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FC Juárez

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Juárez
Full nameFútbol Club Juárez
NicknameLos Bravos (The fierce ones)
Short nameJUA, FCJ
Founded29 May 2015; 11 years ago (2015-05-29)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Capacity19,703
OwnerMountainStar Sports Group
ChairmanAndrés Fassi
ManagerPedro Caixinha
LeagueLiga MX
Clausura 2026Regular phase: 12th
Final phase: Did not qualify
Websitefcjuarez.com
Current season

Fútbol Club Juárez, simplified as FC Juárez, and also known as Bravos de Juárez, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.

The club was founded in May 2015, competing in Ascenso MX. Four years later, Juárez secured a place in Mexico's top division by acquiring the Lobos BUAP franchise.[1]

History

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FC Juárez was founded on May 29, 2015, by a group of businessmen led by Alejandra de la Vega. She previously managed Club de Fútbol Cobras, a now-defunct football team from Ciudad Juárez that was owned by her father, Federico de la Vega.[2] That same year, FC Juárez returned to Liga MX, Mexico's top-tier professional league, for the first time since 2012, following the relegation and eventual disbandment of the previous franchise, Indios de Ciudad Juárez.[3]

On June 7, 2015, it was officially announced by the Ascenso MX officials that FC Juárez would compete in the Ascenso MX, starting in the Apertura 2015 season.

On December 5, 2015, after a very successful beginning to the season, the team ended the 2015 campaign in second place, and FC Juárez captured its first Ascenso MX title after beating Atlante 3–1 on aggregate, thus gaining the right to play in the promotional final in the Ascenso MX.[4] They failed to qualify for the Clausura 2016 liguilla and lost the promotional final against Necaxa.

The following season, Juárez failed to qualify for the liguilla. In the Clausura 2017 season, Juárez lost the final against Lobos BUAP with an aggregate score of 4–2.

For the 2017–18 Ascenso MX season, the league announced that Juárez was one of six Ascenso MX teams eligible for promotion to the Primera División de México the following season.[5] In the Apertura 2017 season, Juárez lost their second consecutive final, against Alebrijes de Oaxaca, on penalties.[6]

On June 11, 2019, Juárez replaced Lobos BUAP in the Primera División after the founding bi-national group purchased the struggling franchise and relocated it to Ciudad Juárez, thus returning top-level football to Ciudad Juárez.[7][8]

They have developed a friendly, cross-border rivalry with El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship since that side began play in 2019.[9]

FC Juárez recorded its best Liga MX performance in the Apertura 2025 season, finishing eighth in the league table.[10][11] The result qualified the club for the repechage play-in round, where it defeated CF Pachuca 2–1 at home to secure its first-ever appearance in the liguilla (playoffs).[12] Juárez was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Toluca, the defending champions, losing 1–2 on aggregate. FC Juárez lost the first leg at home 1–2 and drew 0–0 in the away match.[13] Toluca went on to win the tournament.[14]

Stadium

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FC Juárez play their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Stadium attendance is capped at 19,765, and it is owned by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. The stadium was opened October 1980, with an inaugural match between the Mexico national team and Atlético de Madrid.

Personnel

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Management

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Position Staff
Sporting Chairman Argentina Andrés Fassi
Corporate Chairman United States Luis Rodríguez
Director of football Spain Fran Sánchez
Director of academy Mexico Gabino Amparán

Source: Liga MX

Current technical staff

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Position Staff
ManagerPortugal Pedro Caixinha
Assistant managersSpain José Belman
Portugal Pedro Malta
Mexico Tomás Campos
Goalkeeper coachMexico Edgar Salcedo
Fitness coachesPortugal Jose Oliveira
Portugal Jose Dionisio
PhysiotherapistMexico Kevin Ponce
Team doctorMexico Álvaro Martínez

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Managers

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Providers and sponsors

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Current kit provider: Joma.

Current sponsors: Caliente.mx, Azteca Deportes, Tubi, Fox Deportes, S-Mart, Volaris, Peter Piper Pizza, UACJ, Hágalo Home Center, Ruba, Sporade, Water House, Superette, Pancake Paradise, Del Río and Productos Lácteos Zaragoza.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 11 July 2025[16][17]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Sebastián Jurado
2 DF  MEX Gilberto Sepúlveda (on loan from Guadalajara)
3 DF  COL Jesús Murillo
4 DF  MEX Alejandro Mayorga
5 MF  MEX Denzell García
6 MF  ESP Monchu (on loan from Aris)
7 MF  MEX Raymundo Fulgencio
8 MF  BRA Guilherme Castilho
9 FW  BRA Madson
10 MF  MEX Jairo Torres
11 MF  PAN José Luis Rodríguez
14 DF  MEX Éder López
15 MF  PAR Lucas Romero
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  MEX Juan Sigala (on loan from Pachuca)
17 FW  MEX Luca Martínez (on loan from Godoy Cruz)
19 FW  COL Óscar Estupiñán
20 DF  MEX Javier Aquino
21 MF  POR Ricardinho
23 DF  MEX Haret Ortega
24 GK  USA Benny Díaz
25 MF  MEX Said Godínez
27 GK  ESP Guillermo Ruiz
29 FW  MEX Ettson Ayón (on loan from León)
33 DF  MEX Francisco Nevárez
35 DF  MEX Bryan Romero

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  MEX José Juan Manríquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  MEX Dieter Villalpando

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  MEX Abraham Nuño (at Tlaxcala)
— DF  MEX Jesús Moreno (at Tepatitlán)
— MF  COL Homer Martínez (at Deportes Tolima)
— MF  MEX Rodolfo Pizarro (at Pachuca)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  COL Diego Valoyes (at Talleres)
— FW  MEX Israel Larios (at Atlético La Paz)
— FW  MEX César Sosa (at UAT)

Reserve teams

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FC Juárez (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

Honours

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Domestic

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Type Competition Titles Winning years Runners-up

Top division		 Copa MX 0 — Clausura 2019
Promotion division Ascenso MX 1 Apertura 2015 Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017
Campeón de Ascenso 0 — 2015–16

References

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  1. ↑ "Liga MX hace oficial mudanza de Lobos BUAP a Juárez" (in Spanish). ESPN México. June 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Morales, Javier (June 12, 2019). "Un bravo a detalle". Once Diario (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Ciudad Juárez tendría equipo en la División de Ascenso". Azteca Deportes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cambios en el ASCENSO MX" [Changes in ASCENSO MX] (in Spanish). June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa" (in Spanish). July 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alebrijes se Coronó en el Apertura 2017" [Alebrijes crowned in the Apertura 2017] (in Spanish). December 4, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez es nuevo equipo de la Liga MX tras la compra de Lobos BUAP" [Liga MX Clausura 2019 Bravos de Juárez is new Liga MX team after the purchase of Lobos BUAP]. Marca Claro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX". KROD. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ Staff, El Paso Locomotive. "Friendly Rival On The Border". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ Olvera García, Marcos (November 24, 2025). "Liga MX: FC Juárez tardó estos torneos en poder jugar su primera Liguilla". Récord (in Spanish).
  11. ↑ "FC Juárez califica a la primera liguilla en su historia". La Jornada (in Spanish). November 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ Ortega, Enrique (November 23, 2025). "FC Juárez consigue victoria histórica en el Play in ante Pachuca". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish).
  13. ↑ Simón, José Luis (November 29, 2025). "Toluca consiente demás a Bravos, no lo derrota, pero es semifinalista". Agencia Amexi (in Spanish).
  14. ↑ R. Yu, Kevin (December 14, 2025). "Toluca es bicampeón de Liga MX tras vencer a Tigres con penales cardíacos". TUDN (in Spanish).
  15. ↑ "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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