Neza Fútbol Club, also known as ''Toros Neza'' is a Mexican

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team based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl. They play in the

Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga de Balompié Mexicano is one of the professional football leagues in Mexico. It is the first division of the league system of the National Association of Mexican Football (ANBM in Spanish). The league is an alternate to Liga MX, which is o ...

. The club returned for the Clausura 2011

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tournament, taking the place of

Atlante UTN 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 ...

who had been purchased by

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. An earlier ''Toros Neza'' side played in the

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in the 1990s.

History

Toros Neza was promoted after winning the championship of the Segunda División in the 1992–93 season (under the name "Toros de la Universidad Tecnológica de Neza") to the

in the 1993–94 season as Toros Neza, taking the place of Pachuca who had been relegated from the Primera División. There have been several clubs that played in the city of Neza, such as

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 franchise. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to ...

, which had a short stay in the first division in the 1970s when after 4 years the club was sold. In 1993–94 they finished bottom of their group, and played their last 14 home games in Pachuca, changing their name to Toros Neza Hidalgo. However, the following season they were known again as Toros Neza. In the 1996–97 tournament they reached the semi-finals in the Apertura. They bettered this in the Clausura, reaching the final where they lost to

C.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divi ...

. However, they were relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season.

Return of Neza

In December 2010 it was announced that Neza would be returning to the professional ranks for the Clausura stage of the

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. They will be the filial team of Monarcas Morelia, and ultimately be owned by

TV Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...

. 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. When the new calendar for the 2015-16

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season came out once again the team had dissolved.

2nd Return of Neza

A team called Neza FC is due to compete in the Liga de Balompié Méxicano for the league's first season, 2020–21, as a continuation of Toros Neza.

Players

First-team squad

Notable former players

* German Arangio * Daniel Garnero *

Federico Lussenhoff Federico Guillermo Lussenhoff (born 14 January 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender. In a career which lasted almost 20 years, he represented clubs in Mexico and Spain other than in his own countr ...

Antonio Mohamed Ricardo Antonio Mohamed Matijević (born 2 April 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player. Mohamed played as a striker, making his senior debut with Huracán in 1988 and being sold to Italian club Fiorentina in 1991. He neve ...

Martín Vilallonga Martin Raul Vilallonga (born 8 October 1970) 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. He also played in Mexico for Toros N ...

Bebeto José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian General Elections and was elected to the Legi ...

Nildeson Nildeson "Nenei" da Silva Melo (born 29 October 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran football player, who played as a striker. Club career He arrived in El Salvador in 1989 to play for Luis Ángel F ...

Rodrigo Ruiz Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri (born May 10, 1972) is a former Chilean professional footballer and current manager of Los Cabos United. Club career He played for Unión Española, Regional Atacama, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, Pachuca, Veracru ...

Luis Carlos Perea Luis Carlos "Coroncoro" Perea (born 29 December 1963) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Perea was born in Turbo. During his career he played mainly with Independiente Medellín, where h ...

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Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda (born 30 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Pineda was one of the firs ...

* Jesús López Meneses *

Félix Cruz Félix Cruz Barbosa Ríos (born 4 April 1961) is a Mexican former professional football defender who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Club career Cruz began his footballing career in Mexico with Pumas UNAM in 1980. However, havin ...

Miguel Herrera Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968), popularly referred to by his nickname "Piojo" (Spanish for "louse"), is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager. He is the head coach of Liga MX club Tijuana. A former ...

Pablo Larios Pablo Larios Iwasaki ( ja, パブロ・ラリオス・イワサキ, July 31, 1960 – January 31, 2019) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle), bo ...

* Oscar Mascorro * Manuel Negrete * Juan de Dios Ramírez *

Camilo Romero Camilo Romero (born 30 March 1970) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a left-back. Romero was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He earned fourteen caps for the nat ...

* Humberto Romero * Javier Saavedra *

Guillermo Vázquez Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera (born May 25, 1967, in Mexico City) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Vázquez debuted for Pumas UNAM during the 1984–85 season. He has also played for Tecos, Monterrey, Toros Neza ...

* Óscar Dautt *

Jörg Stiel Jörg Stiel (born 3 March 1968) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Since June 2021, he has been working as goalkeeper coach of Grasshopper Club Zürich. He appeared in 409 Swiss Super League games during 14 ...

Player Records

Top scorers

Competition record

Ascenso MX record

Copa MX record

Honours

* Segunda División de México: ::1992-93 *

: ::Runner-up: Verano 2001 *

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX was the second tier of professional football in Mexico of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition was promoted to Liga MX (top-flight tier). The bottom team was relegated to Liga Premier (the third tier). ...

: :: Clausura 2013 * Ascenso: ::Runner-up: 2012-13 *

: ::Runner-up: Verano 1997 *

Copa Mexico 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 ...

: ::Runner-up: 1996-97 *

Copa Parma The Parmalat Cup was a association football, football tournament for clubs that was played five times in the 1990s. It was first held in 1993, and ran for four consecutive years, before a final edition took place in 1998. The first event was host ...

: ::1997

Kit evolution and rare kits

References

External links

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