# 2018–19 Dorados de Sinaloa season

The 2018–19 Dorados de Sinaloa season is the 16th season in the football club's history. The team will compete in Ascenso MX and Copa MX.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Diego Maradona |
| Assistant coaches | Ángel Monares |
| Assistant coaches | Diego Torres Ortiz |
| Assistant coaches | Luis Islas |
| Assistant coaches | Mario García |
| Fitness coach | José Altieri |
| Kinesiologists | Jesús Soto |
| Kinesiologists | Kevin Ponce |
| Doctor | Hernando Casillas |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 12 | GK | Luis López | (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) | 2017 | Tijuana Premier |
| 23 | GK | Gaspar Servio (Captain) | (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 33) | 2018 | Banfield |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | DF | Diego Barbosa | (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Atlas Premier |
| 4 | DF | Jesús Chávez (Vice-captain) | (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38) | 2017 | Necaxa |
| 17 | DF | Juan Pablo Meza | (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31) | 2018 (Winter) | Tijuana |
| 20 | DF | Adrián Ramos | (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | Tijuana Reserves and Academy |
| 21 | DF | Víctor Torres | (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | Youth System |
| 22 | DF | Santiago Ramírez | (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 28) | 2018 | Deportivo Cali |
| 24 | DF | Ángel Uribe | (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Tijuana Reserves and Academy |
| 26 | DF | Héctor Xibille | (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26) | 2018 | Tijuana Premier |
| 30 | DF | Raúl Sandoval | (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 25) | 2018 | Tijuana |
| 33 | DF | Cristian Báez | (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | Godoy Cruz |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | MF | Luis Jerez Silva | (1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 36) | 2018 | Defensa y Justicia |
| 6 | MF | Fernando Arce Jr. | (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28) | 2016 | Tijuana |
| 7 | MF | Édson Rivera | (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33) | 2017 | Santos Laguna |
| 8 | MF | Alonso Escoboza | (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 32) | 2018 | Puebla |
| 11 | MF | Julio Nava | (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 35) | 2017 | Atlas |
| 15 | MF | Mauricio López | (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Monterrey |
| 18 | MF | Pedro Rentería | (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) | 2018 | Murciélagos |
| 28 | MF | Francisco Contreras | (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Youth System |
| 35 | MF | Ricardo Somera | (1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | Youth System |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | FW | Jorge Córdoba | (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 37) | 2018 | Villa Dálmine |
| 10 | FW | Vinicio Angulo | (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 36) | 2016 | Atlético San Luis |
| 14 | FW | Édgar López | (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Tijuana |
| 19 | FW | Juan Galindrez | (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | Tijuana Premier |
| 27 | FW | Facundo Juárez | (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | Celaya |
| 34 | FW | José Alberto García | (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 30) | 2018 | Tapachula |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 December 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Ascenso MX Apertura | 21 July 2018 | 2 December 2018 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 047.37 |
| Apertura Copa MX | 25 July 2018 | 26 September 2018 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 040.00 |
| Ascenso MX Clausura | | | Matchday 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Clausura Copa MX | | | Group stage | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 045.83 |
Last updated: 16 December 2018 Source: AscensoMX.net

### Apertura Copa MX
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Sinaloa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Veracruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Goals

    As of 17 December 2018
| Rank | Player | Position | Ascenso MX | Copa MX | Total |
| 1 | Vinicio Angulo | FW | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Jorge Córdoba | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Fernando Arce Jr. | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Alonso Escoboza | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cristian Báez | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Édson Rivera | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | José Alberto García | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Raúl Sandoval | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 22 | 5 | 27 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of 17 December 2018
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Vinicio Angulo | Tapachula | 4–1 (H) | 17 September 2018 | Ascenso MX |

### Own goals

    As of 17 December 2018
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Diego Barbosa | Atlético San Luis | 2–4 (A) | 2 December 2018 | Liga MX |

### Clean sheets

    As of 17 December 2018
| Rank | Name | Apertura | Ap. Copa MX | Clausura | Cl. Copa MX | Total |
| 1 | Gaspar Servio | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |