Tuzos UAZ

Not to be confused with Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas FC.

The Tuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, commonly known as Tuzos UAZ, or just UAZ, is a Mexican football club based in Zacatecas City. The club was founded in 1990, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.^[1]

Tuzos UAZ

Full name	Tuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Nickname(s)	Los Tuzos (The Gophers) Auriazules (The gold and blues)
Founded	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Ground	Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico
Capacity	20,068
Owner	UAZ
Chairman	Rubén Ibarra Reyes
Manager	Rubén Hernández
League	Liga Premier - Serie A
2023–24	8th, Group I (Reclassification)
Home colours Away colours

History

The team was established in 1990 having intermittent appearances in the Second and Third Division leagues of Mexico.^[2]

In 2009 the team was refounded and registered in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos, currently Serie B de México, in the 2009–10 season the team was based in Fresnillo, and remained in the league until 2013.^[3] In 2013 the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de Ascenso, current Serie A de México, because UAZ bought the Real Saltillo Soccer franchise. In 2017 the team was returned to Serie B de México because it did not meet the requirements to participate in Serie A.

In the 2018–19 season, the team returned to Serie A after meeting the participation requirements. At the end of the tournament, the team was runner-up in the league after being defeated by Loros UdeC.^[4]

The team won its first official championship in the 2022 Apertura Tournament after defeating Tampico Madero by an aggregate score of 2–3.^[5]

Crest

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Stadium

Tuzos UAZ plays its home games at the Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, located in Zacatecas City, with a capacity for 20,068 people. Occasionally the team also uses the Estadio Universitario Unidad Deportiva Norte, which has a capacity for 5,000 people, this field is the stadium used by the club's reserve team.

Players

Current squad

As of September 6, 2024^[6]

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 Rodrigo Ortega 3 DF  MEX Diego Hernández 4 DF  MEX Leonardo Ramírez 7 MF  MEX Alejandro Pinedo 8 FW  MEX José Raudales 9 FW  MEX Favio Vargas 10 MF  MEX Denilson Villa 11 FW  MEX Juan Antonio Escobedo 12 GK  MEX Roberto Fonseca 13 DF  MEX Jovani Sandoval (on loan from Zacatecas) 14 MF  MEX Mario Goytia

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  MEX Miguel Rodela 16 DF  MEX Eduardo Grijalba 18 MF  MEX Either Jiménez 22 MF  MEX José Enrique Díaz 23 DF  MEX Carlos Fernando García 25 MF  MEX Ángel Urista 26 MF  MEX Jorge Cabrera 27 MF  MEX Jonathan Castañeda 28 MF  MEX José Miguel Félix 30 MF  MEX Roberto Santamaría 32 DF  MEX Mauricio González

Honours

• Serie A de México:

Champion (1): Apertura 2022

Reserve teams

Tuzos UAZ (Liga TDP)

Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

1. "Equipo - Tuzos UAZ". Segunda División de México. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
2. Miranda, Alejandro (27 February 2019). "¿Cuántas universidades participan en el futbol profesional mexicano?". Referee (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
3. "Tuzos UAZ Records (2009 franchise)". ligamx.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
4. "Loros de Colima es campeón de la Liga Premier Serie A". ESPN México (in Spanish). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
5. Sánchez, Sergio (13 November 2022). "Universidad de Zacatecas se corona campeón de la Segunda División". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
6. "Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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