Tlaxcala F.C.

Tlaxcala Fútbol Club, commonly known as Coyotes de Tlaxcala, is a Mexican football club based in Tlaxcala. The club was founded in 2014, and currently plays in the second tier, Liga de Expansión MX. Tlaxcala won automatic promotion to Ascenso MX in the 2016–17 season, but their promotion was put on hold until the 2018–19 season as their stadium failed to meet league requirements.[2] However, in 2020 the club was invited to the Liga de Expansión, the new second-level league and thus promoted category.

Tlaxcala
Full nameTlaxcala Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Coyotes (The Coyotes)
Founded5 September 2014 (2014-09-05)
GroundEstadio Tlahuicole,
Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Capacity15,000[1]
OwnerGrupo Pachuca
Grupo Providencia
ChairmanRafael Torre Mendoza
ManagerJavier Contreras (Interim)
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Apertura 202214th

History

The team was founded on September 5, 2014, after the merger of the Club Águilas Reales de Zacatecas and the Tercera División team of C.F. Pachuca, the Zacatecan team gave up their rights to participate in the Segunda División while Pachuca contributed the sports part of the organization.[3] Previously in Summer 2014, Tlaxcala City had been left without football due to the move of Linces de Tlaxcala to Acapulco, where the team was renamed as Internacional de Acapulco, while Águilas Reales de Zacatecas became a secondary team due to the arrival of Mineros de Zacatecas, a team that shared ownership with Tlaxcala F.C. until 2020.

Tlaxcala won automatic promotion to Ascenso MX after winning the two season tournaments against Irapuato during the 2016–17 season, but their promotion was put on hold until before the 2018–19 season as their stadium failed to meet league requirements. They played in Serie B for 2017–18 season so they can met requirements to play in Ascenso MX but their spot was revoked after the stadium was not completed at the deadline to meet the requirements, so they moved to Serie A for 2018–19 season. In 2018–19 season, the team played as local at Unidad Deportiva Próspero Cahuantzi at Chiautempan, for 2019–20, they moved to the Unidad Deportiva José Brindis in Nanacamilpa awaiting the end of the construction works of the Estadio Tlahuicole.

In July 2020, Tlaxcala F.C. was invited to the new Liga de Expansión MX, which became the second category of Mexican football instead of the Ascenso MX, with this the team occupied its place in the division after three years of having achieved sports promotion.[4] On August 19, 2020, the club debuted in the Liga de Expansión, defeating Mineros de Zacatecas 1–2.[5] On September 2, Tlaxcala received Celaya F.C. in its first home game, which had to be played in Nanacamilpa because the Tlahuicole Stadium was not yet ready to host professional football matches,[6] finally, on September 15, Tlaxcala was able to return to its stadium in the match against Leones Negros UdeG, which was won by the Guadalajara team.

Personnel

Coaching staff
Position Staff
ManagerMexico Javier Contreras (Interim)
Assistant managersMexico Eric Vargas
Mexico Rafael González
Fitness coachGermany Axel Bierbaum
PhysiotherapistMexico Gregorio Palacios
Team doctorMexico Nery Luna

Players

Current squad
As of June 24, 2022[7]

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 Emiliano Palomo
2 DF Mexico MEX Juan Zamudio (on loan from León)
3 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Santillán
4 DF Mexico MEX Cristian Sánchez
6 MF Mexico MEX Alan Rodríguez
7 MF Mexico MEX Jesse Zamudio
8 MF Mexico MEX Edwin Huerta (on loan from América)
9 FW Mexico MEX Iván Hernández (on loan from León)
10 MF Mexico MEX Juan Pablo Rangel (on loan from León)
11 MF Mexico MEX Kevin Esquivel (on loan from Atlas)
12 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Lozano
13 DF Mexico MEX Diego Velázquez
14 DF Mexico MEX Manlio Rivera
15 MF Mexico MEX Luis Araujo (on loan from León)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Venezuela VEN Tomás Zamora
17 MF Mexico MEX Aldo Serna
18 MF United States USA Damián Germán
19 MF Mexico MEX Óscar Millán
20 FW Mexico MEX Javier Hernández
21 GK Mexico MEX Gerardo Ruiz
22 DF Mexico MEX Efrén Mendoza
23 GK Colombia COL Neider Angulo
24 DF Mexico MEX Diego Noltenius
27 FW Uruguay URU Bruno Barja
28 MF United States USA Pedro Santos
29 GK Mexico MEX Ricardo Rodríguez (on loan from Mazatlán)
30 MF Mexico MEX Claudio Velázquez
31 DF Mexico MEX Roger Hernández

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
— MF Venezuela VEN José Serrano (at San Jose Earthquakes II)

Managers

Badge
  • 2016–2019
    2016–2019

Honours

References
  1. "Cumple el Tlahuicole, con aforo para Liga de Expansión".
  2. "Equipo - Tlaxcala F.C." Segunda División de México. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "¿Cómo llegó Coyotes de Tlaxcala al Ascenso? Estadio, plantilla e historia". Goal (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "Coyotes venció a Mineros, a quien trolleó por preguntar '¿dónde está Tlaxcala?'". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. "Liga de Expansión: Afición de Tlaxcala observa juego vs Celaya sin medidas sanitarias". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. "Tlaxcala F.C." Liga BBVA Expansión MX. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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