacity to hold 5,000 spectators.

Rivalry

C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo has an important rivalry with the Águilas UAGro, team representative of the state's public university, the match is known as the Clásico Guerrerense.[12]

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 September 2024[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX Emmanuel Catalán
3 DF Mexico MEX Ernesto Nava
5 MF Mexico MEX Ángel Linares
6 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Soberanis
7 MF Mexico MEX Edzohl Valdovinos
8 DF Mexico MEX Alejandro Garibay
9 FW Mexico MEX Osvaldo Nava
10 MF Mexico MEX Diego Choreño
11 MF Mexico MEX Alberto González
12 GK Mexico MEX José Celestino
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Parra
15 FW Mexico MEX Randall Girón
18 FW Mexico MEX Jesús Ayala
21 MF Mexico MEX Obed Valdovinos
22 DF Mexico MEX Oreste Radilla
23 FW Mexico MEX Denilson Galeana
29 FW Mexico MEX Diego Martínez
30 DF Mexico MEX Jesús Duarte
33 FW Mexico MEX David Escobar

See also

References

  1. ^ "El entrenador de Los Avispones recuerda: "Llegaron federales, pero nos negaron el auxilio…"". Sin Embargo (in Spanish). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Los Avispones de Chilpancingo: la noche olvidada". Excélsior (in Spanish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ Esteban, Rogelio Agustín; Del Pozo, Melissa (28 September 2020). "Los Avispones: la otra matanza de Iguala". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Los Avispones regresan a las canchas tras el ataque en Iguala". Expansión (in Spanish). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Asesinan al presidente del equipo de Los Avispones de Chilpancingo, Guerrero". Animal Político (in Spanish). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ ""Avispones" de Chilpancingo reciben apoyo del gobierno estatal". Otro País Noticias (in Spanish). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Héctor Astudillo y Antonio Gaspar otorgan apoyo financiero a Avispones". Ya Vas (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Avispones de Chilpancingo asciende a Segunda División". Proceso (in Spanish). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Deportiva Venados asciende en La Liga Premier A a Segunda División". Por esto (in Spanish). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Avispones de Chilpancingo sube a la serie A de la Liga Premier". El Sol de Acapulco (in Spanish). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ "DECRETO POR EL QUE SE CREA EL POLIDEPORTIVO CHILPANCINGO "GRAL. VICENTE GUERRERO SALDAÑA" COMO ESTABLECIMIENTO PÚBLICO DE BIENESTAR SOCIAL Y SE LE ASIGNA EL NOMBRE DE "DAVID JOSUÉ GARCÍA EVANGELISTA" A LA CANCHA DE FÚTBOL SEDE DEL EQUIPO DE LA TERCERA DIVISIÓN PROFESIONAL "LOS AVISPONES" (PDF). Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero (in Spanish). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Empate sin goles en el Clásico guerrerense". Liga TDP (in Spanish). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ^ "C.D. Chilpancingo". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.


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