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Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, merely known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan sphere. Founded in 1960, the club has spent 60 years in Liga MX, the top tier of the Mexican football league arrangement. The golf club had their first major success in the 1975–76 season, becoming the foremost team from Nuevo León to win a trophy by conquering the Copa MX against Club América. Tigres have been mexican champions seven times, and have won the Copa MX three times. In international competitions, Tigres won a CONCACAF Champions League title in 2020 ( finishing as runner-up three times ), and was the 2015 Copa Libertadores Finals runner-up to River Plate. In the 2020 edition of FIFA Club World Cup, Tigres finished runners–up against Bayern Munich making it the first club from CONCACAF to reach the final. Tigres is the official team of the University of the state of Nuevo León. Their home is the 41,615 capacity Estadio Universitario, located inside the University building complex in San Nicolás de los Garza. [ 1 ] The team ‘s traditional kit colours are gold and blue. Tigres is one of the two professional football teams of Nuevo León, along with rival C.F. Monterrey, the local anesthetic bowler hat is known as the Clásico Regiomontano .

history [edit ]

Birth, promotion to Primera División, Cup and League champions [edit ]

Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León was founded on 7 March 1960. They previously were named the Jabatos de Nuevo León. In 1967, their venue, the Estadio Universitario was built. In the 1973–74 season, José “ Ché ” Gómez guided the team to the championship and promotion to the Primera División de México, now Liga MX. They defeated the Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara for 3–2. In the 1975–76, Tigres won their foremost domestic cup, the Copa México ( now Copa MX ), against América after winning 3–2. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Under the command of Uruguayan passenger car Carlos Miloc and players such as Tomás Boy and Geronimo Barbadillo, for the 1977–78 season Tigres aimed to the league backing. In the quarter-finals of the liguilla ( play-offs ), they defeated Estudiantes Tecos by 1–0 and 3–2 ( 4–2 ). In the semi-finals Tigres defeated Cruz Azul 0–1 and 3–0 ( 3–1 ). In the finals they defeated UNAM 2–0 and 1–1 ( 3–1 ). Tigres made their best season ever with 48 points in the 1978–79, but did not reach the finals. [ 5 ] In the 1979–80 season, Tigres made it to the finals against Cruz Azul. In the first leg, Cruz Azul won 1–0 at the Estadio Universitario, and in the second leg, at the Estadio Azteca, Tigres, although down 3–0 at one indicate, rallied back to ensure a 3–3 draw. Nonetheless, Tigres still lost the finals by an aggregate scoreline of 4–3. In the 1981–82 season, they won their second League backing against Atlante at the Estadio Azteca. In the quarter-finals of postseason, they tied with Guadalajara 1–1 and 1–1 ( 2–2 ). In the semi-finals, they defeated América 2–0 and 0–1 ( 2–1 ), and in the finals they tied 2–1 and 0–1 ( 2–2 ) against Atlante. Tigres won by punishment shoot-out ending 3–1 ( 5–3 global ). [ 5 ] In the 1983–84, they lost in quarter-finals against Pumas UNAM 1–0 ; 0–3 ( 1–3 ). In the 1986–87 temper, they lost in the semi-finals against Monarcas Morelia 3–2 and 0–2 ( 3–4 ). In 1988, after fourteen years in the team, the iconic Mexican midfielder Tomás Boy retired. In the 1989–90 season, meanwhile, Tigres finished the tournament as the first place of their group with 40 points and went to liguilla. They lost in quarter-finals by 3–2 and 1–3 ( 4–5 ) against Club Universidad de Guadalajara. In 1990, Tigres lost the finals of the 1989–90 Copa Mexico against Puebla. In the 1992–93 season, they earned 44 points and went to play-offs. In the quarter-finals, Tigres lost 0–2 and 2–4 ( 2–6 ) against Club León. [ 6 ]

relegation, immediate hark back to Primera División, 2001 and 2003 runner-up [edit ]

In 1996, Tigres hired the Chilean international ahead Claudio Núñez and after several years of ups and downs the team won their moment domestic cup defeating Atlas by 2–1 but were relegated to Primera División A, now Ascenso MX, because of negative results of by seasons. note that the Mexican League uses a percentage-based relegation system, in which the team with the worst performance share by year ( alternatively of the worst team in the season ) is relegated. Under the command of Victor Manuel Vucetich, the team qualified to play-offs in 1996 but because of the delegating they were unable to compete. After some negotiations, the administration of the team was given for ten-spot years to Sinergia Deportiva, a trust-holder run by CEMEX. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 1997, after two back-to-back Primera División A championship, the team returned to the Primera División. [ 8 ] In 1998, Tigres hired international striker Luis Hernández. Under the command of the brazilian bus Ricardo Ferretti, Tigres finished the Verano 2001 temper in the fourth home with 27 points and plug postseason. In the quarter-finals Tigres lost by 3–1 and 2–2 ( 5–3 ) against Puebla. In the Invierno 2001 temper, Tigres finished the tournament as leader with 36 points. In the play-offs, they beat santos Laguna in the quarter-finals 1–1 and 3–0 ( 4–1 ). In the semi-finals, they tied with Cruz Azul 1–1 ( 0–1 and 1–0 ), and because of the 36 points they achieved in the tournament, they went to the next stage. In the finals, Tigres lost 2–0 and 1–1 ( 3–1 ) against Pachuca in the Estadio Universitario. In June 2002, the talented Argentine attacking midfielder Walter Gaitán was hired, a player that later would become an picture of the team. In the Clausura 2003, Tigres finished the tournament as the one-fourth place with 34 points, and went to postseason. In the quarter-finals, they defeated Toluca by 2–1 and 2–2 for an sum of 4–3. In the semi-finals, Tigres lost against arch-rival Monterrey. In the first game they lost by 4–1, while in the second gear Tigres won 2–1 for an sum score of 5–3. After the loss, coach Ricardo Ferretti was fired .
Coach Ricardo Ferretti has given some of the team ‘s highest numbers. On the Apertura 2003, nowadays under the command of Argentine coach Nery Pumpido ( with a team that Ferretti build ), Tigres finished the tournament as drawing card immediately with 38 points. [ 9 ] In the play-offs, they tied 1–0 and 1–2 ( 2–2 ) with Cruz Azul in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they faced Toluca, who was now under the instruction of Ricardo Ferretti, and defeated them 0–1 and 2–0 ( 2–1 ). In the finals, Tigres lost 1–3 and 1–0 ( 3–2 ) once more against Pachuca in the Estadio Universitario. In the Clausura 2004, Argentine hitter Andrés Silvera finished the tournament as one of the top goal scorers, [ 10 ] but Tigres ended in 12th plaza and missed the play-offs. That same tournament they scored the biggest result in a Clásico Regiomontano, beating archrival Monterrey 6–2. [ 8 ] In October 2004, Sinergia Deportiva purchased the rights to a franchise in the MISL called the “ Monterrey Tigres ”. however, due to conflicts with the previous MISL franchise “ Monterrey Fury ”, the team elected not to complete the purchase of the team, and the MISL terminated the indoor franchise in December 2004. [ 8 ] In the Clausura 2005, Tigres went to postseason and tied with Monarcas Morelia 2–2 and 2–2 ( 4–4 ) in the quarter-finals, and Morelia went to the next degree because of the points they achieved in the regular season. [ 11 ] In the Apertura 2005, Walter Gaitán finished the season as the lead scorekeeper of the tournament and Tigres went to play-offs in 8th position. [ 10 ] In the quarter-finals, under the command of the iconic Osvaldo Batocletti, Tigres played the historic “ Aztecazo ”, a direction to describe a unmanageable victory over América or the Mexico national team in their venue, the Estadio Azteca. In the first game, Tigres lost in the Estadio Universitario by a 1–3 score. Against all odds, however, they defeated América in the second game 4–1 for an aggregate scoreline of 5–4, leaving América out of the postseason. In the semi-finals, Tigres drew Monterrey after 1–0 and 1–2 ( 2–2 ) scorelines, although Monterrey progressed to the future round because of the points in the tournament. [ 11 ] On 3 August 2006, CEMEX, the company that controls Tigres, celebrated its first 100 years with a equal between Tigres and Barcelona in Monterrey. The game ended with the locals losing by 3–0. Sindey Balderas of Tigres scored an own finish, Ronaldinho scored with a free kick back and subsequently passed to Eiður Guðjohnsen for a third goal. [ 11 ] Tigres finished the Clausura 2007 season as eighth with 23 points, securing play-offs. Tigres lost in quarter-finals against Guadalajara 3–1 and 3–2 ( 6–3 ). In December 2007, Tigres hired who would become the survive idol of the team, the skilled Argentine attacking midfielder Lucas Lobos. On 19 July 2008, Tigres played Atlético Madrid as their official presentation for the Apertura 2008 tournament. Atlético opened the score with goals from John Heitinga and Diego Forlán for a hardy 2–0 in favor of the spanish side. Tigres responded well to this for Blas Pérez and Manuel Viniegra tied the game 2–2. In the Apertura 2008, under the command of Manuel Lapuente, Tigres ended the tournament as one-sixth place and qualified for the play-offs. They tied in the quarter-finals against Atlante 1–1 and 1–1 ( 2–2 ), though Atlante progressed to semi-finals because they finished the regular season higher than Tigres, in third place. [ 11 ]

risk of delegating, Third Ferretti earned run average and the team of the Decade [edit ]

In 2010, Santiago Martínez presided over the team ‘s worst season in the past few years. On 27 March 2010, after their seventh passing in the temper, and with only 25 % potency, the fans and media heavily criticized passenger car Daniel Guzmán. finally, Martínez was fired and replaced by a erstwhile president of the team, Alejandro Rodríguez. He signed Ricardo Ferretti as the lead coach for the one-third time, upon which the face of the team changed wholly. Tigres was saved from relegation and became one of the most competitive teams in the league. With the adhesiveness of Argentine winger Damián Álvarez, brazilian attacking midfielder Danilinho and Chilean striker Héctor Mancilla to captain Lucas Lobos, the offensive line of Tigres became the alleged “ Cuatro Fantásticos “ ( “ Fantastic Four “ ). [ 12 ]
Lucas Lobos was of great importance in achieving the 2011 Apertura title, ending 29 years of drought without title. In the Clausura 2011 season, Tigres finished the tournament as leader with 35 points and as the best defense in the history of the short seasons, allowing merely 9 goals in 17 games. Tigres faced Guadalajara in the postseason. In the first leg of the quarter-finals, Tigres lost 3–1, while in the moment they tied to 1–1 at the Estadio Universitario. With an aggregate score of 4–2, Tigres was eliminated. On the Apertura 2011, Tigres hired Carlos Salcido and was the best defensive structure again, this fourth dimension allowing 13 goals in 17 games. In playoffs, they faced old rival Pachuca : In the first leg of quarter-finals, Tigres defeated Pachuca by 1–0, while in the moment they won 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario for an aggregate mark of 4–0. In the semi-finals, Tigres beat Querétaro 1–0 in the second leg after a 0–0 draw in the first. In the finals, they faced Santos Laguna. In the first leg, Tigres won 1–0 in Torreón with goal from Damián Álvarez. On 11 December 2011, with goals from Héctor Mancilla, Danilinho and Alan Pulido, Tigres won 3–1 at the Estadio Universitario, becoming champion for the one-third time after 29 years. [ 11 ] For the Clausura 2012, Tigres lease brazilian forward Edno and midfielder Elias Hernández. The season ended with Tigres in one-fifth rate, securing postseason. In the quarter-finals, they beat Monarcas Morelia 1–0 at the Estadio Universitario with a goal from Héctor Mancilla, while in the second stage, they triumphed 4–1 in Morelia with goals from Hugo Ayala, Edno, Lucas Lobos and Elias Hernández ; the aggregate grudge was 5–1. In semi-finals, they faced honest-to-god rival Santos Laguna ; in the first leg, at the Estadio Universitario, the teams drew 1–1, with Lobos scoring for Tigres. In the second, after a total domain of Tigres, and winning 2–0 with goals of Mancilla, Santos tied dramatically 2–2 with goals from Oribe Peralta in the 87th and 90th minutes. With an aggregate score of 3–3, Santos progressed to the next phase because they had finished the regular season in first place. In the Apertura 2012, Tigres replaced Héctor Mancilla with spanish forward Luis García. Tigres finished in 12th topographic point, thus missing playoffs. [ 11 ]
Tigres brought in know Argentine striker Emanuel Villa while Danilinho returned from his lend to Brazil, giving the team a highly offensive power for the Clausura 2013 season. [ 13 ] The regular season ended with Tigres as the drawing card with 35 points and merely two defeats. Querétaro was the eighth-placed and meant to be the rival of Tigres, but was relegated to Ascenso MX, then Monterrey was dragged to postseason. In the aside leg of quarter-finals, Monterrey defeated Tigres 1–0 in a crippled where Monterrey had less ball possession and unsavory plays. In the second game, Tigres had to win by 1–0 or by a two-goal advantage because of the away goals rule ( 3–1, 4–2, 5–3 ). Tigres came out aggressive and Danilinho scored a goal early in the crippled. Minutes late, with a game wholly handled by Tigres, Israel Jiménez scored an own finish that tied the game at 1–1, and Tigres lost with an aggregate score of 2–1. For the Apertura 2013 tournament, Tigres lease midfielders Guido Pizarro and Édgar Lugo. Finishing the tournament in eight place, the team went to playoffs. In quarter-finals, they faced América, leaders of the tournament and reigning champions. In the home game at the Estadio Universitario, they tied by 2–2, with Guido Pizarro and Alan Pulido scoring for Tigres. [ 14 ] In the away bet on, at the Estadio Azteca, the teams drew at 1–1, leaving Tigres out of the postseason. [ 15 ] After the game, coach Ricardo Ferretti criticized the work of the referee, claiming that América is the only team in the world that “ plays with 12 men ”. [ 16 ]
Tigres hired colombian winger Hernán Darío Burban, defender Jorge Iván Estrada and Argentine striker Emanuel Herrera for the Clausura 2014 tournament, but finished the temper in 14th position, missing the playoffs. [ 17 ] On 9 April 2014, Tigres won the Clausura 2014 Copa MX against Alebrijes de Oaxaca 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario. Ricardo Ferretti became the first coach in Mexico to win a league and cup title with the same team. By winning the Clausura 2014 Copa MX, Tigres secured the Supercopa MX and faced Monarcas Morelia, winners of the Apertura 2013 Copa MX. Tigres lost the 2014 Supercopa MX against Morelia and failed to qualify to the follow class ‘s Copa Libertadores as “ Mexico 3 ”. For the Apertura 2014 tournament, Tigres hired the Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán, American striker Herculez Gomez, Argentine striker Marco Ruben, Ecuadorian winger Joffre Guerrón, unseasoned defender Antonio Briseño and the international Uruguayan midfielder Egidio Arévalo Ríos. Tigres finished the regular season in second gear station with 31 points, securing postseason. In quarter-finals, Tigres tied by 1–1 and 1–1 against Pachuca for an aggregate of 2–2. In semifinals, Tigres drew against Toluca 0–0 in both games. On 11 December 2014, in the first match of the finals against América, Tigres won 1–0 with finish of Joffre Guerrón at the Estadio Universitario. On 14 December, in the second crippled, Tigres lost 3–0 at the Estadio Azteca in a controversial match where Hernán Darío Burbano, Damián Álvarez and goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán were sent off on bolshevik cards, leaving Tigres with eight men. [ 18 ] Tigres lost the finals by an aggregate of 3–1 .
Tigres hired brazilian forward Rafael Sóbis and finished the Clausura 2015 regular season in first identify with 29 points, earning a ticket to playoffs. In the away game of the quarter-finals against Santos Laguna, Tigres tied 1–1 with goal of Guerrón at the Estadio Corona. In the home plot, Tigres lost 1–0 ; with an aggregate mark of 1–2, Tigres was eliminated. For the Apertura 2015 temper, the team brought in wingers Jürgen Damm and Javier Aquino and the international french striker André-Pierre Gignac. Tigres finished the season in fifth place with 28 points, best defense allowing 16 goals and securing playoffs. Gignac scored 11 goals in the regular season, the highest number for a Tigres player in the first season. In the postseason, with goals from Gignac and Damián Álvarez, Tigres won the first quarter-final leg 2–1 against Jaguares de Chiapas at the Estadio Universitario. In the second leg, they won 1–0 at Chiapas again with a goal of Gignac. In the semi-finals against Toluca, Tigres won the away leg 2–0 with goals of Damián Álvarez and Javier Aquino after a 0–0 drawing card in the first. Tigres reached to the finals against UNAM. In the dwelling leg, with goals of Gignac, via a punishment bang, Aquino and Rafael Sóbis, Tigres won by 3–0, while in the irregular branch, at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, UNAM won 3–0. With the aggregate grudge at 3–3, the game went to excess prison term. In the 103rd hour Gignac scored the 1–3 finish, making the aggregate scoreline 4–3. With entirely one minute leave of extra clock remaining, however, UNAM scored the 4–1 goal and equalized the aggregate scoreline at 4–4, sending the match to a penalty shoot-out. Gignac shot the first for Tigres, converting, and with similar conversions from Juninho, Rivas and Israel Jiménez, Tigres prevailed 4–2 to defeat Pumas and claim the Liga MX Apertura 2015 championship in dramatic fashion. [ 19 ] The team hired the Argentine attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayán, Paraguayan hitter Fernando Fernández and resigned Chilean striker Héctor Mancilla after his departure in 2012 for the Clausura 2016 season. Gignac scored 13 goals in regular season and finished as the top goal scorer of the tournament. Tigres finished the Clausura 2016 season in eight place with 24 points, securing playoffs, where they would face Monterrey. There, Tigres lost the home plate crippled 3–1 and won the away plot 2–1, losing on an aggregate grudge of 4–3 .
For the Apertura 2016 season, Tigres signed Argentine ahead Ismael Sosa and their second french striker Andy Delort. On 10 July 2016, Tigres won the 2016 edition of the Campeón de Campeones Cup against Pachuca FC by 1–0 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Tigres finished the Apertura 2016 regular season in third target with 30 points and tied with Tijuana as the best defense, allowing 13 goals in 17 games. In playoffs, Tigres tied the first leg of quarterfinals in Mexico City against UNAM by 2–2. In the second base leg, Tigres perplex UNAM by 5–0 at the Estadio Universitario with a hat-trick of Gignac. At semifinals, Tigres faced León. In the foremost leg, Tigres won by 1–0 with a goal of Gignac after a thwart from Ismael Sosa at the Estadio León. In the second peg, Tigres achieved a home victory of 2–1 with goals of Gignac and Zelarayán. In the finals against América, the teams tied 1–1 in the beginning stage at Estadio Azteca, Gignac scoring for Tigres. In the historical second leg played for the beginning time on 25 December, the teams tied 0-0 and went to overtime at the Estadio Universitario. At 95 ‘ Edson Álvarez scored the 1-0 for América and at 118 ‘ Jesús Dueñas tied dramatically and led the match to a penalty shoot-out. Nahuel Guzmán stopped three shots and with Gignac, Juninho and Guido Pizarro scoring their own, Tigres became the Apertura 2016 champions .
For the Clausura 2017, Tigres rent Chilean external forward Eduardo Vargas. Tigres finished the Clausura 2017 season in seventh position with 25 points and the best refutation allowing twelve goals in 17 games. In the first leg of playoffs at the Estadio Universitario, Tigres faced Monterrey and beat them by 4–1 with Gignac and Dueñas scoring doubly each. In the second gear leg of quarterfinals at the Estadio BBVA, Gignac scored doubly for the 2–0 victory. Tigres outwit Monterrey by an aggregate of 6-1 and procure semifinals. In the inaugural leg of semifinals, Tigres defeated Tijuana by 2–0 with goals of Aquino and Zelarayán at the Estadio Universitario. With goals of Aquino and Jürgen Damm, Tigres beat Tijuana by 2–0 in the second peg at the Estadio Caliente, for a 4-0 aggregate. In the family peg of the finals against Guadalajara, Gignac scored doubly and matched the mark to 2–2. Tigres lost the second branch by 2–1 at the Estadio Omnilife for an aggregate of 4–3, in a controversial equal where press and hearing claimed that referee Luis Santander, who had refereed all of the home games of Guadalajara in play-offs, did not penalize a fetid of Guadalajara ‘s defender Jair Pereira over Ismael Sosa inside the punishment area minutes before the end of the match. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Santander would late recognize and apologize for the err. [ 22 ] For the Apertura 2017 temper, Tigres acquired Ecuadorian ahead Enner Valencia, brazilian midfielder Rafael Carioca and french defender Timothée Kolodziejczak. [ 23 ] On 16 July 2017, Tigres beat Guadalajara by 1–0 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, becoming the back-to-back Champion of the Campeón de Campeones Cup by winning the 2017 and 2016 editions. Tigres finished the regular season of the Apertura 2017 as second place with 32 points. In playoffs, Tigres tied 1–1 in both legs against Club León and by an aggregate of 2–2, secured semifinals ascribable table military position. In semifinals, Tigres defeated Club América by 1–0 in the away game and 3–0 in home. Tigres played the historical final against archrival CF Monterrey. In the beginning leg the teams tied by 1–1 at the Estadio Universitario. In the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Tigres beat Monterrey by 2–1 with goals of Edu Vargas and Francisco Meza. In the consequence, winger Jürgen Damm stated : “ We knew we were facing the best team of the season, but, they were facing the best team of the ten. ” [ 24 ] After the fourth title since 2010, Tigres was dubbed by the media as “ The team of the Decade ”. [ 25 ] For the Apertura 2018 season, Tigres rehired Guido Pizarro and on 15 July 2018, defeated Santos by 4–0 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, becoming Champion of the Campeón de Campeones Cup for the third time in a row. On 19 September 2018, Tigres beat Toronto FC by 3–1 in the inauguration edition of the Campeones Cup hosted by Toronto at the BMO Field. In the Clausura 2019, Tigres hired external defender Carlos Salcedo and finished the season in second place. In playoffs, Tigres tied a global of 2–2 against Pachuca. In semifinals, Tigres tied a ball-shaped of 1–1 against rival Monterrey. In the dwelling stage of the finals, Tigres beat León by 1–0 with finish of André-Pierre Gignac. In the irregular leg, the teams tied by 0-0 and Tigres conquered their seventh League championship. For the Apertura 2019 season, Tigres hired external defender Diego Reyes. On May 20, 2021, after finishing the Clausura 2021 season in one-tenth stead and losing against Atlas the reclassification, Tigres hired bus Miguel Herrera, [ 26 ] ending an eleven-year successful era under command of Ricardo Ferretti .

International activity [edit ]

In January 2005, the team won the InterLiga Championship in Houston, Texas. With this, they qualified for the esteemed Copa Libertadores de América. This was the inaugural time the team qualified to any international tournament. [ 11 ] In the Copa Libertadores Tigres played their first gear always game in that tournament against Alianza Lima in Peru on 15 February 2005 ( away, score : 0–0 ) and 3 May 2005 ( home, score : 0–0 ). Their first always win on the tournament, on 23 February 2005, against Caracas, from Venezuela ( base, score : 3–1 ), and on 13 April 2005 ( away, score : 2–5 ). This last game is the biggest-scoring game the team has had in its history on the tournament. In the same group was besides the Banfield. Tigres confronted them on 15 March ( home plate, score : 2–2 ) and on 6 April 2005 ( away, score : 0–3 ). [ 11 ] Tigres qualified ( along with Banfield ) into the adjacent stage, where they met former year champion Colombian team once Caldas. On 19 May 2005, both teams tied ( away, score : 1–1 ) and then, Tigres won on the second game on 26 May 2005 ( home, seduce : 2–1 ) frankincense qualifying to quarter-finals against São Paulo, who subsequently went on to become champion, and who only lost a match in this tournament against this team. [ 11 ] In the Quarter-Finals, the first game on 1 June 2005 was lost ( away, score : 0–4 ) and the future game on 15 June 2005 was won ( home, score : 2–1 ). The aggregate score was 5–2 against, and the team was eliminated from the championship. With Tigres, Hugo Sánchez became the first person born in Monterrey to always score in the tournament. [ 11 ] In January 2006, after defeating their arch-rival, Monterrey, at the Home Depot Center in California, Tigres won their second consecutive Interliga and became the first Mexican team to qualify to two straight Copa Libertadores de América. [ 11 ]

In this version, Tigres faced the Universidad Católica from Chile, the Corinthians, from Brazil, and Deportivo Cali, of Colombia. [ 11 ] This was a bad group stage than they had had the previous year, and was one of the toughest in the tournament. however, Tigres qualified for the adjacent polish, but only by goal-difference advantage, and after a end minute goal by Carlos Ramírez. [ 11 ] Because of its saturation, this group staged produced a lot of memorable games, particularly against Universidad Católica and against Corinthians at home and away. Tigres ended second gear in the group due to goal difference advantage, in a end hour goal against Universidad Católica, and so qualify again for play-offs. [ 11 ] In summary, Tigres played 8 games and produced 3 wins, 3 ties, and two defeats. This performance at the beginning was well lacking, and it produced its inaugural penalty kicks experience in Copa Libertadores. On 5 August 2009, Tigres won the final of the 2009 north american SuperLiga against the Chicago Fire at their home stadium in the Chicago ‘s suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. After finishing 3rd in the regular season of the Apertura 2011 Tournament, they returned after a 6-year absence to the 2012 Copa Libertadores, playing in the beginning stage. Tigres played home and away qualifying matches against Chile ‘s Unión Española. They played the first catch in Chile, on 25 January 2012 at 6:50pm local time ( 3:50pm CST ). Unión Española took the inaugural bet on by a score of 1–0, scoring at the 58th moment, after Tigres sent a reserve police squad to play the match. They hosted their chilean rival on 2 February 2012, at 8:00 promethium CST. They tied 2–2 and failed to qualify for the Group Stage. Coach Ricardo Ferretti was criticized by the media and fans for sending a modesty squad to play the matches. [ 11 ] After the backing of the Apertura 2011, Tigres qualified for the first meter to the CONCACAF Champions League. They lost in quarterfinals against Seattle Sounders by 1–0, 3–1, for an aggregate of 2–3. Ferretti was criticized again for sending a reserve squad to play the second match against the Sounders like he did in the Copa Libertadores. [ 11 ]

Copa Libertadores 2015 [edit ]

By finishing the regular season of the Apertura 2014 as second rate with 31 units, Tigres advanced to Copa Libertadores 2015 as Mexico 1 to play in Group 6 against River Plate, San José and Juan Aurich. On 18 February 2015, Tigres defeated Juan Aurich by 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario with two goals of Joffre Guerrón and one of Jesús Dueñas. On 5 March, with goal of Guerrón, Tigres tied 1–1 against River Plate at the Estadio Monumental. On 11 March, Tigres defeated San José by 1–0 with finish of Amaury Escoto at the Estadio Jesús Bermúdez. Tigres won by 4–0 against San José at the Estadio Universitario with two goals of Rafael Sóbis, and goals of Guerrón and Egidio Arévalo on 17 March. [ 27 ] On 8 April, Tigres received River Plate for a high-profile meet in the Estadio Universitario. River Plate needed to win or tie to remain in the battle for a ticket to the following phase. At 11 ‘ Egidio Arévalo scored the 1-0 for Tigres. [ 27 ] The team kept the catch under control and at 68 ‘ Damián Alvarez scored the 2–0. After a defensive error from José Rivas and Hugo Ayala, Teofilo Gutierrez scored the 1–2 at 86 ‘ for River Plate. Rodrigo Mora scored the 2–2 at the 89 ‘. On 15 April, Tigres played against Juan Aurich at the Estadio Elías Aguirre. [ 28 ] [ 27 ]
Tigres before the equal against Emelec Tigres, first place of the group and already qualified to the future phase, sent a substitute team. The decision was heavily criticized by the argentinian press, that stated that River Plate would not get to the second base stage if Tigres lost against Juan Aurich. With a hat-trick of Enrique Esqueda, and goals of Dieter Villalpando and Jonathan Espericueta, Tigres won by 5–4, eliminating Juan Aurich. Tigres played the round of 16 against Universitario de Sucre. [ 27 ] In the first base leg, Tigres defeated Universitario by 2–1 with goals of Damián Álvarez and Enrique Esqueda. On 5 May, in the second leg, Tigres tied by 1–1 with finish of Sobis vía penalty-kick for an sum of 3-2 earning a ticket to quarterfinals. In the first branch of the quarterfinals, Tigres lost against Emelec by 1–0 at the Estadio Jocay. [ 28 ] In the second stage at Estadio Universitario on 26 May, Tigres won by 2–0 with goals of Rafael Sóbis and José Rivas for an sum of 2-1 reaching semifinals against S.C. Internacional. On 15 July, Tigres lost the first stage of the semifinals at the Estádio Beira-Rio by 2–1 with finish of Hugo Ayala. In the irregular leg, on 22 July, Tigres defeated Internacional by 3–1 at the Estadio Universitario, with goals of André-Pierre Gignac, Egidio Arévalo and an own finish of Geferson. With an sum of 4–3, Tigres became the third gear Mexican team always to reach the finals of the Copa Libertadores. On 29 July, in the first leg of the finals against River Plate, the teams tied by 0–0 at the Estadio Universitario. Tigres lost by 3–0 in the second leg at the Estadio Monumental on 5 August. [ 28 ] [ 27 ]

CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 [edit ]

André-Pierre Gignac was of great importance in achieving the titles of Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016 and Apertura 2017. As the runner-up of the Apertura 2014, Tigres qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, playing their first couple of the tournament on 18 August, only thirteen days after the second base leg of the concluding of the 2015 Copa Libertadores. In the group stage, Tigres defeated A.D. Isidro Metapán at the Estadio Universitario by 2–1, tied by 1–1 against C.S. Herediano at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, defeated Isidro Metapan by 2–1 at the Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez and tied at the Estadio Universitario against Herediano by 0–0, securing quarterfinals. [ 28 ] Tigres defeated Real Salt Lake by 2–0 in the beginning leg of quarterfinals and tied 1–1 in the second base leg, for an aggregate of 3–1. After a 0–0 reap in the first leg of semifinals against Querétaro, in the second leg Tigres won by 2–0. In the finals against Club América, Tigres fell by 0-2 the beginning leg at the Estadio Universitario and by 1–2 in the second leg at the Estadio Azteca for an aggregate of 1–4. [ 28 ]

CONCACAF Champions League 2016–17 [edit ]

Champions of the Mexican Apertura 2015 season, Tigres qualified to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The team won the foremost match of the group stagecoach against Herediano on 4 August 2016, by 3–1 at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero. The second match was besides a victory by 3–1, this time against Plaza Amador on 17 August at the Estadio Universitario. The third match, against Plaza Amador, Tigres fell by 0–1 on 28 September at the Estadio Maracaná. [ 27 ] In the last match of the group stagecoach, Tigres won by 3–0 against Herediano at the Estadio Universitario. In the knockout stagecoach, Tigres beat Pumas UNAM by 1–1 in the home peg and by 3–0 in the away leg. In semifinals, Tigres defeated Vancouver Whitecaps by 2–0 in the home plate leg and 2–1 in the away leg. Tigres lost the finals against Pachuca FC by 1–1 in the first peg and 0–1 in the second leg. [ 28 ]

CONCACAF Champions League 2020 [edit ]

UANL won the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, defeating LAFC 2–1. [ 28 ]

Campeones Cup [edit ]

The team won the inaugural address version that was hosted by Toronto FC at BMO Field in Toronto on 19 September 2018. [ 28 ]

2020 FIFA Club World Cup [edit ]

By winning the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, Tigres qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. In the first base game, Tigres defeated Ulsan Hyundai by a 2–1 scoreline. Tigres won 1–0 in their semi-final regular against Palmeiras, despite the efforts of goalkeeper Weverton. Tigres became the first CONCACAF team to reach a final in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they lost 1–0 to FC Bayern Munich. André-Pierre Gignac scored all of Tigres ‘ three goals, finished as top goal scorekeeper of the cup and achieved the Adidas Silver Ball for the Cup ‘s second best musician, behind Robert Lewandowski .

culture [edit ]

Colours [edit ]

Since the foundation of the club in 1960, its distinctive colors are light gold and blue amobarbital sodium. In the home jersey, light gold is always overriding over dark blue, but in the away jersey, it is the opposite, the dark blue is overriding. The third base color has been discrepant, sometimes presented as black, white, red, green, copper or dark gold. [ 29 ]

competition [edit ]

Tigres ‘ biggest rival is Monterrey. Their bowler hat is called Clásico Regiomontano. On every Clásico the stadium is sold out ampere soon as tickets go on sale. It is known for being one of the most acute and compete derbies in Mexican football, [ 30 ] and is widely regarded as the most important Mexican bowler hat after the Clásico Nacional. [ 31 ] Tigres and Monterrey played their first Clásico on 13 July 1974 at the Estadio Universitario, game that ended with a 3–3 draw. [ 29 ] The teams played a diachronic final examination for the Liga MX championship of the Apertura 2017 season. In the first leg the teams tied by 1–1 at the Estadio Universitario. In the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Tigres beat Monterrey by 2–1 with goals of Edu Vargas and Francisco Meza, winning the first league final between the two. In 2019, Tigres lost the final of the CONCACAF Champions League against Monterrey. [ 28 ]

Fanbase [edit ]

Tigres claims to have Mexico ‘s most loyal supporting herd. Every season Tigres dally in front of a sold-out Estadio Universitario due to their over 39,000 season-ticket holders. Since the reactivation of the domestic cup ( Copa MX ) in 2012, the Estadio Universitario has registered a entire attendance in the cup games equally well. After getting relegated and made all of their games Local-PPV in 1996, fans continued their firm support during the class it took the club to achieve promotion back to Liga MX. It was the only team in the Ascenso MX that registered a fully attendance for every home game during that entire year. Its fan al-qaeda expands to other states such as Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and ( like many other Liga MX teams ) in the US, particularly Texas. several mexican sports media have ranked the Tigres ‘ fans as the best in the Liga MX, citing their loyalty during the club ‘s bad streaks. [ 32 ] The fans, nicknamed “ Incomparables ” ( incomparable ones ), are the best acknowledge travelling corroborate group due to the thousands of members chanting for the team in the away games. Founded in 1998, Libres y Lokos are the biggest group of ultras of the club. On 9 March 2013, over 23,000 fans traveled to the city of San Luis Potosí to support the team in a crippled against San Luis FC at the Estadio Alfonso Lastras. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ]

Season to season [edit ]

  • Has played 70 Mexican Primera División Tournaments so far.
  • Has played 7 2nd Division Tournaments, the last in 1974.
  • Has played 2 Primera A Tournaments, the last in 1997.

Historic shields [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

National [edit ]

league [edit ]

Winners (3): 1973-1974, Invierno 1996, Verano 1997

Cups [edit ]

Winners (3): 2016, 2017, 2018
Winners (2): 2005, 2006

International [edit ]

Winners (1): 2020

friendly tournaments [edit ]

Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2009
2007, 2008, 2009
  • Serie Mundial de Futbol:
2007
  • Copa Chiapas:
2008
  • Copa Cani:
2013
  • Copa Nissan:
2016

Personnel [edit ]

management [edit ]

Position Staff
Sporting Chairman Mexico
Director of football MexicoAntonio Sancho

Coaching staff [edit ]

Players [edit ]

First-team team [edit ]

As of 8 May 2021

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Out on loan [edit ]

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Reserve teams [edit ]

late managers [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]