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Dorados de Sinaloa

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Dorados de Sinaloa
Full nameClub Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa[1]
NicknamesDorados (The Dorados)
El Gran Pez (The Great Fish)[2]
El Aurinegro (The Black Aurine)
Short nameDOR
FoundedAugust 8, 2003; 22 years ago (August 8, 2003)
GroundEstadio Dorados
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity20,108
OwnerGrupo Caliente
ChairmanJosé Antonio Núñez
ManagerPaco Ramírez
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Clausura 2025Regular phase: 13th
Final phase: Did not qualify
Websitewww.doradosfc.com.mx
Current season

Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, simply known as Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football.

Dorados was founded on August 8, 2003, in the Primera División A and secured promotion to Mexico's top flight just one year later. In 2016, the club was relegated and has since competed in the Liga de Expansión.[3]

History

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First promotion and relegation

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Dorados was founded on August 8, 2003, in the Primera División 'A', the second tier of the Mexican football system. On December 20, they won their first title in the Apertura 2003 tournament, with Guadalupe Castañeda scoring the decisive goal against Cobras de Juárez in the final. In the following tournament, Dorados finished as runners-up.

On May 29, 2004, Dorados secured promotion to the Primera División after defeating León in the promotion play-off. Remarkably, the club achieved top-flight status just one year after its founding. In an effort to remain in the top division, Dorados made several high-profile signings, including Sebastián Abreu, Pep Guardiola and Jared Borgetti. However, after two years in the Primera División, Dorados was relegated following the Apertura 2006 tournament.

Dorados claimed the title in the Clausura 2007 tournament, which allowed them to participate in the promotion play-off, but ultimately fell to Puebla. In October 2012, Dorados emerged as the Copa Mx champion following their victory over Correcaminos in the final.

In May 2013, Grupo Caliente, known for its casino operations, acquired a majority ownership in the club.[4]

Return to Primera División and Relegation

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On May 23, 2015, Dorados once again secured promotion to Mexico's top flight after defeating Necaxa in the promotion play-off. However, just a year later, they were relegated after finishing at the bottom of the relegation table.

Dorados secured the Apertura 2016 title, earning a spot in the promotion play-off, but were ultimately defeated by Lobos BUAP.

In September 2018, Diego Maradona was appointed head coach of Dorados. He made his debut on 17 September with a 4–1 victory over Cafetaleros de Tapachula. Maradona guided Dorados to two consecutive finals, though they fell short in both, losing to Atlético San Luis. In June 2019, Maradona's lawyer announced that he would be stepping down from the role, citing health reasons.[5]

Liga de Expansión

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In the spring of 2020, Ascenso MX was restructured into Liga de Expansión MX, a competition designed to foster the development of young footballers. Following this change, Dorados began functioning as a reserve team for both Tijuana and Querétaro, as all three clubs are owned by the same group.[6] Since then, Dorados has reached the league playoffs in only four of the ten tournaments it has contested, largely because of the club’s new policy of prioritizing playing time for young players over the pursuit of titles.

In the fall of 2024, the team was relocated to Tijuana due to concerns about the public safety situation in Sinaloa.[7]

Rivalry with Club León

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When the Dorados de Sinaloa arrived at Primera División A in 2003, a rivalry was born. When the franchise was first created in 2003, Dorados became champions in their first tournament, becoming the first team to ever accomplish this feat in Primera A. In their second tournament, Dorados made it to the final once again, falling to Club León. Despite losing this final, Dorados and León played the promotion game to Primera División de México where Dorados were victorious. Dorados and Leon have played a total of four finals, with each team winning two.

Since the relegation of Dorados to the Ascenso MX, the two sides have not played in a league match.

Honours

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National

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Dorados de Sinaloa honours
Type Competition Titles Winning editions Runners-up

Top division 		Copa MX 1 Apertura 2012 –
Promotion division Primera División A/Ascenso MX 4‹The template Smallsup is being considered for deletion.› s Apertura 2003, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016 Clausura 2004, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2012, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019
Campeón de Ascenso 2‹The template Smallsup is being considered for deletion.› s 2004, 2015 2007, 2017
Notes
  •   record
  • ‹The template Smallsup is being considered for deletion.› s shared record

Personnel

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Management

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Position Staff
Chairman Mexico José Antonio Núñez
Director of football Mexico Juan Pablo Santiago

Source: [citation needed]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Mexico Paco Ramírez
Assistant managers Mexico Christian Ortega
Japan Takuya Shiozawa
Mexico Miguel Pulido
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Daniel Zamora
Fitness coach Mexico Héctor Barba
Physiotherapist Mexico Juan García
Team doctor Mexico Hernando Casillas

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 3 August 2025[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  MEX Sebastián Yáñez (on loan from Tijuana)
3 DF  MEX Salvador Manríquez
4 DF  MEX Luis Ruiz (on loan from Tijuana)
5 DF  MEX Abraham Flores (on loan from Tijuana)
6 DF  JAM Lamonth Rochester
7 MF  MEX Jaime Álvarez (on loan from Tijuana)
8 MF  MEX Jair Cortés
9 FW  COL Jhan Rengifo
10 MF  URU Emiliano Bonilla
11 MF  MEX Luis García
12 MF  MEX Arath Egaña (on loan from Tijuana)
13 GK  USA Geonathan Barrera (on loan from Tijuana)
14 MF  MEX Martín Sol (on loan from Querétaro)
15 MF  MEX Carlos Galicia (on loan from Tijuana)
16 FW  MEX Diego Martínez (on loan from Querétaro)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX César Leyva
18 GK  MEX Carlos Higuera (on loan from Querétaro)
19 FW  MEX Daniel Vázquez (on loan from Tijuana)
20 MF  MEX Diego Araujo (on loan from Querétaro)
21 FW  MEX Emanuel Ley (on loan from Tijuana)
23 FW  MEX Leonardo Vargas (on loan from Tijuana)
24 DF  USA Ángel Ramírez (on loan from Querétaro)
25 DF  MEX Emiliano Velazco (on loan from Tijuana)
26 MF  MEX Aldieri Valenzuela (on loan from Tijuana)
27 MF  MEX Alfonso Sánchez
28 FW  URU Lucas Suárez (on loan from La Luz)
30 GK  MEX Jonathan Vaal (on loan from Tijuana)
31 MF  MEX Alan Ramos
33 DF  MEX Rodrigo Parra (on loan from Tijuana)
35 FW  ECU Jhon Acurio (on loan from Barcelona de Guayaquil)
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers winter 2024–25.

Notable players

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Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Comunicado Oficial".
  2. ^ "Dorados de Sinaloa: Vinicio Angulo se olvida del Gran Pez y refuerza a club de Ecuador".
  3. ^ "Historia Dorados". Dorados de Sinaloa. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Adquiere Hank Rhon a Dorados de Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Proceso. 27 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Maradona out as Dorados manager, cites health". ESPN. 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Asamblea Ordinaria de Clubes del 26 de Junio del 2020". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Por la violencia en Sinaloa, los Dorados seguirán jugando como locales en Tijuana". DEBATE (in Spanish). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Dorados de Sinaloa". Liga BBVA Expansión MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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