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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.
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.
Yalmakans hemmaarena är Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, som har en kapacitet på 17 289 personer. Klubbens färger är blått, vitt och rött.
Yalmakan har vunnit ett flertal mästerskap, inklusive Ascenso MX-mästerskapet 2017 och Copa MX Apertura 2019. Klubben har också representerat Mexiko i internationella tävlingar, inklusive CONCACAF Champions League.
Yalmakans mest kända spelare inkluderar Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Guillermo Ochoa och Carlos Vela. Klubben har också producerat ett antal unga talanger, inklusive Diego Lainez och Hirving Lozano.
Yalmakan är en av de mest populära fotbollsklubbarna i Mexiko och har ett starkt stöd från sina fans. Klubben är känd för sin offensiva fotboll och har fått smeknamnet "Los Piratas" ("piraterna") på grund av sitt läge i Cancún.