FC Juárez

Fútbol Club Juárez, commonly referred to as Bravos de Juárez, or simply as Juárez, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua that currently competes in Liga MX.

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see FC Juárez (women).

Juárez
Full nameFútbol Club Juárez
Nickname(s)Los Bravos (The Braves)
FoundedMay 29, 2015 (2015-05-29)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Capacity19,703
OwnerAlejandra de la Vega
ChairmanGuillermo Cantú
ManagerLuis Fernando Tena
LeagueLiga MX
Guardianes 202013th
WebsiteClub website

History

Futbol Club Juárez was founded in 2015 by a bi-national group of six families, two from the border city of El Paso, Texas and four from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, making it one of the few clubs with foreign investors in Mexican football and marking the return of professional sports to Ciudad Juárez for the first time since 2012 after the previous franchise, Indios de Ciudad Juárez, was relegated from Liga MX, suffered from poor management, and was ultimately disbanded.[1]

On June 7, 2015, it was officially announced by Ascenso MX officials that FC Juárez would compete in Ascenso MX, starting in the Apertura 2015 season.

On December 5, 2015, after a very successful beginning to the season, the team ended the 2015 campaign in second place, and FC Juárez captured its first Ascenso MX title after beating Atlante 3-1 on aggregate, thus gaining the right to play in the promotional final in the Ascenso MX.[2] The failed to qualify for the Clausura 2016 liguilla and lost the promotional final against Necaxa.

The following season, Juárez failed to qualify for the liguilla. In the Clausura 2017 season, Juárez lost the final against Lobos BUAP with an aggregate score of 4–2.

For the 2017–18 Ascenso MX season, the league announced that Juárez was one of six Ascenso MX teams eligible for promotion to Liga MX the following season.[3] In the Apertura 2017 season, Juárez lost their second consecutive final, against Alebrijes de Oaxaca, on penalties.[4]

On June 11, 2019, Juárez replaced Lobos BUAP in Liga MX after the founding bi-national group purchased the struggling franchise, thus returning top-level football to Ciudad Juárez.[5][6]

Stadium
Main article: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

FC Juárez play their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Stadium attendance is capped at 19,765, and it is owned by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. The stadium was opened October 1980, with an inaugural match between the Mexico national team and Atlético de Madrid.


Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Manager Luis Fernando Tena
Assistant managers Salvador Reyes
Gerardo Mascareño
Goalkeeper coach Rogelio Rodríguez
Fitness coaches Luis Canay
Néstor Ibarra
Cosme Barba
Physiotherapists José González
Jesús Soto
Leandro Botti
Team doctors Luis González
Felipe Peña

[7]

Managers

Players

First-team squad
As of 5 February 2020[8][9]

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  MEX Enrique Palos (on loan from UANL)
2 DF  MEX Alan Mendoza (on loan from UNAM)
3 DF  MEX Luis López
4 DF  MEX Elio Castro
5 MF  ECU Jefferson Intriago (on loan from UANL)
6 MF  MEX Andrés Iniestra (on loan from UNAM)
7 MF  MEX Jesús Zavala
8 FW  PAR Darío Lezcano
10 MF  PAR William Mendieta (on loan from Olimpia)
11 FW  COL Ayron del Valle
12 GK  MEX Felipe López
13 MF  ECU Erick Castillo (on loan from Tijuana)
14 MF  MEX Francisco Contreras
15 DF  CHI Luis Pavez
16 MF  MEX Joaquín Esquivel (on loan from Pachuca)
17 MF  MEX Flavio Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  MEX Martín Galván
21 MF  MEX Francisco Nevárez
23 FW  MEX Brian Rubio (on loan from UANL)
24 FW  MEX José Ángel López
25 DF  PAR Víctor Velázquez
26 DF  MEX Alberto Acosta (on loan from UANL)
27 DF  MEX Hedgardo Marín (on loan from Guadalajara)
28 MF  MEX Omar Pánuco
29 MF  MEX Carlos Rosel
30 DF  MEX Luis Hernández (on loan from Necaxa)
31 GK  MEX Iván Vázquez Mellado (Captain)
32 MF  ARG Matías García
33 MF  MEX Marco Fabián
34 DF  ESP Pol García
35 MF  PAR Blas Armoa (on loan from Sportivo Luqueño)
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers winter 2020–21.

Reserve teams
Main article: Juárez Reserves and Academy

Club honors
Winners: Apertura 2015

References
  1. "Ciudad Juárez tendría equipo en la División de Ascenso". Azteca Deportes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. "Cambios en el ASCENSO MX" [Changes in ASCENSO MX] (in Spanish). June 7, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. "ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa" (in Spanish). July 20, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. "Alebrijes se Coronó en el Apertura 2017" [Alebrijes crowned in the Apertura 2017] (in Spanish). December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. "Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez es nuevo equipo de la Liga MX tras la compra de Lobos BUAP" [Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez is new Liga MX team after the purchase of Lobos BUAP]. Marca Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. "Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX". KROD. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  7. "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  8. "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017.
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