FC Juárez

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Juárez
FC Juárez logo.svg
Full nameFútbol Club Juárez
Nickname(s)Los Bravos (The Braves)
FoundedMay 29, 2015; 6 years ago (2015-05-29)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Capacity19,703
OwnerAlejandra de la Vega
ChairmanMiguel Ángel Garza
ManagerRicardo Ferretti
LeagueLiga MX
Apertura 202116th
WebsiteClub website

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.

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]

They have developed a friendly, cross-border rivalry with El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship since that side began play in 2019.[7]

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[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Chairman Mexico Miguel Ángel Garza
Director of football Mexico Joaquín del Olmo

Source: Liga MX

Current technical staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
Assistant manager Mexico Rafael Puente Jr.
Goalkeeper coach Mexico José Bravo
Fitness coaches Mexico Guillermo Orta
Mexico Cosme Barba
Physiotherapist Brazil Leandro Botti
Team doctor Mexico Luis González

[8]

Managers[]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 4 June 2021[9][10]

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 Mexico MEX Hugo González (on loan from Monterrey)
2 DF Mexico MEX Adrián Mora (on loan from Toluca)
3 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Arribas
4 DF Argentina ARG Marcos Mauro
5 DF Mexico MEX Jaime Gómez (on loan from Tijuana)
6 MF United States USA Fernando Arce
7 FW Uruguay URU Maximiliano Silvera (on loan from Cerrito)
8 FW Paraguay PAR Darío Lezcano
9 FW Uruguay URU Diego Rolán
10 MF Mexico MEX Martín Galván
11 FW Colombia COL Fabián Castillo (on loan from Tijuana)
12 MF Mexico MEX Cándido Ramírez
13 MF Mexico MEX Juan Velásquez
14 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Contreras
15 DF Uruguay URU Maximiliano Olivera (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Mexico MEX José Joaquín Esquivel
17 MF Mexico MEX Flavio Santos
18 MF Mexico MEX Alonso García
19 FW Uruguay URU Gabriel Fernández (on loan from Celta Vigo)
20 MF Brazil BRA Anderson Leite (on loan from Chapecoense)
21 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Nevárez
22 DF Mexico MEX Paul Aguilar
23 DF United States USA Ventura Alvarado
24 DF Mexico MEX José Juan García
26 DF Mexico MEX Alberto Acosta
27 MF Mexico MEX Iván Ochoa
28 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Fierro
29 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Rosel
32 MF Argentina ARG Matías García
33 GK Mexico MEX Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2021.

On loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Mexico MEX Alberto López (at Atlante)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Paraguay PAR Víctor Velázquez (at Newell's Old Boys)

Reserve teams[]

Main article: Juárez Reserves and Academy
FC Juárez (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

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. ^ Staff, El Paso Locomotive. "Friendly Rival On The Border". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

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