36 Facts About Tigres UANL

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Club de Futbol Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolas de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo Leon.

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In international competitions, Tigres UANL won a CONCACAF Champions League title in 2020, and was the 2015 Copa Libertadores Finals runner-up to River Plate.

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Tigres UANL is the official team of the University of the state of Nuevo Leon.

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Under the command of the Brazilian coach Ricardo Ferretti, Tigres UANL finished the Verano 2001 season in the fourth place with 27 points and secured postseason.

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On 3 August 2006, CEMEX, the company that controls Tigres UANL, celebrated its first 100 years with a match between Tigres UANL and Barcelona in Monterrey.

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Sindey Balderas of Tigres UANL scored an own goal, Ronaldinho scored with a free kick and later passed to Eiður Guðjohnsen for a third goal.

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Tigres UANL finished the Clausura 2007 season as eighth with 23 points, securing play-offs.

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In December 2007, Tigres UANL hired who would become the last idol of the team, the skilled Argentine attacking midfielder Lucas Lobos.

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On 19 July 2008, Tigres UANL played Atletico Madrid as their official presentation for the Apertura 2008 tournament.

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Tigres UANL signed Ricardo Ferretti as the head coach for the third time, upon which the face of the team changed completely.

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Tigres UANL was saved from relegation and became one of the most competitive teams in the league.

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12.

Clausura 2012, Tigres UANL hired Brazilian forward Edno and midfielder Elias Hernandez.

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13.

Tigres UANL brought in experienced Argentine striker Emanuel Villa while Danilinho returned from his loan to Brazil, giving the team a highly offensive power for the Clausura 2013 season.

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14.

Queretaro was the eighth-placed and meant to be the rival of Tigres UANL, but was relegated to Ascenso MX, so Monterrey was dragged to postseason.

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Tigres UANL came out aggressive and Danilinho scored a goal early in the game.

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Tigres UANL hired Colombian winger Hernan Dario Burban, defender Jorge Ivan Estrada and Argentine striker Emanuel Herrera for the Clausura 2014 tournament, but finished the season in 14th place, missing the playoffs.

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Tigres UANL lost the 2014 Supercopa MX against Morelia and failed to qualify to the following year's Copa Libertadores as "Mexico 3".

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Apertura 2014 tournament, Tigres UANL hired the Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman, American striker Herculez Gomez, Argentine striker Marco Ruben, Ecuadorian winger Joffre Guerron, young defender Antonio Briseno and the international Uruguayan midfielder Egidio Arevalo Rios.

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Tigres UANL finished the regular season in second place with 31 points, securing postseason.

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Tigres UANL hired Brazilian forward Rafael Sobis and finished the Clausura 2015 regular season in first place with 29 points, earning a ticket to playoffs.

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Tigres UANL finished the season in fifth place with 28 points, best defense allowing 16 goals and securing playoffs.

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22.

Tigres UANL finished the Clausura 2016 season in eight place with 24 points, securing playoffs, where they would face Monterrey.

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23.

Apertura 2016 season, Tigres UANL signed Argentine forward Ismael Sosa and their second French striker Andy Delort.

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24.

Tigres UANL finished the Apertura 2016 regular season in third place with 30 points and tied with Tijuana as the best defense, allowing 13 goals in 17 games.

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Tigres UANL finished the Clausura 2017 season in seventh place with 25 points and the best defense allowing twelve goals in 17 games.

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Apertura 2017 season, Tigres UANL acquired Ecuadorian forward Enner Valencia, Brazilian midfielder Rafael Carioca and French defender Timothee Kolodziejczak.

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Tigres UANL finished the regular season of the Apertura 2017 as second place with 32 points.

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On May 20,2021, after finishing the Clausura 2021 season in tenth place and losing against Atlas the reclassification, Tigres UANL hired coach Miguel Herrera, ending an eleven-year successful era under command of Ricardo Ferretti.

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On 19 May 2005, both teams tied and then, Tigres UANL won in the second game on 26 May 2005 thus qualifying to quarter-finals against Sao Paulo, who later went on to become champion, and who only lost a match in this tournament against this team.

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In January 2006, after defeating their arch-rival, Monterrey, at the Home Depot Center in California, Tigres UANL won their second consecutive Interliga and became the first Mexican team to qualify to two consecutive Copa Libertadores de America.

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Tigres UANL ended second in the group due to goal difference advantage, in a last minute goal against Universidad Catolica, and so qualified again for play-offs.

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In summary, Tigres UANL played 8 games and produced 3 wins, 3 ties, and two defeats.

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33.

On 5 August 2009, Tigres UANL won the final of the 2009 North American SuperLiga against the Chicago Fire at their home stadium in the Chicago's suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois.

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Tigres UANL played home and away qualifying matches against Chile's Union Espanola.

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35.

Tigres UANL played the round of 16 against Universitario de Sucre.

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In 2019, Tigres UANL lost the final of the CONCACAF Champions League against Monterrey.

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