Club Calor
{{Short description|Mexican football club}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Calor
| current =
| image = CLUBCALORLOGO.png
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| fullname = Club de Fútbol Calor
| nickname = El Calor (The Heat)
| founded = {{Start date and age|2001|08|30|df=yes}}
| ground = Unidad Deportiva Solidaridad,
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
| capacity = 15,000{{cite web |title=Estadio Reynosa |url=https://ligapremier.mx/miclub/estadio.php?p=97 |website=Liga Premier de México |access-date=10 June 2025 |language=es}}
| owner = Stephen Tolman
| chairman = Timothy Tolman
| manager = Víctor Hugo Gómez
| league = Liga Premier (Serie B)
| season = Clausura 2025
| position = Regular season: 7th
Play–offs: Quarter–finals
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The Club de Fútbol Calor, commonly known as Calor, is a Mexican football club based in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The club was founded in 2001, and currently plays in the Liga Premier de México.{{cite web|url=http://www.segundadivisionfmf.org.mx/equipo.php?p=173|title=Equipo - Club Calor|publisher=Segunda División de México|accessdate=February 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229091510/http://www.segundadivisionfmf.org.mx/equipo.php?p=173|archive-date=February 29, 2016|url-status=usurped}}
History
The team was founded in 2001 under the name El Calor de San Pedro, based on San Pedro, Coahuila on Tercera División. The squad was created with the objective of training players from the Mexican-Canadian League, a local competition.{{cite web |last1=Rosas |first1=Sergio |title=La fe y el futbol, unidos |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/46878.la-fe-y-el-futbol-unidos.html |publisher=El Siglo de Torreón |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=Spanish |date=28 August 2003}} In 2012, the team obtained the sub-championship of the Third Division, losing to Real Cuautitlán, however, their position allowed the team to be promoted to the Second Division.{{cite web |title=El Calor De San Pedro Es Sub-Campeón de la 3era. División del Fútbol Mexicano y Pasa A Segunda De Talentos – Cae 2 a 1 en el Global ante Real de Cuautitlán |url=https://www.sanpedrodelascolonias.com/elcalordesanpedrovscuautitlan |publisher=San Pedro de las Colonias |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=Spanish |date=26 May 2012}}
In August 2012 the team debuted in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos, the second level of the Mexican Second Division, the team managed to maintain the category without many problems.
In July 2013 the club was moved to Gómez Palacio to stay in the category by not being able to meet the requirements at its original town, and its was renamed to Calor de Gómez Palacio, the club had as a new field the Unidad Deportiva Francisco Gómez Palacio.{{cite web |last1=Rosas |first1=Sergio |title=Regresa a Gómez el futbol de la Segunda División |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/890746.regresa-a-gomez-el-futbol-de-la-segunda-division.html |publisher=El Siglo de Torreón |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=Spanish |date=10 July 2013}}
In the Torneo Clausura 2017, the team finished the competition as runner-up, after being defeated by the Yalmakán F.C.{{cite web |last1=García Varela |first1=Carlos |title=¡YALMAKÁN FC, CAMPEÓN! |url=https://www.ligapremiermagazine.mx/yalmakan-fc-campeon/ |publisher=Liga Premier Magazine |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=Spanish |date=8 May 2017}}
In 2018 the team was moved to Monclova, being its third change of venue in the history of the team,{{cite web |last1=Rojas |first1=Edson |title=Llega el Calor a Monclova |url=http://www.zocalo.com.mx/new_site/articulo/llega-el-calor-a-monclova |publisher=Zócalo |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=Spanish |date=17 August 2018}} also, the team was renamed as Club Calor. After the arrival of the club to its new city, the construction of a football stadium was planned.{{cite web |last1=Rodríguez |first1=Sergio A. |title=Proyectan construir en Monclova estadio de 300 millones de pesos |url=https://www.elsiglocoahuila.mx/coahuila/noticia/247447.proyectan-construir-en-monclova-estadio-de-300-millones-de-pesos.html |publisher=El Siglo Coahuila |accessdate=8 May 2019 |language=Spanish |date=12 November 2018}}
During the 2020–2021 season, the team requested a one-year hiatus to undergo a financial and sports restructuring, due to the problems caused by COVID-19 in the Mexican football sector, in addition to improving their situation to be eligible for a place in the Liga Premier – Serie A.
In Summer 2021 the team returned to compete, at the end of the Torneo Apertura Club Calor reached the championship final, where they were defeated by Aguacateros C.D. Uruapan.{{cite web |title=¡CAMPEONES!; Aguacateros CDU vence a Club Calor y es campeón de Liga Premier, Serie B |url=https://ecosdelquinceo.com/2021/12/19/campeones-aguacateros-cdu-vence-a-club-calor-y-es-campeon-de-liga-premier-serie-b/ |website=Ecos del Quinceo |access-date=6 March 2023 |language=es |date=19 December 2021}}
In the Apertura 2022, Club Calor won their first official championship by defeating Alebrijes de Oaxaca Premier by 3–2 on the aggregate.{{cite web |title=Club Calor es campeón |url=https://laprensadecoahuila.com.mx/2022/11/12/club-calor-es-campeon/ |website=La Prensa de Coahuila |access-date=6 March 2023 |language=es |date=12 November 2022}} In May 2023 the club was promoted to the Liga Premier – Serie A after obtaining the respective license to participate in that league.{{cite web |last1=Rojas |first1=Edson |title=Asciende Calor a la Serie ‘A’ - Zócalo |url=https://monclova.com/deportes/asciende-calor-a-la-serie-a/ |website=monclova.com |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=es |date=1 June 2023}}
In 2024 the team returned to Serie B due to improvement work on its stadium in Monclova, due to the lack of a stadium in that city, the team tried to establish itself in León, Guanajuato, where they previously had a reserve team, however, the team was involved in an attempted name change by the Unión de Curtidores club, however, the league did not authorize the move, generating rejection from the fans.{{cite web |title=Unión de Curtidores se ‘baja’ de la Liga Premier |url=https://www.elsoldeleon.com.mx/deportes/futbol/union-de-curtidores-se-baja-de-la-liga-premier-12299034.html |website=El Sol de León |access-date=28 July 2024 |language=es |date=25 July 2024}} Finally for the 2024–25 season the team was established in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco.{{cite web |title=Ya hay indicios de las primeras jornadas de la serie B |url=https://www.facebook.com/chafasportsnetwork/posts/pfbid02BMXA3JbVv7NW6EgEUDb8WgmUe2s2TuwNmuXkPyKzWdKEAbsUQ7oyTfRBSqhs2NYEl |website=Chafa Sports Network |access-date=21 August 2024 |language=es |date=21 August 2024}}
On June 2025 the team was relocated from San Juan de los Lagos to Reynosa, Tamaulipas due to the alliance offer launched by a team from that city, and also to facilitate its return to Serie A by being a city with better sporting and urban infrastructure.{{cite web |title=Calor en Reynosa |url=https://www.elmanana.com/deportes/reynosaenaccion/regreso-del-futbol-profesional-a-reynosa-en-temporada-2025/5989685 |website=El Mañana |access-date=10 June 2025 |language=es |date=9 June 2025}}
Honors
- Serie B de México Champions: 1
Players
=Current squad=
{{updated|January 11, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Club Calor |url=http://www.ligapremier-fmf.mx/equipo.php?p=173 |website=Liga Premier FMF |accessdate=5 February 2020}}
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=MEX|name=Kevin Martínez|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=MEX|name=Miguel González|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=MEX|name=Abel Aldape|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=MEX|name=Efraín Hernández|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MEX|name=Eleazar Castro|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=MEX|name=Héctor Uribe|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=MEX|name=Sabino Vázquez|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=MEX|name=Cristian Mayorga|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=MEX|name=Carlos Vargas|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=MEX|name=Javier González|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=MEX|name=Randy Macías|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=MEX|name=Diego Reyes|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MEX|name=Osvaldo Pérez|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MEX|name=Alfredo Ruiz|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MEX|name=Marco Vargas|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=MEX|name=Brian Guerrero|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=FF4500|color=FFFFFF|border=000000}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MEX|name=Santiago Pérez|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=MEX|name=Alan Gómez|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=MEX|name=Rubén Blanco|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=MEX|name=Salvador Velázquez|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=MEX|name=Dylan Borjas|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=MEX|name=Ricardo Calderas|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=MEX|name=César Morales|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MEX|name=Marco Juárez|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MEX|name=Juan Mojica|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=MEX|name=Javier Cano|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MEX|name=Carlos López|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=MEX|name=Miguel Hernández|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=MEX|name=Brayan Lozano|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=MEX|name=Luis Valdivia|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=MEX|name=José Manuel Maciel|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=MEX|name=Brandon López|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=FF4500|color=FFFFFF|border=000000}}
=Reserve teams=
;Calor Torreón
:Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Liga Premier de México (Serie B) teamlist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calor, Club}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 2001
Category:Football clubs in Coahuila
Category:Football clubs in Tamaulipas
Category:2001 establishments in Mexico
Category:Liga Premier de México
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