C.F. Pachuca

Pachuca
Full name	Club de Fútbol Pachuca
Nickname(s)	Los Tuzos (The Gophers)
Founded	28 November 1901; 122 years ago
Ground	Estadio Hidalgo
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Grupo Pachuca
Chairman	Armando Martínez Patiño
Manager	Guillermo Almada
League	Liga MX
Apertura 2022	Regular phase: 4th; Final phase: Champions
Website	http://tuzos.com.mx/
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, that competes in Liga MX. Founded by Cornish miners from Camborne and Redruth in 1901, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas, and was one of the founding members of the Mexican Primera División.^[2]

After decades of mediocre or poor performances between the 1st and 2nd division, Pachuca was promoted once again to the Primera División in 1998. Since then, it has been one of the most successful clubs in Mexico, winning 7 national championships, 5 CONCACAF Champions' Cups, the 2007 SuperLiga, and the Copa Sudamericana. In 2006, Pachuca became the first CONCACAF team to win a CONMEBOL tournament, and is currently the only team in the world to have won a club championship in a confederation outside its own.

History

Amateur era

Emigrant miners from Cornwall in the south-west of Britain, working for the Compañía Real del Monte y Pachuca, founded the "Pachuca Athletic Club" in 1901. Originally they practiced football only as an unorganised hobby during their free time while working at the mines owned by William Blamey. Alfred C. Crowle was the man who first introduced the sport to the Mexican mine workers, bringing the first proper footballs and explaining the rules. The game rapidly spread in popularity and other clubs soon were established in surrounding states, including Albinegros de Orizaba, Reforma AC, British Club, Puebla A.C., and Mexico Cricket Club.

On July 19, 1907, the Mexican Primera División was founded, with Pachuca as one of the league's founding members.

In the 1908 season, a Mexican born player, David Islas, appeared for the first time in the ranks of the team. From 1910 to 1912, the Mexican Revolution decimated professional football in Mexico until only three clubs remained; Pachuca being one of them. By 1915, most of the players on the team were Mexicans. From 1917 to 1920, Pachuca were league champions under British coach Alfred C. Crowle. Pachuca then went into a hiatus during the 1920–1921 season when most of its players moved to Mexico City. Many years passed by until a Mexican Second Division team were reassembled.

Professional era

In 1967 the team was crowned champion of the Segunda División and was able to move up to the Primera División. The team fared poorly and returned to the Segunda División in the early 1970s. The "Tuzos" would have to wait 19 years before being able to return to the Primera División in the 1992–1993 season, where they would struggle to remain and were relegated at the end of that same season. The loss of prestige of the Segunda División causes a new division of play to be created. The Primera División A is created in 1994, later called Liga de Ascenso and the team is a sensation. However, they are unable to crown their efforts and fall to Atlético Celaya in an overtime final. In the 1995–1996 season, the team becomes champion of the Primera "A" tournament and is promoted to the Primera División for the 1996–97 season. However, the team struggles yet again, and is relegated to the Primera División "A" once more.

After the FMF splits the calendar into two half-length tournaments, Pachuca becomes champion of the Winter tournament. After defeating the Tigrillos in the promotion final, once again, Pachuca returns to the Primera División. In the 1998–1999 season, the team breaks its own bad streak by a draw against Atlante in the Estadio Azteca in front of 30,000 people and avoid returning to the Primera División "A" . Also, for the first time in 30 years they remained in the top league for two consecutive years under coach Javier Aguirre. In the Invierno 1999 tournament, Pachuca makes history by winning the league title for the first time in its history, defeating Cruz Azul in the second leg of the playoff final on December 19, 1999. Javier Aguirre leads an unexpected team to victory, which culminated with a golden goal scored by Argentinian striker Alejandro Glaria. Repeatedly interviewed during quarterfinals and semi-finals, Aguirre declared that he never expected to get so far, and originally expected to be on vacation by that point. As a result of their conquest, the team is invited to participate in the now defunct Copa Merconorte for the 2000 edition, With a strong effort from the organization, they manage to keep 85% of the original championship team and by 2001, the "Tuzos", again under Javier Aguirre, are finalists in the summer tournament. They fall to Santos Laguna in the Estadio Corona in Torreón, Coahuila. During that season, the team lost one of its biggest figures when Pablo Hernán Gómez was killed in a car accident on January 29, 2001.^[3] By the end of 2001, Javier Aguirre is chosen by Femexfut to coach the Mexico national team which found itself at risk of not qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The team selects Alfredo Tena to be the new coach. Tena leads the team to the 2001 Winter Tournament Finals where they face UANL in the Estadio Universitario and conquer their second league title.

2001 was also a celebration year for the team. It became the first Mexican professional football team to reach 100 years of existence. The team organized a large number of special events, among them the inauguration of a university with a curriculum that revolves entirely around football related fields Universidad del Fútbol. In the Apertura 2003, the team captured yet another championship, again against UANL, and again in their stadium. This time, the coach was Víctor Manuel Vucetich. Between 2003 and 2006 the team devoted more attention to social and marketing issues and failed to make the playoffs during two consecutive seasons. President Jesús Martínez however, vowed that the team would return to be among the headliners of the Primera División. As a result, Pachuca won the Clausura 2006 championship, beating San Luis in the finals after having an exceptional season which saw it finish in 1st place of the general standings. It was the first time that Pachuca won the championship by playing the return match in its home stadium, and their fourth title in eight years. Consequently, Pachuca qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, disposing of W Connection and MLS team D.C. United, before defeating Chivas Guadalajara on penalties in the final.

Copa Sudamericana title: 2006

Goalkeeper Miguel Calero was a key player in the 2006 Copa Sudamericana title

With their 2006 title, Pachuca qualified for the 2006 Copa Sudamericana. Their first match was a 2–1 loss against Tolima in Ibagué,^[4] but at Estadio Hidalgo they had a large 5–1 victory and qualified for the next round.^[5] In the next round, they faced Lanus, where they had an excellent 3–0 victory in Argentina,^[6] before drawing 2–2 in Mexico,^[7] setting up a semi-final matchup with Athletico Paranaense, who has been the finalist in the Copa Libertadores the previous year. The first leg was played in Curitiba, where Pachuca won 1–0 with a goal from Damián Álvarez in the 86th minute.^[8] In the second leg, Pachuca began losing, but comfortably won 4–1, and advanced to the finals.^[9] In the finals they were matched up with Colo-Colo, one of Chile's most historic and popular clubs; the first leg in Mexico finished in a draw.^[10] In the second leg at Estadio Nacional on December 14, the Chilean club scored first, but Pachuca scored two second half goals to win the title for the first time in its history, 3–2 on aggregate.^[11]

On May 27, 2007, Pachuca won their 5th domestic title in the Clausura 2007, in a final that was disputed against America; winning this championship meant Pachuca had won 4 trophies in the past 15 months, 2 domestic trophies exactly one year apart, and two international championships; the Sudamericana and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. In winning the league title Pachuca qualified to the 2008 Champions' Cup in a bid to defend their title, which they did successfully by defeating Saprissa in the finals in April, and later secured a berth for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in December 2008, where they were knocked out by 2008 Copa Libertadores champions L.D.U. Quito in the second stage 2–0.

On July 31, 2007, Pachuca entered into a club-to-club partnership with the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club in the USA. The alliance will include a home-and-home annual series between the clubs, an exchange of best business practices, and the establishment of the Tuzos Soccer Academy at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, which was officially launched on October 1, 2007. The move established the Rapids as Pacucha's official partner club in the United States, in a move designed for promotion of both on the field development, player exchanges, and business incentives for both clubs on either side of the border.^[12]

In August 2007, the club won the North American SuperLiga trophy, a tournament between teams from Liga MX and MLS. Pachuca beat the Los Angeles Galaxy on penalties (4–3) after tying 1–1 at the end of extra time. Shortly after, CONCACAF named Pachuca 2007 CONCACAF Team of the Year for their 5 titles in 17 months, which were the 2006 Clausura title, the Copa Sudamericana title, the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 2007 Clausura, and the North American SuperLiga. With the victory over Guadalajara, Pachuca claimed a spot in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, where they had a disappointing performance, being knocked out by their first rival in the tournament, CAF champions Étoile Sportive du Sahel from Tunisia.

In 2009 Pachuca made it to the Clausura 2009 Final, losing to Pumas UNAM. In April 2010, Pachuca clinched their fourth CONCACAF Champions League title after defeating Cruz Azul on away goals, and secured a berth for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where they were knocked out by CAF Champions and eventual CWC runner-ups TP Mazembe. During the Bicentenario 2010 Pachuca made it to the semi-finals with a 2–2 draw at Estadio Hidalgo, and then losing 1–0 on Toluca soil, losing 3–2 on aggregate score.

In the 2016 Clausura, Pachuca eliminated Santos Laguna and Club León in the playoffs before beating Rayados in the finals 2–1, to win their sixth league title. In 2017, Pachuca won their fifth Champions League title, defeating Tigres UANL in the finals 2–1. With this victory, they secured a spot in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, where they had a respectable performance, defeating Al Jazira 4–1 in the third place match.

Pachuca's historic table in First Division (1967–Clausura 2018)

Position	Tournament	GP	W	D	L	GF	GAO	DIF	PTS	LAST STAGE LIGUILLA
12	1967–68	30	8	8	14	37	52	−15	24	First Promotion (Victory 2 points)
10	1968–69	30	11	6	3	49	51	−2	28
8	1969–70	30	11	7	12	41	49	−8	29
16	1970–71	34	11	7	16	38	46	−8	29
12	1971–72	34	10	3	11	38	46	−8	33
18	1972–73	34	9	6	19	40	68	−28	24
0	1973–74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	First Relegation
17	1992–93	38	10	7	21	39	56	−17	27	Second Promotion (Victory 3 points)
0	1993–94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second Relegation
17	Invierno 1996	17	3	6	8	25	36	−11	15	Short Tournaments and Third Promotion
14	Verano 1997	17	5	2	10	24	32	−8	17
0	Invierno 1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Third Relegation
0	Verano 1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Invierno 1998	17	5	1	11	28	39	−11	16	Fourth Promotion
9	Verano 1999	17	6	6	5	23	22	1	24
7, Champion	Invierno 1999	17	8	2	7	28	28	0	26	First Championship Pachuca vs Cruz Azul (2–2 0–1 AGREG=2–3)
16	Verano 2000	17	4	5	8	18	25	−7	17
4	Invierno 2000	17	8	4	5	24	18	16	28	Quarter-finals Pachuca vs Monarcas Morelia (0–0 1–2 AGREG=2–1)
6, Runner-up	Verano 2001	17	7	4	6	22	22	0	25	Final Pachuca vs Santos Laguna (2–1 3–1 AGREG=4–3)
3, Champion	Invierno 2001	18	9	5	4	29	24	5	32	Second Championship Pachuca vs Tigres UANL (2–0 1–1 AGREG=1–3)
13	Verano 2002	18	6	4	8	26	33	−7	22
20	Apertura 2002	19	2	9	8	21	35	−14	15
15	Clausura 2003	19	4	9	6	21	23	−2	21
3, Champion	Apertura 2003	19	10	6	3	28	19	9	36	Third Championship Pachuca vs Tigres UANL (3–1 1–0 AGREG=2–3)
8	Clausura 2004	19	6	8	5	32	33	−1	26	Reclassification Pachuca vs Cruz Azul (1–2 0–2 AGREG=4–1)
3	Apertura 2004	17	9	5	3	30	19	11	32	Quarter-finals Pachuca vs Monterrey (1–2 1–1 AGREG=3–2)
14	Clausura 2005	17	5	5	7	20	27	−7	20
6	Apertura 2005	17	7	7	3	26	18	8	28	Semi-final Pachuca vs Toluca (0–0 2–1 AGREG=2–1)
1	Clausura 2006	17	9	4	4	33	19	14	31	Fourth Championship Pachuca 1−0 San Luis (0–0, 1–0)
6	Apertura 2006	17	7	5	5	32	24	8	26	Semi-finals Pachuca 1−2 Toluca (1–1, 1–0)
1	Clausura 2007	17	12	3	2	36	12	24	39	Fifth Championship Pachuca 3−2 América (1–2, 1–1)
9	Apertura 2007	17	7	3	7	26	23	3	24	Liguilla qualifier Pachuca 0−6 Cruz Azul (0–2, 4–0)
10	Clausura 2008	17	6	4	7	27	25	2	22	Liguilla qualifier Pachuca 2−2(s) San Luis (0-1, 1–2)
12	Apertura 2008	17	5	6	6	25	25	0	21
1	Clausura 2009	17	11	3	3	42	23	19	36	Runner-up Pachuca 2−3 Pumas UNAM (a.e.t) (1–0, 2–2)
8	Apertura 2009	17	7	3	7	24	29	−5	24
8	Bicentenario 2010	17	7	4	6	27	26	1	25	Semi-finals Pachuca 2−3 Toluca (2–2, 1–0)
7	Apertura 2010	17	7	4	6	27	28	−1	25	Quarter-finals Pachuca 4−4(s) Monterrey (1–1, 3–3)
13	Clausura 2011	17	4	6	7	16	25	−9	18
6	Apertura 2011	17	7	5	5	28	25	3	26	Quarter-finals Pachuca 0−4 Tigres UANL (0–1, 3–0)
6	Clausura 2012	17	7	7	3	24	17	7	28	Quarter-finals Pachuca 2–3 América (1–3, 0–1)
13	Apertura 2012	17	5	6	6	13	20	−7	21
11	Clausura 2013	17	6	2	9	18	25	−7	20
14	Apertura 2013	17	3	8	6	14	18	−4	17
6	Clausura 2014	17	7	3	7	23	21	2	24	Runner-up Pachuca 3–4 León (2–3, 0–2)
7	Apertura 2014	17	7	4	6	20	18	2	25	Quarter-finals Pachuca 2–2(s) Tigres UANL (1–1, 1–1)
7	Clausura 2015	17	7	4	6	25	21	4	25	Semi-finals Pachuca 2–2(s) Querétaro (2–0, 2–0)
12	Apertura 2015	17	6	3	8	30	33	−3	21
2	Clausura 2016	17	8	6	3	31	16	15	30	Sixth Championship Pachuca 2–1 Monterrey (1–0, 1–1)
2	Apertura 2016	17	9	4	4	36	21	15	31	Quarter-finals Pachuca 1–2 Necaxa (2–1, 0–0)
10	Clausura 2017	17	6	6	5	16	16	0	24
12	Apertura 2017	17	5	4	8	23	25	−2	19
9	Clausura 2018	17	6	5	6	29	27	2	23

Club records

Kit evolution and rare kits

Home kit: White shirt with navy blue stripes.
Away kit: black shirt with Orange stripes.

Home

First kit evolution

1902

1905

1920

1950s

1964

1972

1980s

Away

First kit evolution

1902

1905

1920

1950s

1964

1972

1983

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt partner
1992–95	Azúl Sport	Sepros
1995–96	Tuzos Sport	Corona/Confía
1997–00	Atletica	Cemento Cruz Azul/Corona
2000–01	Atlética	Cemento Cruz Azul/Futura/Corona/Gigante
2001–02	Atletica	Cemento Cruz Azul/Futura/Pepsi/Corona/Gigante
2002–03	Atletica	Cemento Cruz Azul/Pepsi/Sol/Gigante
2003–04	Atletica	Cemento Cruz Azul/Pepsi/Office Depot/Sol/Gigante
2004–05	Puma	Cemento Cruz Azul/Pepsi/Office Depot/Gigante
2005–06	Puma	Cemento Cruz Azul/Pepsi/Iusacell/Office Depot/Gigante/Mobil
2006–07	Puma	Cemento Cruz Azul/Uniroyal/Mobil/Pepsi/Office Depot/Gigante
2007–08	Puma	Cemento Cruz Azul/Pepsi/Iusacell/Mobil/Office Depot/Gigante
2008–09	Puma	Gamesa/Pepsi/Iusacell/Mobil/Office Depot/Gigante/Uniroyal
2009–10	Puma	Gamesa/ADO/Mobil/Uniroyal/Pepsi/Iusacell/Mobil/Office Depot/Martí/HSBC/Fox Sports
2010–11	Nike	Gamesa/Mobil/ADO/Michelin/Pepsi/Office Depot/Martí
2011–12	Nike	Gamesa/Cobertores Proviedencia/Pepsi/Office Depot/Martí
2012–13	Nike	Gamesa/ADO/Cobertores Proviedencia/Pepsi/Office Depot/Nextel/Mobil Super/Tecate
2013–14	Nike	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Proviedencia/Pepsi/Office Depot/Telcel/Mobil Super/Corona
2014–15	Nike	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Providencia/Office Depot/Telcel/Telemundo/Mobil Super/Corona/Samsung
2015-16	Nike	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Providencia/Telcel/Mobil Super/Samsung/Tapia Construcciones Industriales/ADO/Corona/Office Depot
2016-17	Nike	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Providencia/Telcel/ADO/Mobil Super/Samsung/Office Depot/Tapia Construcciones/Telemundo Deportes
2017-18	Nike	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Providencia/Telcel/ADO/Mobil Super/Univision Deportes
2018-19	Charly	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Providencia/Mobil Super/Telcel/Office Depot/Univision Deportes/
2019-20	Charly	Cemento Fortaleza/Cobertores Providencia/Mobil Super/Telcel/Office Depot/Univision Deportes/Explanada Malltertainment

Personnel

Management

Position	Staff
Chairman	Armando Martínez Patiño
Director of football	Vacant

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Guillermo Almada
Assistant manager	Darwin Quintana
Goalkeeper coach	Diego Cejas
Fitness coach	Rubens Valenzuela
Physiotherapist	Iván Álvarez
Team doctors	Fernando Márquez
Team doctors	Carlos Cóccaro

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 July 2022^[13]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	MEX	Kevin Álvarez
4	DF	MEX	Miguel Tapias
5	GK	ARG	Oscar Ustari (captain)
6	MF	MEX	Víctor Guzmán
7	FW	ARG	Nicolás Ibáñez
9	FW	MEX	Roberto de la Rosa
10	MF	MEX	Érick Sánchez
11	MF	COL	Avilés Hurtado (on loan from Monterrey)
14	DF	MEX	José Castillo
15	DF	MEX	Miguel Ángel Herrera


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	MEX	Eduardo López
18	MF	COL	Marino Hinestroza
19	MF	ESP	Paulino
22	DF	ARG	Gustavo Cabral
23	DF	COL	Óscar Murillo
24	MF	MEX	Luis Chávez
25	GK	MEX	Carlos Moreno
30	MF	ECU	Romario Ibarra
31	GK	MEX	José Eulogio
35	MF	MEX	Bryan González

Out 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	MEX	Daniel Aceves (at Oviedo)
—	DF	MEX	Efraín Orona (at Mazatlán)
—	MF	MEX	Tony Figueroa (at Querétaro)
—	MF	MEX	Pablo López (at Cancún)
—	MF	MEX	Héctor Mascorro (at Zacatecas)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	COL	Santiago Mosquera (at Deportivo Cali)
—	MF	URU	Jesús Trindade (at Coritiba)
—	FW	MEX	Raúl Camacho (at Mazatlán)
—	FW	ARG	Lucas Di Yorio (at León)
—	FW	ARG	Mauro Quiroga (at Emelec)

Reserve teams

Pachuca Premier: Reserve team that plays in the Liga Premier in the third level of the Mexican league system.

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

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

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

Liga MX scoring leaders

No.	Player	Career
1	Franco Jara	2015 – 2020	63
2	Gabriel Caballero	1998–2002, 2003–2004 y 2005–2009	61
3	Juan Carlos Cacho	2004–2008 y 2009–2010	53
4	Víctor Guzmán	2015–	49
5	Christian Giménez	2006–2009, 2018-2019	45
6	Sergio Santana	2000–2005	44
7	Jesús Zárate	1967–1970	38
8	Francisco Moacyr Santos	1967–1971	37
9	Andrés Chitiva	2000–2008 y 2011	37
10	Nicolás Ibáñez	2021–	33
11	Hirving Lozano	2014–2017	31
12	Alejandro Glaría	1998–2000	26
13	Lorenzo Sáez	1996–1997	25
14	Juan Manuel Medina	1969–1972	24
15	Ariel Nahuelpán	2014–2016	23
16	Jorge Rodríguez	1968–1972	22
17	Francisco Gabriel de Anda	2000–2005	22
18	Damián Álvarez	2006–2010	22
19	Pablo Hernán Gómez	1999–2001	21
20	Edgar Benítez	2009–2011	21
21	Juan Arango	2001–2003	20
22	Luis Ángel Landín	2006–2007	19
23	Enner Valencia	Clausura 2014	18

Most appearances

No.	Player	Period	Games
1	Miguel Calero	2000–11	395
2	Gabriel Caballero	1998–02 2003–04 2005–09	351
3	Jaime Correa	2001–10, 2013	331
4	Alberto Rodríguez	1994–97 1998–05	315
5	Paul Aguilar	2004–2011	307
6	Andrés Chitiva	2001–08, 2011	271
7	Leobardo López	2005–2012	220
8	Carlos Rodríguez	2004–2012	205