Wikipedia - Yalmakán F.C.
The Yalmakán Fútbol Club, commonly known as Yalmakán, is a Mexican football club based in Chetumal. The club was founded in 2013, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.
History
The club was founded in 2013.
Final Apertura 2017
After Winning the Clausura 2017 title and Ascenso in Liga Nuevo Talentos, Yalmakán were supposed to play in Serie A but the league restructure the league to make more efficient by every team structure based by stadium capacity, fans, etc., meaning that Yalmakán will stay in Serie B in hopes of improving their team structure in order to play in Serie A if they win promotion. This is their second straight final in hopes of making it back to back titles in franchise history facing a team were supposed to play in Ascenso MX but Tlaxcala and FMF denied their invite because of their stadium not met requirements.
- First leg
| Yalmakán | 1–1 | Tlaxcala |
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| Marco Guzmán 44' | Javier Rabadán 79' |
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo
- Second leg
| Tlaxcala | 0–1 | Yalmakán |
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| Julio López 74' |
Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala
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Promotion to Serie A
Despite being eliminated from the quarterfinals in Clausura 2018, Yalmakan played in the final de Ascenso against Orizaba. Won in Puerto Morelos in first leg 2–0 however they tied at Veracruz 1–1 in second leg but secured promotion. The team was relocated from Puerto Morelos to Chetumal in order to meet requirements to play in Serie A and on July 6, 2018 they earned a spot to play in Serie A.
Le nom de l'équipe vient du mot maya signifiant "seigneur de la terre". Le surnom de l'équipe est Los Peces (les poissons), en référence à l'industrie de la pêche locale.
Le stade de l'équipe est le stade Universitario de Campeche, qui a une capacité de 10 000 spectateurs.
Yalmakan a remporté deux titres de Liga Premier de México, en 2012 et 2016. L'équipe a également atteint la finale de la Copa MX en 2017, mais a perdu contre les Tigres UANL.
Certains des joueurs les plus célèbres qui ont joué pour Yalmakan incluent les internationaux mexicains Jorge Torres Nilo et Juan Carlos Medina.