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| Full name | Tepatitlán Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Alteños (The Alteños) El Tepa (The Tepa) | ||
| Founded | 1944 | ||
| Ground | Stadium Tepa Gómez, Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 8,085[1] | ||
| Owner | Carlos Martín del Campo | ||
| Chairman | Víctor Flores Cosío | ||
| Manager | Enrique López Zarza | ||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | ||
| Apertura 2022 | 10th (Reclassification) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Tepatitlán Fútbol Club, commonly known as Alteños de Tepatitlán, or just Tepa, is a Mexican football club based in Tepatitlán. The club was founded in 1944, and currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.[2]
History
The people's team
Its beginnings were after a selection for Regional Tournament with the aim of reaching if they were victorious to the state championship. The Mission was appointed to Fausto Prieto, this team was called The People's Team.
Some names of players that appear in the years of 1944-1946 are: Luis Veles, Miguel Escoto "El Mugres", Andrés González "The different", Max Prieto, Goyo Franco, Gregorio Gómez, Enrique Estrada, Roberto Estrada "El Rocha" , Elio Vázquez, Eleuterio Silva, "Tello Silva the face of a cock", Arnulfo de la Torre "El Casarín" and Rafael Martínez "El Piwe".
Championship Promotion Final 2017–18
On 19 May 2018, Tepatitlán was proclaimed champion of the 2017-18 season of Serie A de México after defeating Loros UdeC by penalty shootout in the promotion final. However, they were not promoted to Ascenso MX and were forced to remain in Serie A after the Mexican Football Federation ruled the club did not meet the necessary requirements.[3]
- "We were 20 seconds away from being sad ... but we touched the back of the medal. And now only plan well what will be the next tournament and work as we have been doing with great enthusiasm to do something important and hopefully gave us a next championship to have the direct promotion," said Enrique López Zarza, a Reporter of the Premier League.
| PROMOTION 2018 SQUAD | |||||||||||
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| No. | Pos. | Nac. | Judador | ||||||||
| 12 | GK |  |
Jesús Montoya | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Josué Soria | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | |
Daniel Aguiñaga | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | |
Javier Medina | ||||||||
| 23 | DF | |
Jesús Ruiz | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | |
Román Reynoso | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | |
Moisés Ramos | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | |
Antonio Torres | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | |
Luis Rodríguez | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | |
Agustín Ojeda | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Carlos López | ||||||||
| 25 | GK | |
Cristian Orozco | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | |
Abraham Chávez | ||||||||
| 13 | DF | |
Eduardo Castello | ||||||||
| 77 | DF | |
Oscar De La Mora | ||||||||
| 11 | MF | |
Fabrizio Diaz | ||||||||
| 20 | MF | |
Carlos Ponce | ||||||||
| 17 | FW | |
Oscar Saavedra | ||||||||
| 1 | GJ | |
Christian López | ||||||||
| 16 | MF | |
Fernando Cedillo | ||||||||
| 60 | MF | |
Mauricio Estrada | ||||||||
| 33 | FW | |
Andrés Ríos | ||||||||
| 69 | FW | |
Diego Medina | ||||||||
| DT | |
Enrique López Zarza | |||||||||
New era
On 15 June 2020, the team was renamed as Tepatitlán F.C. and adopted the nickname Alteños, with the aim of representing the entire region, Los Altos de Jalisco.[4] in addition to a possible integration in the Liga de Expansión MX.[5] On July 17, Tepatitlán F.C. was accepted at Liga de Expansión as an expansion team.[6]
On 19 August 2020 the team debuted in the new category, Tepatitlán drew with Atlético Morelia 2-2. Mauricio López scored the club's first goal in the Liga de Expansión.[7]
2021 Guardians Clausura Tournament Champion
For the Clausura 2021 tournament, the Alteña squad performed a regular tournament in which they finished in 6th. place of the general, already for the league he faced Dorados de Sinaloa, Cimarrones de Sonora and Mineros de Zacatecas.
On May 15, 2021, the team was proclaimed champion of the Liga de Expansión MX. Los Alteños won the title after drawing 2-2 as visitors against Atlético Morelia, the club claimed their 1-0 victory in the first leg and thus won the championship. [8]
Champion of Champions 2020-21
A week later, on May 22, the team won its second title by winning the 2020-21 Champion of Champions of the Liga de Expansión MX after defeating Tampico Madero in a series of penalties. The Alteños tied at two goals on aggregate after winning 2-0 at home and leveling the series, finally, in the series from eleven steps, the club won 5-3. [9]
Players
Current squad
- As of 24 June 2022[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Enrique López Zarza |
| Assistant manager | Pablo Luna |
| Goalkeeper coach | Diego Villaseñor |
| Fitness coach | Raúl Castro |
| Physiotherapist | Carlos Ponce |
| Team doctor | Juan Casas |
Reserve teams
Tepatitlán F.C. "B" (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
| Season | Division | Position |
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| 2016/2017 | Ligue TDP | 5o. Group X (Thirty-two) |
| 2017/2018 | Ligue TDP | 6o. Group X (Thirty-two) |
| 2018/2019 | Ligue TDP | 14o. Group X |
| 2019/2020 | Ligue TDP | 10o. Group X |
| 2020/2021 | Ligue TDP | 8o. Group X |
| 2021/2022 | Ligue TDP | 4o. Group X (Thirty-two) |
The Classic Alteño
In this division there is a great rivalry with the rival of the city the Club and the C.D. Aves Blancas, so it has become a classic; "The Classic Alteño" is the name given to the football matches that face each other, the two most representative teams from the city of Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, the Tepatitlán and the Aves Blancas.
The sporting rivalry of both clubs is manifested through the numerous confrontations that throughout history, both in corresponding official matches of the Third Division; for several years it was the highest category for the city, hence a rivalry against the town's team was generated; in addition to state tournaments and local league.
Alteños Acatic F.C.
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
| Temporada | División | Posición |
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| 2020/2021 | 5.Tercera División | 10o. Group XI (round of 16) |
| 2021/2022 | Ligue TDP | 11o. Group X |
Honours
Official tournaments
| Tournament |
Titles | Runners-up |
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| Expansion League MX (1/0) | 2021 | |
| Cup MX (0/0) | ||
| Champion of Champions (1/0) | 2020-2021 | |
| Promotion to league Ascenso MX (1/0) | 2017-2018 | |
| Promotion to Second Nacional (1/0) | 1991-1992 | |
| Second A Series (2/0) | 1992, Apertura 2017 | |
| Second B Series (1/0) | 1986 |
References
- ↑ "Estadio Tepa Gomez" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ "Equipo - C.D. Tepatitlán de Morelos". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Tepatitlán de Morelos, otro campeón sin 'ascenso'" (in Spanish). estadiodeportes.mx. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Liga de Expansión: "Paco" Ramírez renueva contrato como técnico del Club Tepa FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "Confirmados 17 equipos para la Liga de Desarrollo". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ↑ "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ "Liga de Expansión MX Tepatitlán y el Atlético Morelia debutan en la Liga de Expansión MX con vibrante empate". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "El Tepatitlán vence a Morelia y se corona en la Liga de Expansión". Azteca Deportes. May 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Tepatitlán es Campeón de Campeones tras derrotar a Tampico Madero en penales". ESPN.com.mx. May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Tepatitlán FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 22 August 2020.