Coras Fútbol Club, simplified as Coras FC and also known as Coras de Tepic, was a Mexican professional football club based in Tepic, Nayarit. It competed in Liga Premier, the second level division of Mexican football, and played its home matches at the Estadio Sección 123. Founded in 1950 as Deportivo Tepic, the club changed its name to Club Universidad de Nayarit in 1971, later renamed as Chivas Coras in 2006 and finally it changed to its current name in 2014. The club was moved to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and later dissolved in 2024.
The club was founded on July 19, 1959 by Francisco Mengibar Bueno in Tepic, Nayarit and quickly joined the Segunda División de México. The club played mostly in the Mexican inferior division from 1960 to the 1980s. In 1986 the club was invited to play the Copa de Oro de Occidente with Primera División and Segunda División clubs based in the mid-western region of the country.
In 1994 the club was invited to play the first tournament in the newly created Primera División 'A' de México. The club struggled during its first year and was relegated back to the Segunda División de México after the 1995âÂÂ96 tournament. In 2002 the club won the Apertura 2002 tournament in Segunda División de México. The club has been playing on and off ever since and recently built a new stadium in order to rejoin the Ascenso MX for the Apertura 2012 tournament. They also played the Austin Posse in 2004.
In June 2017, owner José Luis Higuera confirmed the club would no longer exist after he bought a new club, Club Atlético Zacatepec. The Coras franchise disappeared for a month after being relocated to Zacatepec, Morelos.
In July 2017, the Cuervos de Ensenada club management announced its relocation to Tepic, where it was renamed as Deportivo Tepic JAP. However, this new team was highlighted by poor economic and administrative management that led to its disappearance in May 2018.
Before the start of the 2018-19 season, it was announced the founding of a new team called Coras de Nayarit F.C., the new club arose from the purchase of the Acatlán franchise license and its relocation to Tepic, team that was champion of the Tercera División de México in the 2017-18 season, which could not promote by not meeting the requirements of Serie A. Coras de Nayarit was a team made up of local businessmen and the state government. In June 2020 this team was put on hiatus due to financial problems derived from COVID-19, so it did not participate in the 2020-21 season.
In July 2021 the team was resumed to continue participating in Serie A, however, due to changes in the administration the club was renamed as Coras F.C. In addition, the club created a reserve team to play in the Tercera División de México.
On June 28, 2023 the Liga Premier team was relocated to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, however they provisionally kept the original name. While the Liga TDP reserved team remained in Tepic for a little while, the directive argued the lack of conditions to play in Tepic due to the poor condition of the Estadio Nicolás ÃÂlvarez Ortega and the problems to use the Estadio OlÃÂmpico Santa Teresita.
On July 5, 2024, Coras FC was put on hiatus by its board due to economic and financial problems and a lack of interest and sponsors to help cover the team's operating expenses in the Liga Premier. The team was not reactivated for the 2025âÂÂ26 season and was officially dissolved in accordance with the regulations.
Since 2023 Coras F.C. plays its home games at Estadio Sección 123, located in Piedras Negras, Coahuila. The venue has a capacity to accommodate 6,000 people.
Between 2021 and 2023 Coras Fútbol Club played their home matches at the Estadio OlÃÂmpico Santa Teresita in Tepic, Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 4,000 people. It is owned by the state of Nayarit, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2014.
Alternatively, the team also played some matches in the Estadio Nicolás ÃÂlvarez Ortega in Tepic, Nayarit. The stadium capacity is 12,271 people. It is also owned by Nayarit, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 2011. It was the club's main stadium until 2020, however, in 2021 it was decided to stop using this field because it is far from the urban area of Tepic.
The team participated in the Tercera División, finishing as champions in the Apertura 2002 tournament and also finishing as runners-up in the Clausura 2003 tournament.