Petroleros de Salamanca C.F.C. explained

Clubname:Petroleros de Salamanca C.F.C.
Fullname:Petroleros de Salamanca Catedráticos Fútbol Club[1]
Nickname:Los Petroleros (The Oilers)
Capacity:10,000
Owner:Juan Manuel Durán[2]
Chairman:Juan Manuel Durán[3]
Manager:Víctor Saavedra
League:Liga Premier - Serie A
Season:2023–24
Position:6th, Group II (Reclassification)
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Petroleros de Salamanca C.F.C. is a Mexican football club based in Salamanca, Guanajuato, México which is playing in the Liga Premier de México.

History

The club was founded in the 1950s and soon after, in 1958, the club joined the Segunda División de México and played under the name of Mapaches. The club played in the second division until 1961 when the club folded due to economic problems. In 1964 the club rejoined the second division; this time the club was owned by a local oil company which brought in big name players but never achieved a promotion to the first division. From 1964 the club would go on to play good to mediocre tournaments which finally came to an end once again in 1986 when the club folded and would not come this time for several years all time times playing under the name of Petroleros de Salamanca.

Awaited Return

In 2001 the same oil company that had owned the club in the 1980s started up several professional clubs, the first a basketball club in 2001 which played under the name of Petroleros de Salamanca. In 2004 the football club finally made its return, quickly joining the Primera A. In 2006 the club reached its first final in the Primera A only to lose it to Puebla FC in a Penalty shoot out. The club would go on to play six more tournaments before the club was sold and relocated in La Piedad, Michoacán, where it became C.F. La Piedad.

Failed Return to Liga Premier

In 2013 the team returned as Salamanca F.C., after spending several years in the Third Division of Mexico without winning promotion, on July 3, 2019 the team attempted to participate in the Liga Premier de México (Second Division) – Serie B, this after reaching an agreement with the Real Potosino's management, after the agreement, the team from San Luis Potosí had to move to Salamanca and be rebranded as Salamanca F.C.[4] Finally on July 18, 2019 the Mexican Football Federation did not grant the guarantee for this change and Salamanca remained at Liga TDP, while Real Potosino stopped participating in Mexican football.

In 2020 due to financial problems, the club's board of directors rented its franchise to the Promotora Barajas Soccer, a soccer development center based in Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco. In 2021 the rental agreement was not renewed and the team officially ceased to participate.

In 2022 the team returned to participate in the professional leagues, being renamed C.F. Salamanca and based on the franchise Jaral del Progreso F.C.[5] This team was dissolved at the end of the 2022–23 season due to the impossibility of competing with the new project that has arrived in the city.

Return to Liga Premier

On January 27, 2023 Catedráticos Elite F.C. was relocated from Ameca, Jalisco to Salamanca, Guanajuato.[6] The relocation of the club occurred after a merger with Petroleros de Salamanca, because the local oil sector was interested in having a professional team in the city, for this reason the team was unofficially called Catedráticos Petroleros.[7] Finally, on June 30, 2023, the team officially recovered the name Petroleros de Salamanca, however, due to administrative issues the team was officially renamed as Petroleros de Salamanca Catedráticos F.C.[8]

Badge

In the early 1950s clubs usually used their city's crest as their own, so Salamanca used the city crest from 1958-1961. In the early 1970s the club used a crest which had an oil rig along with a soccer ball. In 2004 the club returned with a brand new crest but kept the oil rig and the soccer ball along with the club's colors.

First kit evolution

Season to season

SeasonDivisionPlace
1958-592nd Division
1959-60 2nd Division
1960-61 2nd Division
1961-64Did not participate
1964-652nd Division-1965-662nd Division
1966-672nd Division
1967-682nd Division
1968-692nd Division
1969-702nd Division
1970-712nd Division
1971-722nd Division
1972-732nd Division
1973-742nd Division
1974-752nd Division
1975-762nd Division
1976-772nd Division
1977-782nd Division
1978-792nd Division
1979-802nd Division
1980-812nd Division
1981-822nd Division
1982-832nd Division
1983-842nd Division
1984-852nd Division
1985-862nd Division
SeasonDivisionPlace
1986–2003Did not participate
1996-97Primera A
Clausura 2004Primera A
Apertura 2005Primera A
Clausura 2006Primera A
Apertura 2006Primera A
Clausura 2007Primera A
Apertura 2007Primera A
Clausura 2008Primera A
Apertura 2008Primera A
Clausura 2009Primera A
Apertura 20092nd Division
Bicentenario 20102nd DivisionDisappeared after final of the season
2013–143rd División
2014–153rd División
2015–163rd División
2016–173rd División
2017–183rd División
2018–19Liga TDP
2019–20Liga TDP
2020–21Liga TDPFranchise Loan to Carfut Barajas Soccer
2022–23Liga TDPUnder Jaral del Progreso F.C.
Clausura 2023Liga PremierUnder Catedráticos Elite franchise

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Víctor Saavedra
Assistant managers Andrés Garza
Fitness coach Miguel Ángel Amador
Team doctor Josué Julián Jurado

Players

First-team squad

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Reserve teams

Catedráticos Elite
  • Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

    Honours

    Professional

    (0)

    Runner-up (1): Apertura 2006

    (1)

    Champion : 1951-1952

    Champion : 1984-1985, 1993-1994

    Notable former players

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Prieto Salazar . Ricardo . Regresa Petroleros de Salamanca bajo la dirección de Víctor Saavedra . Periódico AM . 4 July 2023 . es . 1 July 2023.
    2. Web site: Sánchez Navarro . Jesús Alejandro . La Tercera; una división de fútbol no muy profesiona . UDG TV . 1 August 2021 . es . 22 September 2020.
    3. Web site: Manjarrez . Miguel . Presentan Club de Futbol Salamanca de Tercera División Profesional . El Sol de Salamanca . 11 August 2022 . es . 28 July 2022.
    4. Web site: Manjarrez . Miguel . Salamanca FC espera aval de la FMF para jugar en Liga Premier . El Sol de Salamanca . . 8 July 2019 . Spanish . 3 July 2019.
    5. Web site: CF Salamanca jugará temporada 2022-2023 en Grupo 11 de la Liga TDP . El Sol de Salamanca . 11 August 2022 . es . 9 August 2022.
    6. Web site: Vuelve el futbol profesional a Salamanca con Catedráticos Elite FC. El Sol de Salamanca . 27 January 2023 . es . 27 January 2023.
    7. Web site: Cisneros . Fernando . Presentan Catedráticos Petroleros . El Sol de Irapuato . 4 February 2023 . es . 27 January 2023.
    8. Web site: ¡HAY CLUBES DE ESTRENO! . Liga Premier Magazine . 2 July 2023 . es . 1 July 2023.
    9. Web site: Petroleros de Salamanca C.F.C. . ligamx.net . 13 August 2023 . es.