Fútbol Club Juárez, also known as Bravos de Juárez or simply Juárez, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, that currently competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican 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 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 19,703 | ||
| Owner | MountainStar Sports Group | ||
| Chairman | Andrés Fassi | ||
| Manager | Martín Varini | ||
| League | Liga MX | ||
| Clausura 2025 | Regular phase: 9th Final phase: Play-in round | ||
| Website | fcjuarez.com | ||
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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 from the Primera División de México, suffered from poor management, and was ultimately disbanded.[1]
On June 7, 2015, it was officially announced by the Ascenso MX officials that FC Juárez would compete in the 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 the Primera División de México 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 the Primera División after the founding bi-national group purchased the struggling franchise and relocated it to Ciudad Juárez, 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
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 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
editManagement
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Sporting Chairman | Andrés Fassi |
| Corporate Chairman | Luis Rodríguez |
| Director of football | Fran Sánchez |
| Director of academy | Vacant |
Source: Liga MX
Current technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Martín Varini |
| Assistant managers | Marcos Villano |
| Tomás Campos | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Juan Stampone |
| Fitness coaches | Alejandro Souto |
| Nicolás de Costa | |
| Cosme Barba | |
| Néstor Ibarra | |
| Physiotherapists | Kevin Ponce |
| Ramiro Cerruti | |
| Team doctor | Álvaro Martínez |
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)
Providers and sponsors
editCurrent kit provider: Joma.
Current sponsors: Caliente.mx, Azteca Deportes, Tubi, Fox Deportes, S-Mart, Volaris, Peter Piper Pizza, UACJ, Hágalo Home Center, Ruba, Sporade, Water House, Superette, Pancake Paradise, Del Río and Productos Lácteos Zaragoza.
Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA 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 under FIFA 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 the Liga 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 from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa" (in Spanish). July 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX". KROD. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Staff, El Paso Locomotive. "Friendly Rival On The Border". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.