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FC Juárez

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Juárez
Full nameFútbol Club Juárez
Nickname(s)Los Bravos (The Braves)
Short nameJUA, FCJ
FoundedMay 29, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-05-29)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Capacity19,703
OwnerMountainStar Sports Group
ChairmanAndrés Fassi
ManagerMartín Varini
LeagueLiga MX
Apertura 2024Regular phase: 12th
Final phase: Did not qualify
Websitefcjuarez.com
Current season

Fútbol Club Juárez, also known as Bravos de Juárez or simply Juárez, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua that currently competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football.

History

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Fútbol Club Juárez was founded in 2015 by a bi-national group of six families, two from the border city of El Paso, Texas and four from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, making it one of the few clubs with foreign investors in Mexican football and marking the return of professional sports to Ciudad Juárez for the first time since 2012 after the previous franchise, Indios de Ciudad Juárez, was relegated from Liga MX, suffered from poor management, and was ultimately disbanded.[1]

On June 7, 2015, it was officially announced by Ascenso MX officials that FC Juárez would compete in Ascenso MX, starting in the Apertura 2015 season.

On December 5, 2015, after a very successful beginning to the season, the team ended the 2015 campaign in second place, and FC Juárez captured its first Ascenso MX title after beating Atlante 3-1 on aggregate, thus gaining the right to play in the promotional final in the Ascenso MX.[2] The failed to qualify for the Clausura 2016 liguilla and lost the promotional final against Necaxa.

The following season, Juárez failed to qualify for the liguilla. In the Clausura 2017 season, Juárez lost the final against Lobos BUAP with an aggregate score of 4–2.

For the 2017–18 Ascenso MX season, the league announced that Juárez was one of six Ascenso MX teams eligible for promotion to Liga MX the following season.[3] In the Apertura 2017 season, Juárez lost their second consecutive final, against Alebrijes de Oaxaca, on penalties.[4]

On June 11, 2019, Juárez replaced Lobos BUAP in Liga MX after the founding bi-national group purchased the struggling franchise, thus returning top-level football to Ciudad Juárez.[5][6]

They have developed a friendly, cross-border rivalry with El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship since that side began play in 2019.[7]

Stadium

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Main article: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

FC Juárez play their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Stadium attendance is capped at 19,765, and it is owned by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. The stadium was opened October 1980, with an inaugural match between the Mexico national team and Atlético de Madrid.

Personnel

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Management

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Position Staff
Sporting Chairman Argentina Andrés Fassi
Corporate Chairman United States Luis Rodríguez
Director of football Mexico Humberto Valdés
Director of academy Mexico Ángel González

Source: Liga MX

Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Uruguay Martín Varini
Assistant manager Mexico Tomás Campos
Goalkeeper coach Argentina Juan Stampone
Fitness coach Mexico Cosme Barba
Physiotherapists Mexico Kevin Ponce
Argentina Ramiro Cerruti
Team doctor Mexico Álvaro Martínez

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Managers

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Players

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First-team squad

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As of 29 August 2024[9][10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX Sebastián Jurado (on loan from Cruz Azul)
3 DF Colombia COL Moisés Mosquera
5 MF Mexico MEX Denzell García
6 MF Mexico MEX Javier Salas
7 MF Colombia COL Diego Valoyes
9 FW Colombia COL Óscar Estupiñán
10 MF Mexico MEX Dieter Villalpando
11 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Castilho
12 GK Mexico MEX Arturo Delgado
13 MF Panama PAN José Luis Rodríguez (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
14 MF Brazil BRA Edson (on loan from Rukh Lviv)
18 MF Colombia COL Avilés Hurtado
20 MF Mexico MEX Jairo Torres
21 FW Mexico MEX César López (on loan from Necaxa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF United States USA Alex Mendez
23 MF United States USA Sebastian Saucedo
24 DF Mexico MEX Haret Ortega
25 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan González
26 DF Mexico MEX José Juan García
27 DF Mexico MEX Diego Campillo
28 DF Mexico MEX Christian Franco (on loan from Monterrey)
29 FW Mexico MEX Ángel Zaldívar
31 GK United States USA Benny Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)
32 DF Mexico MEX Bryan Romer
33 MF Spain ESP Aitor García
34 DF United States USA Ralph Orquin (on loan from América)
72 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Salcedo
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2023.

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Uruguay URU Manuel Castro (injured)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Mexico MEX Ramón Pasquel (at El Paso Locomotive)
— DF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Pelúa (at El Paso Locomotive)
— DF Montenegro MNE Andrija Vukčević (at Cartagena)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Mexico MEX Martín Barra (at Tepatitlán)
— MF Mexico MEX Francisco Nevárez (at El Paso Locomotive)
— MF Argentina ARG Agustín Urzi (at Racing de Avellaneda)

Reserve teams

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Main article: Juárez Reserves and Academy
FC Juárez (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Honours

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National

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FC Juárez honours
Type Competition Titles Winning editions Runners-up

Top division 		Copa MX 0 – Clausura 2019
Promotion division Ascenso MX 1 Apertura 2015 Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017
Campeón de Ascenso 0 – 2015–16

References

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  1. ^ "Ciudad Juárez tendría equipo en la División de Ascenso". Azteca Deportes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cambios en el ASCENSO MX" [Changes in ASCENSO MX] (in Spanish). June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa" (in Spanish). July 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Alebrijes se Coronó en el Apertura 2017" [Alebrijes crowned in the Apertura 2017] (in Spanish). December 4, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez es nuevo equipo de la Liga MX tras la compra de Lobos BUAP" [Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez is new Liga MX team after the purchase of Lobos BUAP]. Marca Claro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX". KROD. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Staff, El Paso Locomotive. "Friendly Rival On The Border". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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