The Mexican capital had lacked a competitive basketball team for a decade. In an attempt of reanimating the passion for basketball in Mexico City, a group of investors led by Moisés Cosío, announced the foundation of this new franchise. The group of investors accepted that the situation was challenging but Jordi Funtantet stated: "It means a challenge and a very big opportunity, a challenge because as you say, it comes back and we have to assure the fans that we will be here for them we are a team that can place their trust where they can deposit their passion for the basketball,". It would be the first LNBP team not economically linked to the government and with totally private investment. The players that were aimed to be brought into this new franchise were to be a solid base from the national team, and more experienced players from abroad.
The first season
The management stated that the team's goal for the season, was to be qualification to the playoffs with an aim to the semifinal. The head coach for the season, was to be the Spaniard Ramón Díaz, who had been previously involved with the National Team, as an assistant coach. The state of the Gimnasium was improved, including dressing rooms, and the playing surface. Their first preseason game ended in defeat against an amateur side. Their first official game was played on October 13, and ended in a 90-87 win for the Capitanes, against the Aguacateros de Michoacán. Their first season went extraordinarily, specially considering they were a new team. The Capitanes amassed a total of 21 wins in their first 30 matches, powered by an outstanding offense commanded by Pedro Meza, Fernando Bénitez, and Emmanuel Ándujar, who all received call ups to the All Star game in early December, along with head coach Ramón Díaz.
In December 2019, commissioner Adam Silver of the National Basketball Association announced Capitanes were joining the NBA G League. Starting from the 2020–21 season, the team will stay in the G League for five seasons and will be the first team outside the United States and Canada to do so.
Logo and uniforms
The Capitanes colours consist of blue, yellow and grey. The uniforms consist of a blue home jersey with an embroidered yellow outline, and yellow lines in the sides. The away jersey is the exact opposite of the home, as in mainly yellow with blue embroidery. The alternate colour is grey, with yellow embroidered in the neck and sides. The team's logo consists of a yellow and blue rendering of the Monumento a la Revolución, a landmark of Mexico City, with the word Capitanes, underneath it, and Ciudad de México, in a smaller typography.
Players
Current roster
Home arena
The Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium is a sports venue in Mexico City where the volleyball competitions of the Olympic Games of Mexico 1968 were held. It is located next to the Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool, occupying an area of 11,152 M2. The two levels of stands, with capacity for 5,242 spectators, surround the area of competitions. The heating zone, showers, changing rooms and infirmary are connected by exterior ramps.
