Neza Fútbol Club, also known as Toros Neza, is a Mexican football team based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl. They play in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.
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| Full name | Neza Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Toros (The Bulls) Los Astados (The Horned) | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hugo Vázquez | ||
| Manager | Ignacio Negrete | ||
| League | Liga de Balompié Mexicano | ||
| 2023 | 1st Runner-up | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club returned for the Clausura 2011 Liga de Ascenso tournament, taking the place of Atlante UTN who had been purchased by Grupo Salinas[1] . An earlier Toros Neza side played in the Mexican Primera División in the 1990s.[2][3]
History
editToros Neza was promoted after winning the championship of the Segunda División in the 1992–93 season (under the name "Toros de la Universidad Tecnológica de Neza") to the Mexican Primera División in the 1993–94 season as Toros Neza, taking the place of Pachuca who had been relegated from the Primera División. There have been several clubs that played in the city of Neza, such as Deportivo Neza, which had a short stay in the first division in the 1970s when after 4 years the club was sold.
In 1993–94 they finished bottom of their group, and played their last 14 home games in Pachuca, changing their name to Toros Neza Hidalgo. However, the following season they were known again as Toros Neza.[4][5]
In the 1996–97 tournament they reached the semi-finals in the Apertura. They bettered this in the Clausura, reaching the final where they lost to C.D. Guadalajara. However, they were relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[4]
Return of Neza
editIn December 2010 it was announced that Neza would be returning to the professional ranks for the Clausura stage of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. They will be the filial team of Monarcas Morelia, and ultimately be owned by TV Azteca.[6]
They effectively took the place of the Atlante UTN team who competed in the Apertura 2010 tournament. The Monarcas Morelia and Atlante clubs swapped their filial teams, and the changed team were known as Neza FC starting with the Clausura 2011 tournament.[7]
When the new calendar for the 2015-16 Segunda División season came out once again the team had dissolved.[8]
2nd Return of Neza
editA team called Neza FC is due to compete in the Liga de Balompié Méxicano for the league's first season, 2020–21, as a continuation of Toros Neza.
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 1 September 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
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German Arangio- Daniel Garnero
- Federico Lussenhoff
- Antonio Mohamed
- Martín Vilallonga
Bebeto- Nildeson
Rodrigo Ruiz
Luis Carlos Perea
Efraín Munguia- Pedro Pineda
- Jesús López Meneses
- Félix Cruz
- Miguel Herrera
- Pablo Larios
- Oscar Mascorro
- Manuel Negrete
- Juan de Dios Ramírez
- Camilo Romero
- Humberto Romero
- Javier Saavedra
- Guillermo Vázquez
- Óscar Dautt
Jörg Stiel
Player Records
editTop scorers
edit| Number | Player | Seasons | Total | League | Cup |
| 1 |  Germán Arangio |
1996-2000 | 53 | 53 | - |
| 2 | Antonio Mohamed |
1993-1998 | 52 | 51 | 1 |
| 3 |  Rodrigo Ruiz |
1996-1999 | 36 | 32 | 4 |
| 4 |  Guillermo Vázquez |
1994-1998 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 |  Nidelson |
1995-1997 | 20 | 20 | - |
| 6 | Martín Vilallonga |
1995-1996 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 7 | Pedro Pineda |
1995-1996 | 14 | 14 | - |
| 8 | Jesús López Meneses |
1994-2000 | 12 | 12 | - |
| 9 | Carlos Briseño |
1993-95/1996-97 | 11 | 11 | - |
Competition record
editAscenso MX record
edit| Ascenso MX | ||||||||
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| Season | Tournament | Place | ||||||
| Clausura 2011[9] | Liga de Ascenso | Semifinals | ||||||
| Apertura 2011 | Liga de Ascenso | Semifinals | ||||||
| Clausura 2012 | Liga de Ascenso | Quarterfinals | ||||||
| Apertura 2012 | Ascenso MX | Champions | ||||||
Copa MX record
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| Season | Tournament | Place | ||||||
| Copa MX Apertura 2012 | Copa MX | Semifinals | ||||||
Honours
edit- Runner-up: 2023, 2023 B, 2024 A
- 1992-93
- Runner-up: Verano 2001
- Clausura 2013
- Runner-up: 2012-13
- Runner-up: Verano 1997
- Runner-up: 1996-97
- 1997
Kit evolution and rare kits
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1994 Local         1994
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1997 Local  1997
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1997-98 Local  1997-98
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1998 Local  1998
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1999 Local  1999
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2011 Local 2011
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References
edit- ^ "We belong to: "Neza FC is part of Grupo Salinas..."". nezafc official site (in Spanish). 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "REMEMBERING TOROS NEZA". inbedwithmaradona.com.
- ^ "A Look Back at Toros Neza, the Craziest Team in Mexican Soccer History". remezcla.com.
- ^ a b Macario Reyes Padilla (20 January 2012). "professional era". México - List of Final Tables. RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Federación Mexicana de Fútbol".
- ^ "Toros Neza regresa al futbol mexicano". El Universal (in Spanish). 22 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Clausura 2011". Explanation of team changes, table and results. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Otra vez, Neza se queda sin futbol profesional". 25 April 2021.
- ^ Playing under the name "Neza UTN"