Leviatán F.C.

Leviatán Fútbol Club is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A. It is based in Mexico City.[1]

Leviatán F.C.
Full nameLeviatán Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)La bestia
FoundedNovember 2020 (2020-11)
GroundEstadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Mexico City
Capacity6,000
OwnerVíctor Valdivia
Darío Scherer
Samuel Rodríguez
Iván Hernández
Juan Carlos Ramírez[1]
ChairmanCristian Tietze[2]
ManagerCarlos Valdez
LeagueLiga Premier – Serie A
Apertura 202211th, Group III
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was founded in November 2020[3] when a group of five entrepreneurs who had previously managed the Club Mayas in the Liga TDP decided to start a franchise that would compete in the Liga Premier de México.[4]

In July the team announced Miguel Salas as their first manager, in addition to the use of the Estadio Neza 86 as the setting for their home games.[5] The team was officially entered into soccer competitions on July 30, 2021, when its entry into the Liga Premier – Serie A was announced, the club was placed in Group 2 of this category.[6]

The team officially debuted on September 19, 2021 with a 1–3 loss against C.F. La Piedad.[7] Levatián F.C. got their first win on October 13 when they defeated Escorpiones F.C. by 3–4.[8]

In January 2023, the team became famous internationally because they played the match against Cafetaleros de Chiapas with fake Inter Milan kits.[9] The club's board argued the theft of their uniforms as the reason for the use of those clothes, however, it was later revealed that the problem was a consequence of the club's financial and institutional problems.[10]

Stadium
Main article: Estadio Neza 86
Main article: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

Leviatán F.C. plays the home matches at Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo", a multi-use stadium located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City in Mexico City. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 people.[11]

Occasionally the team also plays in the Estadio Neza 86, a football stadium in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, a commuter town located east of Mexico City in the State of Mexico. The stadium is located on the grounds of the main campus of the Universidad Tecnológica de Nezahualcóyotl. It has a capacity of 20,000 people.

Players
As of January 6, 2023[12]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Hugo Becerra
2 DF  MEX Omar Ortíz
4 DF  MEX Aldo Miranda
5 DF  MEX Edson Cárdenas
6 MF  MEX Christian Lagunas
10 MF  PAR Alexis Benítez
13 FW  MEX José Mauricio
14 MF  MEX Gabriel Villalpando
15 MF  MEX Omar Santos
18 MF  MEX Roberto Hernández
19 FW  MEX Antonio Ortiz
20 DF  MEX Alan Santos
21 MF  MEX Alberto Romero
25 MF  MEX Oscar Castañón
27 MF  MEX Uriel Nazario
28 MF  MEX Bruno Vilchis
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  MEX Joseph Belmont
32 MF  MEX Jusset Mejía
33 GK  MEX Oscar Reverte
34 FW  MEX César Rivas
35 FW  MEX Carlos Montoya
36 DF  MEX Daniel Castro
37 FW  MEX Pedro Pérez
38 MF  MEX Cuauhtémoc Mora
39 MF  MEX Carlos Méndez
41 DF  MEX Gerardo Chávez
42 MF  MEX Denilson Díaz
43 FW  MEX Marco Joya
45 FW  MEX Donnovan Lizarde
46 DF  MEX Gael García
50 GK  MEX Andrés Cuna

Managers
  •  Miguel Salas (2021)
  •  Jaime Cruz (2021–2022)
  • José Alberto Pérez (2022)
  • Héctor Anguiano (2022)
  • Carlos Valdez (2023–)

References
  1. Reséndiz, Mac (5 August 2021). "Leviatán FC, nuevo huésped de la Liga Premier, jugará en el Neza 86". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "VIENE NUEVA ERA EN EL LEVIATÁN FC". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. @LeviatanFutbol (11 November 2020). "¡¡Venimos por todas las canicas del juego y ser referente dentro de la @FEMEXFUTAC!!@LigaPremier_FMF…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "LEVIATÁN CAMINARÁ FIRME: SALAS". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "Neza 86 tendrá a Leviatán FC". Notigram (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. "La Piedad vs Leviatán". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. "Escorpiones F.C. vs Leviatán". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. Heyes, Apollo (24 January 2023). "Mexican side Leviatan play league match in fake Inter shirts". Football Italia. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. Medrano, David (24 January 2023). "Diego Cocca, el DT mejor pagado en la historia de México". RECORD (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  11. "Logran Mayas bicampeonato de la LFA". El Norte (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  12. "Leviatán F.C." ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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