The Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco, commonly known as CAFESSA Jalisco, is a Mexican football club based in Guadalajara. The club was founded in 2015, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]
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Full name | Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco | ||
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Founded | 17 June 2019; 2 years ago (2019-06-17) | ||
Ground | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Capacity | 55,110 | ||
Owner | Martín Castañeda | ||
Chairman | Martín Castañeda | ||
Manager | Omar Esparza | ||
League | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
2020–21 | 5th – Group II | ||
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Deportivo CAFESSA was founded in 2015 from a Third Division franchise called Cazcanes de Ameca, during its first season it kept the original name.[2] In 2016 it took its current name.
During its first two seasons, the team stayed in Ameca having as its ground the Núcleo Deportivo y de Espectáculos Ameca. In 2017 an agreement was reached with the municipality of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga to move the team to that city.[3]
Before starting the 2017-18 season, it was announced that Deportivo CAFESSA acquired an expansion franchise in Serie B, the fourth professional category in Mexican soccer, at the same time, a reserve team was created to compete in the third division.[4]
From 2019-20 season, Deportivo CAFESSA created a new team which was moved to Estadio Jalisco and plays in Liga Premier – Serie A.[5] The team was able to move from the stadium, after signing an agreement with the Club Jalisco, for this agreement, the club was renamed as Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco.[6] However, the club maintained Serie B (until 2020) and Liga TDP teams with the name CAFESSA Tlajomulco.[7]
Liga Premier de México - Serie A 2021–22 teams | |
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