Tritones Vallarta M.F.C.

Tritones Vallarta M Fútbol Club is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A. It is based in Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas, Mexico.

Tritones Vallarta M.F.C.

Full name	Tritones Vallarta M Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Tritones (Tritons)
Founded	July 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07)
Ground	Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico^[1]
Capacity	4,000
Owner	Eduardo Rangel^[2]
Chairman	Eduardo Rangel
Manager	Juan Pablo Alfaro
League	Liga Premier - Serie A
Clausura 2023	3rd, Group I (Quarter–finals)
Home colours Away colours

History

At the end of July 2021, it was reported about that a new soccer team would be located on the Mexican Pacific coast, without knowing the name or the city where it would be located, although it was mentioned that it would be led by Manuel Naya Barba.^[3] On July 30, it was officially announced that the new team will be called Tritones Vallarta M.F.C. and would be based in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.^[4][5] The team was created with the aim of forming a club that achieves identity in the city and its metropolitan area due to the absence of a representative club, in addition, the idea of seeking to reach the Liga de Expansión MX in a period of two years.^[6]

Following the announcement of its creation, the club announced its first players: Julián Barajas; Sergio Rodríguez; Kevyn Montaño; César Landa; Alan Jaramillo; José Coronel and Bryan Álvarez.^[7][8]

The team played its first official game on September 18, 2021, in the game Vallarta defeated Mineros de Fresnillo F.C. 0–1 and Julián Barajas scored the first goal in the team's history.

Stadium

Ciudad del Deporte San José del Valle is a sports complex located in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, Mexico. It has a soccer stadium which has the capacity to host 4,000 people. However, the club's board plans to build its own stadium in Puerto Vallarta in a period of approximately three years.^[2]

Players

As of January 13, 2024^[9]

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 Abraham Nuño 2 MF   MEX Marco Ruiz 3 DF   MEX Olaf González 4 DF   MEX Abraham Reyes 5 MF   MEX Sergio Velázquez 6 DF   MEX José Reyes 7 FW   MEX Ignacio Quintero 8 MF   MEX Diego Pérez 9 FW   MEX Aldo Suárez 10 FW   MEX Jesús Garibay 11 MF   MEX Christian Domínguez 12 DF   MEX Luis Carrera 13 MF   MEX Carlo Andrade 14 MF   MEX Oscar Peña 15 DF   MEX Naelson Cárdenas

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   MEX Armando González 17 MF   MEX Maximiliano Cruz 18 MF   COL Sebastián Caicedo 19 MF   MEX Gustavo Olera 20 DF   MEX Nelson García 21 MF   MEX Carlos Fernández 22 MF   MEX Josué Santana 23 FW   MEX Juan Daniel García 24 FW   MEX Sebastián Hernández 25 GK   MEX Dylan Rodríguez 26 GK   MEX Mario Rodríguez 27 DF   MEX Mauricio Romero 28 DF   MEX Osvaldo Pérez 29 FW   ARG Santiago Ezequiel

Managers

•   Manuel Naya Barba (2021)
•   Ulises Sánchez (2021–2022)
•   Hugo Norberto Castillo (2022–2023)
•   Jesús Pérez Padrón (2023)
•   Juan Pablo Alfaro (2023–)

References

1. "Tritones Vallarta Expectantes". Liga Premier Magazine. No. 1189. Liga Premier de México. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
2. Reséndiz, Mac (9 September 2021). "Buscan a Rubén Omar Romano y a Demetrio Madero para equipo en Puerto Vallarta". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
3. "El DT MANUEL NAYA REGRESA A LIGA PREMIER". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
5. "TRITONES VALLARTA MFC EQUIPO DE SEGUNDA DIVISIÓN". Tritones Vallarta MFC. Facebook Official Page (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
6. "¡SUEÑAN CON LIGA DE EXPANSIÓN EN PUERTO VALLARTA!". Balompié MX (in Spanish). 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
7. "LA LUCHA SERÁ DE PRINCIPIO A FIN: NAYA". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
8. "CÉSAR LANDA ES UN TRITÓN". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
9. "Tritones Vallarta MFC". ligamx.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2022.