Tepatitlán F.C.
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| Full name | Tepatitlán Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Alteños (The Alteños) El Tepa (The Tepa) | ||
| Founded | 1944 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez, Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Carlos Martín del Campo | ||
| Chairman | Víctor Flores Cosío | ||
| Manager | Paco Ramírez | ||
| League | Expansion League MX | ||
| 2019–2020 | 1st, Group I | ||
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The Tepatitlán Fútbol Club, commonly known as Alteños de Tepatitlán, or just Tepa, is a Mexican football club based in Tepatitlán. The club was founded in 1944, and currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.[1]
History
The people's team
Its beginnings were after a selection for Regional Tournament with the aim of reaching if they were victorious to the state championship. The Mission was appointed to Fausto Prieto, this team was called The People's Team.
Some names of players that appear in the years of 1944-1946 are: Luis Veles, Miguel Escoto "El Mugres", Andrés González "The different", Max Prieto, Goyo Franco, Gregorio Gómez, Enrique Estrada, Roberto Estrada "El Rocha" , Elio Vázquez, Eleuterio Silva, "Tello Silva the face of a cock", Arnulfo de la Torre "El Casarín" and Rafael Martínez "El Piwe".
"We were 20 seconds away from being sad ... but we touched the back of the medal. And now only plan well what will be the next tournament and work as we have been doing with great enthusiasm to do something important and hopefully gave us a next championship to have the direct promotion, "said Enrique Lopez Zarza, a Reporter of the Premier League.
Championship Promotion Final 2017–18
On 19 May 2018, Tepatitlán was proclaimed champion of the 2017-18 season of Serie A de México after defeating Loros UdeC by penalty shootout in the promotion final. However, they were not promoted to Ascenso MX and were forced to remain in Serie A after the Mexican Football Federation ruled the club did not meet the necessary requirements.[2]
New era
On 15 June 2020, the team was renamed as Tepatitlán F.C. and adopted the nickname Alteños, with the aim of representing the entire region, Los Altos de Jalisco.[3] in addition to a possible integration in the Liga de Expansión MX.[4] On July 17, Tepatitlán F.C. was accepted at Liga de Expansión as an expansion team.[5]
On 19 August 2020 the team debuted in the new category, Tepatitlán drew with Atlético Morelia 2-2. Mauricio López scored the club's first goal in the Liga de Expansión.[6]
Players
Current squad
- As of 22 August 2020[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Paco Ramírez
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| Assistant manager | Ángel Monares
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| Goalkeeper coach | Carlos Alberto Trejo
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| Fitness coach |  Juan Pablo Paciullo
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| Physiotherapist | Alonso Navarro
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| Team doctor | Juan Casas
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Reserve teams
- Tepatitlán (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
- Alteños Acatic
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
| Season | Division | Position |
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| 2016/2017 | Ligue TDP | 5o. Group X (Thirty-two) |
| 2017/2018 | Ligue TDP | 6o. Group X (Thirty-two) |
| 2018/2019 | Ligue TDP | 14o. Group X |
| 2019/2020 | Ligue TDP | 10o. Group X |
In this division there is a great rivalry with the rival of the city the Club and the Aves Blancas Sports Club,
so it has become a classic; "The Classic Alteño" is the name given to the football matches that face each other, the two most representative teams from the city of Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, the Tepatitlán and the Aves Blancas.
The sporting rivalry of both clubs is manifested through the numerous confrontations that throughout history, both in corresponding official matches of the Third Division; for several years it was the highest category for the city, hence a rivalry against the town's team was generated; in addition to state tournaments and local league.
Honours
Official tournaments
| Tournament
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Titles | Runners-up |
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| Expansion League MX (0/0) | ||
| Cup MX (0/0) | ||
| Promotion Champion (0/0) | ||
| Promotion to league Ascenso MX (1/0) | 2017-2018 | |
| Promotion to Second Nacional (1/0) | 1991-1992 | |
| Second A Series (2/0) | 1992, Apertura 2017 | |
| Second B Series (1/0) | 1986 |
References
- ^ "Equipo - C.D. Tepatitlán de Morelos". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Tepatitlán de Morelos, otro campeón sin 'ascenso'" (in Spanish). estadiodeportes.mx. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Liga de Expansión: "Paco" Ramírez renueva contrato como técnico del Club Tepa FC". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Confirmados 17 equipos para la Liga de Desarrollo". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado de la LIGA MX sobre la LIGA de Expansión". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Liga de Expansión MX Tepatitlán y el Atlético Morelia debutan en la Liga de Expansión con vibrante empate". Marca Claro (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Tepatitlán FC". Liga de Expansión MX. Retrieved 22 August 2020.