Deportivo Neza

Coyotes Neza

Full name	Club Deportivo Coyotes Neza, A.C.
Nickname(s)	Coyotes'
Founded	1978[1]
Ground	Metropolitano / Estadio Neza 86 Ciudad Neza, Estado de México (Capacity: 6,000 / 28,000)
Manager	Miguel Ángel Limón
League	Tercera División de México
Home colours Away colours

Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchisee. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to 1982 in the first division before the club was sold and moved to Tamaulipas and remained Correcaminos UAT. The club has recently made its comeback in the Tercera División de México where they play in group 4.

History

Deportivo Neza was founded in 1978^[2] when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchisee .The owners decided to changed the clubs colors to yellow and black from their original green and white.The club in its begging played in the city of Texcoco, Mexico State in the were they had their best tournaments.

The club played its first game on September 17, 1978 against Club America match which they won 1-0 played in the stadium 10 de Diciembre,the first goal was scored by Rito Sotelo in the 89' of the match.The club had a terrible first year finishing last with a record of 4-19-15 with 16 goals score and 35 goals allowed in 38 games with a total of 30 points.The club just managed to keep the category finishing a few points away from the relegated Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.

In the 1979-80^[3] the club had its first qualification tournament finishing second in its group 6th overall with a record of 12-20-6 with 53 goals scored and 38 goals allowed in 38 games finishing with 44 points.In the first round the club played a short tournament in group 2 with clubs Cruz Azul, Atlante F.C. and Jaibos Tampico Madero the club played 6 matches wining 2 ties 2 and losing 2 finished tied for 2nd with Atlante F.C. failing to advance to the final.

In the 1980-81^[4] the club once again classified to the Championship Playoff after Finnish second once again in group 2 and 7 overall with a record of 13-15-10 scoring 42 goals and allowing 39 finish with 41 points.In the Championship Playoff series they were place with C.D. Guadalajara, Atlético Español and Club Universidad Nacional.The club finished with 2 wins 2 draws and 2 losses for a total of 6 points 3 behind Club Universidad Nacional who would eventually take the title, failing once again to reach the final.

The club played its last tournament in the first division in the 1987-88^[5] tournament.The club was placed in group 3 along with clubs Club America, Puebla FC and Deportivo Irapuato and Necaxa .The club finished 4th with a record of 12-11-15 scoring 46 goals and allowing 60 with a total of 35 points 3 behind Puebla FC who obtain the last playoff spot.At the end of the season with financial problems and lack of fan support the club was sold and transferred to Tamaulipas and remained Correcaminos UAT a local University.

In the 1990s the city try to bring back the club but fail in its attempt and so a new club was formed Toros Neza which played in the same stadium as Coyotes had played.Toros played in the Second division in 1993 and ended winning that championship earning a chance to play in the first division were they played from 1993-2002.Recently the club has made its return playing in the Tercera División de México trying to once again be part of the 18 clubs in first division.

Historic Badges

Historic Badges

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  1970S
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  1980S

Primera División de México Statistics

All statistics from the clubs play in the Primera División de México from 1978-1989.

GP	W	D	L	G F	GS	Pts	DIF
370	111	137	122	459	475	359	-16

• GP - Games Played
• W - WINS
• E - Draws
• P - Loss
• GS - Goals Score
• GA - Goals Allowed
• Pts - Points
• DIF - Difference

Past Kits

First kit evolution

1979

1980

1981

1982

Also See

• Club de Fútbol Laguna
• Correcaminos UAT
• Tercera División de México
• Primera División de México
• Toros Neza

Footnotes

1. ^ "Mexican Clubs" (in Spanish). http://www.isfa.com/server/web/mongrut/mexico.htm. Retrieved May 2003. 
2. ^ "MedioTiempo.com stats 1978-79" (in Spanish). http://www.mediotiempo.com/tabla_general.php?id_liga=1id_torneo=220. Retrieved May 2009. 
3. ^ "Mexico 1980/81 WWW.RSSSF.COM" (in English). http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mex80.html. Retrieved March 2004. 
4. ^ "Mexico 1979/80 WWW.RSSSF.COM" (in English). http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mex81.html. Retrieved March 2004. 
5. ^ "Mexico 1987/88 WWW.RSSSF.COM" (in English). http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mexhist.html#ama. Retrieved March 2004.