Halcones Fútbol Club, formerly ''Club Deportivo Zap'' and ''Halcones de Zapopan'', is a Mexican professional football team which originally played in the

Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga de Balompié Mexicano is a semi-professional association football, football league in Mexico. It is the first division of the league system of the National Association of Mexican Football (ANBM in Spanish). The league is an alternate to Li ...

, and in July 2021 was affiliated into

Liga Premier de México Liga Premier is a professional association football league in Mexico and the third level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Segunda División de México (1950–2017). It has 52 participating clubs, divided into two division ...

–

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

History

In May 2020 the team began its registration to be part of the inaugural season of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. On June 12 their incorporation into the new league was made official, in addition to announcing the Tres de Marzo Stadium as their stadium. On June 20,

Jorge Hernández González Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios ...

was announced as the first team's manager. On July 18,

Jesús Roberto Chávez Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Act ...

was presented as the first player in the club's history. On December 30, 2020, the team withdrew from the season due to financial problems, planning to come back next season as long as the league had adjustments in its structure and had financial stability, however, on January 12, 2021 the team left the LBM due to lack of compliance with the league board and announced their goal of seeking to join another competition. On June 1, 2021, the club announced changes in its structure, the team was renamed Club Deportivo Zap and was relocated to

Zapotlanejo Zapotlanejo is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, there were 64,806 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality has a territorial extension of 718.8 km2. Toponymy Zapotlanejo is a h ...

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

, 45 km from its original location, this with the aim of obtaining its affiliation to the Liga Premier de México, affiliated with the

Mexican Football Federation The Mexican Football Federation (), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of football in Mexico. It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams, the national teams of futsal and beach soccer, Liga MX wit ...

. On July 30, 2021, the team was confirmed as a member of the

Serie A de México The Serie A has 38 teams (5 Liga de Expansión MX Reserve Teams and 33 Serie A Teams) divided into three groups. For the 2024–25 season, it will be a return of a short tournament format (Apertura & Clausura) consisting of 11 group matches and 3 ...

, being placed in Group 2. On May 25, 2022, the club returned to its original name, Halcones de Zapopan. In June 2024 the team was renamed Halcones F.C. after a change of ownership, in addition to being relocated to

Querétaro City Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

. On August 20, 2024, the team won its first championship by being champion of the Copa Promesas MX, also being the first winner in the history of the competition.

Stadium

The Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro, also called ''Estadio Olímpico Alameda'', is a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. It is currently used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

matches and

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 4,600 people, was opened in 1939 and renovated in 2021.

Honors

* Copa Promesas MX Champions: 1 ::

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Players

First-team squad

Reserve teams

;Halcones AFU : Reserve team that plays in the

Liga TDP Liga TDP is a professional association football league in Mexico and the fourth level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Tercera División de México (1967–2017). It has 223 participating clubs, divided into 17 regional gro ...

, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Managers

* Jorge Hernández (2021–2022) *

Héctor Medrano Héctor Medrano Abad (born March 29, 1967) is a Mexican Association football, football manager and former player. Career Medrano was born in Uruapan, Michoacán. He played for Correcaminos UAT, Club Atlas, Atlas, Puebla F.C., Deportivo Toluca a ...

(2022) * Jesús Cota (2023) * Óscar Romero (2023–2024) *

Carlos Salcido Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (; born 2 April 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer. He started his career as a centre-back and played most of it as left-back, then converted to defensive midfielder and ended it as centre-back. He ...

(2024) *

José Roberto Muñoz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(2025–)

References

Association football clubs established in 2020 2020 establishments in Mexico Football clubs in Querétaro Liga Premier de México {{Mexico-footyclub-stub