Tepatitlán F.C.
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 Serie A of Liga Premier.[1]
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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 | Liga Premier - Serie A | ||
| Apertura 2017 | 2nd, Group I Playoffs: Champions | ||
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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.
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.
Final de Ascenso champions 2017–18
On May 19, 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 June 15, 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 Desarrollo.[4]
Players
Current squad
- As of January 31, 2020[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Serie A de México (1): 2017–2018
Reserve teams
- Tepatitlán de Morelos (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP in the fifth level of the Mexican league system.
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.
- "Club Deportivo Tepatitlán de Morelos". Liga Premier FMF. Retrieved 5 February 2020.