Montañeses F.C.

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Montañeses F.C.
Full nameMontañeses Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Montañeses (The Men of the Mountain)
Founded22 July 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07-22)
GroundEstadio Socum
Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Capacity7,000
Owner
List
  • Francisco Jiménez, Pedro Schettino, Roberto Diez, Eli Chahín
ChairmanFrancisco Jiménez[1]
ManagerVíctor Medina
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
Clausura 20254th, Group III

Montañeses Fútbol Club is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A. It is based in Orizaba, Mexico.

History

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On June 26, 2021, Fuertes de Fortín F.C., team from Fortín de las Flores, won promotion from the Liga TDP to the Liga Premier de México after defeating Toluca in the regional final. Following this result, the team secured a place in the Serie A de México.[2] A week later, the club won the national championship in that category.[3]

After being promoted, the Fuertes de Fortín board of directors began to receive offers from other cities such as Córdoba, Orizaba, Xalapa and Tuxtepec to relocate the club in those locations, due to the fact that the sports facilities of Fortín de las Flores did not comply with the requirements to participate in the Liga Premier. However, the team intended to continue in their hometown even though they could not promote.[4] At the end of July, Orizaba's offer began to gain acceptance among the club's owners.[5]

On July 22, 2021 Fuertes de Fortín was sold to businessmen from Orizaba,[6] who relocated it to their city and was renamed Montañeses F.C., after the originally proposed name, Academia Orizaba F.C., could not be used due to the disaffiliation of Albinegros de Orizaba, former club that played in Orizaba, which had the right to use the name of the city in Mexican football.[7][8] On July 30, the club's participation in Serie A de México was confirmed, being placed in Group 2.[9]

Stadium

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Main article: Estadio Socum

Estadio Socum (deriving from So-Cu-M, the short version of its full name Estadio de la Sociedad Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma) is a football stadium in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico and it has capacity for 7,000 people.

The team also plays some of its matches at the Complejo Deportivo Orizaba Sur, a sports complex that has a soccer stadium which has an approximate capacity for 3,000 people.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 22 August 2025[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX Jesús Domínguez
3 DF Mexico MEX Héctor Vargas
4 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Contreras
5 MF Mexico MEX Ivanoe Auces
6 MF Mexico MEX Brayan Flores
7 FW Argentina ARG Leonardo Herrlein
8 MF Mexico MEX César Cortés
9 FW Mexico MEX Ramón Salas
10 DF Mexico MEX Baruch Luna
11 FW Mexico MEX Luis Mendoza
12 MF Mexico MEX Nahum Ramírez
13 MF Mexico MEX Edson Castro
14 MF Mexico MEX Alonso Razo
15 MF Mexico MEX Salvador Galicia
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Mexico MEX Ángel Ramos
17 FW Mexico MEX Jovanni Huerta
18 MF Mexico MEX Farid Patjane
19 DF Mexico MEX Genco López
20 FW Mexico MEX Martín Maradiaga
21 MF Mexico MEX Uziel Flores
22 FW Mexico MEX Alexander Espinosa
23 MF Mexico MEX Miguel Martínez
24 GK Mexico MEX Oscar Quitl
25 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Hernández
26 DF Mexico MEX Diego Ornelas
27 MF Mexico MEX Aimar Pantoja
33 GK Mexico MEX Santiago Alvarado

Reserve teams

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Montañeses – Potros Casino Español (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ Figueiras, Mayra (1 September 2021). "90% de jugadores de Montañeses FC es de municipios de la región centro". El Sol de Orizaba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "¡Club Fuertes de Fortín es el campeón de la Zona A!". Liga TDP (in Spanish). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ Rueda, Yael (3 July 2021). "Fuertes de Fortín es campeón de campeones en la Liga TDP". esto (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ Cárdenas García, Betsabé (22 July 2021). "Seguirán Fuertes en Fortín hasta que se pueda emigrar". Diario El Mundo de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ Cárdenas García, Betsabé (22 July 2021). "Seguirán Fuertes en Fortín hasta que se pueda emigrar". Diario El Mundo de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ Cruz Mejía, Jesús (22 July 2021). "Sí habrá equipo de Segunda División y jugará en CDO Sur". Plan de Juego (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ Mejía Cruz, Jesús (30 July 2021). "Se llamarán Montañeses FC". Plan de Juego (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ Figueiras Hernández, Mayra (24 July 2021). "Orizaba "La Cuna del Fútbol" tendrá segunda división profesional". El Sol de Orizaba (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ^ "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Montañeses F.C." ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2021.