Alebrijes de Oaxaca

Alebrijes de Oaxaca
Full name	Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Alebrijes (The Alebrijes)
Founded	December 10, 2012; 11 years ago
Ground	Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
Capacity	14,598
Owner	Distribuidora Disur S.A. de C.V.
Chairman	Juan Carlos Jones
Manager	Jorge Manrique
League	Liga de Expansión MX
Grita México 2021	15th
Website	https://www.alebrijesoaxaca.com/

Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club is a Mexican football team based in the city of Oaxaca, state of Oaxaca. They play in the second tier of Mexican football league, Liga de Expansión MX. The team was created when the Tecamachalco franchise won the Segunda División title and earned the promotion to the Ascenso MX. Due to poor infrastructure they were unable to participate, which led to the formation of the new Oaxaca franchise.

History

In the team's search for a new venue, the owners of the Tecamachalco franchise received support from the Oaxacan state government. They also received support from a group of businessmen led by Carlos Ojeda of Laredo, who wanted to bring professional football back to the state of Oaxaca.

On December 10, 2012, the president of the Liga MX, Ascenso MX, and Decio de María made the official announcement at the state capital building of the start of a new football club.^[2]^[3] The name of the club was changed to "Alebrijes" following a vote by the public. The new name refers to the colorful folk sculptures made in the state.

On July 20, 2013, they played their first Ascenso MX game, drawing 2–2 with Atlético San Luis. On April 9, 2014, Alebrijes lost the Clausura 2014 Copa MX finals against Tigres UANL by 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario.

On December 2, 2017, Oaxaca defeated FC Juárez on penalties to win the Apertura 2017 Ascenso MX tournament.^[4]

On May 28, 2019, Oaxaca had an administrative change, and the franchise belonging to Grupo Tecamachalco was paused for a year so that its owners could find a new city and remodel the administration of the club.^[5] Meanwhile, the franchise belonging to Zacatepec Siglo XXI (on hiatus between 2017 and 2019) was transferred to Oaxaca to ensure the continuity of Alebrijes in Ascenso MX.^[6] In the first tournament with the new board, the team won the championship by defeating Atlético Zacatepec with an aggregate score of 5–3, with this, the team won the second league title in its history, also being the last trophy awarded in the history of Ascenso MX.^[7]

Stadium

Alebrijes de Oaxaca play their home matches at the Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. The stadium capacity is 14,950 people. Its surface is covered by natural grass.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Jorge Manrique
Assistant manager	Juan Manuel Rivera
Goalkeeper coach	Sergio Arias
Fitness coach	Juan Osorio
Physiotherapist	Manuel Luis
Team doctor	Jorge Sánchez

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 July 2021^[8]

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	Víctor Alcaráz (on loan from Guadalajara)
2	DF	MEX	Edson Santos (on loan from Guadalajara)
3	GK	MEX	Luis Chávez
4	DF	MEX	Ernesto Reyes
5	DF	MEX	Juan Portales
7	MF	MEX	Josué Gómez (on loan from Pachuca)
8	MF	MEX	Miguel Ángel Vallejo
9	FW	MEX	Armando González
10	FW	MEX	Julio Cruz
14	MF	MEX	Néstor Corona
17	FW	COL	Cristian Cañozales (on loan from Everton)
18	MF	MEX	Fernando Vázquez
19	FW	COL	Jaidivert Hurtado
20	GK	MEX	César Ayerdi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	URU	Thiago Nascente
22	DF	MEX	Gerson Huerta
23	MF	MEX	Johan Alonzo (on loan from León)
24	DF	MEX	Fernando Cabrera
25	MF	MEX	Jorge Sánchez
26	FW	MEX	Rodrigo de Dios
27	DF	MEX	Hedgardo Marín
30	FW	MEX	José Andrade
31	GK	MEX	Jared Muñoz
32	DF	MEX	Ángel López
33	DF	MEX	Edgar Olaguez
34	DF	MEX	Yair Espín
35	DF	MEX	José Moreno