Tuzos UAZ

Football club
Tuzos UAZ
Full nameTuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Nickname(s)Los Tuzos (The Gophers)
Auriazules (The gold and blues)
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
GroundEstadio Carlos Vega Villalba,
Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico
Capacity20,068
OwnerUAZ
ChairmanRubén Ibarra Reyes
ManagerRubén Hernández
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie A
2023–248th, Group I (Reclassification)
Home colours
Away colours

The Tuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, commonly known as Tuzos UAZ, or just UAZ, is a Mexican football club based in Zacatecas City. The club was founded in 1990, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]

History

The team was established in 1990 having intermittent appearances in the Second and Third Division leagues of Mexico.[2]

In 2009 the team was refounded and registered in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos, currently Serie B de México, in the 2009–10 season the team was based in Fresnillo, and remained in the league until 2013.[3] In 2013 the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de Ascenso, current Serie A de México, because UAZ bought the Real Saltillo Soccer franchise. In 2017 the team was returned to Serie B de México because it did not meet the requirements to participate in Serie A.

In the 2018–19 season, the team returned to Serie A after meeting the participation requirements. At the end of the tournament, the team was runner-up in the league after being defeated by Loros UdeC.[4]

The team won its first official championship in the 2022 Apertura Tournament after defeating Tampico Madero by an aggregate score of 2–3.[5]

Crest

Stadium

Tuzos UAZ plays its home games at the Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, located in Zacatecas City, with a capacity for 20,068 people. Occasionally the team also uses the Estadio Universitario Unidad Deportiva Norte, which has a capacity for 5,000 people, this field is the stadium used by the club's reserve team.

Players

Current squad

As of September 6, 2024[6]

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 Rodrigo Ortega
3 DF Mexico MEX Diego Hernández
4 DF Mexico MEX Leonardo Ramírez
8 FW Mexico MEX José Raudales
9 FW Mexico MEX Favio Vargas
10 MF Mexico MEX Denilson Villa
11 FW Mexico MEX Juan Antonio Escobedo
12 GK Mexico MEX Roberto Fonseca
13 DF Mexico MEX Jovani Sandoval (on loan from Zacatecas)
14 MF Mexico MEX Mario Goytia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Mexico MEX Miguel Rodela
16 DF Mexico MEX Eduardo Grijalba
18 MF Mexico MEX Either Jiménez
22 MF Mexico MEX José Enrique Díaz
23 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Fernando García
26 MF Mexico MEX Jorge Cabrera
27 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan Castañeda
28 MF Mexico MEX José Miguel Félix
30 MF Mexico MEX Roberto Santamaría
32 DF Mexico MEX Mauricio González

Honours

Champion (1): Apertura 2022

Reserve teams

Tuzos UAZ (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

  1. ^ "Equipo - Tuzos UAZ". Segunda División de México. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Miranda, Alejandro (27 February 2019). "¿Cuántas universidades participan en el futbol profesional mexicano?". Referee (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Tuzos UAZ Records (2009 franchise)". ligamx.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Loros de Colima es campeón de la Liga Premier Serie A". ESPN México (in Spanish). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ Sánchez, Sergio (13 November 2022). "Universidad de Zacatecas se corona campeón de la Segunda División". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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