Tepatitlán F.C.

Tepatitlán Fútbol Club, commonly known as Alteños de Tepatitlán, or just Tepa, is a Mexican football club based in Tepatitlán. The club was founded in 1944, and currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.[2]

Tepatitlán
Full nameTepatitlán Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Alteños (The Alteños)
El Tepa (The Tepa)
Founded1944 (1944)
GroundStadium Tepa Gómez,
Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity8,085[1]
OwnerCarlos Martín del Campo
ChairmanVíctor Flores Cosío
ManagerEnrique López Zarza
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Apertura 202210th (Reclassification)

History

The people's team

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

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.[3]

    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 Mexico Jesús Montoya
3 DF Mexico Josué Soria
4 DF Mexico Daniel Aguiñaga
5 DF Mexico Javier Medina
23 DF Mexico Jesús Ruiz
6 MF Mexico Román Reynoso
7 MF Mexico Moisés Ramos
8 MF Mexico Antonio Torres
10 MF Mexico Luis Rodríguez
14 MF Mexico Agustín Ojeda
9 FW Mexico Carlos López
25 GK Mexico Cristian Orozco
2 DF Mexico Abraham Chávez
13 DF Mexico Eduardo Castello
77 DF Mexico Oscar De La Mora
11 MF Mexico Fabrizio Diaz
20 MF Mexico Carlos Ponce
17 FW Mexico Oscar Saavedra
1 GJ Mexico Christian López
16 MF Mexico Fernando Cedillo
60 MF Mexico Mauricio Estrada
33 FW Mexico Andrés Ríos
69 FW Mexico Diego Medina
DT Mexico Enrique López Zarza

New era

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.[4] in addition to a possible integration in the Liga de Expansión MX.[5] On July 17, Tepatitlán F.C. was accepted at Liga de Expansión as an expansion team.[6]

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.[7]

2021 Guardians Clausura Tournament Champion

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. [8]

Champion of Champions 2020-21

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. [9]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 June 2022[10]

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 United States USA Sebastián Mora
2 DF Mexico MEX Omar Mireles
3 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Villanueva
4 DF Mexico MEX Brandon Sartiaguín
5 MF Mexico MEX José Romario Hernández
6 MF Mexico MEX Iván Acero
7 MF Mexico MEX Héctor Mascorro
8 MF Mexico MEX Irving Márquez (on loan from Guadalajara)
9 FW Mexico MEX Christopher Engelhart
10 MF Mexico MEX Pablo López
11 FW Mexico MEX Diego Abella
12 GK Mexico MEX Maximiliano Almada
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Mexico MEX Alejandro Bravo (on loan from Atlas)
14 MF Mexico MEX Giovanny León
15 DF Mexico MEX Alan Mendoza
16 DF Mexico MEX Cristian Rodríguez
17 DF Mexico MEX Ismael Robles
19 MF Mexico MEX César Santana
20 FW Mexico MEX Jairo Mungaray
21 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Zamora
27 DF Mexico MEX Osciel de la Cruz
28 FW Mexico MEX Martín Zúñiga
35 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Rivero

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Mexico MEX Alberto García (at Tampico Madero)

Personnel


Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Mexico Enrique López Zarza
Assistant managerMexico Pablo Luna
Goalkeeper coachMexico Diego Villaseñor
Fitness coachMexico Raúl Castro
PhysiotherapistMexico Carlos Ponce
Team doctorMexico Juan Casas

Reserve teams

Tepatitlán F.C. "B" (Liga TDP)

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

The Classic Alteño

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.

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)

Honours

Official tournaments

Tournament Mexico 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

  1. "Estadio Tepa Gomez" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Equipo - C.D. Tepatitlán de Morelos". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "Tepatitlán de Morelos, otro campeón sin 'ascenso'" (in Spanish). estadiodeportes.mx. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. "Liga de Expansión: "Paco" Ramírez renueva contrato como técnico del Club Tepa FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "Confirmados 17 equipos para la Liga de Desarrollo". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "El Tepatitlán vence a Morelia y se corona en la Liga de Expansión". Azteca Deportes. May 15, 2021.
  9. "Tepatitlán es Campeón de Campeones tras derrotar a Tampico Madero en penales". ESPN.com.mx. May 23, 2021.
  10. "Tepatitlán FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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