U.A. Zacatecas

U.A. Zacatecas

Leagues Played
Mexiko - Segunda Division 176
Links
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Related Teams
U.A. Zacatecas II
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Wikipedia - Tuzos UAZ

The Tuzos de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, commonly known as Tuzos UAZ, or just UAZ, is a Mexican football club based in Zacatecas City. The club was founded in 1990, and currently plays in the Serie A of Liga Premier.

History

The team was established in 1990 having intermittent appearances in the Second and Third Division leagues of Mexico.

In 2009 the team was refounded and registered in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos, currently Serie B de México, in the 2009–10 season the team was based in Fresnillo, and remained in the league until 2013. In 2013 the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de Ascenso, current Serie A de México, because UAZ bought the Real Saltillo Soccer franchise. In 2017 the team was returned to Serie B de México because it did not meet the requirements to participate in Serie A.

In the 2018–19 season, the team returned to Serie A after meeting the participation requirements. At the end of the tournament, the team was runner-up in the league after being defeated by Loros UdeC.

The team won its first official championship in the 2022 Apertura Tournament after defeating Tampico Madero by an aggregate score of 2–3.

U.A. Zacatecas je mexický fotbalový klub sídlící ve městě Zacatecas. Klub byl založen v roce 1943 a své domácí zápasy hraje na stadionu Estadio Francisco Villa.

U.A. Zacatecas je jedním z nejstarších a nejúspěšnějších klubů v Mexiku. Vyhrál celkem 7 titulů v mexické Segunda División a 1 titul v mexické Copa MX. V současné době hraje v mexické Primera División.

Tým je známý svým atraktivním útočným stylem hry a má řadu talentovaných hráčů, mezi něž patří útočník Martín Barragán a záložník Kevin Ramírez.