Dorados de Sinaloa facts for kids
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| Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Baldados (The Dorados) El Gran Pez (The Great Fish) |
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| Founded | 9 August 2003 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Dorados | ||
| Capacity | 20,108 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Caliente | ||
| Chairman | José Antonio Núñez | ||
| Manager | Sebastián Abreu | ||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | ||
| Apertura 2022 | 5th (Reclassification) | ||
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Dorados de Sinaloa, often called Dorados, is a professional football club from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The club was started in 2003.
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About Dorados de Sinaloa
Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. This team quickly made a name for itself. It became the youngest team ever to play in Mexico's top football league, the First Division de México. They joined this top league for the Apertura 2004 tournament, which was just one year after the club was created!
Today, the Dorados play in the Liga de Expansión MX. This is the second-highest level of professional football in Mexico.
How Dorados Got Promoted
On December 20, 2003, the Dorados won their very first championship. This was in the Apertura 2003 tournament of the Primera División A. A player named Guadalupe Castaneda scored the winning goal against the Cobras of Ciudad Juárez.
They almost won another championship in Apertura 2004, finishing as runners-up. But they still got a chance to move up to the top league! They won a special play-off game against Club León. Roberto Dominguez scored the goal that helped them get promoted to Liga MX. This was an amazing achievement for a club that was only one year old!
First Time in the Top League
The Dorados played in the top league for two years. However, in the Apertura 2006 tournament, they were moved back down to the second tier. This is called being "relegated."
Dorados Returns to the Top League
After eight seasons in the Ascenso MX (the Second Division), Dorados made it back to the First Division. Their first game back was on July 27, 2015, at their home stadium, the Banorte Stadium. They played against Jaguares de Chiapas, and the game ended in a 0–0 tie.
Their first win and first three points came in the very next game. On July 31, they played against Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana at the Caliente Stadium. Dayro Moreno scored for the other team, but Mauricio Martín Romero scored the first goal for Dorados in the 2015–16 Liga MX season. Dorados won that game 2–1. This was their first win in the top division in nine years! Their last win before that was on April 22, 2006, when they beat Jaguares de Chiapas 4–2. Famous player Pep Guardiola even scored a goal in that older game.
Second Relegation
On April 16, 2016, the Dorados were moved down from the Liga MX again. This happened after they lost 5–2 to Tigres UANL. They had only been in the top league for one season. This was the second time the club was relegated to the Ascenso MX.
Dorados' Rivalry with Club León
A big rivalry started between Dorados de Sinaloa and Club León in 2003. When Dorados was first created, they won their very first tournament in Primera A. This was a unique achievement! In their second tournament, Dorados reached the final again, but they lost to Club León.
Even though they lost that final, Dorados and León played a special game to decide which team would move up to the Primera División de México. Dorados won that important game!
Dorados and León have played against each other in four finals in total. Each team has won two of these final matches. Since Dorados was moved down to the Ascenso MX, these two teams haven't played in a league match.
Dorados' Trophies and Wins
Dorados de Sinaloa has won several important titles:
- Ascenso MX (Second Division Championship): 4 times
- Apertura 2003
- Clausura 2007
- Clausura 2015
- Apertura 2016
- Campeón de Ascenso (Promotion Play-off Winner): 2 times
- 2004
- 2015
- Copa MX (Mexican Cup): 1 time
- Apertura 2012
- International Copa Ricardo:
- Second Place
Notable Players of Dorados
Many talented players have played for Dorados de Sinaloa over the years. Here are some of them:
Carlos Casartelli- Milton Caraglio
Iarley
Yimmi Chara
Jefferson Montero
Jared Borgetti- Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- Fernando Arce
Pep Guardiola
Sebastián Abreu
Images for kids
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The official logo of Dorados de Sinaloa.
See also
In Spanish: Dorados de Sinaloa para niños
