Deportiva Venados
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| Full name | Deportiva Venados | ||
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| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Alonso Diego Molina Tamanché, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 [1] | ||
| Owner | David Lago Ancona[2] | ||
| Chairman | Alonso Diego Molina[2] | ||
| Manager | Alfredo García Salmones | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Serie A) | ||
| 2025–26 | Regular phase: 2nd (Group III) Final phase: Champions | ||
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Deportiva Venados is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A. It is based in the city of Mérida, Mexico.
History
[edit]The team was founded in 2014 to recover the tradition of teams that had previously represented Mérida in Mexican soccer such as Atlético Yucatán and Venados de Yucatán, because the main team of the region had adopted the name of Mérida,[3] although during its first season it was registered as a subsidiary team of Mérida F.C.
In 2015 the team officially adopted the name Deportiva Venados.[4]
In the 2021–22 season the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de México – Serie A after defeating C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo in the promotion playoff.[5] Previously the team had eliminated clubs Álamos, Inter Playa del Carmen, Caballeros de Córdoba and Delfines UGM. However, the team failed to win the national championship as it was defeated in the final by Mazorqueros F.C.[6]
In the 2025–26 Serie A de México season Deportiva Venados were crowned champions after defeating Alacranes de Durango in the final with an aggregate score of 1–2. Previously, the team had eliminated Club Calor; Tritones Vallarta M.F.C. and Real Apodaca F.C.[7] However, the team was unable to move up to the Liga de Expansión MX because it did not meet the requirements requested by the league, since Venados F.C., the other team from Mérida, did not agree to share the use of the Estadio Carlos Iturralde, the city's main field, and the Estadio Alonso Diego Molina, home of Deportiva Venados, is not suitable to host matches of that division.[8]
Stadium
[edit]Deportiva Venados plays its home games at Estadio Alonso Diego Molina located in the town of Tamanché, belonging to the city of Mérida, Yucatán. It has a capacity to hold 2,500 spectators.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Liga Premier
- Champions (1): 2025–26
- Copa Promesas LMX-TDP
- Champions (1): 2025
- Liga TDP
- Runners-up (1): 2021–22
- Liga TDP Zona A
- Champions (1): 2021–22
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 17 January 2026[10]
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
[edit]- Deportiva Venados (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Méritos de equipo" (in Spanish). Diario de Yucatán. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- 1 2 "RECONOCEN A DON DAVID LAGO ANCONA POR SUS 10 AÑOS AL FRENTE DE DEPORTIVA VENADOS". Soccer News (in Spanish). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ↑ "Venados para el recuerdo". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deportiva Venados 2015–16 season" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deportiva Venados asciende en La Liga Premier A a Segunda División". Por esto (in Spanish). 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "¡Mazorqueros FC, Campeón de Campeones 2021-2022!". 3radivision.net (in Spanish). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "Deportiva Venados campeón de la Liga Premier; Yucatán apunta a tener dos equipos en Liga de Expansión". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "¿Les ponen el pie? Deportiva Venados tiene en pausa su ascenso a Expansión por falta de acuerdo con Venados". ESTO (in Spanish). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Estadio Alonso Diego Molina". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Deportiva Venados". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
