{{Short description|Mexican football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Coras F.C. | image = Coras_Logo.png | image_size = 200px | fullname = Coras Fútbol Club | nickname = ''Los Coras'' (The Coras<br>''El Tornado del País'' (The Tornado of the Country) | founded = {{start date and age|1959|7|19|df=y}}<br>(''as Deportivo Tepic'')<br>{{start date and age|2014|3|24|df=y}}<br>(''as Coras Fútbol Club'') | dissolved = {{start date and age|2024|7|5|df=y}} | ground = Estadio Sección 123<br>Piedras Negras, Coahuila<ref name="Piedras Negras">{{cite web |title=Presentan a Coras F.C. en Piedras Negras |url=https://radiozocalo.com.mx/624910/presentan-a-coras-f--46-c--46--en-piedras-negras |website=Radio Zócalo |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=es |date=28 June 2023}}</ref> | capacity = 6,000 | owner = Noé Quintanilla | chairman = Noé Quintanilla<ref name="Piedras Negras" /> | manager = Elías Mdahuar | league = Liga Premier (Serie A) | season = 2023–24 | position = Regular phase:<br>17th (Group I)<br>Final phase: Did not qualify | pattern_la1=_coras1617h|pattern_b1=_coras1617h|pattern_ra1=_coras1617h|pattern_sh1=_shorts|pattern_so1=_socks | leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF | pattern_la2=_coras1617t|pattern_b2=_coras1617t|pattern_ra2=_coras1617t|pattern_sh2=_shorts|pattern_so2=_socks | leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000 |}}
'''Coras Fútbol Club''', simplified as '''Coras FC''' and also known as '''Coras de Tepic''', was a Mexican professional football club based in Tepic, Nayarit. It competed in Liga Premier, the second level division of Mexican football, and played its home matches at the Estadio Sección 123. Founded in 1950 as Deportivo Tepic, the club changed its name to Club Universidad de Nayarit in 1971, later renamed as Chivas Coras in 2006 and finally it changed to its current name in 2014. The club was moved to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and later dissolved in 2024.
==History== The club was founded on July 19, 1959<ref name="http">{{cite web|url=http://www.nayaritpuntocom.com/deportes/21562.html|title=Clubs History|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328121943/http://www.nayaritpuntocom.com/deportes/21562.html|archive-date=2012-03-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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<ref>[http://articulos.todomercadeo.com/tepic-nayarit-mexico-complejo-bicentenario-nuevos-estadios-de-futbol-y-de-beisbol/ Clubs New Home Stadium] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328121943/http://articulos.todomercadeo.com/tepic-nayarit-mexico-complejo-bicentenario-nuevos-estadios-de-futbol-y-de-beisbol/ |date=2012-03-28 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=García |first1=Gabriel |title=Se van Cuervos a Nayarit |url=https://www.elvigia.net/deportes/futbol/2017/7/7/cuervos-nayarit-276373.html |publisher=El Vigía |access-date=17 April 2019 |language=es |date=7 July 2017}}</ref> However, this new team was highlighted by poor economic and administrative management that led to its disappearance in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Por esta razón Deportivo Tepic podría ser desafiliado de la Segunda División |url=https://bolavip.com/liga-mx/Por-esta-razon-Deportivo-Tepic-podria-ser-desafiliado-de-la-Segunda-Division-20180422-0061.html |website=Bolavip |access-date=17 April 2019 |language=es |date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodríguez Castro |first1=Javier |title=Por enésima vez, unos nuevos Coras |url=http://www.consentidocomun.mx/por-enesima-vez-unos-nuevos-coras/ |publisher=Sentido Común |access-date=17 April 2019 |language=es |date=14 August 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Polanco |first1=Eduardo |title=Se viene el debut de los Coras |url=https://www.vavel.com/mx/futbol-mexicano/2018/08/23/segunda-division/938788-se-viene-el-debut-de-los-coras.html |publisher=VAVEL |access-date=17 April 2019 |language=es |date=25 August 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=CORAS NO JUGARÍAN EL PRÓXIMO TORNEO |url=https://www.ligapremiermagazine.mx/coras-no-jugarian-el-proximo-torneo/ |website=Liga Premier Magazine |access-date=19 July 2021 |language=es |date=19 June 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alegre |first1=Carlos |title=Presentan oficialmente a los Coras F.C. |url=https://meridiano.mx/seccion/deportes/presentan-oficialmente-a-los-coras-fc/ |website=Meridiano.mx |access-date=18 July 2021 |language=es |date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718203531/https://meridiano.mx/seccion/deportes/presentan-oficialmente-a-los-coras-fc/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=El equipo Coras F.C. ha sido presentado en la ciudad de Piedras Negras con gran entusiasmo y expectativa. |url=https://twitter.com/k911noticias/status/1674231390676688897 |website=K911 Noticias |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=es |date=28 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=COMUNICADO OFICIAL |url=https://www.corasfc.com/comunicado-oficial/ |website=Coras F.C. |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=es |date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Es oficial: Coras FC de Piedras Negras descansará esta temporada en la Liga Premier por causas financieras |url=https://eltiempomx.com/noticia/2024/es-oficial-coras-fc-de-piedras-negras-descansara-esta-temporada-en-la-liga-premier-por-causas-financieras.html |website=El Tiempo de Piedras Negras |access-date=1 July 2025 |language=es |date=6 July 2024}}</ref> The team was not reactivated for the 2025–26 season and was officially dissolved in accordance with the regulations.
==Stadium== {{main|Estadio Olímpico Santa Teresita|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Conoce el pequeño estadio de Piedras Negras, Coahuila |url=https://twitter.com/MXESTADIOS/status/1369144111672958981 |website=Estadios de México |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=es |date=8 March 2021}}</ref>
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 == * {{flagicon|Mexico}} Ramón Morales (2016) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} Marcelo Michel Leaño (2017) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} Manuel Naya Barba (2018–2020) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} Marco Antonio Díaz (2020–2021) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} Omar Ávila (2021–2022) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} Manuel Naya Barba (2022) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} José Rizo (2023–2024)
==Season to season== {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Season !Division !Notes |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1959–60 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1960–61 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1961–62 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1964–65 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1965–66 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1966–67 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1967–68 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1968–69 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1969–70 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1970–71 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México ! style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1971–72 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México !style="background:#8FFF6F;" | |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1971–72 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México !style="background:#8FFF6F;" | |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1973–74 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1974–75 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1975–76 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1976–77 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1977–78 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1978–79 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1979–80 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Season !Division !Place |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1980–81 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México ! style="background:#8FFF6F;" | |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1981–82 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México ! style="background:#8FFF6F;" | |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1982–83 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1983–84 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1984–85 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1985–86 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1986–87 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1987–88 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1988–89 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1989–90 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1991–92 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1992–93 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|1993–94 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|1994–95 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Primera División 'A' de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|1995–96 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Primera División 'A' de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 96 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 97 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 97 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 98 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Season !Division !Place |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 98 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 99 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 99 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 00 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 00 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 01 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 01 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 02 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Invierno 02 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Verano 03 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 03 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Apertura 04 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 04 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Apertura 05 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 2005 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Apertura 2006 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Clausura 2006 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Apertura 2007 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Clausura 2007 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Season !Division !Place |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Apertura 2008 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Clausura 2008 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Apertura 2009 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#9191FF;"|Clausura 2009 |style="background:#9191FF;"|Tercera División de México |style="background:#9191FF;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Apertura 2011 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 2012 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Apertura 2012 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 2013 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Apertura 2013 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|5th (Quarterfinal) |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 2014 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|2nd (Quarterfinal) |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Apertura 2014 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Liga de Ascenso de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| 1st ("Runner-Up") |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Clausura 2015 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Liga de Ascenso de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Apertura 2015 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Liga de Ascenso de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Clausura 2016 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Liga de Ascenso de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Apertura 2016 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Liga de Ascenso de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Clausura 2017 |style="background:#C98A4B;"|Liga de Ascenso de México |style="background:#C98A4B;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Apertura 2017 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Clausura 2018 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |- |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|2018–19 |style="background:#8FFF6F;"|Segunda División de México |style="background:#8FFF6F;"| |} {{col-end}} * Has played in 60 Segunda División tournaments last in April 2018. * Has played in 8 Tercera División tournaments last in 2009. * Has played in 8 Ascenso MX tournaments last in the Clausura 2017. * Has played in 0 Primera División tournaments in history. *After the 1971–72 tournament, the club played under the name '''Club Universidad de Nayarit''' until the 1975–76 tournament. * After the Clausura 2006, the club was sold to Chivas and was renamed '''Chivas Coras''', but another club named '''Deportivo Tepic''' played in the Tercera División de México. *The club left the Tercera División in 2009 and made a return in the Apertura 2011 in the Segunda División.
==Honours== ===National=== ====Promotion divisions==== * '''Ascenso MX''' ** Runners-up (1): Apertura 2014 * '''Segunda División''' ** '''Champions (1)''': Apertura 2002 ** Runners-up (2): 1982–83, Apertura 2012 * '''Copa México de la Segunda División''' ** Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1963–64 * '''Campeón de Campeones de la Segunda División''' ** Runners-up (1): 2003
==Reserves== ===Deportivo Tepic "B"=== The team participated in the Tercera División, finishing as champions in the Apertura 2002 tournament and also finishing as runners-up in the Clausura 2003 tournament.
==See also== *Segunda División de México *Tercera División de México *Primera División 'A' de México *Liga de Ascenso de México *Nayarit *Football in Mexico
==Footnotes== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150408092658/http://www.corasfc.com.mx/ Official site of Deportivo Tepic]
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Category:Football clubs in Nayarit Category:Association football clubs established in 1959 Category:1959 establishments in Mexico Category:Sport in Tepic Category:Piedras Negras, Coahuila Category:Football clubs in Coahuila Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2024 Category:2024 disestablishments in Mexico