História
Gorilas Fútbol Club, previously named Gorilas de Juanacatlán, is a football club that plays in the Premier B, the bottom branch of the Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. It is based in the city of León, Guanajuato.
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The team was founded in 2016 with the aim of training professional players from neighboring towns: El Salto and Juanacatlán, Jalisco.
In the 2018–19 season, the team finished in third position of group X with 81 points. So Gorilas managed to qualify for the promotion playoff. On the Round of 32 Gorilas defeated Valle F.C. by 9–1 on the aggregate, however, in the Round of 16 the Juanacatlán team was eliminated by Orgullo Surtam on penalty series after drawing 2–2 in the aggregate.
On May 25, 2025, the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de México after defeating Deportivo Zamora F.C. in the regional semi–finals. The team had finished the regular season in first place in its group and had previously eliminated H2O Purépechas, Deportivo Etchojoa and Irritilas F.C.
In their only season in Liga Premier – Serie B, Gorilas reached the semifinals of the season, where they were defeated by Artesanos Metepec F.C.
On June 25, 2026 the Gorilas board announced the sale of its Serie B franchise to an entrepeneur based in León, Guanajuato. However, the team will maintain its professional participation in Juanacatlán through its Liga TDP team.
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