Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club is a Mexican football team based in the city of

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

, state of Oaxaca. They play in the second tier of Mexican football league,

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. The team was created when the Tecamachalco franchise won the

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title and earned the promotion to the Ascenso MX. Due to poor infrastructure they were unable to participate, which led to the formation of the new Oaxaca franchise.

History

In the team's search for a new venue, the owners of the Tecamachalco franchise received support from the Oaxacan state government. They also received support from a group of businessmen led by Carlos Ojeda of Laredo, who wanted to bring professional football back to the state of

. On December 10, 2012, the president of the

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, Ascenso MX, and Decio de María made the official announcement at the state capital building of the start of a new football club. The name of the club was changed to "

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" following a vote by the public. The new name refers to the colorful folk sculptures made in the state. On July 20, 2013, they played their first Ascenso MX game, drawing 2–2 with

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. On April 9, 2014, Alebrijes lost the

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finals against

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by 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario. On December 2, 2017, Oaxaca defeated

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on penalties to win the Apertura 2017 Ascenso MX tournament. On May 28, 2019, Oaxaca had an administrative change, and the franchise belonging to Grupo Tecamachalco was paused for a year so that its owners could find a new city and remodel the administration of the club. Meanwhile, the franchise belonging to Zacatepec Siglo XXI (on hiatus between 2017 and 2019) was transferred to Oaxaca to ensure the continuity of Alebrijes in Ascenso MX. In the first tournament with the new board, the team won the championship by defeating

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with an aggregate score of 5–3, with this, the team won the second league title in its history, also being the last trophy awarded in the history of Ascenso MX.

Stadium

Alebrijes de Oaxaca play their home matches at the

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. The stadium capacity is 14,950 people. Its surface is covered by natural grass.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Reserve teams

; Alebrijes de Oaxaca Premier :Reserve team that plays in the

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in the third level of the Mexican league system. ;Alebrijes Teotihuacán :Reserve team that plays in the

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, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Managers

* Ricardo Rayas (2013–15) * Marco Antonio Trejo ''(Interim)'' (2015) *

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(2015–2016) * Mario García Covalles (2016) *

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(2016–2018) * Ricardo Rayas (2018–2019) *

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(2019) * Alejandro Pérez (2019–2020) *

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''(Interim)'' (2021)

Honours

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: Winners (2): Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019 *

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: Runners-Up (1): Clausura 2014 Goal Scoring Champions

Notable players

* Diego Menghi * Gustavo Ramírez *

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* Édgar Hernández * Lucero Álvarez

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oaxaca Football clubs in Oaxaca Ascenso MX teams Association football clubs established in 2012 2012 establishments in Mexico