Indios de Ciudad Juarez
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Club de Futbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez commonly known as Indios or Los Indios de Juárez is a Mexican football (soccer) team. It emerged after the Pachuca Juniors team (part of the low forces of Pachuca FC) moved to Ciudad Juarez. Most of the players belonged to Pachuca as reserves from the first team or are younger talent. It was promoted after three seasons to the Primera División de México
(First Division) after the 2007-2008 season . After the promotion, Pachuca sold their shares from the team, because they considered it unethical to have two teams competing at the same in the Primera Division. However, the team was regulated now relegated back to the Liga de Ascenso
—Mexico's second division league. The team was founded in 2005 and they are the second team in the city to be named Indios.
In Clausura 2006, Indios played in the league final and lost to Querétaro FC
in penalty shots; thus losing the chance to play for a berth in the Mexican top flight.
In Apertura 2006, Indios led a part of the competition with Jair García as the second best scorer in the league. However, Indios lost in the quarterfinals. Puebla would go on to beat Petroleros de Salamanca for the title, and eventually, promotion to the first division, over Dorados
.
On December 12, 2007, the first leg of the Apertura 2007 final took place in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, where Indios defeated Dorados
with an almost decisive 3-0 score. The second leg took place December 15, 2007 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, where Indios defeated Dorados 4-0. This game made Indios league champions for the first time and granted them a possibility to be promoted to the first division. Leon
took the Clausura 2008 title, qualifying them along with the Apertura 2007 champions (Indios), to the 2008 "Final de Ascenso", which decides who is promoted to the first division. The first leg (ida) took place in Cd. Juarez on May 22, 2008, giving Indios a 1-0 lead. The second leg (vuelta), took place in Leon's home stadium on May 25, 2008. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, giving Indios a 3-2 aggregate score, and the promotion to the first division.
The Club's first season on the first division
began with the Apertura 2008 tournament. ..
Indios de Ciudad Juárez started the Apertura 2008 badly, losing the first 4 games in a consecutive manner. After manager, Sergio Orduna, was fired, Hector Eugui took over as manager and tied his first game with Toluca.
tournament, while at the same time having a winning season and in the hunt for the playoffs, ultimately qualifying as 7th place overall. In the playoffs, Indios were this year's "Cinderella story". They were able to defeat defending champions Toluca
(who got 2nd place in the tournament), winning the series with a 1-0 aggregate score. They made a valiant stand in the semifinals where they were outmatched by 1st place seeded Pachuca
; they lost the series with a 3-4 aggregate score.
in Ciudad Juárez
, Chihuahua. The stadium capacity is 22,300 people. Its owned by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in October 1980 with a match between Mexico national football team
and Atlético Español
.
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Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
(First Division) after the 2007-2008 season . After the promotion, Pachuca sold their shares from the team, because they considered it unethical to have two teams competing at the same in the Primera Division. However, the team was regulated now relegated back to the Liga de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....
—Mexico's second division league. The team was founded in 2005 and they are the second team in the city to be named Indios.
Overview
During its time in Mexico's second tier football league, the Primera División A Indios enjoyed much success.In Clausura 2006, Indios played in the league final and lost to Querétaro FC
Querétaro FC
Querétaro Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Querétaro, Mexico. Queretaro plays in the Primera División of Mexican football league system, after being promoted at the end of the 2008-2009 season from the Primera División A...
in penalty shots; thus losing the chance to play for a berth in the Mexican top flight.
In Apertura 2006, Indios led a part of the competition with Jair García as the second best scorer in the league. However, Indios lost in the quarterfinals. Puebla would go on to beat Petroleros de Salamanca for the title, and eventually, promotion to the first division, over Dorados
Dorados de Sinaloa
Club Social y Deportivo Sinaloa, or simply Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club. The club plays its home games in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in the northwest of Mexico. Dorados was the youngest franchise to play in the Primera División de México, having joined the division for the first time...
.
On December 12, 2007, the first leg of the Apertura 2007 final took place in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, where Indios defeated Dorados
Dorados de Sinaloa
Club Social y Deportivo Sinaloa, or simply Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club. The club plays its home games in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in the northwest of Mexico. Dorados was the youngest franchise to play in the Primera División de México, having joined the division for the first time...
with an almost decisive 3-0 score. The second leg took place December 15, 2007 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, where Indios defeated Dorados 4-0. This game made Indios league champions for the first time and granted them a possibility to be promoted to the first division. Leon
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...
took the Clausura 2008 title, qualifying them along with the Apertura 2007 champions (Indios), to the 2008 "Final de Ascenso", which decides who is promoted to the first division. The first leg (ida) took place in Cd. Juarez on May 22, 2008, giving Indios a 1-0 lead. The second leg (vuelta), took place in Leon's home stadium on May 25, 2008. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, giving Indios a 3-2 aggregate score, and the promotion to the first division.
The Club's first season on the first division
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
began with the Apertura 2008 tournament. ..
Indios de Ciudad Juárez started the Apertura 2008 badly, losing the first 4 games in a consecutive manner. After manager, Sergio Orduna, was fired, Hector Eugui took over as manager and tied his first game with Toluca.
Clausura 2009
Due to Mexico's unique system of relegation, Indios were on the brink of being relegated during the Clausura 2009Primera División de México Clausura 2009
The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−2009 season. The tournament began on January 16th, 2009 and ended on May 31st, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May...
tournament, while at the same time having a winning season and in the hunt for the playoffs, ultimately qualifying as 7th place overall. In the playoffs, Indios were this year's "Cinderella story". They were able to defeat defending champions Toluca
Toluca
Toluca, formally known as Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of Mexico State as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located west-southwest of Mexico City and only about 40 minutes by car to the...
(who got 2nd place in the tournament), winning the series with a 1-0 aggregate score. They made a valiant stand in the semifinals where they were outmatched by 1st place seeded Pachuca
Pachuca
Pachuca, formally Pachuca de Soto is the capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of which the city serves as municipal seat...
; they lost the series with a 3-4 aggregate score.
Apertura 2009 and Bicentenario 2010
In the apertura 2009 tournament Indios did not win a single match neither at home nor did they gain wins away, however in the Bicentenario 2010 (The recently ended Mexican tournament) Indios has made a season for it is to be left forgotten. With a little more than 28 defeats and 1 victory Indios is now sentenced to be relegated by the end of the Bicentenario despite having 4 matches left to dispute. The reason as to why Indios was relegated so early was that with their record obtained it is enough for a club with a not so well record to pushed back down into the ascending division league. The Mexican football association has now made it official to sentence the club with such rule. On April 25, 2010, Indios said goodbye to the Mexican 1st division with a 2-0 victory win at home over Pumas UNAM.Stadium
CF Indios plays their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Benito JuárezEstadio Olimpico Benito Juarez
Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez is a multi-purpose stadium in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches, concerts and is the home stadium of CF Indios a national football league contender. The stadium is owned by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. The stadium...
in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
, Chihuahua. The stadium capacity is 22,300 people. Its owned by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in October 1980 with a match between Mexico national football team
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
and Atlético Español
Atlético Español
Atlético Español was a football team which played between 1971 to 1982 they played in the Primera División de México. They played out of México City.- History :...
.
Current roster
- As of September 30, 2011
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Managers
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
 Luis Alfonso Sosa |
2004 | 2006 |
| Sergio Orduña Sergio Orduña Sergio Bueno is a Mexican football manager and former manager of Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.- External links :... |
2006 | 2008 |
 Héctor Hugo EuguiHéctor Hugo Eugui Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Mexican Primera División side Deportivo Toluca... |
2008 | 2009 |
| José Treviño José Treviño José Treviño is a current manager of C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.-External links:... |
2009 | 2010 |
General statistics
- All–time top scorer: Julio Daniel FríasJulio Daniel FríasJulio Daniel Frías Adame is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Indios de Ciudad Juárez....
30 goals (23 in Primera "A" / 7 in Primera División) - Most Appearances: Edwin SantibáñezEdwin SantibáñezEdwin Santibáñez is an Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.Santibáñez played for Mexico at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.-External links:*...
with 150 matches (114 in Primera "A" / 36 in Primera División) - Most Minutes Played: Edwin SantibáñezEdwin SantibáñezEdwin Santibáñez is an Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.Santibáñez played for Mexico at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.-External links:*...
with 12,416 minutes (9, 385 in Primera "A" / 3031 in Primera División) - Most number of yellow cards: Edwin SantibáñezEdwin SantibáñezEdwin Santibáñez is an Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.Santibáñez played for Mexico at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.-External links:*...
39 (32 in Primera "A" / 7 in Primera División) - Most number of red cards: Ricardo EsquedaRicardo EsquedaLuis Ricardo Esqueda Ornelas in Aguascalientes is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Jaguares de Chiapas in the Primera División de México-References:...
4 (3 in Primera "A" / 1 in Primera División), Julio Brian Gutierrez (4) - Most Games Played as a Captain: Edwin SantibáñezEdwin SantibáñezEdwin Santibáñez is an Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.Santibáñez played for Mexico at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.-External links:*...
with 89 matches (55 in Primera "A" / 34 in Primera División)
- Primera "A": 2005-08 (Regular season / Repechaje / Liguilla / Juego de Ascenso)
- Primera División: 2008-09 (Regular season / Liguilla)
Milestone goals
| Goal number | Date | Player | Opponent | Score | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 August 2005 | Edwin Santibáñez Edwin Santibáñez Edwin Santibáñez is an Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.Santibáñez played for Mexico at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.-External links:*... |
Deportivo Irapuato | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 100 | 26 November 2006 | Darío Gigena Darío Alberto Gigena Darío Alberto Gigena is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Brazilian Série B club Ponte Preta.... |
Monarcas Morelia B Mérida FC Club de Fútbol Mérida is a Mexican football club based in Mérida, Yucatán. As of the 2010/11 season they are playing in the Liga de Ascenso, at the second tier of the Mexican football league system... |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| 200 | 27 August 2008 | Mauricio Romero Mauricio Martín Romero Mauricio Martín Romero is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Monarcas Morelia. Romero was captain of the from the Clausura 2009 until the Apertura 2010 until Jaime Lozano was named captain.... (OG) |
Monarcas Morelia | 0–1 | 0–1 |