Liga MX Clausura 2018
Four stars, one volcano
Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a municipality in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Universitario. Founded in 1960 as Club Deportivo Universitario de Nuevo León, the club represents the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) and adopted its current name in 1967.
Quick Facts
- Club
- Tigres UANL
- Final opponent
- Pachuca (Tuzos)
- Manager
- Ricardo 'Tuca' Ferretti
- Final format
- Two-legged tie
- Home ground
- Estadio Universitario (El Volcán del Cerro), San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Lore & Background
Tigres' first major trophy was the 1975–76 Copa México, defeating Club América 3–2 on aggregate in the final, becoming the first club from Nuevo León to win an official national title. Domestically, Tigres UANL has won eight Liga MX titles, three Copa MX titles and four Campeón de Campeones. Internationally, the club has won one CONCACAF Champions League, finished as runners-up in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and reached the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup final, becoming the first Mexican and CONCACAF club to reach the final of a FIFA global competition. Subregionally, the club has won two Campeones Cup titles and one North American SuperLiga.
Reader's Guide
The club's traditional colors are gold and blue. It is one of the two major professional clubs in the state of Nuevo León, alongside their rivals C.F. Monterrey; their rivalry is known as the Clásico Regiomontano. Since 1996 the club has been managed by Sinergia Deportiva, a sports-management company associated with Cemex.
Did You Know?
- Tigres was founded on 7 March 1960.
- The club previously was named the Jabatos de Nuevo León.
- Tigres won their first league championship in the 1977–78 season.
- The club was relegated to Primera División A in 1996 but returned after two consecutive Primera División A championships in 1997.
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