Delfines de Coatzacoalcos
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| Full name | Deportivo Delfines de Coatzacoalcos | ||
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| Nickname | Los Delfines (The Dolphins) | ||
| Founded | 1997 2024 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Chairman | Rigoberto Carrasco | ||
| Manager | Iván Liévano | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Premier A) | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga TDP Regular phase: 1st – Group III Final phase: National champions (promoted) | ||
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Deportivo Delfines de Coatzacoalcos is a Mexican professional football club based in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. It competes in the Premier A, the intermediate branch of the Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at the Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa.
History
The team was founded in 1997 and they first appeared in Segunda División de México. They lasted six seasons until they were crowned champions in the Clausura 2003 and eventually won the final for promotion to the Primera División 'A' de México against Coras de Tepic. The team had good performances in the Segunda División, but in the Clausura 2004 they were relegated.
They achieved promotion again in 2005 after winning the final of the Segunda División de México against Pumas Naucalpan by a score of 5–4 on penalties. In regulation time, the match ended 4–4 in aggregate after the first match held in Coatzacoalcos, the Delfines won 2–1; while in the second match they lost 3–2 to Pumas Naucalpan.
Their history in the Primera División 'A' finished in 2006 when the franchise was sold and relocated to Villahermosa, Tabasco to make way for Guerreros de Tabasco.
In 2013, another team ended up setting up in the same area with the same name. Club de Fútbol Delfines Atlético Coatzacoalcos managed to win the Segunda División de México in 2014 and receive promotion to the newly formed Liga de Ascenso de México. Atlético Delfines de Coatzacoalcos managed to be promoted to the Liga de Ascenso after winning the final against Linces de Tlaxcala, but were unable meet the standards by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), so it was replaced by Coras de Tepic.
In 2024, the team was re-founded under the name Deportivo Delfines de Coatzacoalcos and was registered in the Tercera División de México, a league that represents the bottom level division of Mexican football.[1]
In the 2025–26 season, the team was promoted to the Segunda División de México after reaching the zone finals in the Tercera División.[2] In addition, the team won the Liga TDP champions trophy, proclaiming themselves the best team in the division in that season.[3]
Players
Current squad
- As of May 18, 2026[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
- Delfines de Coatzacoalcos (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system
Honours
National
Promotion divisions
- Segunda División
- Champions (1): Clausura 2003
- Campeón de Campeones de la Segunda División
- Champions (1): 2003
- Tercera División
- Champions (1): 2025–26
- Liga TDP Zona A
- Champions (1): 2025–26
Reserves
Delfines "B"
The team participated in the Segunda División de México, finishing as champions in the Apertura 2005, defeating Pumas Naucalpan 5–4 on penalties. It also finished as runners-up in the Campeón de Campeones de la Segunda División 2006, losing to Pegaso Anáhuac 3–1.
References
- ↑ "Presentan a los Delfines de Coatzacoalcos, jugarán en la Liga TDP". MÁSNOTICIAS (in Spanish). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ↑ "¡Brillante! Equipo veracruzano asciende de categoría en el futbol mexicano". XEU Deportes (in Spanish). 16 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Delfines de Coatzacoalcos, campeón de campeones de liga TDP | MÁSNOTICIAS". masnoticias.mx (in Spanish). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Delfines de Coatzacoalcos". Liga MX. Retrieved 18 May 2020.