C.D. Ayense

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Ayense
Full nameClub Deportivo Ayense
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
GroundEstadio Chino Rivas
Ayotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity4,000
OwnerClub Deportivo Ayense AC
ManagerConrado Castillo
LeagueLiga PremierSerie B
2022–233rd – Group XII (Zone semi–finals)

Club Deportivo Ayense, A.C. is a football club that plays in the Serie B de México. It is based in the city of Ayotlán, Mexico.

History[edit]

The team was founded for the first time in 1988, that year they achieved their first title and promoted to Second Division. In 1990 the team was relegated to Segunda División "B", but, in 1991 they won the divisional title and returned to Segunda División, in the same season, the Ayense was invited to the Primera División promotional playoff.[1] The team disappeared for the first time in the mid-2000s.[2]

In 2019 the team returned to professional football after an agreement between the municipal government and an entrepreneur located in United States. The club was enrolled in Third Division with the name Club Deportivo Ayense A.C.[3]

In the 2022–23 season, the team had its best performance since its refoundation in 2019. Ayense reached the North Zone semifinal, where they were defeated by C.D. Poza Rica in a penalty shootout.[4] Although the team failed to promote from the category, its good performance led to the club being invited to participate in the Liga PremierSerie B on June 15, 2023.[5]

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 13 January 2024[6]

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 Mexico MEX Leobardo Tapia
2 DF Mexico MEX Julián Rodríguez
4 DF Mexico MEX Jonatan Sánchez
5 DF Mexico MEX Isaác Gómez
6 MF Mexico MEX Roberto Ríos
7 FW Mexico MEX Juan Reynosa
8 FW Mexico MEX Edson Castro
9 FW Mexico MEX Marco Rivera
10 MF Mexico MEX Diego López
11 FW Mexico MEX José del Río
12 MF Mexico MEX Aldo Ávila
13 DF Mexico MEX Luis Rosales
14 DF Mexico MEX Luis Arellano
16 FW Mexico MEX José Barrientos
17 MF Mexico MEX Johan Morales
18 MF Mexico MEX Ulíses Bravo
19 FW Mexico MEX Diego Rea
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Mexico MEX Guillermo García
21 MF Mexico MEX César Delgado
22 DF Mexico MEX Ángel González
24 FW Mexico MEX Raúl Magallón
27 FW Mexico MEX Adrián Pérez
28 MF Mexico MEX Joseph Zepeda
29 MF Mexico MEX Cristian Gómez
30 GK Mexico MEX Gonzalo Zambrano
31 MF Mexico MEX Javier Ramírez
33 FW Mexico MEX Eduardo López
36 MF Mexico MEX Isaac Medina
38 MF Mexico MEX Iván González
40 DF Mexico MEX Oscar Arredondo
42 FW Mexico MEX Fernando Zúñiga
49 MF Mexico MEX Luis Ávila
50 GK Mexico MEX Alan Santana

Honors[edit]

1990-91
1988-89

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco; Toscano, Martín. "Mexico 1990/91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Club Ayense". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ García, Atemi (18 July 2019). "Regresa el histórico Ayense al fútbol profesional". Decisiones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Regresa Poza Rica a la segunda división del fútbol mexicano". imagendelgolfo.mx (in Spanish). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Ayense es de Liga Premier; jugarán en Serie B". Deportivo Digital (in Spanish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "C.D. Ayense". Liga TDP (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2022.