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Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the
Primera División de México The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and amo ...
, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega is located in
Toluca de Lerdo Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city fo ...
,
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in
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. The team was founded on February 12, 1917 by the brothers Manuel and Francisco Henkel Bros owners of the farm "La Huerta" located in Zinacantepec near of Toluca City. Toluca has won the Mexican Primera División 10 times, making it the third most winning team, behind América (13) and
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
(12). Besides this, the team has also won two
Copa MX The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...
and two CONCACAF Champions League. In addition, Toluca won the Mexiquense State Championship 14 times. Despite being one of the oldest teams in Mexico, with more than 100 years of history, the professional era for Toluca began in 1950, 33 years after its foundation, becoming one of the founding teams of the Segunda División de México and the third team with the most seasons in Mexican First Division. It is together with the
Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
and
Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...
, one of the clubs of the current maximum circuit, which since their promotion or appearance, have not relegated or were absent from the maximum circuit. According to Mitofsky in 2022, Toluca is the seventh most popular team in Mexico with 3.0% preference with around 4.0 million fans.


History


Early years

On 12 February 1917, the brothers Román Alday and Gerardo Ferrat alongside Filiberto Navas and Manuel Henkel created Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club. In 1950, the team joined the recently formed Segunda División de México advancing to Mexican Primera División in 1952-53 by having tied with Irapuato by three goals, two by Rubén Pichardo and one by that tournament's goal scorer Mateo de la Tijera having left one more match to play. The Teams first official First Division game was against
Atlante F.C. Atlante Fútbol Club, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. Founded in 1916, Atlante were original members of the Mexican Primera División when it began in 1943. Atlante has won three national league championships, t ...
, and Toluca won this by two goals to one. The team won two consecutive championships in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach
Ignacio Trelles Ignacio Trelles Campos (31 July 1916 – 24 March 2020) was a Mexican football player and manager. As a player with Club Necaxa, they won three Mexican championships. Later he coached amongst others the Mexico national team. A seasoned and d ...
. In 1974-75 Toluca won the championship one more time after 23 years, coached by Uruguayan Ricardo de León, Toluca played a style of game that was consistently criticized as ultra-defensive but won the championship by defeating León in the final-four mini-tournament 1–0, with the lone goal being scored by Ecuadorian Ítalo Estupiñan. This is the only time the Mexican Championship has been decided by a round-robin, two-legged, mini-tournament.


Enrique Meza era

In 1997 Enrique "Ojitos" Meza became the coach of the team, after reaching the finals of the Mexican league with
Toros Neza Neza Fútbol Club, also known as ''Toros Neza'' is a Mexican football team based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl. They play in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. The club returned for the Clausura 2011 Liga de Ascenso tournament, taking the place o ...
. Toluca resurged, its tactical scheme was very offensive, which was very characteristic of its coach. It was not atypical to see scores like 5–3. The offensive idea suited perfectly the Paraguayan
José Saturnino Cardozo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
, who became the best scorer of the league in four occasions. On his second tournament with the team, Meza led Toluca to win the championship in the Verano 1998 tournament, the first one in twenty years. Finishing the regular season as leader of the tournament with 33 points, Toluca went on to beat Atlante and América in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Toluca then faced Necaxa at the final. After losing with the ''Hidrorrayos'' in the first leg of the final 1–2 at the
Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. Wit ...
, Necaxa scored two goals in the first two minutes of the second leg match at the
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, losing 1–4 at the aggregate score. Toluca then scored five goals with no answer from Necaxa, Taboada at 3', Abundis at 35' and 52', and
Cardozo Cardozo is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. It is an archaic spelling of the surname "Cardoso (surname), Cardoso". Notable people with this surname *Aaron Cardozo (1762–1834), Gibraltarian consul for Tunis and Algiers *Albert Cardozo (1828–18 ...
at 58' and 89'. Toluca won the final with a 6–3 aggregate score, winning its fourth title and the first seven titles in the short tournaments era. For the Invierno 1998, Toluca finished second in the regular season behind
Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
, but was eliminated in the Liguilla's first round, losing 2–3 in the aggregate score against
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, seeded 7th. The next tournament, Verano 1999, Toluca finished as leader of the tournament again with a record of 12 wins, 3 draws and losing only 2 matches, against
Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...
and
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. The team defeated Necaxa and Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Toluca went on to play the final against Atlas, second best team of the regular season. After two thrilling matches, a 3–3 draw on the first leg at
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and a 2–2 tie on the second leg at the Estadio Nemesio Díez, the championship was defined in penalties; Toluca won 5–4. With
Enrique Meza Enrique Meza Enríquez (born 3 March 1948) is a Mexican professional football manager who most recently coached Veracruz. Prior to pursuing a career in coaching, he was a goalkeeper for Cruz Azul during their dynasty of the 1970s, albeit a back ...
as coach, Toluca won the championship three times in a period of three years. Meza left the team in October 2000 to manage
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.


Golden era in short tournaments

In the Invierno 2001 tournament
Ricardo La Volpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
became the coach of Toluca. He, along with Cardozo and
Vicente Sánchez Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who last played as a right winger for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL Championship. He has the second most goals all time for Depor ...
had one of the most successful and exciting teams in years. However, La Volpe left Toluca with a few weeks left in the season, but without him, they still won their 7th title. At the end of the Apertura 2005 tournament, the team became champions again, beating Monterrey by an aggregate of 6–3, after the questionable decisions of Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez "El Chiquidracula", who expelled three players from Monterrey on their first foul committed. In Apertura 2006, they tied in the first leg (1-1) but suffered a loss in the
Estadio Nemesio Díez The Estadio Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Diez Stadium), nicknamed "La Bombonera" (The Chocolate Box) due to its shape, is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 8, 1954, with a capacity of 27,273, it is located in the city of T ...
(2-1) against
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. In the Clausura 2007 tournament, Toluca had one of their worst seasons, finishing in last place. In the Copa Libertadores 2007, they made it to the round of 16, where they were subsequently eliminated by
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from Colombia. Following the elimination from both tournaments, Gallego resigned from his position stating the need for a year off as his reason for resigning from Club Toluca.
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, former coach of the Argentine national team, was appointed as head coach of Club Toluca on May 30, 2007. Club Toluca failed to qualify for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. On the Apertura 2008, Toluca had a weak start under their new coach, Jose Manuel "El Chepo" De La Torre, on one point going on a four-game streak of only draws. On the last five games of the regular season, they reversed the tying streak, making 13 points out of a possible 15, ending the regular season in 2nd place overall with 27 points and thus advancing to the playoffs. Their goalkeeper Hernan Cristante set a record by not allowing any goals for 773 minutes. Toluca would go on to win the Bicentenario 2010 tournament by beating Santos Laguna in a dramatic penalty shoot-out, earning them the tenth cup win, the same amount as Club América. Besides winning the domestic title ten times, Toluca has also been the Runner-Up of the Mexican domestic tournament six times. On the Apertura 2012, Toluca finished first place and therefore earned a place for the Copa Libertadores. On the Ligullia of the Apertura 2012, Toluca went all the way to the final and lose to Club Tijuana 4-1 aggregate. On the Cluasura 2013, Toluca finished 13th and did not qualify for the Ligullia. At the end of that season then coach Enrique Meza resigned his job. The next day Toluca contacted its top scorer former player José Cardozo as its new head coach.


The decade without titles

On May 31, 2016, José Luis Real is presented as director of sports development and a new project is presented as technical director, headed by Hernán Cristante, who would arrive with another reference of the club such as Enrique Alfaro together with
Joaquín Velázquez Oscar Joaquín Velazquez Elvira (born 11 September 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Early life He was born in Veracruz, Mexico on 8 November 1975, his father Joaquín Velázquez senior was a massage ...
as his technical assistants, during the process, Antonio Naelso was to end his successful career within the club, then he managed to bring the goalkeeper on loan Luis García as the only transfer, with a solid base within the club after the losses of
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,
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, Heriberto Vidales and
Lucas Lobos Lucas Armando Lobos (born August 3, 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Lobos is a two-time winner of the Liga MX Balón de Oro for Best Player and f ...
at the end of the contract, and Liborio Sánchez, Christian Pérez,
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, Nicolás Saucedo and Omar Arellano who ended their loan, other players were Daniel González and Héctor Acosta who were loaned to Chiapas and
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in the same order, were not incorporated into the current team and their loans to other teams were renewed Chivas and
Venados F.C. Venados Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Mérida, Yucatán. The team are currently playing in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of the Mexican football league system. For the Clausura 2011 season they became the filial ...
respectively, while the team was in the preseason, David Rangel joined the coaching staff who will achieve as a player of the institution to be captain and champion in the years 1998, 1999, and 2000 with Enrique Alfaro and with Hernán Cristante in 1999 and 2000, while in 2005 he also won the title with
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. For the part of foreign player transfers for the Apertura 2016, an old acquaintance would arrive again, who was champion at the club in 2010, the Chilean Osvaldo González, plus the Brazilian Maikon Leite who previously in 2014 played in Mexico for Atlas FC; other transfers were Rodrigo Gómez ,
Pablo Barrientos Pablo Cesar Barrientos (born 17 January 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career San Lorenzo Barrientos was born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. He began his professional career ...
,
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, and Jesús Méndez. Deportivo Toluca found themselves playing at home at the
Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba is a multi-use stadium in Toluca, Mexico, on the campus of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. The stadium seats 32,000 and is used mostly for association football, football matches. Hi ...
, because
Estadio Nemesio Díez The Estadio Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Diez Stadium), nicknamed "La Bombonera" (The Chocolate Box) due to its shape, is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 8, 1954, with a capacity of 27,273, it is located in the city of T ...
was undergoing remodeling work for the next celebration of 100 years. Starting Clausura 2017,
Estadio Nemesio Díez The Estadio Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Diez Stadium), nicknamed "La Bombonera" (The Chocolate Box) due to its shape, is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 8, 1954, with a capacity of 27,273, it is located in the city of T ...
fully ready, Rodrigo Salinas,
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, Efraín Velarde, and Rubens Sambueza arrived as transfers. In that tournament they reached the semifinals where they were eliminated by
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, which ultimately became the champion. Later in the Apertura 2017 tournament they reached the quarterfinals as fifth place, being defeated by Monarcas Morelia. By 2018, there were surprising transfers of Luis Quiñones, Leonel Lopez and Angel Reyna. They reached the final of the
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, being defeated by
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. While in the league tournament Toluca was the general leader, dramatically eliminating Morelia in the quarterfinals, in the semifinals they beat
Club Tijuana Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, commonly known as Tijuana, or simply as '' Xolos'', is a Mexican professional football club based in Tijuana. The club's badge is the founder's (Jorge Hank) hairless xoloitzcuintle, Hermoso. Founded ...
and in the final they faced
Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...
, a team they had already beaten in the late years 2000 and 2010. This time the "laguneros" were the champions with an aggregate score of 3–2. For Apertura 2018, Toluca signed William da Silva,
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, Amaury Escoto, Richard Ruiz,
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, Héctor Acosta, Fernando Tobio and the return of
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, during the tournament he spent all 17 days in Liguilla positions, to culminate 7th. In the quarterfinals they faced America, who would ultimately be champion, being eliminated by a 5-4 aggregate. In the following tournament Cristante is kept, in his first two matches the team remains as Super Leader, but then there was a streak of 6 games without a win, 5 losses and a draw. In which Cristante was dismissed and his replacement was
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who began his second stage, during the La Volpe stage there was improvement, but it was not possible to qualify for the league. During the 2019 Apertura, La Volpe remained in the technical direction, but his results did not improve, having his worst results since 2001. La Volpe resigned in the absence of a day to complete and the team finished in third to last position with 17 points. For the 2020 Clausura, the tournament was temporarily suspended as of March 15, and after having decided to play the matches on matchday 10 behind closed doors, all as a consequence of the health contingency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The postponement of the contest reached a critical point, until on May 22, 2020, the Liga MX Extraordinary Assembly decreed the end of the tournament before its regular date, leaving the competition without a champion. Toluca finished the tournament in the 15th position, product of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, obtaining 10 points. For the Guardianes 2020 and 2021 tournaments, Toluca finished in the 11th position, so it had to play reclassification to a single game, facing Tigres, losing 2-1 in Monterrey, with this result, Toluca ended its participation in the tournament. For the next tournament, Toluca finished again in the eleventh position, again playing reclassification to a single match, this time they faced the current champion León, being a complicated match, again visitor due to their position in the table, they won in a round of penalties, after drawing 2-2 in regular time, winning on penalties 2-4, accessing the quarterfinals, facing Cruz Azul, In a fairly disputed match, round trip ended in the Aztec stadium, losing 4-3 in favor of Cruz Azul and in this way Toluca culminated its participation in the tournament, highlighting the individual scoring championship of Toluqueño player Alexis Canelo with 11 annotations . For the Apertura 2021 tournament, Toluca made a more remarkable performance than the previous tournaments, culminating in position number 6, playing reclassification again, but this time locally, although it did not help much, since Toluca was defeated by Pumas with a score 1-2 in the match at the Nemesio Diez, culminating again in a reclassification match.


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Personnel


Management


Coaching staff


Players


First-team squad


Out on loan


Other players under contract


Reserve teams

;Deportivo Toluca F.C. (Liga TDP) :Reserve team that plays in the
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, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.


World Cup players

The following players have represented their country at the
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whilst playing for Toluca: * Carlos Carus ( 1954) * Jorge Romo ( 1958) * Enrique Sesma ( 1958) * Manuel Camacho ( 1958) * Carlos Blanco ( 1958) * Alfredo del Águila ( 1962) *
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( 1962) *
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( 1970) * Rigoberto Cisneros ( 1978) * Javier Cárdenas ( 1978) * Mario Medina ( 1978) *
Marcelino Bernal Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career A talented all-around midfielder, able to win possession effectively as well as score goals, Bernal spent most of his ...
( 1994) * Jorge Rodríguez ( 1994) *
Fabián Estay Fabián Raphael Estay Silva (born October 5, 1968) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Estay played for club sides in Chile, Switzerland, Greece, Mexico and Colombia. At international level, he repres ...
( 1998) * Jaime Ordiales ( 1998) *
José Cardozo José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former professional footballer. He played as a striker and spent 10 years of his career playing for Toluca and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. H ...
( 1998, 2002) *
Salvador Carmona José Salvador Carmona Álvarez (born 22 August 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender who is currently banned for life from playing professional football affiliated to FIFA for failing two separate anti-dop ...
( 1998, 2002) * Rafael García ( 2002) *
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( 2006) *
Paulo da Silva Paulo César da Silva Barrios (born 1 February 1980) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for 12 de Octubre in Paraguay, as a centre-back. He has previously played top-flight football in Paraguay, Italy, Argentina, England and ...
( 2006) * Miguel Ángel Ponce ( 2014) *
Isaác Brizuela Isaác Brizuela Muñoz (; born 28 August 1990), is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national team. Brizuela was born in the United States to M ...
( 2014) *
Alfredo Talavera Alfredo Talavera Díaz (; born 18 September 1982) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Juárez and the Mexico national team. Starting his career with Guadalajara in 2003, it was during his final ye ...
( 2014, 2018)


Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the
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whilst playing for Toluca: * Albino Morales ( 1964, 1968) * Vicente Pereda ( 1968) * Jorge Arévalo ( 1968) * Alberto Macías ( 1992) * Enrique Alfaro ( 1996) *
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( 1996) * Israel López ( 2004) *
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( 2004) *
Sergio Amaury Ponce Sergio Amaury Ponce Villegas (born 13 August 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career He started his career on August 11 for Deportivo Toluca F.C. in 2001 playing against Monterrey, the game had end ...
( 2004) *
José Cardozo José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former professional footballer. He played as a striker and spent 10 years of his career playing for Toluca and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. H ...
( 2004) *
Alfredo Talavera Alfredo Talavera Díaz (; born 18 September 1982) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Juárez and the Mexico national team. Starting his career with Guadalajara in 2003, it was during his final ye ...
( 2016) * Jordan Silva ( 2016)


Honours


Domestic

* Primera División / Liga MX ** Winners (10): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1974–75, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010 ** Runners Up (8): 1956-57, 1957-58, 1970-71, Invierno 2000, Apertura 2006, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2022 * Copa México / Copa MX ** Winners (2): 1955–56, 1988–89 ** Runners Up (2): 1960-61, Clausura 2018 *
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** Winners (4): 1967, 1968, 2003, 2006 ** Runners Up (3): 1955-56, 1974-75, 1988-89 * Segunda División / Liga Premier ** Winners (1): 1952–53


Amateur

* Campeonato Estatal Mexiquense ** Winners (14): 1918-19, 1920-21, 1924-25, 1926-27, 1927-28 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1939-40, 1943-44, 1944-45 1945-46. * Liga mayor de Fútbol del Estado de México ** Winners (6): 1933-34, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1942-43, 1943-44. ** Runners Up (1): 1930-31


Continental

* CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League **Winners (2): 1968, 2003 ** Runners Up (3): 1998, 2006, 2013–14 *
Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana ( en, Interamerican Cup) was an annual club football competition contested between a representative from North America (CONCACAF) and South America (CONMEBOL). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACA ...
** Runners Up (1): 1968


Managers

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Gaspar Rubio Gaspar Rubio Meliá (14 December 1907 – 3 January 1983) was a Spanish football forward and coach. Club career Born in Serra, Valencia, Rubio amassed La Liga totals of 61 games and 37 goals over the course of five seasons, representing in t ...
(1958–59) * Árpád Fekete (1965–66) *
Ignacio Trelles Ignacio Trelles Campos (31 July 1916 – 24 March 2020) was a Mexican football player and manager. As a player with Club Necaxa, they won three Mexican championships. Later he coached amongst others the Mexico national team. A seasoned and d ...
(1966–68) * Ricardo de León (1974–75) * Carlito Peters (1975–76) * Jose Nogueira (1976–77) * José Vela (1977) * Jorge Marik (1977–82) *
José Antonio Roca José Antonio Roca García (24 May 1928 – 4 May 2007) was a Mexican football player and manager. Life and career Born in Mexico City, Roca played football for Asturias F.C., Club Necaxa, Zacatepec and Atlante F.C. After he retired from pl ...
(1982–84) * José Luis Estrada (1984–85) * Árpád Fekete (1986) *
Roberto Matosas Roberto Matosas Postiglione (born 11 May 1940 in Mercedes, Department of Soriano, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former football defender. Career At the club level, he played for C.A. River Plate of Argentina and C.A. Peñarol of Uruguay. In Sept ...
(1986–87) * Ignacio Jáuregui (1987–88) * Héctor Sanabria (1988–89) *
Raúl Cárdenas Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (30 October 1928 – 26 March 2016) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager. He represented Mexico at the 1948 Olympics. Playing career Club Born in Mexico City, Cárdenas began playing football with Real C ...
(1989–91) * Mario Velarde (1991–92) *
José Vantolrá José Raymundo Vantolrá Rangel (born 30 March 1943) is a Mexican former footballer, who played for the Mexico national team The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican ...
(1992–93) * Roberto Silva (1993–94) * José Pascuttini (1994–95) * Luis Garisto (1995) * Miguel Ángel López (1996) * Juan Manuel Álvarez (1996–97) *
Enrique Meza Enrique Meza Enríquez (born 3 March 1948) is a Mexican professional football manager who most recently coached Veracruz. Prior to pursuing a career in coaching, he was a goalkeeper for Cruz Azul during their dynasty of the 1970s, albeit a back ...
(Aug 28, 1997–Oct 1, 2000, Jan 1, 2005–April 10, 2005, July 1, 2012 – May 7, 2013) * Ricardo Ferrero (Oct 2000–Dec 00) *
Héctor Hugo Eugui Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli (born 18 February 1947) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. A forward, was a notably player with Deportivo Toluca. Club career Born in Mercedes, Eugui began playing football with Bristol de Merc ...
(Jan 2001–July 1) *
Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
(July 1, 2001–Oct 26, 2002) *
Wilson Graniolatti Wilson Edelber Graniolatti Cha (born July 13, 1962 in Nueva Palmira, Uruguay), known as Wilson Graniolatti, is a former Uruguayan footballer that played for clubs of Uruguay, Chile and Mexico. Teams (Player) * Nacional 1985-1986 * Toluca 1986-1 ...
(Oct 2002–Dec 02, Jan 1, 2012–June 30, 2012) * Alberto Jorge (Dec 2002–Sept 03) *
Ricardo Ferretti Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira (born 22 February 1954), also known as Tuca Ferretti, is a Brazilian-Mexican professional football manager and former player. As a player, Ferretti was an attacking midfielder known for his mobility, powerful rig ...
(Sept 30, 2003–Dec 31, 2004) *
Pablo Luna Pablo Luna Carné (May 21, 1879 Alhama de Aragón – January 28, 1942 Madrid) was a Spanish composer.Vincent J. Cincotta Zarzuela, the Spanish lyric theatre: a complete reference 2003 "Along with Amadeo Vives, Jose Serrano, Francisco Alonso and ...
(April 12, 2005 – June 30, 2005) *
Américo Gallego Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career. Playing career As a player, Gallego debuted ...
(July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2007) *
José Pekerman José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
(July 1, 2007 – May 30, 2008) * José Manuel de la Torre (July 1, 2008–Dec 31, 2010) * Sergio Lugo (Jan 1, 2011–June 30, 2011) * Héctor Eugui (July 1, 2011–Dec 31, 2011) *
José Cardozo José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former professional footballer. He played as a striker and spent 10 years of his career playing for Toluca and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. H ...
(May 8, 2013 – May 8, 2016) * Hernán Cristante (May 31, 2016 – February 24, 2019, December 1, 2020 - November 29, 2021) *
Ricardo La Volpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
(March 4, 2019 – November 11, 2019) * José Manuel de la Torre (November 18, 2019 – September 28, 2020) * Carlos Adrián Morales (September 28, 2020 – November 25, 2020) * Ignacio Ambriz (December 1, 2021 - )


Records


Top goalscorers in a season


Appearances and Goals


References


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