Toros Neza
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| Full name | Neza Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Toros (The Bulls) Los Astados (The Horned) | ||
| Founded | 20 May 1991 (as Toros UTN) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez Texcoco, State of Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hugo Vázquez | ||
| Manager | Marco Gamiño | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Serie A) | ||
| Website | http://www.torosneza.mx/ | ||
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Neza Fútbol Club, simplified as Neza FC, is a Mexican football club based in Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico. It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at the Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez. Founded in 1991 as Toros UTN, then the club was moved to Pachuca, Hidalgo and played the 1993–94 season as Toros Hidalgo, the following year the club returned to its original hometown, and changed its name to Toros Neza. After the club's dissolution in 2002, the club returned under its current name in 2011.
The club returned for the Clausura 2011 tournament in the Liga de Ascenso de México, taking the place of Atlante UTN who had been purchased by Grupo Salinas.[1] An earlier Toros Neza side played in the Primera División de México in the 1990s.[2][3]
History
[edit | edit source]Toros Neza was promoted after winning the championship of the Segunda División de México in the 1992–93 season (under the name "Toros de la Universidad Tecnológica de Neza") to the Primera División de México in the 1993–94 season as Toros Neza, taking the place of Pachuca who had been relegated from the Primera División to the Primera División 'A' de México. There have been several clubs that played in the city of Neza, such as Deportivo Neza, which only had a short stay in the Primera División in the 1970s when after 4 years the club was sold.
After the 1993–94 season, they finished bottom of their group, and played their last 14 home games in Pachuca, Hidalgo, changing their name to Toros Hidalgo. However, the following season they returned to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl and they were known again as Toros Neza.[4][5]
In the 1996–97 tournament, they reached the semi-finals in the Apertura 1997. They bettered this in the Clausura, reaching the final where they lost to C.D. Guadalajara. However, they were relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[4]
Return of Neza
[edit | edit source]In December 2010, it was announced that Neza would be returning to the professional ranks for the Clausura stage of the 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season. They later became the filial team of Monarcas Morelia, and were ultimately owned by TV Azteca and Grupo Salinas.[6]
They effectively took the place of the Atlante UTN team who competed in the Apertura 2010 tournament. The Monarcas Morelia and Atlante clubs swapped their filial teams, and the changed team were known as Neza FC starting with the Clausura 2011 tournament.[7]
When the new calendar for the 2015-16 Segunda División season came out, once again the team had dissolved.[8]
2nd Return of Neza
[edit | edit source]A team called Neza FC has come to compete in the Liga de Balompié Méxicano for the league's first season, 2020–21, as a continuation of Toros Neza. The team competed in that league until 2024, achieving three league runner-up finishes during that period. However, in 2025 this league was suspended due to financial problems, leaving Neza without a professional competition in which to play.
In June 2025, Neza's board of directors reached a merger agreement with Atlético Aragón, a team previously playing in the Liga Premier – Serie A, the third tier of the league system recognized by the Mexican Football Federation. With the agreement, Neza took Aragón's place in that league, continuing its professional participation as a new affiliate team of the Femexfut.[9]
Players
[edit | edit source]First-team squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 25 August 2025[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable former players
[edit | edit source]- Argentina German Arangio
- Argentina Daniel Garnero
- Argentina Federico Lussenhoff
- Argentina Antonio Mohamed
- Argentina Martín Vilallonga
- Brazil Bebeto
- Brazil Nildeson
- Chile Rodrigo Ruiz
- Colombia Luis Carlos Perea
- Mexico Efraín Munguia
- Mexico Pedro Pineda
- Mexico Jesús López Meneses
- Mexico Félix Cruz
- Mexico Miguel Herrera
- Mexico Pablo Larios
- Mexico Oscar Mascorro
- Mexico Manuel Negrete
- Mexico Juan de Dios Ramírez
- Mexico Camilo Romero
- Mexico Humberto Romero
- Mexico Javier Saavedra
- Mexico Guillermo Vázquez
- Mexico Óscar Dautt
- Switzerland Jörg Stiel
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Player Records
[edit | edit source]Top scorers
[edit | edit source]| Number | Player | Seasons | Total | League | Cup |
| 1 | Argentina Germán Arangio | 1996-2000 | 53 | 53 | - |
| 2 | Argentina Antonio Mohamed | 1993-1998 | 52 | 51 | 1 |
| 3 | Chile Rodrigo Ruiz | 1996-1999 | 36 | 32 | 4 |
| 4 | Mexico Guillermo Vázquez | 1994-1998 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 | Brazil Nidelson | 1995-1997 | 20 | 20 | - |
| 6 | Argentina Martín Vilallonga | 1995-1996 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 7 | Mexico Pedro Pineda | 1995-1996 | 14 | 14 | - |
| 8 | Mexico Jesús López Meneses | 1994-2000 | 12 | 12 | - |
| 9 | Mexico Carlos Briseño | 1993-95/1996-97 | 11 | 11 | - |
Competition record
[edit | edit source]Ascenso MX record
[edit | edit source]| Ascenso MX | ||||||||
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| Season | Tournament | Place | ||||||
| Clausura 2011[11] | Liga de Ascenso | Semifinals | ||||||
| Apertura 2011 | Liga de Ascenso | Semifinals | ||||||
| Clausura 2012 | Liga de Ascenso | Quarterfinals | ||||||
| Apertura 2012 | Ascenso MX | Champions | ||||||
Copa MX record
[edit | edit source]| Copa MX | ||||||||
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| Season | Tournament | Place | ||||||
| Copa MX Apertura 2012 | Copa MX | Semifinals | ||||||
Honours
[edit | edit source]| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Runners-up |
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| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Top division |
Primera División | 0 | – | Verano 1997 |
| Copa México | 0 | – | 1996–97 | |
| Promotion divisions | Primera División A/Ascenso MX | 1 | Clausura 2013 | Verano 2001 |
| Campeón de Ascenso | 0 | – | 2013 | |
| Segunda División | 1 | 1992–93 | – |
Friendly
[edit | edit source]- Torneo Cuadrangular Toluca: 1980
- Parmalat Cup: 1997
Kit evolution and rare kits
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1994 Local |
1997 Local |
1997-98 Local |
1998 Local |
1999 Local |
2011 Local |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Toros Neza
- Football clubs in the State of Mexico
- Liga de Balompié Mexicano Teams
- Association football clubs established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Mexico
- Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
- 2000 disestablishments in Mexico
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2000
- 2010 establishments in Mexico
- Association football clubs established in 2010
- 2016 disestablishments in Mexico
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2016
- 2020 establishments in Mexico
- Association football clubs established in 2020