Mérida F.C.
| Full name | Venados Fútbol Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Los Venados (The Bucks) Los Ciervos (The Deers) Los Astados (The Horned) |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ground |
Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida, Yucatán, México |
| Capacity | 15,087 |
| Owner | Rodolfo Rosas Cantillo |
| Manager | José Luis Sánchez Solá |
| League | Ascenso MX |
| Clausura 2014 | 9th (DNQ) |
| Website | Club home page |
Venados Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Mérida, Yucatán. they are playing in the Liga de Ascenso, at the second tier of the Mexican football league system. For the Clausura 2011 season they became the filial team of Atlante, whilst until that point they had been the subsidiary team of Monarcas Morelia.
Mérida F.C. was founded in 2003 by the brothers Arturo and Mauricio Millet Reyes, who obtained the franchise of Nacional de Tijuana.
After the Clausura 2005 tournament, the Millet brothers announced that they would be selling the team to Irapuato FC due to economic problems, citing lackluster attendance and poor support from the local government. Nevertheless, the brothers formed a team that participated in an amateur league in Yucatán and also opened a training facility in Argentina to scout local talent. Mérida F.C. returned to the professional ranks when they participated in the Tercera División in 2006/07. During 2007, the brothers oversaw the construction of a training facility located at the Unidad Deportiva Tamanché. By the 2007/08 season Mérida was participating in the Segunda División.
On June 16, 2008, Arturo Millet Reyes announced that he had acquired the filial team of Morelia. Millet Reyes has stated that his intention is to maintain the team in Mérida for an extended period of time, unlike in previous years. He also received a guarantee that if the Venados were to be promoted to the Primera División that the team would remain in Mérida.
On November 11, 2008, the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (FMF) granted the club the certification required to be promoted to the Primera División.
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