Coras Fútbol Club, simplified as Coras FC and also known as Coras de Tepic, was a Mexican professional football club based in Tepic, Nayarit until its relocation. 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 relocated to Piedras Negras, Coahuila in 2023, and was 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 stadiumClubs New Home 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
On June 28, 2023, Coras F.C. began playing its home games at the Estadio Sección 123, located in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, after leaving its former home place in Tepic, Nayarit. 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 Ramón Morales (2016) Marcelo Michel Leaño (2017) Manuel Naya Barba (2018–2020) Marco Antonio Díaz (2020–2021) Omar Ávila (2021–2022) Manuel Naya Barba (2022) José Rizo (2023–2024)
Season to season
SeasonDivisionNotes1959–60Segunda División de México1960–61Segunda División de México1961–62Segunda División de México1964–65Segunda División de México 1965–66Segunda División de México1966–67Segunda División de México1967–68Segunda División de México1968–69Segunda División de México1969–70Segunda División de México1970–71Segunda División de México1971–72Segunda División de México1971–72Segunda División de México1973–74Segunda División de México1974–75Segunda División de México1975–76Segunda División de México1976–77Segunda División de México1977–78Segunda División de México1978–79Segunda División de México1979–80Segunda División de México
SeasonDivisionPlace1980–81Segunda División de México1981–82Segunda División de México1982–83Segunda División de México1983–84Segunda División de México1984–85Segunda División de México1985–86Segunda División de México1986–87Segunda División de México1987–88Segunda División de México1988–89Segunda División de México1989–90Segunda División de México1991–92Segunda División de México1992–93Segunda División de México1993–94Segunda División de México1994–95Primera División 'A' de México1995–96Primera División 'A' de MéxicoInvierno 96Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 97Segunda División de MéxicoInvierno 97Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 98Segunda División de México
SeasonDivisionPlaceInvierno 98Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 99Segunda División de MéxicoInvierno 99Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 00Segunda División de MéxicoInvierno 00Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 01Segunda División de MéxicoInvierno 01Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 02Segunda División de MéxicoInvierno 02Segunda División de MéxicoVerano 03Segunda División de MéxicoClausura 03Segunda División de MéxicoApertura 04Segunda División de MéxicoClausura 04Segunda División de MéxicoApertura 05Segunda División de MéxicoClausura 2005Segunda División de MéxicoApertura 2006Tercera División de MéxicoClausura 2006Tercera División de MéxicoApertura 2007Tercera División de MéxicoClausura 2007Tercera División de México
SeasonDivisionPlaceApertura 2008Tercera División de MéxicoClausura 2008Tercera División de MéxicoApertura 2009Tercera División de MéxicoClausura 2009Tercera División de MéxicoApertura 2011Segunda División de MéxicoClausura 2012Segunda División de MéxicoApertura 2012Segunda División de MéxicoClausura 2013Segunda División de MéxicoApertura 2013Segunda División de México5th (Quarterfinal)Clausura 2014Segunda División de México2nd (Quarterfinal)Apertura 2014Liga de Ascenso de México 1st ("Runner-Up")Clausura 2015Liga de Ascenso de MéxicoApertura 2015Liga de Ascenso de MéxicoClausura 2016Liga de Ascenso de MéxicoApertura 2016Liga de Ascenso de MéxicoClausura 2017Liga de Ascenso de MéxicoApertura 2017Segunda División de MéxicoClausura 2018Segunda División de México2018–19Segunda 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 Guadalajara 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
External links Official site of Deportivo Tepic