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| Full name | Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname | Los Alebrijes (The Alebrijes) | |||
| Short name | OAX, ALE | |||
| Founded | 10 December 2012 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca Oaxaca | |||
| Capacity | 14,598[1] | |||
| Owner | Medlamex S.A. de C.V. | |||
| Chairman | Juan Carlos Jones | |||
| Manager | Efrén Hernández | |||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | |||
| Apertura 2025 | Regular phase: 13th Final phase: Did not qualify | |||
| Website | www.alebrijesoaxaca.com | |||
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Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club, simplified as Alebrijes de Oaxaca FC, is a Mexican professional football club based in Oaxaca. It competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at the Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca. Founded in 2012, after the Tecamachalco franchise earned the promotion to Ascenso MX and was moved to Oaxaca, due to poor infrastructure they were unable to participate.
History
[edit]In the team's search for a new venue, the owners of the Tecamachalco franchise received support from the Oaxacan state government. They also received support from a group of businessmen led by Carlos Ojeda de Laredo, who wanted to bring professional football back to the state of Oaxaca.
On December 10, 2012, the president of the Primera División de México, the Liga de Ascenso de México, and Decio de María made the official announcement at the state capital building of the start of a new football club.[2][3] The name of the club was changed to "Alebrijes" following a vote by the public. The new name refers to the colorful folk sculptures made in the state.
On July 20, 2013, they played their first Ascenso MX game, drawing 2–2 with Atlético San Luis. On April 9, 2014, Alebrijes lost the Clausura 2014 Copa MX finals against Tigres UANL by 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario.
On December 2, 2017, Oaxaca defeated FC Juárez on penalties to win the Apertura 2017 Ascenso MX tournament.[4]
On May 28, 2019, Oaxaca had an administrative change, and the franchise belonging to Grupo Tecamachalco was paused for a year so that its owners could find a new city and remodel the administration of the club.[5] Meanwhile, the franchise belonging to Zacatepec Siglo XXI (on hiatus between 2017 and 2019) was transferred to the city of Oaxaca to ensure the continuity of Alebrijes in the Ascenso MX.[6] In the first tournament with the new board, the team won the championship by defeating Atlético Zacatepec with an aggregate score of 5–3, with this, the team won the second league title in its history, also being the last trophy awarded in the history of the Ascenso MX.[7]
Stadium
[edit]Alebrijes de Oaxaca play their home matches at the Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. The stadium capacity is 14,950 people. Its surface is covered by natural grass.
Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Efrén Hernández
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| Assistant managers | Óscar Rojas Marco Reyna
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| Fitness coach | Ricardo Contreras
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| Goalkeeper coach | Alberto Becerra
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| Physiotherapist | Norberto Melchor
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| Team doctor | José Vargas
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Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: 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]Managers
[edit]
Ricardo Rayas (2013–15)- Marco Antonio Trejo (Interim) (2015)
- Flavio Davino (2015–2016)
- Mario García Covalles (2016)
- Irving Rubirosa (2016–2018)
- Ricardo Rayas (2018–2019)
- Alex Diego (2019)
- Alejandro Pérez (2019–2020)
- Oscar Fernando Torres (2020–2021)
- Jorge Manrique (2021–2023)
- Carlos Gutiérrez (2023–2024)
- Arturo Alvarado (2024–2025)
- Efrén Hernández (2025–)
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Runners-up |
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 Top division |
Copa MX | 0 | — | Clausura 2014 |
| Promotion divisions | Ascenso MX | 2 | Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019 | — |
| Campeón de Ascenso | 0 | — | 2018 |
Notable players
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Reserves
[edit]Alebrijes "B"/Alebrijes UABJO
[edit]The team competes in the Group II of the Liga TDP, and also participated in the Serie B of the Liga Premier, finishing as champions in the Clausura 2023, defeating T'HÓ Mayas 6–4 on aggregate, and finished as runners-up twice (Clausura 2022 and Apertura 2022). It also won the Campeón de Campeones de la Liga Premier Serie B, defeating Club Calor 3–2 on penalties. The team changed its name to Alebrijes UABJO in 2022, due to a sports agreement with the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca and the team was integrated into the university's sports structure.
Alebrijes CDMX
[edit]The team is based in Tlalpan, Mexico City, and competes in the Group VIII of the Liga TDP.
Alebrijes Teotihuacán
[edit]The team is based in Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, and competes in the Group IX of the Liga TDP.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mexico - CF Alebrijes de Oaxaca - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
- ^ "Nacen los Guerreros de Oaxaca". Televisadeportes.esmas.com. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Guerreros de Oaxaca, será el equipo 16 en el Torneo Apertura 2013 del Ascenso MX". Oncetitular.com. December 9, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Alebrijes se Coronó en el Apertura 2017" (in Spanish). December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Castillo, Luis (May 28, 2019). "Oaxaca tendrá futbol". Diario Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Castillo, Santiago (May 29, 2019). "Alebrijes se queda en Oaxaca" (in Spanish). El Sol de Zacatecas. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Liga Ascenso MX ¡Alebrijes es campeón del Ascenso MX!". Marca Claro (in Spanish). December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Alebrijes de Oaxaca". Liga BBVA Expansión MX (in Spanish). Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Fuerzas Básicas Alebrijes de Oaxaca on Facebook". Fuerzas Básicas Alebrijes de Oaxaca.