Toros Neza
Encyclopedia
Neza FC, also known as Toros Neza is a Mexican
football team that plays in the city of Nezahualcóyotl
. The club returned for the 2011 Clausura Liga de Ascenso
tournament, taking the place of Atlante UTN who had been purchased by Monarcas Morelia. An earlier Toros Neza side played in the Mexican Primera División in the 1990s.
in the 1993-94 season as Toros Neza, taking the place of Pachuca who had been relegated from Primera División de México
.There have been several clubs that played in the city of Neza.Deportivo Neza
which had a short stay in the first division in the 1970s when after 4 years the club was sold.Potros Neza also played in the city and in 1989 the club managed to obtain the promotion to the first division but the club was sold again this time to Veracruz
.
They made their first division debut against Club America
in the Estadio Azteca
in a memorbla match , coming back from 2-0 to win 3-2.In 1992 the club had a problem at hand when the owner of the Estadio Neza86 refuse the club to play any more games in the park and so was forced to forfeit a game against Santos that year.The club would later go on to play that years tournament in the Estadio Olímpico Universitario
.
That year with symbolic club players Antonio Mohamed
, Jörg Stiel
,Jesus Lopez Menezes the club fail to rech the playoff and just avoided relegation but gain supporters.. In the 1993-1994 season they finished 12th and the next season some reinforcements arrived, such as Pablo Larios and Juan de Dios Ramirez Perales, their leader still being Antonio Mohamed
.The club had a bad year just avoiding relegation finishing last with 32 points and would also end at the bottom of the newly relegation format witch had just been created.
By 1995-1996 the league had decided to change the format of the tournament from one long tournament to 2 short tournaments.that year the club singned Martín Vilallonga
, Federico Lussenhoff
, Silvio Rudman and Christian Trapasso who were led by Antonio Mohamed
.In the 12 round Carlos Reinoso
was fired as head coach and was replace by Alberto Guerra who brought in a new style of play witch helped the club.The club finished 8th overall with 50 points but fail to qualify to the playoffs.
. This new format of play brought lots of surprises, Santos was that years champion club that had less than 10 years in first division while top clubs Club America
and Cruz Azul finished at the bottom of the table. The biggest surprise that year was Toros Neza led by Enrique Meza. The team featured players such as Rodrigo "El Pony" Ruiz
, Carlos Germán Arangio, Nidelson Silva de Melo, Federico Lussenhoff
, Miguel Herrera
, Memo Vázquez
, Pedro Osório, Javier Saavedra
and Pablo Larios as well as club icon Antonio Mohamed
. Toros had the best tournament of its short history, qualifying for the knock out stage of the tournament where they eliminated Club Leon
4-2 on aggregate. The club then went on to beat Atlante F.C.
9-2 in the quarterfinals. Riding these surprise upsets, all indications were that Toros would take the club title, however their run in the tournament was ended when they were eliminated in the semifinals by Club Santos Laguna, the eventual tournament champions.
had one of his best seasons scoring 9 goals. Along Antonio Mohamed
and Carlos Germán Arangio combining for 40 goals, Toros earned a spot in the playoffs for a second consecutive year. In the quarterfinals Toros played Pumas
in a gut wrenching pair of games. After winning the first match 3-1, Toros would lose the second match 2-1, however they would advance on aggregate with a score of 4-3. In the semifinals Toros faced Necaxa
who was a stronger opponent that year. In the first match Necaxa
earned a 2-1 result, however the tables turned in the second game as Toros managed to win 3-1 to advance to their first final in less than 5 years of existence. In the final the club played CD Guadalajara
with the first game played on June 1, 1997. Although it was a valiant effort, Chivas proved to be the better of the two clubs and went on to win the league championship with a decisive 6-1 victory over Toros with 4 of the goals authored by final's MVP Gustavo Nápoles.
.
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.
A new franchise called Potros Chetumal were formed for the 2008-09 Liga de Ascenso season, and for the following season the franchise became known as Atlante UTN. Whilst they were officially called Atlante UTN, the team were often referred to by their nickname of Potros ("Colts").
Dani Garnero
Federico Lussenhoff
Adrián Mahía
Mexico Antonio Mohamed
Roberto Molina
Bebeto Vavá
Jaime Patricio Ramírez
Rodrigo Ruiz
Luis Carlos Perea
Brazil Nildeson Edson Astivia Felix Cruz
Miguel Herrera
Pablo Larios Oscar Mascorro
Manuel Negrete
Juan de Dios Ramírez Camilo Romero Humberto Romero Javier Saavedra
Guillermo Vázquez
Jörg Stiel
Juan Parodi
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
football team that plays in the city of Nezahualcóyotl
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, or more commonly Ciudad Neza, is a city and municipality of Mexico State adjacent to the northeast corner of Mexico's Federal District: it is thus part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. It was named after Nezahualcoyotl, the Acolhua poet and king of nearby Texcoco, and...
. The club returned for the 2011 Clausura Liga de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....
tournament, taking the place of Atlante UTN who had been purchased by Monarcas Morelia. An earlier Toros Neza side played in the Mexican Primera División in the 1990s.
History
Toros Neza was promoted after winning the championship of the Segunda Division in the 1992-93 season (under the name "Toros de la Universidad Tecnológica de Neza") to the Primera División de MéxicoPrimera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
in the 1993-94 season as Toros Neza, taking the place of Pachuca who had been relegated from Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
.There have been several clubs that played in the city of Neza.Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchisee. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to 1982 in the first division before the club was sold...
which had a short stay in the first division in the 1970s when after 4 years the club was sold.Potros Neza also played in the city and in 1989 the club managed to obtain the promotion to the first division but the club was sold again this time to Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
.
They made their first division debut against Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
in the Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
in a memorbla match , coming back from 2-0 to win 3-2.In 1992 the club had a problem at hand when the owner of the Estadio Neza86 refuse the club to play any more games in the park and so was forced to forfeit a game against Santos that year.The club would later go on to play that years tournament in the Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 63,186 . During the 50s and the 60s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches...
.
That year with symbolic club players Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
, Jörg Stiel
Jörg Stiel
Jörg Stiel is a retired Swiss footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Stiel started his career with Swiss side FC Wettingen, later playing for FC St. Gallen and FC Zürich in his native country...
,Jesus Lopez Menezes the club fail to rech the playoff and just avoided relegation but gain supporters.. In the 1993-1994 season they finished 12th and the next season some reinforcements arrived, such as Pablo Larios and Juan de Dios Ramirez Perales, their leader still being Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
.The club had a bad year just avoiding relegation finishing last with 32 points and would also end at the bottom of the newly relegation format witch had just been created.
By 1995-1996 the league had decided to change the format of the tournament from one long tournament to 2 short tournaments.that year the club singned Martín Vilallonga
Martín Vilallonga
Martin Vilallonga is a former Argentine footballer.He played the majority of his career in Argentina, where he played for the two Avellaneda rivals Independiente and Racing Club....
, Federico Lussenhoff
Federico Lussenhoff
Federico Guillermo Lussenhoff is an Argentine footballer who plays for Talleres de Córdoba as a central defender....
, Silvio Rudman and Christian Trapasso who were led by Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
.In the 12 round Carlos Reinoso
Carlos Reinoso
Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro is a Chilean football coach. He played in the 1970s and 1980s, most notably as a member of the Club América Mexican team. He is one of the best foreigner who played in Mexico, and the best that ever played at Club América.-Player:He began his career in his home...
was fired as head coach and was replace by Alberto Guerra who brought in a new style of play witch helped the club.The club finished 8th overall with 50 points but fail to qualify to the playoffs.
Successful years
In the 1995-96 tournament, Toros played its first tournament since the prode played prior to the 1986 Fifa World Cup held in MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. This new format of play brought lots of surprises, Santos was that years champion club that had less than 10 years in first division while top clubs Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
and Cruz Azul finished at the bottom of the table. The biggest surprise that year was Toros Neza led by Enrique Meza. The team featured players such as Rodrigo "El Pony" Ruiz
Rodrigo Ruiz
Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri is a Mexican-Chilean footballer. He played for Unión Española, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, CD Veracruz, and now plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Primera División de México...
, Carlos Germán Arangio, Nidelson Silva de Melo, Federico Lussenhoff
Federico Lussenhoff
Federico Guillermo Lussenhoff is an Argentine footballer who plays for Talleres de Córdoba as a central defender....
, Miguel Herrera
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre is a retired football defender and the head coach of Club América. He was born in Cuatepec, Hidalgo, México.-Club career:...
, Memo Vázquez
Guillermo Vázquez
Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera is a Mexican football manager and former midfielder. He is currently the manager of Pumas UNAM.-Playing career:...
, Pedro Osório, Javier Saavedra
Javier Saavedra
Javier Saavedra Vázquez is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Irapuato FC.-Career:Saavedra started his career in 1996 with Toros Neza, where he reached a final...
and Pablo Larios as well as club icon Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
. Toros had the best tournament of its short history, qualifying for the knock out stage of the tournament where they eliminated Club Leon
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...
4-2 on aggregate. The club then went on to beat Atlante F.C.
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...
9-2 in the quarterfinals. Riding these surprise upsets, all indications were that Toros would take the club title, however their run in the tournament was ended when they were eliminated in the semifinals by Club Santos Laguna, the eventual tournament champions.
1997 Final
In the Vernao 1997 Tournament, Toros finished in first place within group 1 and third overall with 30 points. The Chilean Rodrigo "El Pony" RuizRodrigo Ruiz
Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri is a Mexican-Chilean footballer. He played for Unión Española, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, CD Veracruz, and now plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Primera División de México...
had one of his best seasons scoring 9 goals. Along Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
and Carlos Germán Arangio combining for 40 goals, Toros earned a spot in the playoffs for a second consecutive year. In the quarterfinals Toros played Pumas
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
in a gut wrenching pair of games. After winning the first match 3-1, Toros would lose the second match 2-1, however they would advance on aggregate with a score of 4-3. In the semifinals Toros faced Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...
who was a stronger opponent that year. In the first match Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...
earned a 2-1 result, however the tables turned in the second game as Toros managed to win 3-1 to advance to their first final in less than 5 years of existence. In the final the club played CD Guadalajara
CD Guadalajara
This article is about Spanish club, for the Mexican club see C.D. Guadalajara.Club Deportivo Guadalajara, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Guadalajara, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha...
with the first game played on June 1, 1997. Although it was a valiant effort, Chivas proved to be the better of the two clubs and went on to win the league championship with a decisive 6-1 victory over Toros with 4 of the goals authored by final's MVP Gustavo Nápoles.
Return of Neza
In 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 AztecaTV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
.
They effectively took the place of the Atlante UTN team who competed in the Apertura 2010 tournament. The Monarcas Morelia and Atlante
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...
clubs swapped their filial teams, and the changed team were known as Neza FC starting with the Clausura 2011 tournament.
A new franchise called Potros Chetumal were formed for the 2008-09 Liga de Ascenso season, and for the following season the franchise became known as Atlante UTN. Whilst they were officially called Atlante UTN, the team were often referred to by their nickname of Potros ("Colts").
Kit evolution and rare kits
- Home kit:Red shirt and shorts with red socks.
- Away kit:White shirt with red shorts and white socks.
- Brand: Atletica (2010-).
First kit evolution
Current squad
- Last updated: August 15, 2011
Honours
- Segunda División de México: 1
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- 1992-93
- Primera División de MéxicoPrimera División de MéxicoThe Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
: 0
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- Runner-up (1): 1997
- Copa ParmaCopa Parma- History:Some of the teams that have played in this cup are: Boca Juniors , Peñarol , Palmeiras , Parma , Toros Neza , Juventude , Benfica....
: 1
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- 1997
Notable players
German ArangioGermán Arangio
Carlos Germán Arangio is a professional football player from Argentina currently playing for Albinegros de Orizaba in Mexico's Primera Division A....
Dani Garnero
Daniel Garnero
Daniel Oscar Garnero is a retired Argentine football midfielder.- Career :Garnero played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente...
Federico Lussenhoff
Federico Lussenhoff
Federico Guillermo Lussenhoff is an Argentine footballer who plays for Talleres de Córdoba as a central defender....
Adrián Mahía
Adrián Mahía
Adrián Andrés Mahía Gargantini is a former Argentine soccer striker, who played professional football in Argentina, Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica....
Mexico Antonio MohamedAntonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
Roberto Molina
Roberto Molina
Roberto Molina is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 470 class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Luis Doreste.-References:...
Bebeto Vavá
Vavá
Vavá, real name Edvaldo Izídio Neto, was an association footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço"...
Jaime Patricio Ramírez
Jaime Patricio Ramírez
Jaime Patricio Ramírez Manríquez is a retired Chilean football player. He made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1988-09-13 in a friendly match against Ecuador.-References:*...
Rodrigo Ruiz
Rodrigo Ruiz
Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri is a Mexican-Chilean footballer. He played for Unión Española, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, CD Veracruz, and now plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Primera División de México...
Luis Carlos Perea
Luis Carlos Perea
Luis Carlos "Coroncoro" Perea is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:...
Brazil Nildeson Edson Astivia Felix CruzFelix Cruz
Felix Cruz is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad Nacional.-External links:*...
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre is a retired football defender and the head coach of Club América. He was born in Cuatepec, Hidalgo, México.-Club career:...
Pablo Larios Oscar Mascorro
Oscar Mascorro
Oscar Yaroslav Mascorro Ábrego is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for the Mexican football club San Luis F.C. as a defenseman.-References:...
Manuel Negrete
Manuel Negrete
Manuel Negrete may refer to:*Manuel Negrete Arias, Mexican football player*Manuel Negrete , Chilean individual that was allegedly killed by Armed Forces...
Juan de Dios Ramírez Camilo Romero Humberto Romero Javier Saavedra
Javier Saavedra
Javier Saavedra Vázquez is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Irapuato FC.-Career:Saavedra started his career in 1996 with Toros Neza, where he reached a final...
Guillermo Vázquez
Guillermo Vázquez
Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera is a Mexican football manager and former midfielder. He is currently the manager of Pumas UNAM.-Playing career:...
Jörg Stiel
Jörg Stiel
Jörg Stiel is a retired Swiss footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Stiel started his career with Swiss side FC Wettingen, later playing for FC St. Gallen and FC Zürich in his native country...
Juan Parodi
Juan Martín Parodi
Juan Martín Parodi is a Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Parodi has spent most of his career in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico and Greece, notably playing for Nacional in the Primera División Uruguaya as well as Deportivo Español and Colón in the Primera División de Argentina, Toros Neza in the...