FC Juárez

Fútbol Club Juárez, commonly referred to as Bravos de Juárez, or simply as Juárez, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua that currently competes in Liga MX.

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see FC Juárez (women).

Juárez
Full nameFútbol Club Juárez
Nickname(s)Los Bravos (The Braves)
FoundedMay 29, 2015 (2015-05-29)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Capacity19,703
OwnerMountainStar Sports Group
ChairmanAndrés Fassi
ManagerDiego Mejía
LeagueLiga MX
Clausura 2023Regular phase: 16th
Final phase: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub website

History

Futbol Club Juárez was founded in 2015 by a bi-national group of six families, two from the border city of El Paso, Texas and four from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, making it one of the few clubs with foreign investors in Mexican football and marking the return of professional sports to Ciudad Juárez for the first time since 2012 after the previous franchise, Indios de Ciudad Juárez, was relegated from Liga MX, suffered from poor management, and was ultimately disbanded.[1]

On June 7, 2015, it was officially announced by Ascenso MX officials that FC Juárez would compete in Ascenso MX, starting in the Apertura 2015 season.

On December 5, 2015, after a very successful beginning to the season, the team ended the 2015 campaign in second place, and FC Juárez captured its first Ascenso MX title after beating Atlante 3-1 on aggregate, thus gaining the right to play in the promotional final in the Ascenso MX.[2] The failed to qualify for the Clausura 2016 liguilla and lost the promotional final against Necaxa.

The following season, Juárez failed to qualify for the liguilla. In the Clausura 2017 season, Juárez lost the final against Lobos BUAP with an aggregate score of 4–2.

For the 2017–18 Ascenso MX season, the league announced that Juárez was one of six Ascenso MX teams eligible for promotion to Liga MX the following season.[3] In the Apertura 2017 season, Juárez lost their second consecutive final, against Alebrijes de Oaxaca, on penalties.[4]

On June 11, 2019, Juárez replaced Lobos BUAP in Liga MX after the founding bi-national group purchased the struggling franchise, thus returning top-level football to Ciudad Juárez.[5][6]

They have developed a friendly, cross-border rivalry with El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship since that side began play in 2019.[7]

Stadium
Main article: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

FC Juárez play their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Stadium attendance is capped at 19,765, and it is owned by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. The stadium was opened October 1980, with an inaugural match between the Mexico national team and Atlético de Madrid.

Personnel

Management
Position Staff
Sporting Chairman Argentina Andrés Fassi
Corporate Chairman United States Luis Rodríguez
Director of football Mexico Humberto Valdés
Coordinator of football Mexico David Frech
Director of academy Mexico Ángel González

Source: Liga MX

Current technical staff
Position Staff
ManagerMexico Diego Mejía
Assistant managersSpain Albert Ballesteros
Spain Salvador Valero
Argentina Andrés Navarro
Goalkeeper coachArgentina Juan Stampone
Fitness coachesMexico Cosme Barba
Argentina Alexis Olariaga
PhysiotherapistsMexico Kevin Ponce
Argentina Ramiro Cerruti
Team doctorMexico Álvaro Martínez

[8]

Managers

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 July 2023[9][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 Mexico MEX Alfredo Talavera (captain)
3 DF Colombia COL Moisés Mosquera
5 MF Mexico MEX Denzell García
6 MF Mexico MEX Javier Salas
7 MF Colombia COL Diego Valoyes
8 MF Mexico MEX Sebastián Pérez Bouquet (on loan from Guadalajara)
9 FW Peru PER Santiago Ormeño (on loan from Guadalajara)
10 FW Uruguay URU Michael Santos
11 MF Argentina ARG Agustín Urzi
12 GK Mexico MEX Carlos Higuera (on loan from Tijuana)
13 FW Mexico MEX Diego Chávez
14 DF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Pelúa
16 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Reyes (on loan from Atlante)
17 MF Mexico MEX Mario Osuna
18 MF Colombia COL Avilés Hurtado
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Montenegro MNE Andrija Vukčević
20 MF Mexico MEX Ángel Zapata (on loan from Monterrey)
21 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Nevárez
22 GK Mexico MEX Ramón Pasquel
23 MF United States USA Sebastian Saucedo
24 DF Mexico MEX Haret Ortega
25 DF Mexico MEX Aldo Cruz (on loan from Atlético San Luis)
26 DF Mexico MEX José Juan García
27 DF Mexico MEX Diego Campillo (on loan from Guadalajara)
28 DF Mexico MEX Luis Rodríguez
32 MF Uruguay URU Christian Oliva (on loan from Talleres)
33 MF Spain ESP Aitor García
35 FW Mexico MEX Amaury Escoto
— MF Uruguay URU Manuel Castro
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2023.

Reserve teams
Main article: Juárez Reserves and Academy
FC Juárez (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Academia Cuextlán
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Honours
Winners: Apertura 2015

References
  1. "Ciudad Juárez tendría equipo en la División de Ascenso". Azteca Deportes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. "Cambios en el ASCENSO MX" [Changes in ASCENSO MX] (in Spanish). June 7, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. "ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa" (in Spanish). July 20, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. "Alebrijes se Coronó en el Apertura 2017" [Alebrijes crowned in the Apertura 2017] (in Spanish). December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. "Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez es nuevo equipo de la Liga MX tras la compra de Lobos BUAP" [Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez is new Liga MX team after the purchase of Lobos BUAP]. Marca Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. "Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX". KROD. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  7. Staff, El Paso Locomotive. "Friendly Rival On The Border". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  9. "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  10. "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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