2015–16 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season

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Toluca
2015–16 season
ChairmanJaime León
ManagerJosé Cardozo
StadiumEstadio Nemesio Díez
Apertura2nd
Playoffs: Semifinals
Clausura11th
Apertura Copa MXSemifinals
Clausura Copa MXDid not participate
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Enrique Triverio
(16 goals)
All:
Enrique Triverio
(22 goals)
Biggest winToluca 4–1 Tijuana
(29 September 2015)
Biggest defeatLeón 5–1 Toluca
(20 February 2016)
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All statistics correct as of 9 December 2018.

The Deportivo Toluca F.C. season was the 99th season in the football club's history and the 63rd consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club also competed in the Copa Libertadores.

Players[]

Squad information[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Alfredo Talavera (1986-09-18)18 September 1986 (aged 28) 2009 Mexico Guadalajara
12 GK Mexico Miguel Centeno (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 25) 2008 Mexico Youth System
22 GK Mexico Liborio Sánchez (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 25) 2014 Mexico Delfines
Defenders
2 DF Mexico Francisco Gamboa (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (aged 29) 2005 Mexico Youth System
3 DF Mexico Aarón Galindo (1982-05-08)8 May 1982 (aged 33) 2013 Mexico Santos
4 DF Paraguay Paulo da Silva (Captain) (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 35) 2013 Mexico Pachuca
5 DF Mexico Christian Pérez (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 25) 2015 (Winter) Mexico Delfines
6 DF Mexico Óscar Rojas (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 27) 2013 Mexico Atlante
16 DF Mexico Gerardo Rodríguez (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 30) 2015 (Winter) Mexico Guadalajara
24 DF Mexico Aldo Benítez (1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 19) 2015 Mexico Youth System
24 DF Mexico Mario Quezada (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 28) 2016 (Winter) Mexico Puebla
30 DF Mexico Jordan Silva (1994-07-30)30 July 1994 (aged 20) 2014 (Winter) Mexico Youth System
84 DF Mexico Gerardo Heredia (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 21) 2014 (Winter) Mexico Youth System
Midfielders
7 MF Mexico Moisés Velasco (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 25) 2015 Mexico América
10 MF Mexico Lucas Lobos (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 33) 2014 Mexico UANL
13 MF Peru Christian Cueva (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 23) 2015 Peru Alianza Lima
14 MF Mexico Sergio Nápoles (1989-11-23)23 November 1989 (aged 25) 2015 Mexico Guadalajara
15 MF Mexico Antonio Ríos (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (aged 26) 2008 Mexico Youth System
18 MF Argentina Darío Bottinelli (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 28) 2015 Chile Universidad Católica
19 MF Mexico Edy Brambila (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 29) 2015 Mexico Atlas
25 MF Mexico Alejandro Navarro (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 (aged 21) 2014 (Winter) Mexico Youth System
26 MF Mexico Erbín Trejo (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 25) 2009 Mexico Youth System
28 MF Mexico Jorge Sartiaguín (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 21) 2014 (Winter) Mexico Youth System
29 MF Mexico Gustavo Castillo (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 20) 2014 Mexico Youth System
32 MF Mexico Heriberto Vidales (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 22) 2015 Mexico UNAM
Forwards
8 FW Argentina Nicolás Saucedo (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 33) 2015 Mexico UAT
11 FW Mexico Carlos Esquivel (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 33) 2005 Mexico Youth System
17 FW Mexico Diego Gama (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 (aged 19) 2014 Mexico Youth System
20 FW Colombia Fernando Uribe (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 27) 2015 Colombia Millonarios
21 FW Argentina Enrique Triverio (1988-01-31)31 January 1988 (aged 27) 2015 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
23 FW Mexico Omar Arellano (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 26) 2015 Mexico Monterrey
298 FW Mexico Diego Aguilar (1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 18) 2015 Mexico Youth System

Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 October 2018.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 July 2015 6 December 2018 Matchday 1 2nd 19 10 3 6 33 26 +7 052.63
Apertura Copa MX 1 August 2018 5 September 2018 Group stage Semifinals 8 4 3 1 17 8 +9 050.00
Torneo Clausura 10 January 2016 7 May 2016 Matchday 1 11th 17 5 7 5 20 21 −1 029.41
Copa Libertadores 17 February 2016 4 May 2016 Second stage Round of 16 8 5 1 2 12 10 +2 062.50
Total 52 24 14 14 82 65 +17 046.15

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura[]

Main article: 2015–16 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM (Q, A) 17 11 2 4 37 20 +17 35 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Advance to Liguilla[a][b]
2 Toluca (A, Q) 17 10 2 5 33 24 +9 32
3 León (A) 17 10 0 7 32 31 +1 30 Advance to Liguilla[b]
4 Chiapas (A) 17 8 5 4 31 27 +4 29
5 UANL (A) 17 8 4 5 26 16 +10 28 Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[c][b]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Both teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  3. ^ Clubs cannot qualify to the 2016 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 11 3 5 36 21  +15 36 6 1 3 21 9  +12 5 2 2 15 12  +3

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Apertura Copa MX[]

Main article: Apertura 2015 Copa MX

Group stage[]

Main article: Apertura 2015 Copa MX § Group 5
Pos Team
 Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toluca 6 3 3 0 3 14 7 +7 15 Group winner
2 Tijuana 6 4 1 1 2 12 11 +1 15 Best runner-up
3 Zacatepec 6 1 1 4 1 10 13 −3 5
4 Necaxa 6 1 1 4 0 12 17 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Round 1[]
29 July 2015 First leg Toluca 4–2 Necaxa Toluca
19:00 Uribe Goal 16', 56', 75'
Triverio Goal 82'		 Report Isijara Goal 2'
Valdivia Goal 30'		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 13,071
Referee: Marco Ortiz
5 August 2015 Second leg Necaxa 1–1 Toluca Aguascalientes City
19:00 Gorocito Goal 79' Report Saucedo Goal 45+1' Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 4,880
Referee: Christian Ramírez

Toluca won the round 5–3 on aggregate

Round 2[]
19 August 2015 Second leg Zacatepec 1–1 Toluca Zacatepec
21:00 Espinoza Goal 44' (pen.) Report Cueva Goal 10' Stadium: Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz
Attendance: 15,604
Referee: Saúl Fernando orozco
26 August 2015 Second leg Toluca 3–1 Zacatepec Toluca
19:00 Arellano Goal 3', 32'
Esquivel Goal 90+4'		 Report Calderón Goal 27' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,244
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Toluca won the round 4–2 on aggregate

Round 3[]
16 September 2015 First leg Toluca 3–0 Tijuana Toluca
21:00 Bottinelli Goal 8'
Triverio Goal 64'
Cueva Goal 85'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 13,127
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
22 September 2015 Second leg Tijuana 2–2 Toluca Tijuana
19:00 Hauche Goal 60'
Flores Goal 64' (pen.)		 Report Saucedo Goal 51'
Trejo Goal 79' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón Viveros

Toluca won the round 5–2 on aggregate

Round of 16[]

20 October 2015 Toluca 3–0 Oaxaca Toluca
19:00 Bottinelli Goal 24' (pen.)
Arellano Goal 76'
Lobos Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,519
Referee: Diego Montaño

Semifinal[]

28 October 2015 Guadalajara 1–0 Toluca Zapopan
19:00 Bravo Goal 33' Report Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Attendance: 24,910
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

Torneo Clausura[]

Main article: 2015–16 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Cruz Azul 17 5 7 5 25 24 +1 22
10 UNAM 17 5 7 5 23 24 −1 22
11 Toluca 17 5 7 5 20 21 −1 22
12 Puebla 17 5 7 5 21 26 −5 22
13 Querétaro 17 5 4 8 21 25 −4 19
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 5 6 5 20 21  −1 21 3 2 2 10 7  +3 2 4 3 10 14  −4

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Copa Libertadores[]

Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores

Second stage[]

Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage

Toluca joined the competition in the second stage.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL GRE SLA LDU
1 Mexico Toluca 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Final stages — 2–0 2–1 2–1
2 Brazil Grêmio 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–0 — 1–1 4–0
3 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 4 1–1 1–1 — 1–1
4 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 1–2 2–3 2–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17) 1 Toluca Mexico 2–0 Brazil Grêmio Toluca
20:00 UTC−6 Triverio Goal 46', 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 2 San Lorenzo Argentina 1–1 Mexico Toluca Buenos Aires
19:30 UTC−3 Ortigoza Goal 11' (pen.) Report Esquivel Goal 12' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) 3 LDU Quito Ecuador 1–2 Mexico Toluca Quito
19:45 UTC−5 Hidalgo Goal 47' Report Tenorio Goal 41' (o.g.)
Uribe Goal 84'		 Stadium: Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Colombia)
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 4 Toluca Mexico 2–1 Ecuador LDU Quito Toluca
19:45 UTC−5 Vega Goal 18'
Triverio Goal 62'		 Report Puch Goal 17' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) 5 Toluca Mexico 2–1 Argentina San Lorenzo Toluca
19:45 UTC−5 Uribe Goal 81', 87' Report Blandi Goal 43' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 6 Grêmio Brazil 1–0 Mexico Toluca Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3 Ramiro Goal 15' Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 34,628
Referee: (Colombia)

Final stages[]

Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores final stages
Round of 16[]
28 April 2016 (2016-04-28) First leg São Paulo Brazil 4–0 Mexico Toluca São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3 Michel Bastos Goal 26'
Centurión Goal 44', 60'
Thiago Mendes Goal 52'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 51,342
Referee: (Uruguay)
4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) Second leg Toluca Mexico 3–1
(3–5 agg.)		 Brazil São Paulo Toluca
17:15 UTC−5 Uribe Goal 17', 86'
Triverio Goal 60'		 Report Michel Bastos Goal 50' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Colombia)

Statistics[]

Goals[]

Rank Player Position Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Libertadores Total[2][3]
1 Argentina Enrique Triverio FW 10 2 6 4 22
2 Colombia Fernando Uribe FW 11 3 1 5 20
3 Mexico Omar Arellano FW 3 3 0 0 6
Peru Christian Cueva MF 1 2 3 0 6
5 Mexico Carlos Esquivel MF 3 1 0 1 5
6 Argentina Darío Bottinelli MF 2 2 0 0 4
7 Mexico Nicolás Saucedo FW 0 2 1 0 3
Mexico Alexis Vega FW 0 0 2 1 3
9 Paraguay Paulo da Silva DF 1 0 1 0 2
Mexico Gerardo Rodríguez DF 2 0 0 0 2
Mexico Óscar Rojas DF 1 0 1 0 2
Mexico Erbín Trejo MF 0 1 1 0 2
13 Mexico Martín Abundis FW 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico Edy Brambila MF 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico Lucas Lobos MF 0 1 0 0 1
Paraguay Richard Ortiz MF 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico Antonio Ríos MF 1 0 0 0 1
Total 35 17 19 11 82

Hat-tricks[]

Player Against Result Date Competition
Colombia Fernando Uribe Pachuca 4–3 (A) 12 September 2015 Liga MX

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets[]

Rank Name Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Libertadores Total[2][3]
1 Mexico Alfredo Talavera 4 2 5 1 12
Total 4 2 5 1 12

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160323174521/https://www.tolucafc.com/equipo
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Toluca | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Toluca | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-10-05.

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