Mineros de Zacatecas


Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas is a Mexican football club from Zacatecas that compete in the Mexican Ascenso MX. They are currently managed by Oscar Fernando Torres.

History

In December 2012, Grupo Pachuca purchased the Estudiantes Tecos franchise as they were relegated to the Ascenso MX. The team failed to gain promotion when they lost in penalties to Leones Negros de la U. de G.. It was then that Grupo Pachuca decided to move the franchise from Zapopan to Zacatecas so as to not have four teams in Guadalajara. The city of Zacatecas had spent 11 years without an Ascenso team, since Real Sociedad de Zacatecas which were sold to Altamira in the summer of 2003.
The club's name was chosen to be Mineros as the city of Zacatecas owes its existence to the discovering of silver mines in the late 16th century. The state of Zacatecas is one of the top producers of gold and silver in the world.
Los Mineros were in their first season of professional soccer, taking 2nd place in the Ascenso MX, yet were left out of the semifinals by its rival Necaxa. The team demonstrated their immediate competitiveness, as in 2014, Gustavo Adrián Ramírez scored the fastest goal in league history against rivals Necaxa to open the season.
In Clausura 2016, Mineros obtained their best achievement so far, in that tournament they reached the final of the tournament, in this series they were defeated against Necaxa by an aggregate of 0–2.

Stadium

The Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba has a capacity of 20,068 and is located in the city of Zacatecas. It was inaugurated in 1986 with a friendly match between the Leones Negros de la U. de G. vs. South Korea national football team.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Reserve teams

;Mineros de Zacatecas
;Atlético Mineros CDMX

Season to season

SeasonDivisionPlace
Apertura 2014Ascenso MX2
Clausura 2015Ascenso MX8
Apertura 2015Ascenso MX4
Clausura 2016Ascenso MX6
Apertura 2016Ascenso MX2
Clausura 2017Ascenso MX1
Apertura 2017Ascenso MX6
Clausura 2018Ascenso MX1
Apertura 2018Ascenso MX2
Clausura 2019Ascenso MX2

Managers