Tuzos UAZ
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| Full name | Tuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Tuzos (The Gophers) Auriazules (The gold and blues) | ||
| Founded | 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 | ||
| Clausura 2023 | 6th, Group I | ||
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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]
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
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 January 13, 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
- 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
- ^ "Equipo - Tuzos UAZ". Segunda División de México. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tuzos UAZ Records (2009 franchise)". ligamx.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Loros de Colima es campeón de la Liga Premier Serie A". ESPN México (in Spanish). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Sánchez, Sergio (13 November 2022). "Universidad de Zacatecas se corona campeón de la Segunda División". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas". Liga BBVA MX. Retrieved 18 September 2020.