Correcaminos UAT explained

Clubname:Correcaminos UAT
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Fullname:Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Nickname:Los Correcaminos (The Roadrunners) El Corre (The Corre)
Ground:Estadio Marte R. Gómez
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Capacity:10,520
Owner:Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Chairman:David Ashdruval Martínez
Manager:Francisco Cortéz
League:Liga de Expansión MX
Season:Apertura 2022
Position:13th
Website:http://www.cfcorrecaminos.com
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Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

The club currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The team was founded in 1980, Correcaminos played in the Primera Division De Mexico from the 1987–88 season to the 1994–95 season. They play in the Estadio Marte R. Gómez, which has a capacity of 10,520, the team is named after the Greater Roadrunner native to the region, which is also the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas' official mascot.

History

The club was founded in 1980 and represents the UAT as well as the city of Ciudad Victoria. It replaced the city's former team, Los Cuerudos, following the team's folding in 1978. The club joined the Segunda División de México in 1982 and played in the 1982–83 tournament. In the 1986–87 tournament the club reached the championship final against the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro having to play a decisive third game in the Estadio Azteca where the club finally managed to beat Querétaro in a penalty shootout and earning their first Promotion. The club did not fare so well in their first year in the Mexican Primera División finishing tied dead last with Atletico Potosino and only avoided being relegated by a goal difference. Before the 1988–89 tournament the club managed to keep its category after buying the Deportivo Neza Franchisee and taking over their vacant spot. The club would go on to play 7 years in the first division before been relegated in 1995, this time they did not buy any franchise to save their status and instead accepted their fate of playing in the newly created Liga de Ascenso. In the summer 1997 the club reached its first final since joining the league only to lose it to Tigres UANL who would go on to be promoted to the first division having won the previous tournament as well. In the Apertura 2005 and Clausura 2006 the club had one of the strongest teams in the league finishing first in both tournament but losing in the round robin first to León and then to Indios de Ciudad Juárez in semi-finals.

Apertura 2011 Title

In the Apertura 2011 the club finished second in the league with 27 points, 7 wins, 6 draws, 2 defeats, scoring the most goals in the league with 33 and allowing 21 earning a round robin spot. In the Quarter-finals the club faced cross town rival Estudiantes de Altamira who they tied 2–2 after 2 games advancing for having finished with more points. In Semi-finals the club would once again tie 3–3 this time against Toros Neza advancing once again because of their league position. In the final the club would go on to face the league points leader La Piedad who was picked favorite by many to take the Apertura title home that year. The first match was played in the Estadio Marte R. Gómez where Correcaminos managed to take a 3–1 advantage. The second match was played in the Estadio Juan N. López where after 90 minutes the club had managed to beat La Piedad after almost 15 years with a score of 1–0 and claiming that tournaments title.

Club honors

Season to season

SeasonDivisionNotes
1982–832nd Division
1983–842nd Division
1984–852nd Division
1985–862nd Division
1986–872nd DivisionChampion
1987–881st DivisionBuys Deportivo Neza
1988–891st Division
1989–901st Division
1990–911st Division
1991–921st Division
1992–931st Division
1993–941st Division
1994–951st DivisionRelegated
1995–96Primera A
Invierno 96Primera A
Verano 97Primera ARunner-up
Invierno 97Primera A
SeasonDivisionPlace
Verano 98Primera A
Invierno 98Primera A
Verano 99Primera A
Invierno 99Primera A
Verano00Primera A
Invierno 00Primera A
Verano 01Primera A
Invierno 01Primera A
Verano 02Primera A
Apertura 02Primera A
Clausura 03Primera A
Apertura 03Primera A
Clausura 04Primera A
Apertura 04Primera A
Clausura 05Primera A
Apertura 05Primera A
Clausura 06Primera A
SeasonDivisionPlace
Apertura 06Primera A8th
Clausura 07Primera A17th
Apertura 07Primera A2nd; Semi-final
Clausura 08Primera A15th
Apertura 08Primera A6th; Quarter-final
Clausura 09Primera A15th
Apertura 2009Liga de Ascenso13th
Bicentenario 2010Liga de Ascenso6th; Quarter-final
Apertura 2010Liga de Ascenso16th
Clausura 2011Liga de Ascenso7th; Quarter-final
Apertura 2011Liga de Ascenso2nd; Champion
Clausura 2012Liga de Ascenso7th; Semi-final and Promotion Final runner-up
Apertura 2012Ascenso MX8th
Clausura 2013Ascenso MX2nd; Semi-final
Apertura 2013Ascenso MX6th; Quarter-final
Clausura 2014Ascenso MX1st; Runner-up
Apertura 2014Ascenso MX3rd; Quarterfinals
SeasonDivisionPlace
Clausura 2015Ascenso MX6th; Semifinals
Apertura 2015Ascenso MX15th
Clausura 2016Ascenso MX7th; Quarterfinals
Apertura 2016Ascenso MX11th
Clausura 2017Ascenso MX15th
Apertura 2017Ascenso MX8th; Quarterfinals
Clausura 2018Ascenso MX12th
Apertura 2018Ascenso MX10th
Clausura 2019Ascenso MX11th
Apertura 2019Ascenso MX14th
Clausura 2020Ascenso MX2nd
Guardianes 2020Liga de Expansión MX16th
Guardianes 2021Liga de Expansión MX15th
Apertura 2021Liga de Expansión MX11th (Reclassification)
Clausura 2022Liga de Expansión MX14th
Apertura2022Liga de Expansión MX13th

On 26 September 2012 the club advanced to the semi-finals winning the game versus Tijuana with a remarkable score of 5–5 changing and advantage of losing 4–1. The game was defined in penalty kicks, having a glorious and historical victory winning the Correcaminos 7–6 in penalties.

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Manager Francisco Cortéz
Assistant manager Arturo Chávez
Goalkeeper coach Javier Barajas
Fitness coach Daniel Ipata
Physiotherapist Omar Vidal
Team doctor Amadeo Calderón

Players

First-team squad

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Reserve teams

Correcaminos UAT Premier
  • Reserve team that plays in the Liga Premier in the third level of the Mexican league system.
    Correcaminos UAT (Liga TDP)[4]
  • Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

    Notable players

    This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

    Managers

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: All Primera\Liga de Ascenso Tournaments played . https://web.archive.org/web/20000531204757/http://www.senorgol.nu/mexico/mexprimeramain.htm . dead . 31 May 2000 .
    2. Web site: rsssf.orgs Stats: All first division Tournaments played .
    3. Web site: Correcaminos de la U.A.T. . Liga BBVA Expansión MX . 12 January 2021 . es.
    4. Web site: Presentan club de futbol Correcaminos . El Sol de San Juan del Río . 29 November 2021 . es . 10 May 2021.