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The gold and blue pride of Nuevo León.
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
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Key club
- Cruz Azul (among others in Liga MX)
- Signature honour
- 2011 Apertura LIGA MX champion (with Cruz Azul)
- International
- 2014 FIFA World Cup squad (Mexico)
- Playing style
- Agile shot-stopper
- excellent reflexes
- commanding presence
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. Their first Liga MX championship was the 1977–78 season, under Uruguayan coach Carlos Miloc, with players such as Tomás Boy and Gerónimo Barbadillo. They won their second league title in the 1981–82 season against Atlante. The club has won eight Liga MX titles, three Copa MX titles, and four Campeón de Campeones domestically. Internationally, they have 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, they have won two Campeones Cup titles and one North American SuperLiga.
Reader's Guide
The club's traditional colors are gold and blue. Since 1996, the club has been managed by Sinergia Deportiva, a sports-management company associated with Cemex. The main recognized fan group is La Adicción. The club's home matches are played at Estadio Universitario, built in 1967. Tigres' rivalry with C.F. Monterrey is known as the Clásico Regiomontano.
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