Fútbol Club Juárez,also known asBravos de Juárezor simplyJuárez,is a Mexicanfootballclub based in the city ofCiudad Juárez,Chihuahua, that currently competes inLiga MX,the top division ofMexican football.
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| Full name | Fútbol Club Juárez | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Bravos(The Braves) | ||
| Short name | JUA, FCJ | ||
| Founded | May 29, 2015 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez | ||
| Capacity | 19,703 | ||
| Owner | MountainStar Sports Group | ||
| Chairman | Andrés Fassi | ||
| Manager | Martín Varini | ||
| League | Liga MX | ||
| Apertura 2024 | Regular phase: 12th Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | fcjuarez | ||
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History
editFútbol Club Juárez was founded in 2015 by a bi-national group of six families, two from the border city of El Paso, Texas, USA and four from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 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 fromLiga 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 inAscenso MX,starting in theApertura 2015season.
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 beatingAtlante3-1 on aggregate, thus gaining the right to play in the promotional final in the Ascenso MX.[2]The failed to qualify for theClausura 2016liguilla and lost the promotional final againstNecaxa.
The following season, Juárez failed to qualify for the liguilla. In theClausura 2017season, Juárez lost the final againstLobos BUAPwith an aggregate score of 4–2.
For the2017–18 Ascenso MX season,the league announced that Juárez was one of sixAscenso MXteams eligible for promotion toLiga MXthe following season.[3]In theApertura 2017season, Juárez lost their second consecutive final, againstAlebrijes de Oaxaca,on penalties.[4]
On June 11, 2019, Juárez replacedLobos BUAPinLiga MXafter 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 withEl Paso Locomotiveof theUSL Championshipsince that side began play in 2019.[7]
Stadium
editFC 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 byUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.The stadium was opened October 1980, with an inaugural match between theMexico national teamandAtléticode Madrid.
Personnel
editManagement
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Sporting Chairman |  Andrés Fassi
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| Corporate Chairman |  Luis Rodríguez
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| Director of football |  Humberto Valdés
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| Director of academy | Ángel González
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Source:Liga MX
Current technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Martín Varini
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| Assistant managers | Marcos Villano
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| Tomás Campos
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| Goalkeeper coach | Juan Stampone
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| Fitness coaches | Alejandro Souto
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| Cosme Barba
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| Néstor Ibarra
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| Physiotherapists | Kevin Ponce
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| Ramiro Cerruti
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| Team doctor | Álvaro Martínez
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Managers
edit- Sergio Orduña(2015–2016)
- Miguel de Jesús Fuentes(2016–2018)
- Tomás Campos(Interim)(2018)
- Gabriel Caballero(2018–2020)
- Luis Fernando Tena(2021)
- Alfonso Sosa(2021)
Ricardo Ferretti(2021–2022)- Hernan Cristante(2022–2023)
- Diego Mejía(2023–2024)
- Mauricio Barbieri(2024)
- Martín Varini(2024–Present)
Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
edit- FC Juárez (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in theLiga TDP,the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Honours
editNational
edit| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning editions | Runners-up |
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 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
edit- ^"Ciudad Juárez tendría equipo en la División de Ascenso".Azteca Deportes. Archived fromthe originalon June 10, 2015.RetrievedMay 26,2015.
- ^"Cambios en el ASCENSO MX"[Changes in ASCENSO MX] (in Spanish). June 7, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on September 23, 2015.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^"ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa"(in Spanish). July 20, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on August 3, 2017.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^"Alebrijes se Coronó en el Apertura 2017"[Alebrijes crowned in the Apertura 2017] (in Spanish). December 4, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on January 8, 2018.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^"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).Archivedfrom the original on June 11, 2019.RetrievedJune 11,2019.
- ^"Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX".KROD.June 11, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on June 11, 2019.RetrievedJune 11,2019.
- ^Staff, El Paso Locomotive."Friendly Rival On The Border".eplocomotivefc.Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2021.RetrievedJune 25,2021.
- ^"FC Juárez".ligamx.net.Archivedfrom the original on February 24, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 20,2020.
- ^"FC Juárez".Ascenso MX.Archivedfrom the original on July 18, 2017.RetrievedJuly 15,2018.
- ^"Pierden Bravos ante Xolos".El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived fromthe originalon July 12, 2018.RetrievedJuly 15,2017.