Gavilanes de Matamoros
Mexican football club
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Gavilanes de Matamoros Fútbol Club, simply known as Gavilanes, is a Mexican professional football club based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, that competes in the Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football.[1]
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| Full name | Gavilanes de Matamoros Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname | Los Gavilanes (The Red-tailed hawk) | ||
| Founded | August 2011 | ||
| Ground | Estadio El Hogar Matamoros, Tamaulipas | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Owner | Juan Alberto García | ||
| Chairman | Juan Alberto García | ||
| Manager | Enrique Garza | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Serie A) | ||
| 2025–26 | Regular phase: 6th (Group II) Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
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History
The team was founded in August 2011, taking the place of the team Hogar de Matamoros. It played its first match in Third Division on August 21, 2011 against Orinegros de Ciudad Madero, the final score was 1–0 in favor of Orinegros.[2] On August 26, the club was officially presented by Horacio García, with Jorge Alberto Hinojosa being the team's first technical director.[3]
In August 2017, Gavilanes de Matamoros began to participate in the Serie A of the Liga Premier de México (Second Division), after acquiring an expansion franchise.[4]
Players
Current squad
- As of January 12, 2026.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
- Gavilanes de Matamoros (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Managers
Jorge Alberto Hinojosa (2011–2015)- Carlos Martínez (2015–2016)
- Jorge Alberto Hinojosa (2016–2017)
- Carlos Martínez (2017–2018)
- Mario Pérez (2018)
- Jorge Humberto Torres (2018)
- Jorge Alberto Urbina (2019)
- Lorenzo López Balboa (2019–2020)
- Jorge Martínez Merino (2020–2022)
Lucas Ayala (2022)- Julio García (2022–2023)
- Francisco Cortéz (2023)
- Raúl Salazar (2024–2025)
- Juan Carlos Montiel (2025)
- Enrique Garza (2026–)
