Tigres vs Santos Laguna, 2015 Apertura Final
The pride of Nuevo León.
Tigres UANL is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, that competes in Liga MX and plays its home matches at Estadio Universitario.
Lore & Background
Founded in 1960 as Club Deportivo Universitario de Nuevo León, the club adopted its current name in 1967. Domestically, Tigres 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.
Reader's Guide
The club's first major trophy was the 1975–76 Copa México. Tigres won its first league championship in the 1977–78 season and its second in the 1981–82 season.
Did You Know?
- Tigres was the first club from Nuevo León to win an official national title, the 1975–76 Copa México.
- Tigres' traditional colors are gold and blue.
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