FC Juárez
| Full name | Fútbol Club Juárez | ||
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| Nickname | Los Bravos (The fierce ones) | ||
| Short name | JUA, FCJ | ||
| Founded | 29 May 2015 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | ||
| Capacity | 19,703 | ||
| Owner | MountainStar Sports Group | ||
| Chairman | Andrés Fassi | ||
| Manager | Pedro Caixinha | ||
| League | Liga MX | ||
| Apertura 2025 | Regular phase: 8th Final phase: Quarter-finals | ||
| Website | fcjuarez.com | ||
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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. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. Founded in 2015, it competed in the second level division until 2019, when it secured their participation in Liga MX by acquiring the Lobos BUAP franchise.[1]
History
FC Juárez was founded on May 29, 2015, by a group of businesspeople 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] The 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 achieved its best Liga MX performance in the Apertura 2025, finishing eighth in the league table and qualifying for the play-offs (liguilla) for its first time in history.[10][11] The club 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.[12] Toluca went on to win the tournament.[13]
Stadium
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
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Sporting Chairman | Andrés Fassi |
| Corporate Chairman | Luis Rodríguez |
| Director of football | Fran Sánchez |
| Director of academy | Vacant |
Source: Liga MX
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Pedro Caixinha |
| Assistant managers | José Belman |
| Pedro Malta | |
| Tomás Campos | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Edgar Salcedo |
| Fitness coaches | Jose Oliveira |
| Jose Dionisio | |
| Physiotherapist | Kevin Ponce |
| Team doctor | Álvaro Martínez |
Managers
- Sergio Orduña (2015–2016)
- Miguel de Jesús Fuentes (2016–2018)
- Tomás Campos (Interim) (2018)
- Gabriel Caballero (2018–2020)
- Luis Fernando Tena (2021)
- Alfonso Sosa (2021)
- Ricardo Ferretti (2021–2022)
- Hernan Cristante (2022–2023)
- Diego Mejía (2023–2024)
- Mauricio Barbieri (2024)
- Martín Varini (2024–2025)
- Pedro Caixinha (2025–Present)
Providers and sponsors
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
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Reserve teams
- FC Juárez (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Honours
Domestic
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Runners-up |
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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
- ^ "Liga MX hace oficial mudanza de Lobos BUAP a Juárez" (in Spanish). ESPN México. June 11, 2019.
- ^ Morales, Javier (June 12, 2019). "Un bravo a detalle". Once Diario (in Spanish).
- ^ "Ciudad Juárez tendría equipo en la División de Ascenso". Azteca Deportes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ASCENSO Bancomer MX Informa" (in Spanish). July 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bravos de FC Juarez Joins Liga MX". KROD. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Staff, El Paso Locomotive. "Friendly Rival On The Border". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Olvera García, Marcos (November 24, 2025). "Liga MX: FC Juárez tardó estos torneos en poder jugar su primera Liguilla". Récord (in Spanish).
- ^ "FC Juárez califica a la primera liguilla en su historia". La Jornada (in Spanish). November 23, 2025.
- ^ Simón, José Luis (November 29, 2025). "Toluca consiente demás a Bravos, no lo derrota, pero es semifinalista". Agencia Amexi (in Spanish).
- ^ R. Yu, Kevin (December 14, 2025). "Toluca es bicampeón de Liga MX tras vencer a Tigres con penales cardíacos". TUDN (in Spanish).
- ^ "FC Juárez". ligamx.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "FC Juárez". Ascenso MX. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Pierden Bravos ante Xolos". El Mexicano. July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.