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Tepatitlán F.C.

Tepatitlán Fútbol Club, commonly known as Alteños de Tepatitlán, or just Tepa, is a Mexican football club based in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. The club was founded in 1944, and currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.[3]

Tepatitlán
Full nameTepatitlán Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Alteños (The Alteños)
El Tepa (The Tepa)
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
GroundStadium Tepa Gómez,
Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity8,085[1]
OwnerRacing Sports Holding[2]
ChairmanBrando Garrido
ManagerHéctor Jair Real
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Apertura 2024Regular season: 7th
Play–offs: Quarter–finals
Websitehttps://www.tepatitlanfc.com/

History

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The people's team

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Its beginnings were after a selection for Regional Tournament with the aim of reaching if they were victorious to the state championship. The Mission was appointed to Fausto Prieto, this team was called The People's Team.

Some names of players that appear in the years of 1944–1946 are: Luis Veles, Miguel Escoto "El Mugres", Andrés González "The different", Max Prieto, Goyo Franco, Gregorio Gómez, Enrique Estrada, Roberto Estrada "El Rocha" , Elio Vázquez, Eleuterio Silva, "Tello Silva the face of a cock", Arnulfo de la Torre "El Casarín" and Rafael Martínez "El Piwe".

Championship Promotion Final 2017–18

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Promotion Championship

On 19 May 2018, Tepatitlán was proclaimed champion of the 2017–18 season of Serie A de México after defeating Loros UdeC by penalty shootout in the promotion final. However, they were not promoted to Ascenso MX and were forced to remain in Serie A after the Mexican Football Federation ruled the club did not meet the necessary requirements.[4]

    1. "We were 20 seconds away from being sad ... but we touched the back of the medal. And now only plan well what will be the next tournament and work as we have been doing with great enthusiasm to do something important and hopefully gave us a next championship to have the direct promotion," said Enrique López Zarza, a Reporter of the Premier League.
PROMOTION 2018 SQUAD
No. Pos. Nac. Judador
12 GK   Jesús Montoya
3 DF   Josué Soria
4 DF   Daniel Aguiñaga
5 DF   Javier Medina
23 DF   Jesús Ruiz
6 MF   Román Reynoso
7 MF   Moisés Ramos
8 MF   Antonio Torres
10 MF   Luis Rodríguez
14 MF   Agustín Ojeda
9 FW   Carlos López
25 GK   Cristian Orozco
2 DF   Abraham Chávez
13 DF   Eduardo Castello
77 DF   Oscar De La Mora
11 MF   Fabrizio Diaz
20 MF   Carlos Ponce
17 FW   Oscar Saavedra
1 GJ   Christian López
16 MF   Fernando Cedillo
60 MF   Mauricio Estrada
33 FW   Andrés Ríos
69 FW   Diego Medina
DT   Enrique López Zarza

New era

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On 15 June 2020, the team was renamed as Tepatitlán F.C. and adopted the nickname Alteños, with the aim of representing the entire region, Los Altos de Jalisco.[5] in addition to a possible integration in the Liga de Expansión MX.[6] On July 17, Tepatitlán F.C. was accepted at Liga de Expansión as an expansion team.[7]

On 19 August 2020 the team debuted in the new category, Tepatitlán drew with Atlético Morelia 2–2. Mauricio López scored the club's first goal in the Liga de Expansión.[8]

2021 Guardians Clausura Tournament Champion

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Tournament Champion

For the Clausura 2021 tournament, the Alteña squad performed a regular tournament in which they finished in 6th. place of the general, already for the league he faced Dorados de Sinaloa, Cimarrones de Sonora and Mineros de Zacatecas.

On May 15, 2021, the team was proclaimed champion of the Liga de Expansión MX. Los Alteños won the title after drawing 2-2 as visitors against Atlético Morelia, the club claimed their 1–0 victory in the first leg and thus won the championship. [9]

Champion of Champions 2020–21

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A week later, on May 22, the team won its second title by winning the 2020–21 Champion of Champions of the Liga de Expansión MX after defeating Tampico Madero in a series of penalties. The Alteños tied at two goals on aggregate after winning 2–0 at home and leveling the series, finally, in the series from eleven steps, the club won 5–3. [10]

Instability and owners change

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During 2023 and 2024, the club's board began to question the continuity of Tepatitlán F.C. due to financial problems derived from off-field situations and the constant changes in the team's roster as a result of the age limitations of the Liga de Expansión players.[11] In May 2024, the Tepatitlán board received an offer to purchase the franchise from the owners of C.D.S. Tampico Madero, a team that was active in the Liga Premier and sought to ensure its return to the second tier in any way, a purchase agreement was reached, so the team was ready to change its name and location.[12]

On July 12, 2024, Tampico Madero was promoted to Liga de Expansión by invitation, however, the Tepatitlán franchise was purchased by the owners of Racing de Veracruz, a team that plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A. With the purchase, the new owners of Tepatitlán intend to relocate the team to Veracruz City for the 2025–26 season.[13]

On the other hand, due to the operational instability of Tepatitlán F.C. and with the aim of ensuring the continuity of professional football in the city, a group of local businessmen bought the club Acatlán F.C. from Zapotlanejo, a team that will play in the Liga Premier – Serie A starting in the 2024–25 season.[14] The owners of Acatlán attempted to move the team to Tepatitlán, however, the management of Tepatitlán F.C. did not grant permission to do so, so Acatlán paused its attempt to move from its city pending a future change of name and venue of the Liga de Expansión team.[15]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 26 July 2024[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MEX Ricardo Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)
3 DF   MEX Diego Hernández
4 DF   MEX Jesús González
5 DF   MEX Mauricio Hernández
6 MF   MEX Alan Ruiz
8 MF   MEX Tomás Montano
9 FW   MEX Juan José Machado
10 MF   MEX Alfonso Tamay
11 MF   MEX Miguel Ángel Vallejo
12 GK   MEX Williams Bravo
13 DF   MEX José Saavedra
14 DF   MEX Ángel González
15 DF   MEX Fernando Cruz
16 DF   MEX Eduardo Pastrana
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   MEX Luis Loroña
18 GK   MEX Maximiliano Almada
19 DF   MEX Said Castañeda
20 MF   MEX Andrés González
21 MF   MEX Mario Aguilar
22 MF   MEX Martín Barra (on loan from Juárez)
23 MF   MEX Johan Rodríguez
25 MF   MEX Antonio Soto
27 DF   MEX Sergio Vázquez
28 FW   MEX Adolfo Hernández
30 GK   MEX Edder Martínez
33 FW   MEX Gamaliel Sánchez
35 FW   MEX Brandon Rodríguez

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   Héctor Jair Real
Assistant managers   Gamaliel Durán
  Héctor Real Casillas
Fitness coach   Julio Morales
Physiotherapist   Arturo González
Team doctors   Led Melo
  Eric Hernández

Reserve teams

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Tepatitlán F.C. "B" (Liga TDP)

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Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Season Division Position
2016/2017 Ligue TDP 5o. Group X (Thirty-two)
2017/2018 Ligue TDP 6o. Group X (Thirty-two)
2018/2019 Ligue TDP 14o. Group X
2019/2020 Ligue TDP 10o. Group X
2020/2021 Ligue TDP 8o. Group X
2021/2022 Ligue TDP 4o. Group X (Thirty-two)

The Classic Alteño

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In this division there is a great rivalry with the rival of the city the Club and the C.D. Aves Blancas, so it has become a classic; "The Classic Alteño" is the name given to the football matches that face each other, the two most representative teams from the city of Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, the Tepatitlán and the Aves Blancas.

The sporting rivalry of both clubs is manifested through the numerous confrontations that throughout history, both in corresponding official matches of the Third Division; for several years it was the highest category for the city, hence a rivalry against the town's team was generated; in addition to state tournaments and local league.

Alteños Acatic F.C.

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Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Temporada División Posición
2020/2021 5.Tercera División 10o. Group XI (round of 16)
2021/2022 Ligue TDP 11o. Group X

Honours

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Official tournaments

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Tournament   Titles Runners-up
Expansion League MX (1/0) 2021
Cup MX (0/0)
Champion of Champions (1/0) 2020–2021
Promotion to league Ascenso MX (1/0) 2017–2018
Promotion to Second Nacional (1/0) 1991–1992
Second A Series (2/0) 1992, Apertura 2017
Second B Series (1/0) 1986

References

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  1. ^ "Estadio Tepa Gomez" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Veracruz: un regreso esperado tras conclusión de asamblea de la Liga de Expansión". Imagen del Golfo (in Spanish). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Equipo - C.D. Tepatitlán de Morelos". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tepatitlán de Morelos, otro campeón sin 'ascenso'" (in Spanish). estadiodeportes.mx. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Liga de Expansión: "Paco" Ramírez renueva contrato como técnico del Club Tepa FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Confirmados 17 equipos para la Liga de Desarrollo". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Liga de Expansión MX Tepatitlán y el Atlético Morelia debutan en la Liga de Expansión MX con vibrante empate". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. ^ "El Tepatitlán vence a Morelia y se corona en la Liga de Expansión". Azteca Deportes. May 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Tepatitlán es Campeón de Campeones tras derrotar a Tampico Madero en penales". ESPN.com.mx. May 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tepa estaría viviendo sus últimas horas como equipo de Expansión MX". La Afición (in Spanish). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "¿Regresan? Tampico-Madero cerca de volver a la Liga de Expansión". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Veracruz jugará en la Liga de Expansión en 2025". Imagen de Veracruz (in Spanish). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Tepatitlán en la Liga Premier FMF". Semanario Siete Días (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "ACATLÁN CONFIRMA QUE JUGARÁ EN ZAPOTLANEJO". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Tepatitlán FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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