Tepatitlán F.C.

The 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.[1]

Tepatitlán FC
Full nameTepatitlán Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Alteños (The Alteños)
El Tepa (The Tepa)
Founded1944 (1944)
GroundEstadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez,
Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Capacity10,000
OwnerCarlos Martín del Campo
ChairmanVíctor Flores Cosío
ManagerPaco Ramírez
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Guardianes 20208th (Reclassification)

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".

"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 Lopez Zarza, a Reporter of the Premier League.

Championship Promotion Final 2017–18
Promotion Championship

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.[2]

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.[3] in addition to a possible integration in the Liga de Expansión MX.[4] On July 17, Tepatitlán F.C. was accepted at Liga de Expansión as an expansion team.[5]

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.[6]

Players

Current squad
As of 12 January 2021[7]

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 Andrés Sánchez
2 DF  MEX Fernando Ponce
3 DF  MEX Rodrigo González (on loan from UNAM)
4 DF  MEX Daniel Aguiñaga
5 DF  MEX Sergio Ceballos
6 MF  MEX Pável Pérez (on loan from Guadalajara)
7 MF  MEX Ángel Tecpanécatl
8 MF  MEX Luis Morales
9 FW  MEX Víctor Mañón
10 FW  MEX Édson Rivera
12 GK  MEX Jonathan Estrada
13 FW  MEX Alonso Valadéz
14 DF  MEX Javier Medina
16 MF  MEX Cristian González (on loan from Atlas)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX Darío Martínez (on loan from Atlas)
18 MF  MEX Luis Robles
19 DF  MEX Said Castañeda
20 FW  MEX Javier Hernández (on loan from Toluca)
21 MF  MEX Leopoldo Cortés (on loan from Guadalajara)
23 FW  MEX Diego Medina
25 MF  MEX Alexis Juárez
26 MF  MEX Luis Márquez
27 FW  COL David Angulo
30 GK  MEX Juan Camarena
32 MF  MEX Luis Alberto Torres
33 MF  MEX Jorge Lumbreras (on loan from Necaxa)
34 DF  MEX Rafael Ramírez (on loan from Necaxa)
35 GK  MEX Bernardo Aguilar (on loan from León)

Personnel
Colors Club Tepatitlan

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Paco Ramírez
Assistant manager Ángel Monares
Goalkeeper coach Carlos Alberto Trejo
Fitness coach Juan Pablo Paciullo
Physiotherapists Alonso Navarro
Rodrigo Vázquez
Team doctor Juan Casas

Reserve teams
Tepatitlán (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Alteños Acatic
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Season Division Position
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


In this division there is a great rivalry with the rival of the city the Club and the Aves Blancas Sports Club, 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.

Honours

Official tournaments
Tournament Titles Runners-up
Expansion League MX (0/0)
Cup MX (0/0)
Promotion Champion (0/0)
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
  1. "Equipo - C.D. Tepatitlán de Morelos". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "Tepatitlán de Morelos, otro campeón sin 'ascenso'" (in Spanish). estadiodeportes.mx. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. "Liga de Expansión: "Paco" Ramírez renueva contrato como técnico del Club Tepa FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. "Confirmados 17 equipos para la Liga de Desarrollo". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Liga de Expansión MX Tepatitlán y el Atlético Morelia debutan en la Liga de Expansión con vibrante empate". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. "Tepatitlán FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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