Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club based in Toluca. The club plays in Liga MX, the top-flight of Mexican football from which they have never been relegated.The team was founded on February 12, 1917, by the brothers Manuel Blas and Francisco Juan Henkel Bros owners of the farm "La Huerta" located in Zinacantepec near of Toluca City. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toluca, State of Mexico, playing its home games at the Nemesio Díez Stadium, also known as "La Bombonera".

Deportivo Toluca
Full nameDeportivo Toluca Fútbol Club
S.A. de C.V.
Nickname(s)Diablos Rojos (Red Devils)
Founded12 February 1917; 107 years ago (1917-02-12)
GroundEstadio Nemesio Díez
Capacity30,000
OwnerValentín Díez Morodo
ChairmanArturo Pérez Arredondo
ManagerRenato Paiva
LeagueLiga MX
Apertura 2023Regular phase: 12th
Final phase: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Toluca has won the Mexican Primera División 10 times, making it the third most winning team, behind América (14) and Guadalajara (12). Besides this, the team has also won two Copa MX and two CONCACAF Champions League. In addition, Toluca won the Mexiquense State Championship 14 times. Despite being one of the oldest teams in Mexico, with more than 100 years of history, the professional era for Toluca began in 1950, 33 years after its foundation, becoming one of the founding teams of the Segunda División de México and the third team with the most seasons in Mexican First Division.

According to Mitofsky in 2022, Toluca is the seventh most popular team in Mexico with 3.0% preference with around 4.0 million fans. It is also recognized as one of the classic clubs by FIFA in CONCACAF along with América, Guadalajara, Universidad Nacional, Cruz Azul and Pachuca. Additionally, it is considered by the IFFHS World's Fifth Best Club Team of the Decade in CONCACAF for the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010). It is considered the team of the 2000s in Mexican soccer, being the team's top winner with four titles.

History edit

Early years edit

On 12 February 1917, the brothers Román Alday and Gerardo Ferrat alongside Filiberto Navas and Manuel Henkel created Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club. In 1950, the team joined the recently formed Segunda División de México advancing to Mexican Primera División in 1952-53 by having tied with Irapuato by three goals, two by Rubén Pichardo and one by that tournament's goal scorer Mateo de la Tijera having left one more match to play.

The team's first official First Division game was against Atlante F.C., and Toluca won this by two goals to one.

The team won two consecutive championships in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Ignacio Trelles. In 1974-75 Toluca won the championship one more time after 23 years, coached by Uruguayan Ricardo de León, Toluca played a style of game that was consistently criticized as ultra-defensive but won the championship by defeating León in the final-four mini-tournament 1–0, with the lone goal being scored by Ecuadorian Ítalo Estupiñan. This is the only time the Mexican Championship has been decided by a round-robin, two-legged, mini-tournament.

Enrique Meza era edit

In 1997 Enrique "Ojitos" Meza became the coach of the team, after reaching the finals of the Mexican league with Toros Neza. Toluca resurged, its tactical scheme was very offensive, which was very characteristic of its coach. It was not atypical to see scores like 5–3. The offensive idea suited perfectly the Paraguayan José Saturnino Cardozo, who became the best scorer of the league in four occasions.

On his second tournament with the team, Meza led Toluca to win the championship in the Verano 1998 tournament, the first one in twenty years. Finishing the regular season as leader of the tournament with 33 points, Toluca went on to beat Atlante and América in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Toluca then faced Necaxa at the final.

After losing with the Hidrorrayos in the first leg of the final 1–2 at the Estadio Azteca, Necaxa scored two goals in the first two minutes of the second leg match at the Estadio Nemesio Díez, losing 1–4 at the aggregate score. Toluca then scored five goals with no answer from Necaxa, Taboada at 3', Abundis at 35' and 52', and Cardozo at 58' and 89'. Toluca won the final with a 6–3 aggregate score, winning its fourth title and the first seven titles in the short tournaments era.

For the Invierno 1998, Toluca finished second in the regular season behind Cruz Azul, but was eliminated in the Liguilla's first round, losing 2–3 in the aggregate score against Atlas, seeded 7th.

The next tournament, Verano 1999, Toluca finished as leader of the tournament again with a record of 12 wins, 3 draws and losing only 2 matches, against Santos Laguna and Atlas. The team defeated Necaxa and Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Toluca went on to play the final against Atlas, second best team of the regular season.

After two thrilling matches, a 3–3 draw on the first leg at Estadio Jalisco and a 2–2 tie on the second leg at the Estadio Nemesio Díez, the championship was defined in penalties; Toluca won 5–4.

With Enrique Meza as coach, Toluca won the championship three times in a period of three years. Meza left the team in October 2000 to manage Mexico national football team.

Golden era in short tournaments edit

In the Invierno 2001 tournament Ricardo La Volpe became the coach of Toluca. He, along with Cardozo and Vicente Sánchez had one of the most successful and exciting teams in years. However, La Volpe left Toluca with a few weeks left in the season, but without him, they still won their 7th title.

At the end of the Apertura 2005 tournament, the team became champions again, beating Monterrey by an aggregate of 6–3, after the questionable decisions of Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez "El Chiquidracula", who expelled three players from Monterrey on their first foul committed.

In Apertura 2006, they tied in the first leg (1-1) but suffered a loss in the Estadio Nemesio Díez (2-1) against Guadalajara.

In the Clausura 2007 tournament, Toluca had one of their worst seasons, finishing in last place. In the Copa Libertadores 2007, they made it to the round of 16, where they were subsequently eliminated by Cúcuta Deportivo from Colombia. Following the elimination from both tournaments, Gallego resigned from his position stating the need for a year off as his reason for resigning from Club Toluca. José Pekerman, former coach of the Argentine national team, was appointed as head coach of Club Toluca on May 30, 2007.

Club Toluca failed to qualify for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. On the Apertura 2008, Toluca had a weak start under their new coach, Jose Manuel "El Chepo" De La Torre, on one point going on a four-game streak of only draws. On the last five games of the regular season, they reversed the tying streak, making 13 points out of a possible 15, ending the regular season in 2nd place overall with 27 points and thus advancing to the playoffs. Their goalkeeper Hernan Cristante set a record by not allowing any goals for 773 minutes.

Toluca would go on to win the Bicentenario 2010 tournament by beating Santos Laguna in a dramatic penalty shoot-out, earning them the tenth cup win, the same amount as Club América. Besides winning the domestic title ten times, Toluca has also been the Runner-Up of the Mexican domestic tournament six times. On the Apertura 2012, Toluca finished first place and therefore earned a place for the Copa Libertadores. On the Ligullia of the Apertura 2012, Toluca went all the way to the final and lose to Club Tijuana 4-1 aggregate. On the Cluasura 2013, Toluca finished 13th and did not qualify for the Ligullia. At the end of that season then coach Enrique Meza resigned his job. The next day Toluca contacted its top scorer former player José Cardozo as its new head coach.

The decade without titles edit

On May 31, 2016, José Luis Real is presented as director of sports development and a new project is presented as technical director, headed by Hernán Cristante, who would arrive with another reference of the club such as Enrique Alfaro together with Joaquín Velázquez as his technical assistants, during the process, Sinha was to end his successful career within the club, then he managed to bring the goalkeeper on loan Luis García as the only transfer, with a solid base within the club after the losses of Richard Ortiz, Christian Cueva, Heriberto Vidales and Lucas Lobos at the end of the contract, and Liborio Sánchez, Christian Pérez, Mario Quezada, Nicolás Saucedo and Omar Arellano who ended their loan, other players were Daniel González and Héctor Acosta who were loaned to Chiapas and Alebrijes in the same order, were not incorporated into the current team and their loans to other teams were renewed Chivas and Venados F.C. respectively, while the team was in the preseason, David Rangel joined the coaching staff who will achieve as a player of the institution to be captain and champion in the years 1998, 1999, and 2000 with Enrique Alfaro and with Hernán Cristante in 1999 and 2000, while in 2005 he also won the title with Sinha.

For the part of foreign player transfers for the Apertura 2016, an old acquaintance would arrive again, who was champion at the club in 2010, the Chilean Osvaldo González, plus the Brazilian Maikon Leite who previously in 2014 played in Mexico for Atlas FC; other transfers were Rodrigo Gómez , Pablo Barrientos, Antonio Pedroza, and Jesús Méndez.

Deportivo Toluca found themselves playing at home at the Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba, because Estadio Nemesio Díez was undergoing remodeling work for the next celebration of 100 years. Starting Clausura 2017, Estadio Nemesio Díez fully ready, Rodrigo Salinas, Gabriel Hauche, Efraín Velarde, and Rubens Sambueza arrived as transfers. In that tournament they reached the semifinals where they were eliminated by Club Deportivo Guadalajara, which ultimately became the champion. Later in the Apertura 2017 tournament they reached the quarterfinals as fifth place, being defeated by Monarcas Morelia. By 2018, there were surprising transfers of Luis Quiñones, Leonel Lopez and Angel Reyna. They reached the final of the Copa MX, being defeated by Club Necaxa. While in the league tournament Toluca was the general leader, dramatically eliminating Morelia in the quarterfinals, in the semifinals they beat Club Tijuana and in the final they faced Santos Laguna, a team they had already beaten in the late years 2000 and 2010. This time the "laguneros" were the champions with an aggregate score of 3–2.

For Apertura 2018, Toluca signed William da Silva, Adolfo Dominguez, Amaury Escoto, Richard Ruiz, Luis Ángel Mendoza, Héctor Acosta, Fernando Tobio and the return of Enrique Triverio, during the tournament he spent all 17 days in Liguilla positions, to culminate 7th. In the quarterfinals they faced America, who would ultimately be champion, being eliminated by a 5-4 aggregate. In the following tournament Cristante is kept, in his first two matches the team remains as Super Leader, but then there was a streak of 6 games without a win, 5 losses and a draw. In which Cristante was dismissed and his replacement was Ricardo La Volpe who began his second stage, during the La Volpe stage there was improvement, but it was not possible to qualify for the league.

During the 2019 Apertura, La Volpe remained in the technical direction, but his results did not improve, having his worst results since 2001. La Volpe resigned in the absence of a day to complete and the team finished in third to last position with 17 points.

For the 2020 Clausura, the tournament was temporarily suspended as of March 15, and after having decided to play the matches on matchday 10 behind closed doors, all as a consequence of the health contingency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The postponement of the contest reached a critical point, until on May 22, 2020, the Liga MX Extraordinary Assembly decreed the end of the tournament before its regular date, leaving the competition without a champion. Toluca finished the tournament in the 15th position, product of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, obtaining 10 points.

For the Guardianes 2020 and 2021 tournaments, Toluca finished in the 11th position, so it had to play reclassification to a single game, facing Tigres, losing 2–1 in Monterrey, with this result, Toluca ended its participation in the tournament. For the next tournament, Toluca finished again in the eleventh position, again playing reclassification to a single match, this time they faced the current champion León, being a complicated match, again visitor due to their position in the table, they won in a round of penalties, after drawing 2–2 in regular time, winning on penalties 2–4, accessing the quarterfinals, facing Cruz Azul, In a fairly disputed match, round trip ended in the Aztec stadium, losing 4–3 in favor of Cruz Azul and in this way Toluca culminated its participation in the tournament, highlighting the individual scoring championship of Toluqueño player Alexis Canelo with 11 annotations.

For the Apertura 2021 tournament, Toluca made a more remarkable performance than the previous tournaments, culminating in position number 6, playing reclassification again, but this time locally, although it did not help much, since Toluca was defeated by Pumas with a score 1–2 in the match at the Nemesio Diez, culminating again in a reclassification match.

Stadium edit

The first facilities of the Deportivo Toluca F.C. were located on the old Avenida Colón (today Paseo Colón) in the City of Toluca and basically consisted of a small soccer field and some wooden stands with a covered area reserved for the ladies. In 1919 the then president of the team; Román Ferrat acquired the so-called "Gachupines Dam" to convert it into the new headquarters of Toluca. In this field, Deportivo Toluca received a visit from a team from the capital for the first time; the Real Club España who by then was already four-time champion of the Mexican League. The "Presa de Gachupines" was the official field of Deportivo Toluca for a few years, because in 1921 the team began to use the "Campo del Tívoli" as the official venue of the Mexican State Championship.

At the Tivoli (located three blocks from the Nemesio Díez Stadium); Deportivo Toluca received a visit from a foreign team for the first time, this being Libertad from Costa Rica. By qualifying for the Second Division; Tivoli was established as the official headquarters of Toluca already in professional soccer; However, a year later, in 1952, the team began to use "Campo Patria" as a new headquarters and on which the Nemesio Díez Stadium would be built.

Estadio Nemesio Díez edit

During the 1940s and 1950s, Toluca played its home games at a ground near downtown Toluca known then as Tivoli. Later, wooden stands were built in the ground and it was named Campo Patria. On that same spot, in 1953, the club started building its own stadium.

The stadium was inaugurated on Sunday 8 August 1954, with a match between Deportivo Toluca F.C. and Yugoslavian team GNK Dinamo Zagreb. The game was won by Dinamo 4–1. The only goal for Toluca and also the first in the history of the stadium was scored by Enrique Sesma. Initially, the stadium was opened as Estadio Club Deportivo Toluca. That name lasted until 1955, when it was changed to Estadio Héctor Barraza. Other names the stadium has had are: Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal (1959–1970), Estadio Toluca 70 (1970–1986), Estadio Toluca 70–86 (1986–2000). After the death of Nemesio Díez Riega, president and then owner of the club, in June 2000, the stadium name was changed to Estadio Nemesio Díez.

Renovation (2015–2017) edit

With an investment of 800 million MXN (about 40 million USD), the announcement to remodel The Nemesio Diez stadium by 2017 was made, when Club Deportivo Toluca celebrates its centenary and does so with a remodeled and more functional stadium. Within the Nemesio Diez, four macro support columns that will sustain the stadium structure will be built to replace the current columns obstructing visibility. In the shadow stands, a second level will be built so the capacity, which currently stands at 22,000 will increase to 30,000. The project also includes four giant screens at each end of the building, replacement of all seats and a sunroof in the preferred (shaded) section, to assist in the process of maintaining the natural grass in the field.

The remodeled stadium officially opened on January 15, 2017, with a league match against Club America. The first goal was scored by Gabriel Hauche for Toluca with a screamer outside of the box. Toluca FC won that match 2–1. The stadium was completed in the summer 2017 where it had been confirmed that the club would play against Atlético Madrid for the official inauguration of the remodeled stadium.

Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba (2016) edit

During the reconstruction of the Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca's top-flight soccer club, Deportivo Toluca, played its home matches at Estadio Universitario for over a year. This period was longer than the club expected; while plans were to return to Nemesio Díez in September 2016, these were scrapped.

Sponsorship edit

Evolution of the kits edit

  • 1917: The uniform was in charge of Joaquín Lajous but it was designed by Román Ferrat and differs greatly from the current one: White shirt, dark blue pants with a vertical white stripe, dark blue socks.
  • 1925: The uniform undergoes a modification, a blue stripe appears across the chest and the traditional shield with the letters "CDT" in red on the chest.
  • 1929: The shirt is completely dyed red and the shorts turn white, however, the shield leaves the outfit, this uniform is only used for a game against "A.D.O." from Orizaba.
  • 1930: The team appears with a red shirt and blue shorts, but continues without the shield.
  • 1932: The uniform is modified once again, this time not for aesthetic reasons, but rather due to the economic problems that plagued the club, so from that year on Deportivo Toluca wore a red shirt and white shorts with red socks , the shield was still absent from the Mexican attire.
  • 1932 - 1997: Deportivo Toluca used it for many years: Red shirt, white pants, red socks. Currently this (retro) uniform is used in international competitions such as the Concacaf Champions League, the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores.
  • 1998 - 2010: The Deportivo Toluca uniform becomes all red: Red shirt, red pants, red socks. This uniform is used from the Verano 98 tournament, curiously when Toluca manages to win the crown again after 23 years. He had 3 sponsors during this period: Corona Sport, Diadora and atlética (the latter brand being the one with which he was crowned the most times in this period of time).
  • 2010 - 2011: Club Deportivo Toluca ends relations with Atlética and changes to Under Armour; He continues playing with red shorts, however the shirt undergoes a modification; Although the base remains red, a white horizontal stripe appears at chest height.
  • 2011 - 2012: The shirt continues with the Under Armor sports brand. The design consists of 4 parallel lines in the shape of a "V" with the shield on the right and the brand logo on the left. The shorts stay red as do the socks.
  • 2012 - 2013: This time, Under Armor proposes an innovative design to the team. White stripes on the arms and a wine-colored stripe on the breast with a zig-zag inlaid fork design. The shorts and socks maintain the red colors. In the 2013 Copa Libertadores, Deportivo Toluca used a black jersey with a white stripe at the chest.
  • 2013 - 2014: Returning to the classic values of the Deportivo Toluca t-shirts, Under Armor launches a classic collection, remembering the t-shirts of the 00's. A thin white stripe that surrounds the "v"-shaped neck and another pair that surrounds the sleeves. For the first time since the American brand sponsors the team, Toluca launches a jersey with a "retro" shield from the 60's era in gray for the Concacaf champions tournament.
  • 2014 - 2015: As a tribute to the fans who cheer from the Sol stands of the Nemesio Díez stadium, the Under Armor brand makes a t-shirt with a sublimated design on the front and back with the appearance of said area of the scarlet venue. The design is repeated on the sleeves of the away shirt, and on the inside of the neck of the sweaters. Once again, a "retro" t-shirt is launched, this time in black, as a third uniform option.
  • 2015 - 2016: The red jersey features a white stripe that runs from the middle of the chest to shoulder height, covering the area of the shield and the brand that makes the shirt. The neck and sleeves are in the same tone of red, with a small stripe above the cut of the sleeve in white. The away shirt uses a more conservative style, applying red sleeves and a slight stripe in the same tone at the bottom of the shirt, covering the sides. The third option is in purple, repeating the design of the home, but with purple as the main color and black as the secondary color, applying white details, and using a "retro" shield.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors edit

Period Sponsor
1980 - 1992   Adidas
1993 - 1994   Umbro
1994 - 1998   Corona Sport
1999 - 2000   Diadora
2000 - 2010   Atletica
2010 - 2023   Under Armour
2023 -   New Balance
Period Sponsor
1993 - 2000   Victoria
2001 - 2020   Banamex
2021 -   Roshfrans

Additional club sponsors and partners

Personnel edit

Management edit

Position Staff
Sporting Chairman   Arturo Pérez Arredondo
Sports Vice President   Santiago San Román
Corporate Vice President   Francisco Suinaga
Sports Management   Sinha
Director of academy   Israel López

Source: Liga MX

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Renato Paiva
Assistant managers   Nuno Campos
  Francisco Gamboa
Goalkeeper coach   César Lozano
Fitness coaches   Carlos Barros
  Roberto Rojas
Physiotherapists   Miguel Reyes
  Carlos Placeres
  Adrián Sánchez
  Alfredo Morales
Team doctor   Adolfo Martínez

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BRA Tiago Volpi
3 DF   MEX Jesús Piñuelas
4 DF   CHI Valber Huerta (captain)
5 MF   ARG Tomás Belmonte
6 DF   URU Federico Pereira
7 MF   MEX Juan Domínguez
8 DF   MEX Carlos Orrantia
10 MF   MEX Jesús Angulo
11 MF   URU Maximiliano Araújo
12 DF   MEX Mauricio Isais
14 MF   MEX Marcel Ruiz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   CHI Jean Meneses
17 DF   MEX Brian García
19 FW   MEX Édgar López
21 MF   MEX Tony Figueroa
22 GK   MEX Luis García
23 MF   CHI Claudio Baeza
24 DF   PAR Juan Escobar (on loan from Cruz Azul)
25 MF   MEX Alexis Vega
27 DF   MEX Adrián Mora
28 MF   MEX Juan Gamboa
31 FW   PAR Robert Morales

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   MEX Jorge Rodríguez (at Necaxa)
MF   PAR Braian Samudio (at Necaxa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   URU Leonardo Fernández (at Peñarol)

Reserve teams edit

Deportivo Toluca F.C. (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

World Cup players edit

The following players have represented their country at the World Cup whilst playing for Toluca:

Olympic players edit

The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Toluca:

Honours edit

National edit

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
National Liga MX 10 1966–67, 1967–68, 1974–75, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010 1956-57, 1957-58, 1970-71, Invierno 2000, Apertura 2006, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2022
Copa MX 2 1955–56, 1988–89 1960-61, Clausura 2018
Campeón de Campeones Primera División 4 1967, 1968, 2003, 2006 1955-56, 1974-75, 1988-89
Segunda División de México 1 1952-53
Campeón de Campeones Segunda División 1 1952-53

Amateur edit

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
Regional Campeonato Estatal Mexiquense 14 1918–19, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28 1928–29, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944-45 1945–46.

International edit

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
International CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2 1968, 2003 1998, 2006, 2013–14
Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
International Copa Interamericana 0 1969

Performance in international competitions edit

CONCACAF edit

1968: Champions
1969: Second Round
1972: Semi-finals
1998: Runners-up
1999: Quarter-finals
2000: Quarter-finals
2003: Champions
2006: Runners-up
2009-10: Semi-finals
2010-11: Quarter-finals
2013-14: Runners-up
2019: Round of 16
2024: First Round
2023: Round of 16
2024: TBD

CONMEBOL edit

2007: Round of 16
2013: Group Stage
2016: Round of 16
2006: Semi-finals
2000: First round
1969: Runner-up

Managers edit

Name From To
David Albiter 1950 1952
Tomás Fábregas 1952 1953
Fernando García 1953 1955
Fernando Marcos González 1955 1957
Julio Carrasco 1957 1958
Gaspar Rubio 1958 1959
Eladio Ruiz 1959 1959
Fernando García 1959 1959
Bela Kalloi 1959 1959
Fernando García 1960 1961
Cheché Martín 1961 1962
Francisco Berterame 1962 1963
Olten Ayres de Abreu 1963 1963
Fernando García 1963 1964
Francisco Berterame 1964 1965
Arpad Fekete 1965 1966
Ignacio Trelles 1966 1973
José Moncebáez 1973 1974
Enrique Navarro 1974 1974
Ricardo de León 1974 1975
Luiz Carlos Peters 1975 1976
José Nogueira 1976 1977
Jorge Marik 1977 1978
José Antonio Roca 1982 1984
Luis Estrada 1984 1985
Eduardo Ramos 1985 1986
Arpad Fekete 1986 1987
Roberto Matosas 1987 1988
Héctor Sanabria 1988 1989
Raul Cárdenas 1988 1991
José Vantolrá 1991 1992
Roberto Silva 1992 1995
José Pascuttini 1995 1995
Moisés Figueroa 1995 1995
Luis Garisto 1995 1996
Marco Antonio Trejo 1996 1996
Ángel López 1996 1996
Juan Manuel Álvarez 1996 1997
Enrique Meza 1997 2000
Ricardo Ferrero 2000 2001
Ricardo La Volpe 2001 2002
Wilson Graniolatti 2002 2002
Alberto Jorge 2002 2003
Ricardo Ferretti 2003 2004
Enrique Meza 2005 2005
Américo Gallego 2005 2007
José Néstor Pekerman 2007 2008
José Manuel de la Torre 2008 2010
Sergio Lugo 2010 2011
Héctor Hugo Eugui 2011 2011
Wilson Graniolatti 2011 2012
Enrique Meza 2012 2013
José Saturnino Cardozo 2013 2016
Hernán Cristante 2016 2019
Ricardo La Volpe 2019 2019
José Manuel de la Torre 2019 2020
Carlos Adrián Morales 2020 2020
Hernán Cristante 2020 2021
Ignacio Ambriz 2021 2023
Renato Paiva 2024 2025

Records edit

Historical dates edit

Date Event
February 12, 1917 Deportivo Toluca is officially founded by a board of trustees headed by the Henkel brothers.
February 18, 1951 Deportivo Toluca formally debuts in professional soccer by entering the Second Division of Mexico.
January 18, 1953 Deportivo Toluca achieved promotion to the First National Division against Club Irapuato under the direction of Tomás Fábregas.
August 8, 1954 The Club Deportivo Toluca Stadium is inaugurated against Dynamo of Yugoslavia in the "Campo Patria".
May 27, 1956 Deportivo Toluca obtains its first national title by winning the Copa México against Irapuato under the direction of Fernando Marcos González.
June 24, 1959 Luis Gutiérrez Dosal dies; historical president of Toluca after inaugurating the stadium.
February 19, 1967 Deportivo Toluca obtains its first league title under the direction of Ignacio Trelles.
February 26, 1967 Deportivo Toluca obtains its first title of Champion of Champions defeating Club León.
January 7, 1968 Deportivo Toluca obtains its second league title and establishes itself as two-time national soccer champion.
January 28, 1968 Deportivo Toluca obtains its second title of Champion of Champions defeating Atlas de Guadalajara.
April 3, 1968 Deportivo Toluca obtains its first international title by winning the Concacaf Champions Cup.
June 26, 1975 Deportivo Toluca obtains its third league title by defeating Club León 1-0 and with 26 points securing first overall place.
May 10, 1998 Deportivo Toluca obtains its fourth league title by defeating Necaxa 5-2 (6-4 overall).
June 6, 1999 Deportivo Toluca obtains its fifth league title by defeating Atlas de Guadalajara on penalties (5-5 overall), under the direction of Enrique Meza.
June 3, 2000 Deportivo Toluca obtains its sixth league title by beating Santos Laguna with a 7-1 aggregate.
December 21, 2002 Deportivo Toluca obtains its seventh league title by beating Monarcas Morelia 4-2 (aggregate).
October 8, 2003 Deportivo Toluca obtains its second international title in Concacaf by defeating Monarcas Morelia 2-1.
December 18, 2005 Deportivo Toluca obtains its eighth league title by beating Club Monterrey (3-6) becoming the first title as a visitor of the club history.
December 14, 2008 Deportivo Toluca obtains its ninth league title by beating Cruz Azul in the penalty shootout (7-6), under the direction of José Manuel De la Torre.
November 1, 2009 Deportivo Toluca celebrates 1000 matches played at the Nemesio Díez Stadium against Club Queretaro.
January 13, 2010 The Díez family celebrates 50 years in charge of the team since 1959, becoming the family that has spent the longest time in charge of a team worldwide.
May 23, 2010 Deportivo Toluca obtains its tenth league title by beating Santos in a dramatic penalty shootout (4-3), under the direction of José Manuel De la Torre.

Historical Goals edit

Annotation Player Rival Result Season
Gol 1 in Liga MX Carlos Carús Club de Fútbol Atlante Victory 2-1 Season 1953-54
Gol 500 in Liga MX Vicente Pereda Club Deportivo Guadalajara Victory 3-2 Season 1964-65
Gol 1,000 in Liga MX Italo Estupiñán Atlético Potosino Victory 2-0 Season 1974-75
Gol 1,500 in Liga MX Odelio Olmedo Club Deportivo Guadalajara Victory 2-1 Season 1984-85
Gol 2,000 in Liga MX Carlos María Morales Club Deportivo Estudiantes Tecos Victory 2-1 Season 1995-96
Gol 2,500 in Liga MX Vicente Sánchez Atlas de Guadalajara Victory 5-1 Verano 2002
Gol 3,000 in Liga MX Héctor Mancilla Pachuca Club de Fútbol Defeat 3-1 Clausura 2009
Gol 1 in CONCACAF Amaury Epaminodas New York Greek-Americans Victory 4-1 CONCACAF Champions Cup 1968
Gol 1 in CONMEBOL Francisco Linares Estudiantes de la Plata Victory 2-1 Copa Interamericana 1969
Gol 500 in Short Tournements Rafael García Torres Club Deportivo Veracruz Tie 1-1 Apertura 2002
Gol 1,000 in Short Tournements Vladimir Marín Indios de Ciudad Juárez Victory 3-0 Torneo Bicentenario 2010
Gol 1,500 in Short Tournements Alexis Canelo Club de Fútbol América Victory 3-2 Clausura 2019

Top goalscorers in a season edit

Primera División
Player Tournament Goals
  Amaury Epaminondas 1966-67 21
  Vicente Pereda 1967-68 20
  José Cardozo Verano 1998 10
  José Cardozo Verano 1999 15
  José Cardozo Apertura 2002 29
  José Cardozo Clausura 2003 21
  Bruno Marioni Apertura 2006 11
  Héctor Mancilla Apertura 2008 11
  Héctor Mancilla Clausura 2009 14
  Iván Alonso Apertura 2011 11
  Iván Alonso Apertura 2012 14
  Pablo Velázquez Apertura 2013 12
  Alexis Canelo Clausura 2021 11
Copa México
Player Tournament Goals
  Carlos Carús 1960-61 7
  Vicente Pereda 1966-67 5
  Francisco Linares 1967-68 7
  Jesús Romero 1969-70 4
  Edgar Benítez Apertura 2012 5
  Alexis Canelo Clausura 2018 7
  Kevin Castañeda 2019–20 7
Segunda División
Player Tournament Goals
  Mateo de la Tijera 1952-53 22

Appearances and Goals edit

Position Player Period Games Goals
1   Sinha 1999–2017 524 59
2   Antonio Ríos 2009–2021 424 14
3   Carlos Esquivel 2005–2019 423 43
4   Hernán Cristante 1993–2010 419 1
5   Paulo da Silva 2003–2017 383 34
6   José Cardozo 1995–2005 332 249
7   Alfredo Talavera 2010–2020 326 1
8   Vicente Pereda 1960–1975 322 119
9   Edgar Dueñas 2004–2015 307 16
10   José Abundis 1992–2004 270 69
11   Isaac Brizuela 2009–2014 269 13
12   Juan Paz 1978–1985 256 60
13   Vicente Sánchez 2001–2007 242 85
14   Salvador Carmona 1993–2003 237 17
15   Israel López 2001–2007 228 26

Notes edit

  1. ^ Toluca was meant to appear in the Second Round of the 1976 edition but was disqualified by CONCACAF before playing due to scheduling conflicts.

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