Dorados de Sinaloa

Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

History
Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. The Dorados was the youngest team to play on First Division de México, having joined the division for the first time for the Apertura 2004 tournament when the club was only one year old. The Dorados currently play in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of the Mexican league.

First promotion and relegation
On 20 December 2003, the Dorados won their first title in the Apertura 2003 tournament of Primera División A. Guadalupe Castaneda scored the goal, beating the Cobras of Ciudad Juárez. They finished as runners-up in the Apertura 2004, and won the play-off promotion beating Club León with a goal from Roberto Dominguez and winning the promotion to Liga MX just one year after the club was founded. The club was relegated to the Apertura in a 2006 tournament after playing for just two years in the top tier.

Return to first Division
On July 27, 2015, the Dorados played their first game in the First Division after 8 seasons in the Second Division. The game was celebrated in the Banorte Stadium versus Jaguares de Chiapas, with a 0–0 final score. Their first 3 points came in the second game of the season on July 31, against Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana in the Caliente Stadium. Dayro Moreno scored for the North Californian team, but Mauricio Martín Romero scored the first goal of Dorados in the 2015–16 Liga MX season. The Dorados played and won their first game in the first division in 9 years, 1–2. The previous game being on April 22, 2006, when the Dorados beat Jaguares de Chiapas 4–2, with goals from Andrés Orozco, Cristian Patiño, and Pep Guardiola.

Second relegation
On April 16, 2016, after losing 5–2 to Tigres UANL, the Dorados were demoted after just one season in Liga MX, finishing last in the relegation table of 2015–16 Liga MX season marking the second time the club was relegated to Ascenso MX.

Rivalry with Club León
When the Dorados de Sinaloa arrived at Primera División A in 2003, a rivalry was born. When the franchise was first created in 2003, Dorados became champions in their first tournament, becoming the first team to ever accomplish this feat in Primera A. In their second tournament, Dorados made it to the final once again, falling to Club León. Despite losing this final, Dorados and León played the promotion game to Primera División de México where Dorados were victorious. Dorados and Leon have played a total of four finals, with each team winning two.

Since the relegation of Dorados to the Ascenso MX, the two sides have not played in a league match.

Honours

 *  Ascenso MX: 4
 * Apertura 2003, Clausura 2007, Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016
 *  Campeón de Ascenso: 2
 * 2004, 2015
 *  Copa MX: 1
 * Apertura 2012
 * International Copa Ricardo:
 * Second Place

Reserve teams

 * Dorados de Sinaloa (Liga TDP)
 * Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Notable players

 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Casartelli
 * 🇦🇷 César Gradito
 * 🇦🇷 Diego Latorre
 * 🇦🇷 Pablo Gabriel Torres
 * 🇦🇷 Milton Caraglio
 * 🇦🇷 Gaspar Servio
 * 🇦🇷 Gabriel Hachen
 * 🇧🇷 Flavio Rogerio
 * 🇧🇷 Iarley
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Silva
 * 🇨🇱 David Henriquez
 * 🇨🇴 Andrés Orozco
 * 🇨🇴 Yimmi Chara
 * 🇨🇷 Óscar Rojas
 * 🇪🇨 Jefferson Montero
 * 🇪🇨 Vinicio Angulo
 * 🇪🇨 Segundo Castillo
 * 🇪🇨 Walter Ayovi
 * 🇲🇽 Miguel Becerra
 * 🇲🇽 Everaldo Begines
 * 🇲🇽 Jared Borgetti
 * 🇲🇽 Omar Briceño
 * 🇲🇽 Guadalupe Castañeda
 * 🇲🇽 Jorge Iván Estrada
 * 🇲🇽 Hugo García
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Alberto Hurtado
 * 🇲🇽 Héctor López
 * 🇲🇽 David Mendoza
 * 🇲🇽 Aurelio Molina
 * 🇲🇽 Luis Padilla
 * 🇲🇽 Mario Padilla
 * 🇲🇽 Christian Patiño
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Pinto
 * 🇲🇽 Aldo Polo
 * 🇲🇽 Sergio Quiróz
 * 🇲🇽 Lorenzo Ramírez
 * 🇲🇽 Jaime Ruiz
 * 🇲🇽 Diego Mejia
 * 🇲🇽 Alfredo Frausto
 * 🇲🇽 Mario Osuna
 * 🇲🇽 Javier Güemez
 * 🇲🇽 Joel Sánchez
 * 🇲🇽 Cirilo Saucedo
 * 🇲🇽 Christian Valdéz
 * 🇲🇽 Cuauhtémoc Blanco
 * 🇲🇽 Fernando Arce
 * 🇲🇽 Elio Castro
 * 🇲🇽 Raúl Enríquez
 * 🇲🇽 Moisés Velasco
 * 🇵🇦 Roberto Nurse
 * 🇪🇸 Pep Guardiola
 * 🇺🇸 Joe Corona
 * 🇺🇾 Sebastián Abreu
 * 🇺🇾 Héctor Giménez
 * 🇺🇾 Nelson Maz
 * 🇺🇾 Jonathan Lacerda
 * 🇺🇸 Sonny Guadarrama

Coaches

 * 🇲🇽 Juan Carlos Chávez (2003–2004)
 * 🇨🇷 Alexandre Guimarães (2004)
 * 🇲🇽 José Luis Real (2004–2005)
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Bracamontes (2005)
 * 🇪🇸 Juanma Lillo (2005–2006)
 * 🇲🇽 Jose Luis Saldivar (2006)
 * 🇲🇽 Jacques Passy (2006)
 * 🇺🇾 Hugo Fernández (2006–2008)
 * 🇦🇷 Jorge Almiron (2008–2009)
 * 🇲🇽 Ricardo Rayas (2009–2011)
 * 🇲🇽 Francisco Palacios (Interim) (2011)
 * 🇺🇾 Robert Dante Siboldi (2012)
 * 🇲🇽 Francisco Ramirez (2012–2014)
 * 🇲🇽 Diego Torres (2014)
 * 🇲🇽 Eduardo Fentanes (Interim) (2014)
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Bustos (2015)
 * 🇲🇽 Omar Briceño (Interim) (2015)
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Fernando Suarez (2015–2016)
 * 🇲🇽 José Guadalupe Cruz (2016)
 * 🇲🇽 Gabriel Caballero (2016–2017)
 * 🇲🇽 Diego Ramirez (2017–2018)
 * 🇲🇽 Francisco Ramírez (2018)
 * 🇦🇷 Diego Maradona (2018–2019)
 * 🇲🇽 José Guadalupe Cruz (2019)
 * 🇲🇽 David Patiño (2020)
 * 🇲🇽 Rafael García (2021–2024)
 * 🇺🇾 Sebastián Abreu (2024–)