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{{short description|Mexican professional football club}}
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| nickname = ''Los Panzas Verdes'' (The Green Bellies)<br>''La Fiera'' (The Wild Beast)<br>''Los Esmeraldas'' (The Emeralds)<br>''Los Verdiblancos'' (The Green and Whites)
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1944|8|20}}, ''as Unión-León''
| ground = [[Estadio León]]
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| owner = Grupo Pachuca
| chairman = Jesús Martínez Murguia
| manager = [[Eduardo Berizzo]]
| league = [[Liga MX]]
| season = [[2024–25 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2025]]
| current = 2024–25 Club León season
| position = Regular phase: 6th<br>Final phase: Quarterfinals
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'''Club León''' is a Mexican professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[León, Guanajuato|León]], Guanajuato, that competes in [[Liga MX]], the top division of [[Mexican football league system|Mexican football]]. The club was founded in 1944 as '''Unión-León''', after the merger of [[Unión de Curtidores]] and the Selección de Guanajuato.

León has won the [[Liga MX|Primera División de México/Liga MX]] title eight times in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1992, the Apertura in 2013, the Clausura in 2014, and Guardianes 2020. After winning the League and the [[México Cup]] in 1949, it became the first Mexican [[campeonísimo]]. León finished as runners-up for the [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]] in 1993 and won the competition (previously the Champions League) in [[2023 CONCACAF Champions League|2023]] against [[Los Angeles FC]].

The team were relegated to the [[Liga de Ascenso]] in 2002 and were a consistent contender for promotion, but failed to advance in the playoffs. León were promoted in the [[2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season|Clasura 2012]] and won the Liga MX's [[Apertura 2013 Copa MX|Apertura 2013]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Straus |first=Brian |date=December 16, 2013 |title=León bests Club América for Mexican Apertura championship |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/12/16/leon-captures-mexican-apertura-championship-club-america |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=August 3, 2023 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804060718/https://www.si.com/soccer/2013/12/16/leon-captures-mexican-apertura-championship-club-america |url-status=live }}</ref> They defended their league championship in [[Clausura 2014 Copa MX|Clausura 2014]], earning them the title of "bicampeones". The team has partnerships with [[Fox Sports Latinoamérica]] in Mexico and [[Telemundo Deportes]] in the U.S. Since 2016, [[TUDN (TV network)|TUDN]] holds the U.S. broadcasting rights to León home games.

León is ranked No. 29 in the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] Central and North America's best clubs of the 20th century.<ref name="North and Central America">{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?32b0cfd380ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20f83617f23808f16|title=Central and North America's club of the Century|work=International Federation of Football History & Statistics|access-date=October 8, 2009|archive-date=February 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222235155/http://www.iffhs.de/?32b0cfd380ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20f83617f23808f16|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The club was created from an application by Unión de Curtidores which merged with Selección de Guanajuato. With the money raised, the directive hired Marcial Ortiz, Raul Varela, Alfonso Montemayor, Salvador Ramírez, Conrado Muniz, Vicente Serrano, Pepe Cortes, "Sticks" Ramírez, Elpidio Sánchez, and Joaquín Source Duillo Dobles. It participated in the Liga Mayor's second season (1944–45). The team comprised Argentinian players and Miguel Rugilo that served as coach and goalkeeper holder. Battaglia played defense plus two fronts; Marcos Aurelio scored 14 goals with Ángel Fernández. The team debuted at Patria Stadium on August 20, 1944, against Atlante and lost by a score of 5–3.

In the 1945–46 season another team appeared in the city: the San Sebastián de León. They placed fourth out of 16 teams with 30 games, 17 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses for 38 points. Their top scorer, with 24 goals, Alberto Mendoza.

In the 1946–47 season notable players joined, one of whom was Adalberto Lopez, who scored 33 goals. In general, the team had a great campaign being runner-up with 41 points and maintained a fourteen-game winning streak. Another important element was Marcos Aurelio, who highlighted with 16 goals. A match against Atlante was scheduled place in Mexico City on June 1, 1947, in the Stadium Insurgentes (now [[Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes]]) which took place in León, but had to switch venues due to an epidemic of [[foot-and-mouth disease]] afflicting the Bajío region

In a match against Club America on May 9, 1946, Florencio Caffaratti accidentally touched an electrical wire after scoring a goal. Alfonso Montemayor rescued him. Subsequently, Caffaratti gave a gold coin to Montemayor with the inscription: "In appreciation of Montemayor by F. Caffaratti."

===1947–48===
{{See also|1947–48 Mexican Primera División season}}
When José María Casullo coached Club León, the greens lost seven times, three of them against Atlas Gold. The team tied at 36 points with the Jalisco Gold at first place. Jalisco Gold broke the tie with a score of 2–0.

===1948–49===
{{See also|1948–49 Mexican Primera División season}}
Club León defeated [[Asturias autonomous football team|Asturias]] 2–0 with goals by Adalberto López to prevent a tie with [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]] and [[Guadalajara]] who remained a point, and Leon became the first to win the tournament campeonísimo cup after defeating [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]] 3–0 on August 14, 1949.

===1951–52===
Club León switched coaches to Antonio López Herranz. Antonio Carbajal joined the team with the return of Marcos Aurelio, Sergio Bravo, and Saturnino Martínez. The team played against a Guadalajara team coached by José María Casullo. León won both games of the year with scores of 1–0. In the penultimate round, León lost to Guadalajara by 1 point.

In the following season, the team remained in third place at 27 points. For the 1953–54 season it finished eighth with 21 points.

===1955–56===
The season's roster increased to 14 teams. León won the best streak in club history with 12 wins and 7 draws before losing against Tampico (1–0). The final game was played at the University Olympic Stadium Mexico City, where León defeated Oro (4–2) and Toluca.

In 1956–57 León lost to Guadalajara. In 1957–58 they reached fifth place but won the Cup title.

===1960s===
León remained in fifth place in the 1960–61 season with 26 points, fifth place in 1961–62 with 25 points, ninth place in 1962–63 with 25 points, ninth place in 1963–64 with 25 points, seventh place in 1964–65 with 30 points, ninth place in 1965–66 with 28 points, fifth place in 1966–67 with 34 points, fifth place in 1967–68 with 35 points, seventh place in 1968–69 with 31 points, and seventh place in 1969–70 with 31 points and when Hugo Sanchez join club leon they won the apertura 1975 si club leon was the best team back in the days on the 70s and late 80s.

===1970s===
For the Mexico 70 Tourney, there were two technical changes: the starter Argentine Luis Grill was replaced, but was reinstated after [[Antonio Carbajal]] left, as a result, left with 33 points to fourth overall Sergio Anaya new stand becomes scorer the contest with 16 touchdowns, while Luis Estrada mark 13 goals. 1970–71 players arrive, Jorge Davino, Roberto Salomone and Juan Valiente who scored ten goals, the club was led by Carbajal and ranked fourth with 38 points.

In 1972–73, initiate driven A. Carbajal was replaced by [[Rafael Albrecht]] that served as player and coach. The final game was against [[Cruz Azul]].

In 1973–74 the team failed to qualify at fifth place with 40 points.

===First relegation===
In 1986–87 Jorge Davino scored 10 points in 19 days and start the 31 day leon when back to second division and they appear back on first division on May 10, 2012 and they won the Apertura when they arrived to first division.

===1990s===
The ''Esmeraldas'' returned to the Primera División for the 1990–91 season and were coached by Victor Manuel Vucetich, who debuted in the top flight and led the entire tournament. He led the club in sixth place with 41 points but did not qualify to be third in group 3, and Martin Uribe Francisco Peña highlighted with 13 and 12 goals.

===Second relegation===
Robert Zermeno cost the team and landed them in last place with 19 points.

After relegation, the club was sold to Argentine businessman Carlos Ahumada.

On 19 November 2010, Grupo Pachuca purchased the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oficializa León compra por parte del Pachuca|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/ascenso-mx/oficializa-leon-compra-por-parte-del-pachuca|work=Medio Tiempo|language=Spanish|date=20 November 2010|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128024824/https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/ascenso-mx/oficializa-leon-compra-por-parte-del-pachuca|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Return to Primera División===
Argentine [[Gustavo Matosas]] began leading León on 7 January 2012, after being hired in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gustavo Matosas nuevo técnico del León|url=https://zonafranca.mx/deportes/gustavo-matosas-nuevo-tecnico-del-leon/|work=Zona Franca|language=Spanish|date=20 September 2011|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907161334/https://zonafranca.mx/deportes/gustavo-matosas-nuevo-tecnico-del-leon/|url-status=live |author1=Zonafrancamx }}</ref> During the Apertura 2011 campaign, he could not have a presence off the bench or be registered as coach because he had coached [[Querétaro FC]] in the same tournament. Matosas' 10 wins, 4 draws, and 0 defeats in 14 regular season fixtures, resulted in an ERA of 70.83% and the overall leader, helping them earn a direct qualification to semi-finals of the play-offs. In the semi-finals, they faced [[Correcaminos UAT]] and won 1–0 in the second match before facing the [[Lobos BUAP]] in the final, winning by an aggregate score of 7–3 and the right to play again in the [[2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season#Promotional Final|Promotional Final]]. Facing [[2011 Liga de Ascenso Apertura Liguilla|2011 Apertura championship]] winners Correcaminos UAT, León won by an aggregate score of 6–2, thus returning to the Mexican top-flight for the [[2012–13 Liga MX season|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=León logró el ascenso a Primera División|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/reporte?juegoId=335439|work=ESPN|language=es|date=12 May 2012|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805104738/http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/reporte?juegoId=335439|url-status=live}}</ref> León had struggled for their fourth final for promotion after losing against [[Irapuato F.C.|Irapuato]] in 2003, [[Dorados de Sinaloa]] in 2005, and [[Indios de Ciudad Juárez]] in 2008.

León won both tournaments (the Apertura and Clausura) of the [[2013–14 Liga MX season|2013–14 season]] and became the first team in Mexico's history to win two consecutive championship titles twice — winning the first of these during the [[1947–48 Mexican Primera División season|1947–48]] and [[1948–49 Mexican Primera División season|1948–49]] leagues consecutively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Underdog Champions: 2013-14 Leon|date=May 21, 2020|url=https://www.fmfstateofmind.com/2020/5/21/21266928/underdog-champions-2013-14-leon-fc|publisher=FMF State of Mind|access-date=December 1, 2020|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620121157/https://www.fmfstateofmind.com/2020/5/21/21266928/underdog-champions-2013-14-leon-fc|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=León, bicampeón 66 años después de ser el primero en serlo en México|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/noticias/nota?s=mex&id=2087915&type=story|work=ESPN Deportes|first=Julio|last=Saucedo|language=es|date=14 May 2014|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413140310/http://espndeportes.espn.com/noticias/nota?s=mex&id=2087915&type=story|url-status=live}}</ref>

Matosas and León parted ways after failing to make it to the 2014 Apertura championship stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liga MX: Leon, coach Gustavo Matosas part ways|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/league-name/story/2161834/headline|work=ESPN|date=24 November 2014|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907161334/https://www.espn.com/soccer/league-name/story/2161834/headline|url-status=live}}</ref> Argentine [[Juan Antonio Pizzi]] was named as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pizzi toma las riendas de León|url=https://www.marca.com/2014/12/04/futbol/futbol_internacional/mexico/1417655777.html|work=Marca Claro|language=es|date=4 December 2014|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828172603/https://www.marca.com/2014/12/04/futbol/futbol_internacional/mexico/1417655777.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 31 January 2016, following a 3–1 away loss to [[Tigres UANL]], Pizzi left the charge to join [[Chile national football team|Chile]] as their new manager and was subsequently replaced by [[Luis Fernando Tena]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Chile coach Pizzi leaves Mexico's Leon on losing note|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-mexico-championship-idUKKCN0V90IL|work=Reuters|date=31 January 2016|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907161334/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-mexico-championship-idUKKCN0V90IL|url-status=live}}</ref> The club managed to reach the semi-final stage of the [[Clausura 2016 Liga MX championship stage|Clausura championship]], losing out to sibling club and eventual winners [[C.F. Pachuca]] with an aggregate score of 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hirving Lozano sends Pachuca into the Liga MX Clausura 2016 final|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=448720|work=ESPN|date=22 May 2016|first=Tom|last=Marshall|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108164701/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=448720|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following a lackluster beginning to the [[2016–17 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|2016 Apertura]] where León summed up 4 points within 7 league matches, Tena was let go and Argentina [[Javier Torrente]] was brought in.<ref>{{cite web|title=León despide a DT Tena por malos resultados en torneo mexicano|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/futbol-mexico-leon-idLTAKCN11503D|work=Reuters|date=29 August 2016|language=es|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109074156/https://www.reuters.com/article/futbol-mexico-leon-idLTAKCN11503D|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Torrente es el nuevo técnico del León|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2774826/torrente-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-del-leon|work=ESPN Deportes|date=30 August 2016|language=es|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107132232/https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2774826/torrente-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-del-leon|url-status=live}}</ref> Regardless of the uninspiring start, the club managed to reach the [[Apertura 2016 Liga MX championship stage|championship stage]], losing to eventual winners Tigres UANL in the semi-finals by an aggregate score of 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tigres down Leon, book place in Liga MX Apertura 2016 final|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=468662|work=ESPN|first=Tom|last=Marshall|date=3 December 2016|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109231350/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=468662|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2017, Torrente was let go after a year as manager<ref>{{cite web|title=FÚTBOL-León de México despide a DT Torrente tras perder en casa|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/futbol-mexico-leon-idARL2N1LD04D|work=Reuters|date=26 August 2017|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107101357/https://www.reuters.com/article/futbol-mexico-leon-idARL2N1LD04D|url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Gustavo Díaz]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gustavo Díaz arriba a León sin presión de tiempo|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3506208/gustavo-diaz-arriba-a-leon-sin-presion-de-tiempo|work=ESPN Deportes|language=Spanish|date=31 August 2017|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128004206/https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3506208/gustavo-diaz-arriba-a-leon-sin-presion-de-tiempo|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 18 September 2018, [[Ignacio Ambríz]] was named manager of León, replacing Díaz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/leon-hires-nacho-ambriz-to-replace-gustavo-diaz-as-manager/eett14c5cjv31ip8gandy5guv|title=Leon hires Nacho Ambriz to replace Gustavo Diaz as manager|access-date=September 15, 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044009/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/leon-hires-nacho-ambriz-to-replace-gustavo-diaz-as-manager/eett14c5cjv31ip8gandy5guv|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2018–19 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|2019 Clausura]], he helped León attain the records of most consecutive wins with eleven<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2019/04/13/futbol/1555128020_844372.html|title=León impone récord de más victorias consecutivas en Liga MX|date=April 12, 2019|language=es|access-date=September 15, 2020|archive-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706162909/https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2019/04/13/futbol/1555128020_844372.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the most points attained during the 17-match tournament format (41 points).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2019/05/05/futbol/1557027384_010855.html|title=León impone récord de puntos en torneos de 17 jornadas|date=May 4, 2019|language=es|access-date=September 15, 2020|archive-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706170234/https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2019/05/05/futbol/1557027384_010855.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They faced [[Tigres UANL]] in the [[Clausura 2019 Liga MX championship stage|Clausura championship]] final but lost following an aggregate score of 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tigres edge Leon to win Liga MX Clausura|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=540305|work=ESPN|first=Tom|last=Marshall|date=21 May 2019|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209221140/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=540305|url-status=live}}</ref> Regardless, Ambríz's feats with the club contributed to him being named best manager at the conclusion of the [[2018–19 Liga MX season|season]].<ref name="Ambriz">{{cite web|title=Ignacio Ambriz: ganador del Balón de Oro al Mejor Director Técnico|url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/liga-mx/ignacio-ambriz-ganador-del-balon-de-oro-al-mejor-director-tecnico|work=TUDN|first=Jaime|last=Bernal|date=13 July 2019|access-date=September 15, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810080808/https://www.tudn.com/futbol/liga-mx/ignacio-ambriz-ganador-del-balon-de-oro-al-mejor-director-tecnico|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a first place finish with 40 points in the [[2020–21 Liga MX season#Torneo Guardianes 2020|Guardianes 2020]] general table, on 13 December, León won the league title defeating [[Club Universidad Nacional]] with an aggregate score of [[Guardianes 2020 Liga MX Final|3–1]], becoming Mexico's joint fourth most successful team with eight titles in total alongside [[Cruz Azul]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Leon sink Pumas to win 2020 Liga MX. In 2021 León defeated Seattle in the Leagues Cup Final 3-2 and was the runner up in the Aperture Tournament. In 2023 León beat Tigres and LAFC to win the Concachampions and book a ticket to the FIFA Club World Cup. title|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=590180|work=ESPN|first=Tom|last=Marshall|date=13 December 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214205706/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=590180|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 March 2025, Club León was disqualified from the upcoming [[2025 FIFA Club World Cup]] after [[FIFA]] ruled that the club had failed to meet tournament regulations on multi-club ownership regarding its connections to [[Grupo Pachuca]], which also owns [[C.F. Pachuca]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mexican club Leon banned from FIFA Club World Cup |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250321-mexican-club-leon-banned-from-fifa-club-world-cup |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=France 24 |date=March 21, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==León Stadium==
[[File:EstadioLeon_Noche.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Night view of the León Stadium.]]
[[Estadio León]] (unofficially known as "Nou Camp") is a football stadium in [[León, Guanajuato]], Mexico. The stadium is home to Club León. It is also used for special events.

The construction of the stadium commenced in August 1965 and was finalized by the end of 1966. On 1 February 1967, the stadium was inaugurated with a match between [[Santos FC|Santos]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]. Santos won the match 2–1.

The stadium has hosted two [[FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cups]]: the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], when the stadium hosted the likes of West Germany, Peru, Bulgaria and Morocco, as well as the quarter-final between West Germany and England; and the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], when the stadium hosted the Soviet Union, France, Hungary and Canada, as well as a second-round match between the USSR and Belgium.

On 8 March 2017, following a protracted period of legal disputes, a resolution was reached determining that the Estadio León was the property of the former Club León owners, Zermeño Reyes and Héctor González.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/03/08/estadio-leon-pasa-a-manos-de-roberto-zermeno|title=Ratifican que Estadio León pertenece a Roberto Zermeño|work=MedioTiempo |access-date=March 9, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308211356/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/03/08/estadio-leon-pasa-a-manos-de-roberto-zermeno|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 18 June 2018, Grupo Pachuca unveiled the new stadium project, dubbed the [[Nuevo Estadio León]]. It was projected to have a capacity of 35,000 spectators and was scheduled for completion in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2018/06/18/futbol/1529349237_264392.html|title=Anuncia Jesús Martínez nuevo estadio para el León|publisher=Diario AS México|language=es|date=18 June 2018}}</ref>

On 9 October 2020, Club León left the stadium following a ruling on the transfer of ownership. Consequently, the club decided to play the remainder of the season at [[Estadio Victoria]], home of [[Club Necaxa]]. Club León returned to the stadium after one game.<ref>{{cite web|title=León stadium drama tops Liga MX headlines|url=https://playingfor90.com/2020/10/16/leon-stadium-drama-liga-mx-headlines/|date=16 October 2020|website=Playingfor90.com|first=Thomas|last=Buckley|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112071244/https://playingfor90.com/2020/10/16/leon-stadium-drama-liga-mx-headlines/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 July 2021, Grupo Pachuca announced that they had reached an agreement to purchase Estadio León. It was later revealed that the local government had financed the deal with an interest-free loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8914173/estadio-leon-grupo-pachuca-anuncia-compra|title=Grupo Pachuca anuncia la compra del Estadio León|publisher=ESPN México|language=es|date=15 July 2021|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=January 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113232431/https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8914173/estadio-leon-grupo-pachuca-anuncia-compra|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 September 2023, Grupo Pachuca announced the cancellation of the new stadium project. The decision was made due to the inability to carry out the project. Instead, the Estadio León will undergo renovations.<ref>{{cite web |title=León se queda sin NUEVO estadio y SIN terreno |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/leon-cancela-construccion-de-nuevo-estadio-y-se-queda-sin-terreno |website=Mediotiempo.com |access-date=15 September 2023 |language=es |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114053640/https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/leon-cancela-construccion-de-nuevo-estadio-y-se-queda-sin-terreno |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Rivalries==
The oldest rival of Club León is [[Unión de Curtidores]], a rivalry which began as both teams reside in León, Guanajuato. Unión de Curtidores was founded in 1928, and during its early years, was the dominant team in León. When they joined the Liga Mayor (now [[Liga MX]]) in 1943, part of the team merged with Selección de Guanajuato and took the name of Unión-León, which later became Club León.

Despite the rivalry against Los Curtidores being the oldest in León, the prominent one today is against [[Irapuato F.C.|Irapuato]], who also appeared in the Clásico del Bajio, which has been fought in both the Primera División and the Primera División A (now [[Ascenso MX]]).

Another rivalry is with [[Pachuca C.F.]], mainly because of similar owners for the two clubs. On July 11, 2018, Club León and Pachuca met in a friendly match played in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], at [[Miller Park]], home of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]. Pachuca won the match 3–1 in front of 18,321 fans. Despite that since Leon's return to first division they have won and gone to more finals than their rivals Pachuca.<ref>{{cite web|title=C.F. Pachuca beats Club Leon in third-ever friendly at Miller Park|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2018/07/11/pachuca-tops-leon-third-ever-soccer-match-miller-park/773272002|website=jsonline.com|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412145711/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2018/07/11/pachuca-tops-leon-third-ever-soccer-match-miller-park/773272002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
===National===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Club León honours
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles
!Winning editions
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]]<br>'''Top division'''
!scope=col|[[Liga MX|Liga Mayor/Primera División/Liga MX]]
|'''8'''
|[[1947–48 Mexican Primera División season|1947–48]], [[1948–49 Mexican Primera División season|1948–49]], [[1951–52 Mexican Primera División season|1951–52]], [[1955–56 Mexican Primera División season|1955–56]], [[1991–92 Mexican Primera División season|1991–92]], [[2013–14 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2013]], [[2013–14 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2014]], [[2020–21 Liga MX season#Torneo Guardianes 2020|Guardianes 2020]]
|[[1946–47 Mexican Primera División season|1946–47]], [[1958–59 Mexican Primera División season|1958–59]], [[1972–73 Mexican Primera División season|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Mexican Primera División season|1974–75]], [[1997–98 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Invierno|Invierno 1997]], [[2018–19 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2019]], [[2021–22 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2021]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Copa MX|Copa México/Copa Presidente/Copa MX]]
|'''5'''
|[[1948–49 Copa México|1948–49]], [[1957–58 Copa México|1957–58]], 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72
|[[1952–53 Copa México|1952–53]], [[1956–57 Copa México|1956–57]], [[1958–59 Copa México|1958–59]], 1965–66, [[Apertura 2015 Copa MX|Apertura 2015]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Campeón de Campeones]]
|'''5'''
|1948, 1949, 1956, 1971, 1972
|1952, 1958, 1967, [[2021 Campeón de Campeones|2021]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''Promotion divisions'''
!scope=col|[[Ascenso MX|Primera División A/Liga de Ascenso]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''4'''{{smallsup|s}}
|[[2002–03 Primera División A season#Verano 2003|Verano 2003]], [[2003–04 Primera División A season#Clausura 2004|Clausura 2004]], [[Primera División A Clausura 2008|Clausura 2008]], [[2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2012]]
|[[2004–05 Primera División A season#Clausura 2005|Clausura 2005]], [[2006–07 Primera División A season#Clausura 2007|Clausura 2007]], [[2010 Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario|Bicentenario 2010]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Ascenso MX#Campeón de Ascenso|Campeón de Ascenso]]
|'''1'''
|[[2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season#Campeón de Ascenso 2012|2012]]
|[[2002–03 Primera División A season#Campeón de Ascenso 2003|2003]], [[2003–04 Primera División A season#Campeón de Ascenso 2004|2004]], [[2007–08 Primera División A season#Campeón de Ascenso 2008|2008]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Liga Premier de México|Segunda División]]
|'''1'''
|[[1989–90 Mexican Segunda División season|1989–90]]
|[[1987–88 Mexican Segunda División season|1987–88]]
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; 
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles
!Winning editions
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[File:Concacaf logo.svg|20px]]<br>'''Continental [[CONCACAF]]'''
!scope=col|[[CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League]]
|'''1'''
|[[2023 CONCACAF Champions League|2023]]
|[[1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1993]]
|}

===Regional===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles
!Winning editions
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag of Canada.svg|20px]] [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] '''North America [[MLS]]<br>[[Liga MX]]'''
!scope=col|[[Leagues Cup]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''{{smallsup|s}}
|[[2021 Leagues Cup|2021]]
|–
|}
;Notes:
* {{legend|gold|record}}
* {{smallsup|s}} shared record

===Friendly===
* '''Torneo Triangular del Bajío''': 1957
* '''Torneo Triangular Renovación''': 1974
* '''Copa Bajío''': 2000
* '''Copa León''': 2004, 2012
* '''Copa Campeón de Campeones''': 2012
* '''[[Copa Pachuca]]''': 2012
* '''Copa Telcel''': 2013
* '''Copa Feria de León''': 2016
* '''Copa Guanajuato 200 Años''': 2024

==Current staff==
===Management===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#ADFF2F;|p=Chairman  |s={{flagicon|MEX}} 	Jesús Martínez Murguia}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#ADFF2F;|p=Director of football |s={{flagicon|MEX}} Rodrigo Fernández }}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=Director of academy|s={{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Santamaría}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#ADFF2F;|p=Secretary  |s={{flagicon|MEX}} 	Ángel Meza}}
{{Fb cs footer|s= [http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/9/leon Liga MX]|date=May 2018}}{{updated|28 November 2022|{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} }}

===Coaching staff===
{|class="wikitable
|-
! style=background-color:#009977;color:White| Position
! style=background-color:#009977;color:White| Staff
|-
|-
|Manager|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Berizzo]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|Assistant managers|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Rambert]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ernesto Marcucci
|-
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Sebastián Maz]]
|-
|Goalkeeper coach|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Bonano]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| Fitness coaches|| {{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Morelli
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mario Avendaño
|-
|rowspan="2"|Physiotherapists|| {{flagicon|MEX}} Víctor Vera
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} José Limón
|-
|Team doctor
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Valentín Villa
|}

==Players==
===First-team squad===
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{{updated|22 January 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ligamx.net/cancha/club/9/leon|title=LIGA MX – Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional|access-date=July 23, 2018|archive-date=July 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723082936/http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/9/leon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=León anuncia la llegada de Omar Fernández como refuerzo|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8755758/omar-fernandez-leon-anuncio-refuerzo-llega-de-puebla|website=ESPN|date=June 9, 2021|access-date=18 June 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200649/https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8755758/omar-fernandez-leon-anuncio-refuerzo-llega-de-puebla|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=MEX|name=[[Alfonso Blanco (footballer)|Alfonso Blanco]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=MEX|name=[[Mauricio Isais]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=URU|name=[[Nicolás Fonseca]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MEX|name=Sebastián Fierro|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=MEX|name=[[Iván Moreno (Mexican footballer)|Iván Moreno]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Emiliano Rigoni]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=COL|name=[[James Rodríguez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=COL|name=[[Stiven Mendoza]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=MEX|name=[[Óscar Jiménez (footballer, born 1988)|Óscar Jiménez]]|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[Club América|América]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MEX|name=[[Ettson Ayón]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=CHI|name=[[Rodrigo Echeverría]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=COL|name=[[Jaine Barreiro]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Adonis Frías]]}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=009977|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=MEX|name=Óscar García|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MEX|name=[[Carlos Cisneros (footballer)|Carlos Cisneros]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MEX|name=[[Paul Bellón]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=MEX|name=[[Salvador Reyes (footballer, born 1998)|Salvador Reyes]]|pos=DF|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MEX|name=Ángel Estrada|pos=MF|other=}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=MEX|name=[[David Ramírez (footballer, born 1995)|David Ramírez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=VEN|name=[[Jhonder Cádiz]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=MEX|name=Sebastián Santos |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=MEX|name=[[Luis Cervantes]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MEX|name=Héctor Uribe|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=MEX|name=Víctor Barajas|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=MEX|name=Diego Luna |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Fernando Beltrán]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=009977|color=FFFFFF}}
{{For|recent transfers|List of Mexican football transfers summer 2024}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start|nonumber=|bg=009977|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Rodolfo Cota]]|pos=GK|other=at [[Club América|América]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ECU|name=[[Byron Castillo]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona de Guayaquil]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Pedro Hernández (footballer, born 2000)|Pedro Hernández]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[Óscar Villa (footballer, born 2001)|Óscar Villa]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Cancún F.C.|Cancún]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Andrés Gallo|pos=MF|other=at [[Racing de Veracruz]]}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=009977|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|name=[[Edgar Guerra]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Club Puebla|Puebla]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|name=[[Alan Medina Silva|Alan Medina]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Everton de Viña del Mar|Everton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=[[José Iván Rodríguez]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|name=[[Federico Viñas]]|pos=FW|other=at [[Real Oviedo|Oviedo]]}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=009977|color=FFFFFF}}

===Reserve teams===
{{Main article|Club León Reserves and Academy|l1=León Reserves and Academy}}

;León GEN
:Reserve team that plays in the [[Liga TDP]], the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

===Former players===

* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Mauro Boselli]]
* {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Isaac Ayipei]]

===Top goal scorers===
{| cellpadding="2" border=1 cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; LightSkyBlue: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=70%
|- align=center bgcolor=#009975 style="color:#FFFFFF; border: 1px #aaa solid;"
!width="20"|N°<ref>{{cite web|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032556/http://www.aquimexico.com.mx/reportaje-maximos-goleadores-de-la-historia-del-leon/1743/|date=14 August 2014|publisher=Aquí México|title=Reportaje. Máximos goleadores de la historia del León|url=http://www.aquimexico.com.mx/reportaje-maximos-goleadores-de-la-historia-del-leon/1743/}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
!width="200"|Name<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leon.html |title=Máximos anotadores de todos los tiempos |access-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127030753/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leon.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
!Season
!width="50"|LEAGUE
!width="50"|2ND DIV
!width="50"|CUP
!width="50"|CDC
!width="50"|CON
!width="50"|LIB
!width="50"|Total
|-align="center"
| 1 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Adalberto López]]<ref name="leon">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leon.html|title=Club León|access-date=October 31, 2023|archive-date=November 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127030753/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leon.html|url-status=live}}</ref>|| 1946 - 50 (5) || 126 || - || 9 || 1 || - || - || '''136'''
|-align="center"
| 2 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mauro Boselli]]<ref name="leon" />|| 2013 - 18 (5) || 105 || - || 20 || - || 1 || 4 ||'''130'''
|-align="center"
| 3 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Marcos Aurelio Di Paulo|Marcos Aurelio]]<ref name="leon" /> || 1944 - 48/ 1951 - 56 (6) || 98 || - || 10 || - || - || - || '''108'''
|- align="center"
| 4 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Salomone<ref name="leon" />|| 1971 - 77 (6) || 95 || - || 9 || - || - || - || '''104'''
|- align="center"
| 5 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Estrada (footballer)|Luis Estrada]]<ref name="leon" />|| 1965 - 73 / 1978 - 79 (9) || 90 || - || 11 || 1 || - || - || '''102'''
|-align="center"
| 6 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tita (footballer, born 1958)|Tita]] || 1990 - 94/ 1995 - 97 (6) || 88 || - || 2 || - || 7 || - || '''97'''
|- align="center"
| 7 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oswaldo Martinolli]] || 1955 - 61 (5) || 74 || - || 15 || 2 || -|| - || '''91'''
|-align="center"
| 8 || {{flagicon|Ecuador}} '''[[Ángel Mena ]]''' || 2019 - Act. (4) || 67 || - || 2 || - || 7 || - || '''76'''
|-align="center"
| 9 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Anaya]] || 1966 - 72 (7) || 53 || - || 7 || - || -|| - || '''60'''
|-align="center"
| 10 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alberto Etcheverry]] || 1958 - 61 (3) || 37 || - || 20 || - || - || - || '''57'''
|-align="center"
| 11 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Montes Jiménez|Luis Montes]] || 2011 - 2022 (11) || 47 || 7 || 1 || - || - || 1 || '''56'''
|-align="center"
| 12 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Luna Barragán|Luis Luna]] || 1945 - 1962 (17) || 47 || - || 6 || - || - || - || '''53'''
|-align="center"
| 13 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Carlos Peña Rodríguez|Carlos Peña]] || 2011 - 15 / 2017 (6) || 38 || 6 || 5 || - || - || 3 || '''52'''
|-align="center"
| 14 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alberto Jorge]] || 1976 - 80 (4) || 51 || - || - || - || - || - || '''51'''
|-align="center"
| 15 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan José Valiente]] ||1970-1972 (2) || 45 || - || - || - || - || - || '''45'''
|- align="center"
| 16 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Evanivaldo Castro|Cabinho]]|| 1983 - 85 (2) ||44 || - || - || - || - || - || '''44'''
|- align="center"
| 17 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Everaldo Begines]]|| 1997 - 00 (3) || 43 || - || - || - || 1 || - || '''44'''
|- align="center"
| 18 || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Héctor Carlos Álvarez|Hector Carlos Álvarez]] || 2005/2006-2007 || - || 44 || - || - || - || - || '''44'''
|- align="center"
| 19 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Elías Hernández]]''' || 2013 - 2018/2021 - Act. (5) || 36 || - || 2 || - || 3 || - || '''41'''
|- align="center"
| 20 || {{flagicon|Uruguay}}[[Nelson Sebastián Maz]]|| 2011-2014 || 9 || 27 || - || - || - || 1 || '''37'''
|- align="center"
| 21 || {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Isaac Ayipei]]|| 1992-1995 (3) || 35 || - || - || - || 1 || - || '''36'''
|- align="center"
| 22 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Nieves]]|| 2006-2012 (6) || 36 || - || - || - || - || - || '''36'''
|- align="center"
| 23 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sigifredo Mercado]] || 1995 - 99 / 2000 - 01 / 2003 (6) || 33 || - || 1 || - || 1 || - || '''35'''
|- align="center"
| 24 || {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Víctor Dávila]] || 2020-2023 || 30 || - || - || - || 3 || - || '''33'''
|- align="center"
| 25 || {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Fredy Bareiro]] || 2007-2008 || - || 30 || - || - || - || - || '''30'''
|- align="center"
| 26 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Martín Peña (footballer)|Martín Peña]]|| 1990 - 92 / 1995 - 99 / 2001 (7) || 26 || - || 1 || - || - || - || '''27'''
|-align="center"
| 27 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Bardo Fierros]]|| 2004 - 2007 || - || 27 || - || - || - || - || '''27'''
|-align="center"
| 28 || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mauricio Romero (Mexican footballer)|Mauricio Romero]]|| 2007 - 2008 || - || 26 || - || - || - || - || '''26'''
|-align="center"
| 29 ||{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Missael Espinoza]]||1997-1998 / 1999-2002 (4) || 23 || - || - || - || - || - || '''23'''
|}

*'''Bold:''' Current players on the club.
*LEAGUE=First category league, 2ND DIV=Second category leagues, CUP=Copa Mexico, CDC=Campeon de Campeones Cup, CON=CONCAFAC Champions Cup, LIB=Libertadores Cup
* In case of tie, they are ordered by chronological order (oldest goes first).

==Managers==
{{div col|colwidth=35em}}
*{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Antonio López Herranz]] (1951–52), (1955–56), (1957–58)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Grill Prieto]] (1966–67), (1970)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Antonio Carbajal]] (1969–70), (1970–72)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Árpád Fekete]] (1981)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Juan Ricardo Faccio]] (1982)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Árpád Fekete]] (1983–85)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro García Barros]] (1987–88)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Víctor Manuel Vucetich]] (1989–1993)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sebastiao Lazaroni]] (1993–94)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Saporiti]] (1994)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Carlos Miloc]] (1995–1996)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Luis Saldívar]] (1996)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Carlos Reinoso]] (1997)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Aníbal Ruiz]] (1997–98)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Alberto Guerra (footballer)|Alberto Guerra]] (1998)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Carlos Reinoso]] (1999–00)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Luis Saldívar]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Enrique López Zarza]] (March 27, 2001 – April 16, 2001)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Pablo Centrone]] (2001–03)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Efraín Flores]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Carlos Reinoso]] (2003)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Luis Saldívar]] (2005)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Bueno]] (January 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mario García Covalles|Mario García]] (July 1, 2008 – October 13, 2008)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Luis Scatolaro]] (May 28, 2009 – June 4, 2009)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Salvador Luis Reyes|Salvador Reyes]] (July 1, 2009 – October 24, 2009)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Luis Salgado]] (January 1, 2010 – July 24, 2010)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Orduña]] (August 7, 2010 – August 22, 2010)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Pintado (footballer)|Pintado]] (September 10, 2010 – December 31, 2010)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tita (footballer, born 1958)|Tita]] (January 1, 2011 – September 14, 2011)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Pedro Muñoz de la Torre|Pedro Muñoz]] (September 15, 2011 – December 31, 2011)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Gustavo Matosas]] (January 1, 2012 – November 24, 2014)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Antonio Pizzi]] (November 24, 2014 – January 28, 2016)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Fernando Tena]] (February 2016 – August 2016)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Javier Torrente]] (August 2016 – August 2017)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Gustavo Díaz]] (September 2017 – September 2018)
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ignacio Ambríz]] (September 2018 – May 2021)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ariel Holan]] (May 2021 – April 2022)
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Renato Paiva]] (May 2022 – November 2022)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Nicolás Larcamón]] (November 2022 – December 2023)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Jorge Bava]] (December 2023 – September 2024)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Berizzo]] (September 2024 – present)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
*<small>[http://www.iffhs.de/?32b0cfd380ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20f83617f23808f16 Full list published by IFFHS on 8 October 2009]</small>

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