Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club

Full name	Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V.
Nickname(s)	Diablos Rojos (Red Devils)
Founded	12 February 1917; 107 years ago (1917-02-12)
Ground	Estadio Nemesio Díez
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Valentín Díez Morodo
Chairman	Arturo Pérez Arredondo
Manager	Renato Manuel Alves Paiva
League	Liga MX
Apertura 2023	Regular phase: 12th Final phase: Did not qualify
Website	Club website
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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 Bross 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.

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. And the third team with the most seasons in the Mexican First Division. It is, along with the Cruz Azul and the Universidad Nacional, one of the clubs in the current top circuit that since its promotion or appearance, have not been relegated or were absent. from the upper circuit. Its accumulated record positions it as the fifth most successful team in Mexican soccer, with a total of 18 official titles.

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

Early years

Soccer in Toluca came with the idea of the German brothers Manuel and Francisco Henkel, owners of the "La Huerta" hacienda located in Zinacantepec near the city of Toluca. The Henkels implemented soccer on the farm, with the desire to entertain their farmhands during their free hours; Some time later, they launched the official creation of the "La Huerta" team, made up of the hacienda's workers.

Another of the main promoters of soccer in the city of Toluca was Román Ferrat Alday, who met every Sunday with a group of friends to practice soccer on some land near Alameda Central. On his part, the Henkel family used the services of the outstanding physical trainer Filiberto Navas Valdés, who was distinguished by his career in athletics, basketball, Greco-Roman wrestling and boxing.

The Henkels' idea of promoting soccer in Toluca was carried out with the creation of a second team, called Xinantécatl in honor of the Nevado de Toluca and made up of workers from the Toluca-Tenango Railway and the Light Company. , directed by Eduardo Henkel, father of Manuel and Francisco.

As time went by, concern about soccer in Toluca increased and meetings began to be organized in the Ferrat family home and in the "La Valenciana" store, around the creation of a team that would represent the city in the state and national leagues. There were many meetings in which Román Ferrat Alday, Fernando and Armando Mañón, Alfonso Faure, José Estrada Madrid, Raymundo Pichardo, Joaquín Lajous, Arnulfo García Daniel Valero, Manuel Henkel, Flavio Martínez, Filiberto Navas and José Placencia participated.

Finally, on February 12, 1917, the charter of Deportivo Toluca was drawn up in the Ferrat-Solá family home, located at number #37 on Juárez Avenue; forming a board of directors that was joined by personalities such as Leonardo and Joaquín Sánchez, Abel Moreno and Manuel Lara. However, the founding document of the Toluca Sports Club was lost with the beginnings of the Revolution that hit Mexico at that time and was never recovered.

The objective of turning the team into a protagonist of national football began with the hiring of Moisés Plata who had started at Xinantécatl. The board of directors of the Toluca Sports Club acquired the land of the so-called "Gachupines Dam" located on what is now Vasco de Quiroga Street, between Hidalgo Poniente, Aurelio J. Venegas and Buenaventura Merlín, property of Francisco Negrete.

The Ferrat family was in charge of financially supporting the newly formed team, acquiring land located on Colón Avenue (today Paseo Colón) where the first official headquarters of Deportivo Toluca was established, which consisted of a small soccer field. ]] and some wooden stands with a covered section to protect the ladies who attended the game. In 1919, the land of the so-called "Gachupines Dam" located on the streets of Vasco de Quiroga, Hidalgo poniente, Aurelio Venegas and Buenaventura Merlín, which were owned by Francisco Negrete, was acquired.

Between 1918 and 1919 new teams emerged such as; the “Azteca”, the “Unión” and the “Águila”, the latter sponsored by Fernando Barreto who would later be linked to Deportivo Toluca; Fernando Barreto ventured into soccer with the creation of several teams, with which he sought to win the Mexican State Championship. His first team was "Águila", however it only achieved a runner-up finish in 1919 and the team was replaced by "Cuauhtémoc" and this in turn by "Reforma".

In 1921, the governor of the State of Mexico, Manuel Campos Mena, organized a series of celebrations in which Deportivo Toluca participated, with the Tivoli field as its headquarters, which is currently a residential area that it preserves in its name. According to a newspaper from that time, players from Barreto's team appeared in Toluca such as Reynaldo Torres, Francisco Silva and Juan Albarrán, better known as "the devil" (later the inspiration of the Toluca Sports Club for its nickname of the "red devils"). "); However, it was not specified whether the players had been loaned or had been acquired as reinforcements for the club.

With the end of the Revolution, the country entered into crisis and many shareholders of Deportivo Toluca were forced to emigrate from the Mexican capital. With this, Deportivo Toluca entered into crisis and was forced to invite new investors, among whom was Fernando Barreto. In mid-1926, Barreto received an invitation from Atlético León to play a series of three games in the City of León, of which Deportivo Toluca achieved two unexpected victories.

By 1930, the two most important championships in Mexico City were that of the Football Federation and that of the Central Federation. That same year, Deportivo Toluca was invited to participate in one of the two most important championships in the Federal District, organized by the Central Federation together with traditional teams such as España, Necaxa and América that had separated from the Mexican Football Federation. that same year.

Since 1930, Deportivo Toluca carried out a restructuring through which Deportivo became a Public Limited Company with the prolonged contributions of Moisés Plata. With this restructuring, the club sought to give more benefits to its members not only in the area of soccer, but also in basketball, tennis, racquetball and casino games. However, with the incursion into new sports, most of the members neglected soccer, which was only covered by Jesús Piña and Fernando Barreto.

By 1931 and after having achieved a well-deserved third place in the Central Federation championship; Deportivo Toluca returned to the state championships; arriving with the aura of having played a tournament with the three most outstanding teams in the Federal District. The prestige that the team had been enjoying increased further with the matches that Deportivo played against Club España, Atlas de Guadalajara and Club América, whom it defeated 3-2 on December 21, 1930.

Another of the most relevant events at this time was the confrontation of Deportivo Toluca against Libertad of Costa Rica since it represented the first international duel in the history of the Scarlets. Players like Rodolfo Muñoz, Goldoni and Hutt stand out in the match.

In 1935, players such as David Albiter, Carlos Ballesteros, Alberto Mendoza and Samuel Martínez García appeared, who would be a fundamental key to the team's promotion to the First Division. In 1936, Fernando Torres became president and the team retained the title of National Amateur Champion with players such as Horacio Garduño, Manuel Esquivel, Eustolio Enríquez, Aníbal Espinoza, Alfonso García, Manuel Estana, Guillermo Estrada, Ricardo Barraza, Héctor Barraza, Pascual Valdés , Rodolfo Guadarrama, Vicente Quintana and Aurelio Moreno.

One of the great players who emerged in Deportivo during this era was Alberto Mendoza, known as "El Caballo". Alberto started at Deportivo as a reserve and little by little he earned a place as a starter in the team; However, the popularity of "Caballo" reached its peak when Deportivo Toluca beat a Spanish club called Euskadi with four goals from Mendoza on June 16, 1939.

The triumph of Deportivo Toluca against the Spanish surprised everyone and raised the pride of Deportivo; This was mainly due to the fact that Deportivo Toluca did not participate in any renowned tournament and was a purely amateur team. The squad that Deportivo Toluca presented in that victory was made up of Almaquio Castañeda, Martí Ventolrà, José Gómez, Ricardo Barraza, Jorge Quesada, Adolfo Téllez, José Quesada and Amado López, Óscar Hernández, among others.

Between 1944 and 1945, Deportivo Toluca faced an economic crisis because the fees paid by its shareholders were not enough to maintain the needs of the Club. Faced with this situation, the then president of Deportivo Toluca, Ignacio Longares, decided to increase the shares of his shareholders, causing discouragement in many of them, who chose to sell their shares to Longares himself.

In 1943, the professional era of the First Mexican Division began, made up of 5 teams from the Federal District (América, Marte, España, Atlante and Asturias), 3 from Veracruz (Veracruz, Orizaba and Moctezuma ) and 2 from Guadalajara (Atlas and Guadalajara). During the next two years, the Federation began to receive new applications to join the league, so teams such as León, Oro de Jalisco, Puebla, Monterrey, San Sebastián and Tampico joined.

In 1945, Mr. Samuel Martínez García became president, who soon became identified with Deportivo, with whom he won the Mexican State Championship that same year. After winning the championship, Deportivo Toluca was invited to play in the Federal District Reserve League, losing its inaugural match by a thunderous score of 10-0 against Red Star; However, Deportivo Toluca was able to overcome its shaky start and finished the tournament in third place, only below Real España and Club América.

During this stage, Deportivo Toluca obtained its last title in the Mexican State Championship, with the “Tivoli” facilities as its headquarters on the field called “Patria” located between Aurelio J. Venegas, Morelos Poniente, Felipe Villanueva and Constituciónntes streets, exactly where the Nemesio Díez Stadium is located today, known as "La Bombonera" in Toluca for its similarity to a "box of chocolates."

The popularity and desire of many teams to enter the First Division motivated the Major Soccer League to begin preparations for the creation of the Mexican Second Division, implementing the mandatory relegation of the team that finished last in the First Division. and at the same time, the promotion of the champion team in the Second Division.

The Major League published a call, with a series of requirements for teams interested in entering the Second Division. The Deportivo Toluca board began to meet the requirements imposed by the Major League, however the consolidation of the Mexican Second Division would take three more years due to the merger of the Major League and the Mexican Soccer Federation, which took place between 1948 and 1950. The last team of Deportivo Toluca in the Reserves Tournament held at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium, was made up of Porfirio Peña, Edid Isaac, Ricardo Barreto, Santiago Ramírez, Juan Moya, Miguel Vélez, José Luis Zavalla , Alfredo Becerril, Francisco García, Álvaro Pineda and Felipe Galindo.

With the unification of Mexican football, the creation of the Second Mexican Division was accelerated, founded by the Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club, the Club Deportivo Zamora, the Pachuca Club de Fútbol, the Monarcas Morelia, the Club Deportivo Irapuato, the Querétaro Fútbol Club and the Club Atlético Zacatepec; being the founding teams of the new division.

1950s

The Toluca Red Devils officially debuted on February 18, 1951 in the newly formed Segunda División; having as its official headquarters the “Tivoli” field and Rodolfo Butch Muñoz as technical director and David Albiter as his assistant. The tournament concluded on May 27 and the champions turned out to be those of Club Zacatepec who were promoted to the First Division to take the place of Club San Sebastian; For its part, Deportivo Toluca was not successful in the season and finished in penultimate place in the general table.

For the following season, two more teams join the Second Division, while Club Deportivo Toluca carries out a restructuring of its board of directors, with Engineer José Martínez Ruíz becoming president. Other personalities who made up the new sports board were Manuel Zárate as treasurer (later replaced by Artero González), and Fernando Barreto, Samuel Martínez and Jesús Piña as members of the team.

The team begins to use the grounds of "Campo Patria" to hold its games, thanks to the offer of Mr. Aníbal Espinoza. During the second round of the tournament, the readaptation of the stands begins, as well as the placement of the fencing, the latter being one of the main requirements of the Football Federation. David Albiter remains in charge of the technical direction of the team and without assistants achieves a surprising third place.

In Deportivo Toluca's third and final campaign in the Second Division; Mr. David Albiter presents his resignation to the board and is replaced by Tomás Fábregas. The team was reinforced with the arrivals of Ovidio Arnauda, Salvador Rábago, Rubén Pichardo and Trino. The kickoff of the championship was given by Miss Elsa Maawad before an impressive crowd; The scarlet fans began to become increasingly noticeable, following the team even in their away games.

The championship was made up of twelve teams; Deportivo Toluca, San Sebastián de León, Moctezuma de Orizaba, Atlético de Veracruz, Deportivo Zamora, La Concepción de la Ciudad de Puebla, Veracruz, Irapuato, Morelia, Veracruz, Querétaro, Estrella Roja and Monterrey. The team played 22 games, of which they won 14, tied 7 and only suffered one defeat at the hands of Club de Fútbol Monterrey, who curiously finished the season as last overall.

The long-awaited promotion finally took place on January 18, 1953 with a three-goal draw against Club Deportivo Irapuato with a double score from Rubén Pichardo and one from the tournament's top scorer Mateo de la Tijera; finally establishing themselves as champions at the end of the tournament. The title obtained by the Toluca Sports Club gained importance by leaving the Red Sharks of Veracruz in second place, who were strong favorites to win the title and set a series of records that are still remembered.

The Toluca Sports Club finally obtained its promotion after 36 years of its foundation, however having achieved promotion resulted in increased expenses for the board due to the demands of the Mexican Federation increasing and also the sporting issues that required strengthening the team in order to achieve a worthy campaign in the First Division of Mexico. The total expense was out of the reach of the red board and in order to maintain the team, José Ramírez Ruiz decided to form a board of trustees made up of the city's main businessmen, among whom stood out; Juan Salgado, Pedro López, Manuel Villaverde, Jaime García, Francisco Negrete, Mario Mena Palacios, and Luis Gutiérrez Dosal, who kept the team alive.

On August 8, 1954, the Nemesio Díez Stadium was formally inaugurated, which was later renamed: "Héctor Barraza", "Luis Gutiérrez Dosal", "Toluca 70", "Toluca 70- 86", "La Bombonera" (the name that identifies the stadium to this day) and finally "Nemesio Díez". All this arose about the location of Campo Patria.

The first official match of Deportivo Toluca in the First National Division was against the colts of Club de Fútbol Atlante in which Toluca would take the victory by a final score of two for one. In said match the team's fans were present and it was then that a character dressed as a devil appeared as a mascot in the Sports City who; It was immediately adopted by the fans as the club's official mascot, which prevails to this day and gave the Mexican team its characteristic nickname of "the red devils."

At the end of the 1953-54 season of the First Division of Mexico Deportivo Toluca achieved fifth place, tying with Club Deportivo Tampico FC and only three points behind the champion who turned out to be Club Deportivo Marte.

For the 1954-55 season, Deportivo Toluca finished sixth in the general table and as a consequence it was decided to hire Fernando Marcos González in the technical direction and Gonzalo Iturbe, Gabriel Uñate, Jesús Segovia and the goalkeeper Manuel Camacho as reinforcements for the campaign in which the red team finished in fourth place overall.

The first title for the institution would be a Mexico Cup that would come in the year 1956, when Club Deportivo Toluca defeated Club Irapuato on May 27, 1956 with a final score of two goals to one with players like Manuel Camacho, Segovia, Jorge Romo, Hernández, Máximo Vázquez]], Wedell, Enrique Sesma, Blanco, Uñate, Carlos Láscarez and Barraza.

In the 1956-57 and 1957-58 seasons, Deportivo Toluca reaffirmed its good streak, achieving two runners-up finishes below Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Club Zacatepec respectively.

However, a black page appears in the history of the club with the death of Don Luis Gutiérrez Dosal, on June 24, 1959, leaving Enrique Enríquez, a close collaborator of Gutiérrez Dosal, as provisional president. In that same year, at the suggestion of the then president of Mexico, Mr. Adolfo López Mateos, a man arrived at the institution who is remembered as the great "patron" of the Nemesio Díez Riega team, who acquired Deportivo Toluca as well as the stadium (twice World Cup winner) which several years later would bear his name.

First successes (1967-1980)

The second title for the institution and first in the league would come in the 1966-1967 season. The tournament was very close and became important when the dispute for the title was between Club América and Deportivo Toluca; Both teams faced each other on matchday 27, with a 0-0 tie prevailing that did not allow the title to be defined; However, being on the last day of the tournament, Club América tied their match against Nuevo León, while Club Deportivo Toluca beat Necaxa 2 goals to zero, both scored by Juan "el maestrito" Dosal, thus conquering their first league championship, under the direction of Ignacio Trelles.

At the end of the 1966-1967 Season, Club Deportivo Toluca competed for the title of Champion of Champions against Club León; one of the most winning teams of the time, with 4 titles, 2 cups and 2 Champion of Champions. The match was held on February 26, 1967 and Club Deportivo Toluca managed to beat the Leonese team, with a solitary goal from Manuel Cerda Canela. The Toluca Sports Club achieved its first Champion of Champions title, more than responding to the trust that men like Albino Morales, Eduardo Monrroy, Alfonso Faure, Germán Sánchez and Carlos Zarza, the Peruvian, had placed in the group. Claudio Lostaunau, among others.

For the 67-68 Season, Deportivo Toluca maintained its same level and basically its same squad, except for the additions of Tomás Reynoso and Felipe Ruvalcaba as well as the losses of Carlos Lara and Claudio Lostanau. The key match of the tournament took place on January 7, 1968 when Deportivo Toluca received a visit from Club Universidad Nacional three dates before the end of the tournament. The party was dominated by the university; However, in the 22nd minute, Vicente Pereda scored the first goal for the red team in a "popcorn" play from a pass from Ruvalcaba, the victory for Toluca was assured by Juan Dosal who scored 2 Final -0 that would give the team the two-time championship.

Toluca won its second Champion of Champions title, facing Atlas in a series of two games in which points and not goals would count. The first match was won by Deportivo Toluca 3 to 1, and the second match was won by Atlas 1 to 0; After the end of regular time, both teams faced each other in a series of penalties that Deportivo Toluca won with 3 scores from Albino Morales.

On April 3, 1968, the fourth edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup began, with as participants Club Deportivo Toluca (Mexican Champion), New York Greek-American (United States Champion), Somerset CC ( Champion of Bermuda), Scherpenheuvel (Champion of the Netherlands Antilles), SV Transvaal (Champion of Suriname), Aurora FC (Champion of Guatemala), Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Champion of Costa Rica), Club Deportivo Olimpia (Champion of Honduras) and Alianza (Champion of El Salvador). Club Deportivo Toluca debuted on September 29, 1968, defeating New York Greek-American 4 to 1 and 3 to 2 in the second leg held on October 6, however, the tournament did not end successfully after the disqualifications of Aurora FC and SV Transvaal, so Club Deportivo Toluca was declared champion.

In 1970, after the World Cup, the Mexican Football Federation changed the way the tournaments were played; The 18 teams were divided into 2 groups and at the end a league was played to determine the champion. The league consisted of the leader of each group having to face each other in a final. Group A was made up of Atlante, América, Guadalajara, León, Monterrey, Pachuca, Puebla, Torreón and Veracruz, and Group B was made up of Atlas, Cruz Azul, Jalisco, Laguna, Irapuato, Necaxa, Toluca, Pumas and Zacatepec.

Deportivo Toluca finished as leader of Group B and played the final against a powerful América, leader of Group A. The first match took place in La Bombonera on June 25, 1971 with a 0-0 draw; The second match was played on August 1, culminating with a score of 2-0 in favor of America.

In the 1974-1975 season, Deportivo Toluca was directed by José Ricardo de León, who was preceded by great fame after having achieved runner-up status with Atlético Español; Along with Ricardo, there were the arrivals of Walter Gassire, Roberto Matosas]], Arturo López and the Ecuadorian striker Ítalo Estupiñán, whose price caused expectations. That same season, Mr. Fernando Corona Álvarez would become president of the team, and together with the technical direction, he began to work with the basic forces from which players such as Eleuterio López and Ángel Ramos emerged.

Toluca achieved a regular season thanks to the system implemented by Ricardo de León that managed to position Deportivo Toluca in first place at the end of the first round of the championship with 26 total points and 2 difference over Club León who was its closest competitor.

The regular season ended on June 8, 1975 and the teams classified for the final home run were Toluca and Cruz Azul as members of the group of nones and respectively the Unión de Curtidores and Club León on the part of The pairs; in accordance with those established by the Mexican Federation; The first two places in each group had to face each other, with the team that obtained the most points becoming the champion.

In its first five games, Toluca achieved four victories and one defeat and took the title in the fifth game by winning 1-0 against Club León with the score by Italo Estupiñán in the 51st minute, accumulating a total of eight points in the home run; However, it was not until Thursday, June 26, 1975 that he would be formally consecrated as champion of the tournament by losing 3-1 against Club León.

In July 1977, the Toluca Sports Club celebrated its 60th anniversary with the publication of the book "History of the Toluca Sports Club" by Juan Manuel Cid. The 60th anniversary of Deportivo also represented the departure of Fernando Corona Álvarez as president of the team and consequently, the arrival of Germán Sánchez Fabela. The years began to pass and Deportivo Toluca suffered a drop in play since that third title, which over time would become a drought.

The title drought (1980-1997)

For the 81-82 season, Ernesto Nemer Naime became president of the team; and Deportivo Toluca finished the competition placing ninth. For the following season, Toluca's luck did not improve and finally Naime left the presidency in the hands of Jesús Fernández and at the same time Jorge Marí was replaced by José Antonio Roca in the technical direction of the scarlet team.

The 1982-83 campaign was considerably good, finishing the season in fifth place overall; However, for the following season Fernández left the presidency of the team and was replaced by Germán Sánchez Fabela, who managed to recruit Miguel Ángel Cornero, finishing the season in tenth place overall.

The bad results for Toluca continued and in the 1984-85 season José Antonio Roca García left the technical direction of the team as did Germán Sánchez who was replaced as president again by Jesús Fernández; who appointed José Luis Estrada as the team's coach, culminating again in the last places in the competition.

For the Mexican First Division PRODE 85 and Mexico 86 tournaments, Fernando Corona Álvarez returned for the second time as president of the team and Eduardo Ramos Escobedo as coach, however the results did not improve both Álvarez and Escobedo They were replaced in the 1986-87 campaign by Germán Sánchez Fabela and Arpad Fekete respectively; The new board achieved the incorporation of Wilson Graniolatti and Toluca finished in 13th place overall.

As the 80's era was ending, the board appointed Kurt Visetti Vogelbach as president of the institution in the 87-88 season and Roberto Matosas as technical director, as well as Ricardo Ferretti; The Mexican team finished the season in ninth place overall.

It was 14 years that passed after their last title for Deportivo Toluca to become champion again, in the 1989 Cup. In total, Toluca scored 18 goals and conceded 13, the Red Devils defeated the UNAM Pumas in Ciudad Universitaria and Irapuato in the Revolución stadium and Cruz Azul in the Azteca Stadium. The grand final was played against the University of Guadalajara, which took the lead on the scoreboard in the first minutes of the match, however, in the 93rd minute Washington Olivera scored for Club Deportivo Toluca, and the final went to extra time.

In extra time, Deportivo Toluca came back on the scoreboard with the score of Jorge Rodríguez Esquivel, this caused the start of a more aggressive game that culminated with the expulsion of Alfonso Sosa from the U. de G., so the so-called "Lions Negros" were left with 6 men on the field and lost the match by default. The cup was presented by Marcelino García Paniagua, president of the Mexican Football Federation to Club Deportivo Toluca, which became champion of the Mexico Cup for the second time.

Beginning in the 90s, Visetti Vogelbach left the team's presidency and Antonio Mañón began directing him, Toluca hired Raúl Cárdenas and finished in tenth place overall. The drought of titles increased in Toluca and seemed to have no end, because during the following tournaments Deportivo Toluca continued with poor results and the directors of the institution continued to change.

In the 1991-92 season, José Antonio Roca assumed the presidency of the team and appointed Mario Velarde as technical director of the institution; That season ended by placing Toluca in 12th place overall. José Antonio Roca was replaced by Jesús Fernández del Cojo while the 1992-93 season went on, in the same way José Vantolra (who began the season as technical director) was displaced by Roberto Silva finishing the tournament in 14th place overall.

By this time, in the national reserves tournament, the final was reached with a team well coached by Rubén Salas, a former player of the club. The names of this reserve team already included the names of: Julio Aguilar, Salvador Carmona, Ricardo Velázquez, El Camarón Díaz Leal, Felipe Aguirre, Rubén González, José Manuel Abundis. In the end some of these were figures in the first team.

In the 93-94 season, Toluca finally achieved improvement, concluding its participation in the tournament as third place overall. That season was marked by the arrivals of Hernán Cristante, Nidelson Silva de Mello, Rodrigo Fernández and Blas Armando Giunta as well as he returned to the presidency of Jesús Fernández del Cojo.

In the 1994-95 and 1995-96 championships, Toluca registered several changes, in the first season Silva Para was replaced in the technical direction by Moisés Figueroa and this in turn Aurelio Pescuttini and finally in the years 95-96 Sergio Peláez Farell he would become president to continue with the changes; Marco Antonio Trejo and later Miguel Ángel López became the technical director, however the changes in the institution were about to stabilize as Toluca's bad times were coming to an end.

In Winter '97, Deportivo Toluca decided to appoint Rafael Lebrija Guiot as new president and Enrique Meza as coach; However, the results would not improve until the following season in Summer 98, when Deportivo Toluca began to give expected results after more than 23 years of drought. In the tournament he managed to place himself in first place overall, beating teams such as Tigres UANL, Club Necaxa and Club de Fútbol Monterrey to achieve their classification to the league.

The golden era (1998-2010)

Rafael Lebrija, Enrique Meza and the three-time championship of titles (1998-2000)

In the quarterfinals, Toluca defeated Club de Fútbol Atlante and in the semifinals Club América; reaching the final to face Club Necaxa; The match started and Club Necaxa took a 2-1 lead. For the second leg in Toluca, Club Necaxa increased its lead to 4-1 and that was when Toluca began to shine, coming back on the scoreboard and beating Club Necaxa with a 5-2 and a 6-4 aggregate to be crowned champions on May 10, 1998. Curiously, all the first leg games of this Liguilla were played at the Azteca Stadium, the venue that hosts the home matches of Club de Fútbol Atlante, Club América and Club Necaxa.

In Summer 99, Toluca achieved an undefeated record that lasted for 12 days, which they lost to the Cruz Azul, at the end of the tournament they were once again ranked as general leaders with a total of 39 points, fifty goals and only two defeats. Once classified, they defeated Club Necaxa in the Quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 4-3 and qualified for the final by defeating Santos Laguna in the semifinal; once again proclaiming themselves champions, after defeating Atlas de Guadalajara in the penalty shootout on Sunday, June 6, 1999 with an aggregate of 5-5 in regulation time and 5-4 in sudden death penalties to win 10-9 in a final aggregate. Being the most epic and even Final of all time according to experts thanks to the fact that both teams canceled each other and for their attractive offensive game that produced a 3-3 in the first leg and a 2-2 in the second leg. , proclaiming itself the end of the 20th century.

The first decade of the XXI century ultimately became the most successful for Club Deportivo Toluca. In the first half of the year and during the Summer tournament, Deportivo qualified for the league, in which they beat Puebla Fútbol Club by aggregate score (9-0) (the biggest win in the final phase) and in semifinals to Club Deportivo Guadalajara with an aggregate score (6-3). Another final came for Deportivo Toluca, this time against Club Santos Laguna, whom they defeated by an aggregate score of 7 to 1 to become league champions for the sixth time on June 3, 2000.

National successes and the departure of Lebrija (2000-2007)

In 2000, Enrique Meza was appointed coach of the Mexican National Team and his position was in the hands of Ricardo Ferrero, who arrived 1-3 at a disadvantage in the final of the Winter 2000 and finally losing it in sudden death on penalties 4-5 against Monarcas Morelia on December 16, 2000 despite the fact that they managed to tie the aggregate at 3-3 in regulation time, this match being one of the saddest in the history of the club because of the way it was lost. Deportivo Toluca takes a negative streak in the subsequent tournament, turning the Verano 2001 into one of the most disastrous tournaments in its history after what was achieved months ago; continued with good results with Ricardo La Volpe in the Winter 2001 and Torneo Summer 2002 tournaments, qualifying for both leagues, but it was until the Apertura 2002 when he again obtained a title in the First Division under the command of Alberto Jorge defeating Monarcas Morelia by an aggregate score of 4 to 2, being crowned champions again December 21, 2002 and complete his revenge after what happened in the Final between both teams 2 years ago.

In 2003 he obtained his second international title by winning the Concacaf Champions Cup under the command of Ricardo Ferretti again against Monarcas Morelia and later the title of Champion of Champions in 2003 against to Club de Fútbol Monterrey who had just won the Clausura 2003. For the Apertura 2005 Deportivo Toluca, now without José Saturnino Cardozo, won its eighth league title against Club de Fútbol Monterrey under the command of Américo Rubén Gallego and the champion of Champions 2005-2006 of that same season against the Tuzos de Pachuca who had just won the Clausura 2006.

After the 2005 title, the team entered a bad streak in which underperforming players were hired and this resulted in the departure of Rafael Lebrija, with whom Toluca won five league titles in short tournaments.

Fernando Corona, the tenth league and top winner in short tournaments (2007-2010)

Although the golden era seemed to be coming to an end, the Toluca board appointed Fernando Corona Álvarez as the new sports president in 2007; and this in turn appointed José Manuel de la Torre as technical director in 2008.

With the new presidency in charge, Deportivo Toluca once again won the title in the Apertura 2008 by beating Deportivo Cruz Azul 7-6 in sudden death in the penalty series for a total of 9 -8 total, establishing itself as the winningest team in Mexico in the short tournaments and the third historically since it surpassed the same Cruz Azul with 9 championships since both were looking for the ninth star for their shield in that Final; Great players were acquired such as Héctor Raúl Mancilla, who achieved the two-time goal scoring championship in the Apertura 2008 and Clausura 2009. On August 20, 2009, Toluca debuted as Mexico 1st in the Concacaf Champions League, which was established in 2008 as a new edition of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

During the first half of 2010, the Mexican Football Federation decided to rename the tournament "Bicentennial 2010" in honor of the 200 years celebrated by the Independence of Mexico. Deportivo Toluca remained under the technical direction of José Manuel de la Torre and finished the tournament as second place in its group and third place overall; After qualifying for the league, Deportivo eliminated Club América in the quarterfinals and Pachuca in the semifinals to qualify again for the final in which they would culminate in being crowned champions after beating Santos Laguna in the penalty shootout held at the Nemesio Díez Stadium. .

The decade without titles (2011-2023)

After a 3-year process with José Saturnino Cardozo as coach, a radical change was necessary for the club. On May 31, 2016, he was presented as director of sports development José Luis Real and a new project was presented as technical director, headed by a Legend and idol of the institution Hernán Cristante, who would arrive with another reference of the club such as Enrique Alfaro along with Joaquín Velázquez as his technical assistants, during the process an icon of Mexican football and idol, legend of the institution, former national team and World Cup Sinha with the aim of finishing his successful career within the club, then in the Mexican soccer draft the goalkeeper was brought on loan Luis Manuel García as the only reinforcement of the Mexican market, with a solid base within the club after the losses of Richard Ortiz, Christian Cueva, Heriberto Vidales and Lucas Lobos finally contract, and Liborio Sánchez, Christian Pérez, Mario Quezada, Roberto Nicolás Saucedo and Omar Arellano Riverón were added to the casualties. who were ending their loan, other casualties were Daniel González Vega and Héctor Acosta Quintero who were loaned to Chiapas Fútbol Club and Alebrijes de Oaxaca in that same order, were not incorporated into the current team and their loans were renewed to other teams Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Venados Fútbol Club respectively, while the team was in the preseason, he joined the coaching staff David Rangel who, as a player of the institution, would become captain and champion in the years 98' 99' 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 reinforcements for the Tournament Apertura 2016 an old acquaintance who was champion in the institution in 2010 would arrive again, the Chilean Osvaldo González, plus the Brazilian Maikon Leite who previously played in Mexico in 2014 for Club Atlas de Guadalajara; Other reinforcements were the Argentines Rodrigo Gómez from Club Atlético Independiente, another Argentine will join the squad Pablo Barrientos who during the last season played with San Lorenzo from Almagro, plus the incorporation of the English-Mexican Antonio Pedroza who arrived from Club Sport Herediano of Costa Rica and the last reinforcement to close the squad was the Argentine Jesús Méndez who arrived from Club Atlético Independiente. The last loss was when the Apertura 2016 tournament was in progress and it was Darío Bottinelli who would return to Argentina to play with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.

Deportivo Toluca found itself playing at home at the Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba, because the Estadio Nemesio Díez was undergoing renovation work for the upcoming celebrations of the 100 years of life of the club. red squad, until matchday 17 of the Apertura 2016 the Diablos threw themselves into place #10 in the general table, unsuccessfully seeking a ticket for the Liguilla and fight for the title, being eliminated by Club Santos Laguna while they were eliminated from the Copa MX by Querétaro F.C. in the Semifinals.

With a view to the Clausura 2017 and the Nemesio Díez Stadium fully ready, the championship was played at its centenary party, with the absences of Gerardo Flores Zuñiga and Carlos Gerardo Rodríguez, joining the ranks of the scarlet squad Rodrigo Salinas, Gabriel Hauche and Efraín Velarde. In addition, Rubens Sambueza arrived as bomb reinforcement. In that Clausura 2017 they reached the semifinals where they were eliminated by Club Deportivo Guadalajara, which ultimately became the champion. Later in the Apertura tournament they reached the quarterfinals as fifth place, being defeated by Monarcas Morelia, so in their centenary they did not obtain any title. For 2018, Velarde, Rodrigo Gómez, Maikon Leite and Pedroza left due to the end of his loan, there were surprise incorporations of Luis Quiñones, Leonel López and Ángel Reyna. In that first half of 2018 they reached the final of the Copa MX tournament, being defeated by Club Necaxa. While in the league tournament Toluca was the overall 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 defeated in the late 2000s and 2010. This time the laguneros were the champions with an overall score of 3-2.

For the 2018 Apertura, Toluca hired William Fernando da Silva, Adolfo Domínguez Gerardo, Amaury Escoto, Richard Ruíz, Luis Ángel Mendoza, Héctor Acosta Quintero, 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 América, who would ultimately become champions, being eliminated 5-4 on aggregate. In the following tournament, Cristante was kept, in its first two games the team remained as Superleader, but then there was a streak of 6 games without winning, 5 losses and a draw. In which Cristante was dismissed and his replacement was Ricardo La Volpe who began his second stage, during La Volpe's stage there was improvement, but it was not possible to qualify for the league.

During the Apertura 2019 La Volpe remains in the technical direction, but his results did not improve, having his worst tournament since the Verano 2001. La Volpe resigned with one day left to finish. They finished in second to last position with only 17 points.

For the Clausura 2020, 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 contingency health due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The postponement of the contest reached a critical point, until on May 22, 2020, the Extraordinary Assembly of the Liga MX decreed the end of the tournament before its regular date, leaving the competition without a champion. Toluca finished the tournament in 15th position, as a result of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, obtaining 10 points.

For the tournaments Guard1anes 2020 and Torneo Guard1anes Clausura 2021, Toluca finished in 11th position, so they had to play the reclassification in a single match, 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 eleventh position, again playing the reclassification in a single match, this time they faced the current champion León, being a complicated match, again a visitor due to their position in the table, they won in a round of penalties, after tying 2-2 in regulation time, winning on penalties 2-4, reaching the quarterfinals, facing Cruz Azul, in a fairly disputed match, ended back and forth at the Azteca 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 the Toluca player Alexis Canelo with 11 scores.

For the tournament Apertura 2021, Toluca made a more outstanding performance than the previous tournaments, culminating in position number 6, again playing for reclassification, but this time at home, although it did not serve as a lot, since Toluca was defeated by Pumas with a score of 1-2 in the match at Nemesio Diez, culminating again in a reclassification match.

Support

For many years the fans of Deportivo Toluca were very few, because after winning their third title in 1975 against the legendary Club León, the team registered a significant decline, ranking for many years in positions less than half of the board; As if that were not enough, with the passage of time the long tournaments disappeared and the relegation became a matter of percentage which was closely linked to the results achieved by the institutions in recent years.

This evidently affected Deportivo Toluca, placing it in a fighting situation for non-relegation. With such poor results and serious problems, the fans in Toluca preferred to support other teams, mainly from the capital such as Club Universidad Nacional and América, until the '98 season after the arrival by José Saturnino Cardozo that Toluca would reach a final and the fans would begin to appear in the stadium. The golden era began and the fans began to organize, giving birth to the Barra Perra Brava, an entertainment group that is located in the sun stands and gained great popularity when it began to "take off its shirts" every time the team scored a goal. regardless of weather conditions. As time went by, the stands of the Nemesio Díez Stadium began to register greater entries and new animation groups began to emerge.

Currently, on the official site of the Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club, five animation groups are registered for the institution; the classic Perra Brava, Los Hijos del Averno, La Banda del Rojo, Garra Diablos and La Fuerza Roja, although evidently there are other unregistered bars that also occupy the stands of the stadium. The most common nickname of the team is "red devils", a tradition that began with the promotion of Toluca to the First Division in 1953; During the amateur era, Toluca's colors were blue and white, however as time went by the team began to use the red color that identifies it to this day.

The club's mascot appeared for the first time in August 1953 when Deportivo Toluca formally debuted in the First Division against the Atlante colts in the Ciudad de los Deportes; Since then the nickname of the red devils was born. Toluca also has other nicknames used less frequently to refer to the team; such as: los escarlatas due to the color of their uniform or los choriceros, chorizo being one of the characteristic foods of the city of Toluca. According to surveys carried out in 2007 and 2009 by Grupo Reforma, Récord and Consulta Mitofsky, Toluca is the fifth team with the most fans in Mexico and the team with the greatest fan growth. Today according to Mitofsky in 2022, Toluca is the seventh most popular team in Mexico with 3.0% preference with around 4.0 million fans.

Stadium

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 (1954-2024)

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.

With an investment of 800 million mexican pesos (about 40 million united states dollars), 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)

Is a multi-use stadium in Toluca, Mexico, on the campus of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. The stadium seats 32,000 and is used mostly for football matches. 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. Construction of the stadium began between 1957 and 1958 as a municipal facility for the city of Toluca, with a formal opening on 5 November 1964. It is named for Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba, who coached the UAEM American football team. Between 1974 and 1976, the mural Aratmósfera was painted on the west side stands by Leopoldo Flores. It depicts a man reaching toward the sky to touch light. In 2005, the eastern stands were covered and converted to seats.

Crest and kits

Crest

The current design of the shield used by Deportivo Toluca has undergone only three modifications. The first design was a circle split on the right simulating a letter "C" in which the abbreviation "D.T" was found, referring to the official name of the team: Club Deportivo Toluca, said logo was displayed on a white background and with red letters. , and currently it is still used for the institution's international meetings in which the "retro" Toluca uniform is usually used. Later, said shield was inverted, to such a degree that its letters were written in white and the background in red. In addition, the name of the institution was printed around the shield decorated in black, red and white. Currently the team uses the original shield, implanted on a complete circle with the inscription "Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club", and on whose surface there are olive branches and in its upper part there is a crown attached with the stars obtained by the institution , which represent the national championships won throughout its history.

Evolution of the kits

• 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 - 2017: 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

Period Sponsor 1980 - 1992 Adidas 1993 - 1994 Umbro 1994 - 1997 Corona Sport 1998 - 1999 Diadora 2000 - 2010 Atletica 2010 - 2023 Under Armour 2024 - 2027 New Balance

Period Sponsor 1993 - 2000 Victoria 2001 - 2020 Banamex 2021 - 2025 Roshfrans

Additional club sponsors and partners

• Aeroméxico
• Caliente
• Corona
• Toluca International Airport

Diablos Rojos TV

Diablos Rojos TV is an official program of Deportivo Toluca, which began broadcasting on December 2, 2009 through Mexiquense Televisión. Diablos Rojos TV is broadcast every Thursday sharp at 7:00 p.m. hosted by Enrique Ballesteros and Luz Ramos. The program was inaugurated by Fernando Corona Álvarez accompanied by Vicente Pereda (second highest scorer in Toluca history) and Antonio Naelson Matías. An official website for the program was also launched, which presents videos, images and audio related to the program; Starting in 2010, the official program of Deportivo Toluca began to offer its broadcasts via the Internet.^{[ citation needed]}

Presidents

Lis of presidents

Name	Period	Name	Period
Manuel Henkel	1917-1919	Román Ferrat	1919-1928
Fernando Barreto	1928-1936	Fernando Torres	1936-1944
Ignacio Longares	1944-1945	Samuel Martínez	1945-1951
José Ramírez	1951-1953	Luis Gutiérrez	1953-1956
Enrique Enríquez	1956-1963	Alfonso Lechuga	1963-1964
Santiago Velasco	1964-1966	Eduardo Monroy	1966-1969
Alfonso Faure	1969-1970	Javier Maawad	1970-1972
Fernando Corona	1972-1977	Germán Sánchez	1977-1980
Ernesto Nemer	1980-1981	Jesús Fernández	1981-1983
Germán Sánchez	1983-1984	Jesús Fernández	1984-1985
Fernando Corona	1985-1986	Germán Sánchez	1986-1987
Kurt Visetti	1987-1989	Antonio Mañón	1989-1992
José Roca	1992-1993	Jesús Fernández	1993-1995
Sergio Peláez	1995-1997	Rafael Lebrija	1997-2007
Fernando Corona	2007-2010	Santiago Velasco	2010-2011
Fernando Corona	2011-2013	Jesús Vallejo	2013-2015
Jaime León	2015-2017	Francisco Suinaga	2017-2023

Notable presidents

Luis Gutiérrez Dosal

• He arrived at Deportivo Toluca in 1953 at the invitation of José Ramírez Ruíz to take the reins of the team, occupying the position of president in July of that same year.
• He is considered the first “Great Patron” of the team, standing out for the acquisition of the “Campo Patria”, which would become Deportivo's first stadium.
• He headed and financed the expansion works of the stadium and the Club House, formally inaugurating “La Bombonera” on August 8, 1954 against Dynamo of Yugoslavia.
• Under his tutelage, Deportivo Toluca won the Cup title in May 1956, being Deportivo Toluca's first official title as a First Division team.
• He died on June 24, 1959 after 6 years of financially supporting Deportivo Toluca, in his honor the "La Bombonera" Stadium was renamed after the manager.

Nemesio Díez Riega

• Nemesio Díez Riega, was born in Portilla de la Reina, León, Spain, on December 19, 1909 and arrived in Mexico at 13 years of age.
• The Real Club España was his first battle team, he signed up as a member of the team, of which years later he would be a member of its Board of Directors
• In 1959 Nemesio accepted the suggestion of president Adolfo López Mateos and acquired the Toluca Club along with the stadium that today bears his name.
• Before he died, he was the object of fair recognition, after on a historic day for his team, the "La Bombonera" stadium changed its name for the seventh time to now bear that of the businessman.
• Under the presidency of Díez, Deportivo Toluca won the two-time championship in the 66-67 and 67-68 seasons.

Rafael Lebrija Guiot

• President of Deportivo Toluca from 1996 to 2007.
• Achieves the resurgence of the Club after 23 years of not winning a title.
• Under the direction of Lebrija, Toluca proved to be the best team in the Short Tournaments.
• He was President of the First Division.
• He was President of the Coyotes del Neza.
• Under the presidency of Rafael Lebrija, Deportivo Toluca won 5 Summer league titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, Apertura 2002 and 2005.

Fernando Corona Álvarez

• President of the Toluca Red Devils from 2008 to 2010 (3rd stage) is a man linked to football and sports in general.
• Coordinator of national soccer teams in the 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1978 World Cups.
• He was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Mexican Football Federation.
• He served as Head of the Mexican Delegation to the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens.
• Member of the Mexican Sports Hall of Fame since August 25, 2005
• In his first stage as president (1972 to 1977), Deportivo Toluca achieved its third league title in the 74-75 Season, in the third stage of Corona the team achieved the Apertura 2008 and the Torneo Bicentenario 2010, their ninth and tenth league titles, respectively.
• Recently dismissed by Santiago Velasco Monroy
• Appointed on November 12, 2011, again as team president, this being the fourth time he has held the position.
• He leaves the position of president in 2013 due to health problems, being replaced by Jesús Vallejo.

Management staff

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

Coaching staff

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

First-team squad

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

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   URU Leonardo Fernández (at Peñarol)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   PAR Braian Samudio (at Necaxa)

Reserve teams

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

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

Olympic players

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

Honours

National

Type	Competition	Titles	Winning Seasons	Runners Up
National	Primera División / 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 México / Copa MX	2	1955–56, 1988–89	1960-61, Clausura 2018
	Campeón de Campeones de Primera División de México	4	1967, 1968, 2003, 2006	1955-56, 1974-75, 1988-89
	Segunda División de México	1	1952-53
	Campeón de Campeones de Segunda División de México	1	1952-53

Amateur

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

Type	Competition	Titles	Winning Seasons	Runners Up
International	CONCACAF Champions' Cup / Champions League	2	1968, 2003	1998, 2006, 2013–14

Type	Competition	Titles	Winning Seasons	Runners Up
International	Copa Interamericana	0		1969

Performance in international competitions

CONCACAF

• CONCACAF Champions Cup: 13 appearances

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

• Leagues Cup: 2 appearances

2023: Round of 16

2024:

CONMEBOL

• Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances

2007: Round of 16

2013: Group Stage

2016: Round of 16

• Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance

2006: Semi-finals

• Copa Merconorte: 1 appearance

2000: First round

• Copa Interamericana: 1 appearance

1969: Runner-up

Managers

Name	From	To
David Albiter	1950	1952
Tomás Fábregas	1952	1953
Fernando García	1953	1955
Fernando 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	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 Peters	1975	1976
José Nogueira	1976	1977
Jorge Marik	1977	1978
José 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 Trejo	1996	1996
Ángel López	1996	1996
Juan 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 Pekerman	2007	2008
José de la Torre	2008	2010
Sergio Lugo	2010	2011
Héctor Eugui	2011	2011
Wilson Graniolatti	2011	2012
Enrique Meza	2012	2013
José Cardozo	2013	2016
Hernán Cristante	2016	2019
Ricardo La Volpe	2019	2019
José de la Torre	2019	2020
Carlos Morales	2020	2020
Hernán Cristante	2020	2021
Ignacio Ambriz	2021	2023
Renato Paiva	2024	2025

Champion Managers

Segunda División de México Tomás Fábregas: Temporada 1952-53. Primera División de México Ignacio Trelles: 1966-67, 1967-68. Ricardo de León: 1974-75. Enrique Meza: Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000. Alberto Jorge: Apertura 2002. Américo Gallego: Apertura 2005. José de la Torre: Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010. Copa México Fernando González: 1955-56. Héctor Sanabria: 1988-89.

Campeón de Campeones Ignacio Trelles: 1967, 1968. Ricardo Ferretti: 2002-03. Américo Rubén Gallego: 2005-06. CONCACAF Champions Cup Ignacio Trelles: 1968. Ricardo Ferretti: 2003.

Statistics

• Campeonato estatal mexiquense:
  • Seasons: 27 (1918-1945).
  • Best Position: 1° (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.).
• Seasons on First Division: 100 Seasons (1954-2024).
• Best position in First Division
  • In long tournaments: 1° (1966-67, 1967-68).
  • In short tournaments: 1° (Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2018).
• Seasons in Second Division: 3 (1950-1953).
  • Best Position: 1° (1953).
• Championship finals: 13 (1970-71, Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Invierno 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2022).
• Most points in a long tournament:46 (1966-67).
• Most points in a short tournament: 41 (Apertura 2002).
• Most goals scored: 55 (Apertura 2002).
  • In long tournaments: 58 (1967-68)
  • In short tournaments: 55 (Apertura 2002).
• More games without losing: (1966-67 - 1967-68).
• Most games without a tie: 15 (1961-62).
• More games without winning: 18 (1994-95).
• Most consecutive wins: 9 (Clausura 2018); 5 (1961-62, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1977-78, 1991-92, Bicentenario 2010, Apertura 2012).
• More games scoring: 24 (1957-58).
• Most games without scoring: 6 (1977-78).
• Top scorer: José Saturnino Cardozo (259)
  • Top scorer in League and Liguilla: José Saturnino Cardozo (249 goles).
  • Top scorer in Liguillas: José Saturnino Cardozo (41 goles).
  • Top scorer in Liguilla Finals: José Saturnino Cardozo (9 goles).
• Maximum goals achieved:
  • In national competitions:
    • Toluca 7-0 Puebla F.C. (Verano 2000), Toluca 7-0 Tigres UANL (Apertura 2006).
    • Toluca 6-0 Tecos UAG (Apertura 2002), Toluca 6-0 América (Apertura 2003), Toluca 7-1 Atlante F.C. (Apertura 2013).
  • In international competitions: Toluca 7-0 C.D. Marathon (Concacaf Champions League 2009-10).
• Maximum goals received:
  • In national competitions:
    • Tampico Madero F.C. 7-2 Toluca (1988-89), América 7-2 Toluca (Apertura 2009).
    • Tigres UANL 6-0 Toluca (Clausura 2005), Toluca 1-6 Monarcas Morelia (Clausura 2011), CF Mérida 6-1 Toluca (Copa MX Clausura 2015).
  • In international competitions: Cúcuta Deportivo 5-1 Toluca (Copa Libertadores 2007), Club Nacional de Football 4-0 Toluca (Copa Libertadores 2013), Sao Paulo 4 - Toluca 0 (Copa Libertadores 2016).
• Top winners:
  • Player:
    • Hernán Cristante (Eigth títulos): Five League Titles (Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008), Two Campeón de Campeones (2002-03, 2005-06), one Copa de Campeones (Concacaf Champions Cup 2003).
    • Antonio Naelson Matías (Eigth Titles): Five Ligas (Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010), Two Campeón de Campeones (2002-03, 2005-06), One Copa de Campeones (Concacaf Champions Cup 2003).
  • Coach: Enrique Meza (Three Titles): (Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000).
  • President: Rafael Lebrija Guiot (Five Titles): (Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005)
• Longest time without conceding a goal: Hernán Cristante, 772 minutes (Apertura 2008).
• Best start to the league: Clausura 2009 (12 undefeated matches).
• Consecutive classifications to the league: 7 (Invierno 2001, Verano 2002, Apertura 2002, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2004 y Apertura 2004).
• Biggest win in a league (global score): Toluca 9 - 0 Puebla (Verano 2000).
• Biggest win in a final (overall score): Toluca 7 - 1 Santos Laguna (Verano 2000).
• Fewest losses in a regular tournament: 1 (Invierno 1998 y Clausura 2009).
• Longest unbeaten streak: 12 (Clausura 2009).
• Best goal difference in a short tournament: +30 (Apertura 2002).

Ranking

World Club Ranking

As of 12 April 2024.

Rank	Country	Team
175		FC Dacia Chișinău
176		SK Sturm Graz
177		Deportivo Toluca F.C.
178		SC Dnipro-1
179		Kawasaki Frontale

Continental Ranking

As of 12 April 2024.

Rank	Country	Team
5		Tigres UANL
6		Deportivo Saprissa
7		Deportivo Toluca F.C.
8		C.D. Guadalajara
8		Club León

National Ranking

As of 12 April 2024.

Rank	Country	Team
3		C.F. Pachuca
4		Tigres UANL
5		Deportivo Toluca F.C.
6		C.D. Guadalajara
7		Club León

Records

Historical dates

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

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

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 Fernando Uribe Apertura 2016 6 Alexis Canelo Clausura 2018 7 Kevin Castañeda 2019–20 7

Segunda División

Player Tournament Goals Mateo de la Tijera 1952-53 22

Top appearances

Position	Player	Period	Games
1	Sinha	1999–2017	524
2	Antonio Ríos	2009–2021	424
3	Carlos Esquivel	2005–2019	423
4	Hernán Cristante	1993–2010	419
5	Paulo da Silva	2003–2017	383
6	José Cardozo	1995–2005	332
7	Alfredo Talavera	2010–2020	326
8	Vicente Pereda	1960–1975	322
9	Edgar Dueñas	2004–2015	307
10	José Abundis	1992–2004	270

Top scorers

Position	Player	Period	Goals
1	José Cardozo	1995–2005	249
2	Vicente Pereda	1960–1975	119
3	Vicente Sánchez	2001–2007	85
4	José Abundis	1992–2004	84
5	Carlos Morales	1995-2002	84
6	Carlos Carús	1953–1962	77
7	Sinha	1999–2017	71
8	Héctor Mancilla	2008–2010	64
9	Juan Paz	1978–1986	62
10	Héctor Eugui	1972–1978	62

Rivalries

Clásico mexiquense

The Clásico mexiquense is a derby played in the State of Mexico between the Club Deportivo Toluca and the Toros Neza; whose origin is found in the rivalry that existed between Deportivo Toluca and Club Deportivo Coyotes Neza in the 70s as both teams were from the State of Mexico.

Its beginnings occurred during 1978 when the Laguna Football Club was sold and moved to the city of Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico; headquarters, of the Toluca Sports Club.

It was celebrated for 10 years until the disappearance of Club Deportivo Coyotes Neza in 1988 when it was transferred to Tamaulipas under the name of Correcaminos de la UAT. In 1988 in an attempt to revive the Neza Coyotes; The Correcaminos returned to Ciudad Neza under the name of Potros Neza, however the project would fail and the team would end up becoming the subsidiary of the Club Atlante.

Despite the great rivalry that existed between Deportivo Toluca and the Club Deportivo Coyotes Neza, it was not until 1993 when the Clásico Mexiquense emerged after the rise of the Technological University of Neza and the founding of the Toros Neza.

The new rivalry between Toluca and Toros, which emulated the old rivalry that existed between Deportivo Toluca and Club Deportivo Coyotes Neza; It reemerged with greater strength, eventually competing in the Orgullamente Mexiquense Cup, in a series of 3 games won by Deportivo Toluca in 1998.

The rivalry remained until the late 1990s; when the president and owner of Toros, Juan Antonio Hernadez Venegas, announces a change of headquarters that would culminate in the disappearance of the team and therefore of the Clásico Mexiquense until 2010 with the reappearance of the Toros Neza in the Liga de Ascenso.

In December 2010, Grupo Salinas, then owner of Monarcas Morelia and Venados de Mérida announced a headquarters exchange between the Venados and the Potros UTN, owned by Grupo Pegasso, acquiring the Ciudad plaza. Neza to once again found the legendary Toros Neza, under the name of Neza FC. Despite this, the Mexican classic would not be played again, since in 2013 it was announced that the Neza franchise would migrate to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche to create the Delfines Fútbol Club, on May 20 of the same.

In March 2014, it was announced that the Toros Neza would return to the Second Division of Mexico with their traditional name. With this, there is the possibility that both teams will play friendlies, and the Mexican classic will be played again.

Reserves and academy

Atlético mexiquense

The Atlético Mexiquense was a team that competed in the second category of Mexican soccer, the Primera División A, what would become today the Ascenso MX. It was officially founded for the 1997 Winter Season after acquiring the Atlético Hidalgo franchise and converting it into the subsidiary of Club Deportivo Toluca. For a long time he played in the city of Toluca, later he moved to the city of Ixtapan de la Sal to play at the Ixtapan 90 Stadium and, finally, he returned to play in the city of Toluca in the 2008 Apertura tournament.

Their greatest achievement was the runner-up finish in the 2004 Apertura under the direction of Pablo Luna, losing the final against Club San Luis. In that Mexiquense were the Mexicans Armando Mejía and Octavio Mira, the Brazilian Douglas Caetano, the Argentine Emanuel Ruíz and the Uruguayan Enrique David Díaz, but those who managed to transcend the most would be the Mexicans Jorge Oropeza (who later played in Albania and Ukraine), Arturo Albarrán (nationalized and selected Salvadoran), the late forward Edgar García de Dios and, above all, the creative Diego de la Torre.

For various reasons, including their subsidiary status, some of the greatest footballers from the golden era of the "devils" came to play matches with Atlético Mexiquense (among them Darko Vukić, Antonio Naelson "Sinha", Fabián Estay, among others), also the most outstanding youth players of the 2000s, such as Edgar Dueñas, Cesar Lozano, Miguel Almazán, Francisco Gamboa, Carlos Esquivel, Diego de la Torre or Moisés Velasco, also managed to play in the Atlético Mexiquense- the first wave of youth players from the second decade of the new milineo such as Nestor Calderon, Isaac Brizuela, or Antonio Ríos.

Toluca Premier

Toluca Premier is a subsidiary of Club Deportivo Toluca that, as of opening 2015, plays in the Premier Promotion League, without having the right to be promoted. Its headquarters are the Metepec Facilities, with capacity for 1000 spectators.

Along with 16 other subsidiary teams from the First Division of Mexico, Toluca Premier is part of a joint project to improve the performance of the Premier Promotion League and monitor players over the age of 20 years. For the above reasons it should not be confused with Atlético Mexiquense; Well, that one disappeared in the Clausura 2009 to become the basic forces team "Toluca Sub-20", at the same time that the old Second Division, then called First A, was renamed Ascenso MX.

Two clarifications are in order. 1) Although the groups correspond to an indistinct regional division between subsidiaries and regular clubs, in the Premier League two leagues are played: one for the teams with the right to be promoted and another for the subsidiary teams. 2) Players registered in the Toluca Premier who have the single card can also play with the first team, in the League and Mexico Cup; in the same way that the first team and under-20 players, who have the single card, can play in Toluca Premier.

Toluca Premier is a subsidiary of Club Deportivo Toluca that, as of opening 2015, plays in the Premier Promotion League, without having the right to be promoted. Its headquarters are the Metepec Facilities, with capacity for 1000 spectators.

During the opening 2015 Toluca Premier was integrated into Group 2 along with teams from the center and west of the country, which also includes Potros de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, current champion of the Premier League, and with whom, in addition to the city of Toluca, he shares some players on loan. At the end of the 2015 opening season, the team was placed in the last places in the general table and did not qualify for the affiliate team league. The first match against Potros de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México ended 0-4 in favor of the university team.

The Toluca Premier squad for the 2015 opening was made up of the goalkeepers: López Salazar José Luis, Mercado Miranda Juan Pablo and Vilchis Arias Omar Addi; the defenders Martínez Martínez Miguel Ángel, Graniolati Abaid Wilson, Heredia Ávila Gerardo Josimar, Kotasek Montes Mario, Ramírez Hernández Ángel Arturo, Ocampo Guzmán Juan Félix de Jesús, Milla Vázquez Víctor Adrián, the midfielders Maciel Magaña Cristian, Díaz Leal Valdés Marco Polo, Hernández Sánchez José Ángel, Sánchez Sánchez Aarón David, Macias Guillén Uziel Eduardo, León Mateos Jaime Alejandro, López Contreras Brian and the attackers Sánchez García José Andrés, Gutiérrez Castellanos Emmanuel, García Sandoval Andy Arnold. Of all of them, the only one who had managed to play with the first team is Gerardo Josimar "El Tigre" Heredia. The technical direction is the responsibility of José Edmundo Núñez. Toluca Premier's top scorer in the 2015 opening match was Diego Gama - a player registered with the first team, with six goals.

Reserve Team

Professional Mexican soccer underwent a restructuring at the end of Clausura 2009, at which time the Primera División A became the Liga de Ascenso. The change implied removing from this league all subsidiary teams that did not have the right to be promoted, on the other hand the first division teams were obliged to have an Under-20 team and another Under-17 team; This is how Atlético Mexiquense ceased to exist and many of its players were part of the new red U-20 team, so much so that the official name of the squad was and continues to be Mexiquense U-20 and not Toluca U-20 as popularly is known.

Since the U-20 and U-17 basic forces were established, they have provided Deportivo Toluca with important players. José Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre, and later José Cardozo, turned to the youth team on several occasions to reinforce the first team or make up for any eventuality.

Among the players who were promoted by José Manuel de la Torre, Néstor Calderón, Isaac Brizuela, and Antonio Ríos achieved consolidation (all of them came to play in the last seasons of Atlético Mexiquense alongside Diego de la Torre and Moisés Velasco). Close to consolidation are his teammates Erbin Trejo and Miguel Ángel Centeno (the latter, along with Néstor Calderón and Isaac Brizuela, participated in the youth selection process that led to the London 2012 gold medal, although none was finally considered among the 18 Olympic selected). The process of the promoted youth players was not continued by Sergio Lugo (Technical Assistant to "Chepo" de la Torre and his successor in the technical direction), which is why footballers such as Raúl Nava, Carlos Galeana or Trejo and Centeno themselves did not achieve their consolidation .

During the technical directions of Graniolatti and Enrique Meza, very few promotions were given from the U-20. Remember the debut of Alexis Ochoa with "Ojitos" Meza, a player who is currently in the Premier League with the Potros de la UAEMEX. Upon the arrival of José Cardozo, promotions were reestablished with the debut of Daniel "Bóxer" González (currently on loan at Jaguares de Chiapas, after good seasons in the Premier League with Coyotes de Tlaxcala), however the only youth player who since then achieved his Consolidation was Jordán Silva from Potosí (silver medal at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games), although very close to consolidation are Alejandro Navarro, Jorge Sartiaguín and Diego Gama. The last promoted from the U-20 who have seen minutes with the first team were Aldo Benítez, Gustavo Castillo and Diego Aguilar, mostly in Mexico Cup.

However, many other youth players have not had the same fortune and have temporarily gone on to reinforce teams in the Premier League, the Ascenso Mx or even the LigaMX, among them we can mention Alexis Ochoa, Daniel González Vega, Arturo Tapia, Juan Carlos Morales or Sergio Pérez, among many others (it is expected that over time some of these players will join the Toluca Premier and thus be able to consolidate themselves). A separate case, worthy of mention, is the goalkeeper Ernesto Sánchez Mena, who after having fulfilled all the youth categories of Toluca, and having tried his luck in the second division of Greece, suffered a wrist injury while alternating between the bench of the first team and the goal of the Toluca U-20, an injury that finally removed him completely from professional football without having made his debut.

The Basic Forces of the Toluca Sports Club are directed by Roberto Silva Parada. According to the philosophy of the institution; Toluca's priority is to work with young elements who can excel as soon as possible in the First Division. Deportivo Toluca has an under-20 team and another under-17 team that share the team name; in addition to various football schools throughout the country.

Women

Deportivo Toluca Femenil is the women's football section of Deportivo Toluca and they currently play in the Liga MX Femenil, the top level women's football league in México. Founded in 2017. The team was founded in 2017 prior to the creation of a women's soccer league in Mexico. In 2017 it was one of the 12 clubs participating in the 2017 Liga MX Femenil Cup, where it finished in fourth overall position. In the 2018 Clausura Tournament (Liga MX Femenil), Toluca reached the semifinal round, where they were eliminated by the Monterrey Femenil Soccer Club. In the 2018 Apertura Tournament (Liga MX Femenil), the team reached the league again, being defeated by Club América Femenil in the quarterfinals.

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