Coras FC


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 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 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. However, this new team was highlighted by poor economic and administrative management that led to its disappearance in May 2018.
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, 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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. The team was not reactivated for the 2025–26 season and was officially dissolved in accordance with the regulations.

Stadium

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.
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

SeasonDivisionPlace
1980–81Segunda División de México
1981–82Segunda División de México
1982–83Segunda División de México
1983–84Segunda División de México
1984–85Segunda División de México
1985–86Segunda División de México
1986–87Segunda División de México
1987–88Segunda División de México
1988–89Segunda División de México
1989–90Segunda División de México
1991–92Segunda División de México
1992–93Segunda División de México
1993–94Segunda División de México
1994–95Primera División 'A' de México
1995–96Primera División 'A' de México
Invierno 96Segunda División de México
Verano 97Segunda División de México
Invierno 97Segunda División de México
Verano 98Segunda División de México

SeasonDivisionPlace
Invierno 98Segunda División de México
Verano 99Segunda División de México
Invierno 99Segunda División de México
Verano 00Segunda División de México
Invierno 00Segunda División de México
Verano 01Segunda División de México
Invierno 01Segunda División de México
Verano 02Segunda División de México
Invierno 02Segunda División de México
Verano 03Segunda División de México
Clausura 03Segunda División de México
Apertura 04Segunda División de México
Clausura 04Segunda División de México
Apertura 05Segunda División de México
Clausura 2005Segunda División de México
Apertura 2006Tercera División de México
Clausura 2006Tercera División de México
Apertura 2007Tercera División de México
Clausura 2007Tercera División de México

SeasonDivisionPlace
Apertura 2008Tercera División de México
Clausura 2008Tercera División de México
Apertura 2009Tercera División de México
Clausura 2009Tercera División de México
Apertura 2011Segunda División de México
Clausura 2012Segunda División de México
Apertura 2012Segunda División de México
Clausura 2013Segunda División de México
Apertura 2013Segunda División de México5th
Clausura 2014Segunda División de México2nd
Apertura 2014Liga de Ascenso de México1st
Clausura 2015Liga de Ascenso de México
Apertura 2015Liga de Ascenso de México
Clausura 2016Liga de Ascenso de México
Apertura 2016Liga de Ascenso de México
Clausura 2017Liga de Ascenso de México
Apertura 2017Segunda División de México
Clausura 2018Segunda División de México
2018–19Segunda División de México

  • 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 : Apertura 2014
  • Segunda División
  • * Champions : Apertura 2002
  • * Runners-up : 1982–83, Apertura 2012
  • Copa México de la Segunda División
  • * Runners-up : 1961–62, 1963–64
  • Campeón de Campeones de la Segunda División
  • * Runners-up : 2003