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 | May 20, 1991, as Toros UTN | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez Texcoco de Mora, State of Mexico, 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 is a Mexican football club based in the city of Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, that plays in the Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football. 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 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 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]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]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]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]First-team squad
[edit]- 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.
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Notable former players
[edit]
German Arangio- Daniel Garnero
- Federico Lussenhoff
- Antonio Mohamed
- Martín Vilallonga
Bebeto- Nildeson
Rodrigo Ruiz
Luis Carlos Perea
Efraín Munguia- Pedro Pineda
- Jesús López Meneses
- Félix Cruz
- Miguel Herrera
- Pablo Larios
- Oscar Mascorro
- Manuel Negrete
- Juan de Dios Ramírez
- Camilo Romero
- Humberto Romero
- Javier Saavedra
- Guillermo Vázquez
- Óscar Dautt
Jörg Stiel
Player Records
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Number | Player | Seasons | Total | League | Cup |
| 1 |  Germán Arangio |
1996-2000 | 53 | 53 | - |
| 2 | Antonio Mohamed |
1993-1998 | 52 | 51 | 1 |
| 3 |  Rodrigo Ruiz |
1996-1999 | 36 | 32 | 4 |
| 4 |  Guillermo Vázquez |
1994-1998 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 |  Nidelson |
1995-1997 | 20 | 20 | - |
| 6 | Martín Vilallonga |
1995-1996 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 7 | Pedro Pineda |
1995-1996 | 14 | 14 | - |
| 8 | Jesús López Meneses |
1994-2000 | 12 | 12 | - |
| 9 | Carlos Briseño |
1993-95/1996-97 | 11 | 11 | - |
Competition record
[edit]Ascenso MX record
[edit]| 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]| Copa MX | ||||||||
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| Season | Tournament | Place | ||||||
| Copa MX Apertura 2012 | Copa MX | Semifinals | ||||||
Honours
[edit]| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning editions | Runners-up |
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 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]- Torneo Cuadrangular Toluca: 1980
- Parmalat Cup: 1997
Kit evolution and rare kits
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1994 Local         1994
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1997 Local  1997
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1997-98 Local  1997-98
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1998 Local  1998
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1999 Local  1999
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2011 Local 2011
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References
[edit]- ^ "We belong to: "Neza FC is part of Grupo Salinas..."". nezafc official site (in Spanish). 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "REMEMBERING TOROS NEZA". inbedwithmaradona.com.
- ^ "A Look Back at Toros Neza, the Craziest Team in Mexican Soccer History". remezcla.com.
- ^ a b Macario Reyes Padilla (20 January 2012). "professional era". México - List of Final Tables. RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Federación Mexicana de Fútbol".
- ^ "Toros Neza regresa al futbol mexicano". El Universal (in Spanish). 22 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Clausura 2011". Explanation of team changes, table and results. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Otra vez, Neza se queda sin futbol profesional". 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Neza, el epicentro del futbol a finales de los 90, busca resurgir a través de la Liga Premier". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Neza FC". ligapremier.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ Playing under the name "Neza UTN"