Atlético Ensenada

Atlético Ensenada
Full nameAtlético Ensenada Fútbol Club
Founded23 March 2020 (2020-03-23)
GroundEstadio Municipal de Ensenada
Ensenada, Baja California
Capacity7,600
ChairmanAntonio García
ManagerCarlos Torres Garcés
LeagueLiga de Balompié Mexicano

Atlético Ensenada Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Ensenada, Baja California currently put in hiatus, that would have played in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.

History

On October 30, 2019, the creation of a football team in the city of Ensenada, Baja California was announced and became official, which would have originally played in the Primera División de México starting from 2020, however, the team was rejected from the league, and it was reported that the club would instead participate in a different league other than the Liga MX.[1][2]

On March 23, 2020, the franchise was officially announced, also being the first confirmed club to participate the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.[3] A month later, Ramón Ramírez was appointed as sports director of the club.[4] On May 4, Carlos Torres Garcés was confirmed as manager of the club.[5]

On September 29, 2020, the club was eliminated from the LBM because the league simply considered that it did not comply with the guarantees to participate in the competition, and the club has been put in hiatus indefinitely ever since.[6]

Stadium

Atlético Ensenada would have played their matches their home matches at the Estadio Municipal de Ensenada, which currently has a capacity for 7,600 spectators. On June 23, 2020, a project was announced to expand the capacity of this venue and reach 20,190 spectators, the construction would be carried out in three stages.[7]

Personnel

Management

Position Name[8]
President Mexico Antonio García
Sports Director Mexico Ramón Ramírez

References

  1. ↑ "Promesa de Primera División con Atlético Ensenada, dentro de un circuito distinto a la FMF". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Primera División en Ensenada". El Vigía (in Spanish). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Atlético Ensenada, franquicia fundadora de la LBM". Tiempo Extra MX (in Spanish). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "¡Fichaje bomba en la Liga de Balompié! Ramón Ramírez es directivo del Ensenada". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Atlético Ensenada confirma entrenador internacional para la LBM". LosPleyers.com (in Spanish). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Liga de Balompié Mexicano anuncia baja definitiva del Ensenada FC". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Soto Mendoza, Christian (23 June 2020). "LBM: Atlético Ensenada presenta proyecto de su nuevo estadio". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Equipo". Retrieved 10 August 2020.