Deportivo Toluca F.C.
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| Full name | Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Diablos Rojos (The Red Devils) Los Escarlatas (The Scarlets) | |||
| Founded | 12 February 1917 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca, Mexico, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 30,000[1] | |||
| Owner | Valentín Díez | |||
| Chairman | Francisco Suinaga | |||
| Manager | José Manuel de la Torre | |||
| League | Liga MX | |||
| Apertura 2019 | 17th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (Spanish pronunciation: [depoɾˈtiβo toˈluka ˈfutβol ˈkluβ]), commonly known as Deportivo Toluca or just Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Liga MX, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez is located in Toluca, State of Mexico in Mexico. The team was founded in 1917.
Toluca has won the Mexican Primera División 10 times, making it the third most winning team, behind América (13) and Guadalajara (12). Besides this, the team has also won two domestic cups and two CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
According to a 2018 poll, Toluca is the eighth most popular team in Mexico.[2]
History
Early years
On 12 February 1917, the brothers Román Alday and Gerardo Ferrat alongside Filiberto Navas and Manuel Henkel created Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club. In 1950, the team joined the recently formed Segunda División, advancing to Mexican Primera División in 1953 by having tied with Irapuato by three goals, two by Rubén Pichardo and one by that tournament's goal scorer Mateo de la Tijera having left one more match to play.
The Teams first official First Division game was against Atlante, in which Toluca won 2 goals by one
The team won two consecutive championships in 1966 and 1967 under coach Ignacio Trelles. In 1975 Toluca won the championship one more time. Coached by Uruguayan Ricardo de León, Toluca played a style of game that was consistently criticized as ultra-defensive but won the championship by defeating León in the final-four mini-tournament 1-0, with the lone goal being scored by Ecuadorian Ítalo Estupiñan. This is the only time the Mexican Championship has been decided by a round-robin, two-legged, mini-tournament.
Enrique Meza era
In 1997 Enrique "Ojitos" Meza became the coach of the team, after reaching the finals of the Mexican league with Toros Neza. Toluca resurged, its tactical scheme was very offensive, which was very characteristic of its coach. It was not atypical to see scores like 5-3. The offensive idea suited perfectly the Paraguayan José Saturnino Cardozo, who became the best scorer of the league in four occasions.
On his second tournament with the team, Meza led Toluca to win the championship in the Verano 1998 tournament, the first one in twenty years. Finishing the regular season as leader of the tournament with 33 points, Toluca went on to beat Atlante and América in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Toluca then faced Necaxa at the final.
After losing with the Hidrorrayos in the first leg of the final 1–2 at the Estadio Azteca, Necaxa scored two goals in the first two minutes of the second leg match at the Estadio Nemesio Díez, losing 1–4 at the aggregate score. Toluca then scored five goals with no answer from Necaxa, Taboada at 3', Abundis at 35' and 52', and Cardozo at 58' and 89'.[3] Toluca won the final with a 6–3 aggregate score, winning its fourth title and the first seven titles in the short tournaments era.
For the Invierno 1998, Toluca finished second in the regular season behind Cruz Azul, but was eliminated in the Liguilla's first round, losing 2–3 in the aggregate score against Atlas, seeded 7th.
The next tournament, Verano 1999, Toluca finished as leader of the tournament again with a record of 12 wins, 3 draws and losing only 2 matches, against Santos Laguna and Atlas. The team defeated Necaxa and Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Toluca went on to play the final against Atlas, second best team of the regular season.
After two thrilling matches, a 3–3 draw on the first leg at Estadio Jalisco and a 2–2 tie on the second leg at the Estadio Nemesio Díez, the championship was defined in penalties; Toluca won 5–4.
With Enrique Meza as coach, Toluca won the championship three times in a period of three years. Meza left the team in October 2000 to manage Mexico national football team.
Golden era in short tournaments
In the Invierno 2001 tournament Ricardo La Volpe became the coach of Toluca. He, along with Cardozo and Vicente Sánchez had one of the most successful and exciting teams in years. However, La Volpe left Toluca with a few weeks left in the season, but without him, they still won their 7th title.
At the end of the Apertura 2005 tournament, the team became champions again, beating Monterrey by an aggregate of 6-3, after the questionable decisions of Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez "El Chiquidracula", who expelled three players from Monterrey on their first foul committed.
In Apertura 2006, they tied in the first leg (1-1) but suffered a loss in the Estadio Nemesio Díez (2-1) against Guadalajara.
In the Clausura 2007 tournament, Toluca had one of their worst seasons, finishing in last place. In the Copa Libertadores 2007, they made it to the round of 16, where they were subsequently eliminated by Cúcuta Deportivo from Colombia. Following the elimination from both tournaments, Gallego resigned from his position stating the need for a year off as his reason for resigning from Club Toluca. José Pekerman, former coach of the Argentine national team, was appointed as head coach of Club Toluca on May 30, 2007.[4] In the Apertura 2007, Toluca had a much better finish than the previous tournament, placing 2nd place out of 18 only behind league leader Santos Laguna. They were ultimately eliminated by league runner-up Pumas in the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2007 playoffs.
Club Toluca failed to qualify for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. On the Apertura 2008, Toluca had a weak start under their new coach, Jose Manuel "El Chepo" De La Torre, on one point going on a four-game streak of only draws. On the last five games of the regular season, they reversed the tying streak, making 13 points out of a possible 15, ending the regular season in 2nd place overall with 27 points and thus advancing to the playoffs. Their goalkeeper Hernan Cristante set a record by not allowing any goals for 773 minutes.
Toluca would go on to win the Bicentenario 2010 tournament by beating Santos Laguna in a dramatic penalty shoot-out, earning them the tenth cup win, the same amount as Club América. Besides winning the domestic title ten times, Toluca has also been the Runner-Up of the Mexican domestic tournament six times. On the Apertura 2012, Toluca finished first place and therefore earned a place for the Copa Libertadores. On the Ligullia of the Apertura 2012, Toluca went all the way to the final and lose to Club Tijuana 4-1 aggregate. On the Cluasura 2013, Toluca finished 13th and did not qualify for the Ligullia. At the end of that season then coach Enrique Meza resigned his job. The next day Toluca contacted its top scorer former player José Cardozo as its new head coach.
Cardozo era and decline
In the new era of Jose Cardozo as head coach, Toluca went to be the most offensive club in the Apertura 2013 with 33 goals and receiving 17 goals. In the Apertura 2013 Pablo Velázquez became the league's goal scorer with 12 goals. In that season Club Toluca ended in the semifinals losing to Club America in away goals. In the next season being the Clausura 2014, Club Toluca became the most defensive club in the league with 14 goals scored against and scoring 25 goals and came second in the league and lost to Club León in the semifinals.
Cristante era (2016–2019)
Hernán Cristante, former goalkeeper and five times champion with the club, was appointed as new manager for the Apertura 2016 tournament.[5] On February 24, 2019 in a match against Santos Laguna, Cristante was fired after a 4-0 away loss.
Sponsorship
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Primary shirt partner |
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| 1991–1993 |  Adidas
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| 1993–1994 |  Umbro
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 Victoria
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| 1994–1998 | Corona Sport
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| 1998–1999 |  Diadora
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| 1999–2000 | Atlética
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| 2001–2010 | Banamex
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| 2010– |  Under Armour
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Additional club sponsors and partners:[6]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 12 January 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
World Cup players
The following players have represented their country at the World Cup whilst playing for Toluca:
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Olympic players
The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Toluca:
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Historic badges
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1917–1981 -
(1974–1981) -
(1981–2019)
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(centenary 2017)
Honours
Domestic
- Primera División
- Winners (10): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1974–75, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010
- Segunda División de México
- Winners (1): 1952–53
- Campeón de Campeones
- Winners (4): 1967, 1968, 2003, 2006
International
Presidents
| Name | From | To |
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| Román Ferrat Alday | 1917 | 1923 |
| Fernando Barreto | 1923 | 1945 |
| Samuel Martínez García | 1945 | 1953 |
| Luis Gutiérrez Dosal | 1953 | 1959 |
| Enrique Enríquez | 1953 | 1953 |
| Alfonso Faure Lopez | 1969 | 1970 |
| Nemesio Díez Riega | 1953 | 1972 |
| Fernando Corona Álvarez | 1972 | 1977 |
| Germán Sánchez Fabela | 1977 | 1980 |
| Ernesto Nemer Naime | 1980 | 1981 |
| Jesús Fernandez del Cojo | 1981 | 1983 |
| Germán Sánchez Fabela | 1983 | 1984 |
| Jesús Fernández del Cojo | 1984 | 1985 |
| Fernando Corona Álvarez | 1985 | 1986 |
| Germán Sánchez Fabela | 1986 | 1987 |
| Kurt Visetti Vogelbach | 1987 | 1989 |
| Antonio Mañón | 1989 | 1992 |
| José Antonio Roca | 1992 | 1993 |
| Jesús Fernández del Cojo | 1993 | 1995 |
| Sergio Peláez Farell | 1995 | 1997 |
| Rafael Lebrija Guiot | 1997 | 2007 |
| Fernando Corona Álvarez | 2007 | 2010 |
| Santiago Velasco | 2010 | 2011 |
| Fernando Corona Álvarez | 2011 | 2013 |
| Jesús Vallejo | 2013 | 2015 |
| Jaime León | 2015 | 2017 |
| Francisco Suinaga | 2017 |
Managers
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Records
Top goalscorers in a season
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Appearances
| Position | Player | Period | Games |
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| 1 | Sinha |
1999–14 | 515 |
| 2 |  Hernan Cristante |
1993–94 1995–96 1998–10 |
419[7] |
| 3 |  José Cardozo |
1995–05 | 332 |
| 4 | Vicente Pereda |
1960–75 | 322 |
| 5 | Edgar Dueñas |
2004–14 | 307 |
| 6 | Carlos Esquivel |
2005–Present | 339 |
| 7 | José Manuel Abundis |
1992–00 2004–06 |
270 |
| 8 | Paulo da Silva |
2003–09 2013–2017 |
306 |
| 9 |  Juan Carlos Paz |
1978–85 | 256 |
| 10 | Vicente Sánchez |
2001–07 | 242 |
References
- ^ "Estadio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "¿Qué tanta afición tiene cada uno de los 18 equipos de la Liga MX?". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Toluca 5–2 Necaxa Resumen". Mediotiempo.com. 10 May 1998. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "El argentino José Pekerman, nuevo técnico del Toluca". Proceso (in Spanish). 31 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Hernán Cristante, nuevo entrenador del Toluca". Milenio (in Spanish). May 31, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Deportivo Toluca F.C. – Sitio oficial". Deportivo Toluca.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ Hernán Cristante - Mediotiempo[permanent dead link]
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