Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈsantos laˈɣuna ] ), normally known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban sphere of La Comarca Lagunera, made up of the surrounding municipalities of Torreón, Gómez Palacio and Lerdo. Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 and reached Mexico ‘s top division after buying the Ángeles de Puebla club. The club debuted in first division in the 1988–89 season. Domestically, Santos Laguna has won 6 Liga MX championships, ampere well as 1 Copa MX and 1 Campeón de Campeones cup. It has besides reached the finals of the CONCACAF Champions League twice, finishing runner-up on both occasions.
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Santos is the one-third football club formed in the Laguna region, after the unsuccessful Laguna FC and FC Torreón. In 2018, the cabaret celebrated its thirty-fifth anniversary with a change in their logo. In a February 17, 2013 poll, by Consulta Mitofsky, [ 2 ] it was the fifth-most-popular team in Mexico .
history [edit ]
Formation and early years [edit ]
Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 by the Mexican Social Security Institute ( IMSS ) of the department of state of Durango as Santos IMSS. Since the late 1970s, the IMSS had sponsored a home football tournament with teams from across the nation. Jose Diaz Couder, IMSS head of social services in Gómez Palacio, was invited to participate in the tournaments despite the fact that he did not have a team. He appealed to the players he knew to form a team, based on Asturias F.C. In 1987 Tuberos de Veracruz, separate of the Segunda División de México, was purchased by IMSS and moved to Santa Cruz, Tlaxcala. The beginning Santos Laguna team spent less than a year in Tlaxcala before moving to Gómez Palacio. A lack of facilities spurred efforts to obtain Moctezuma Stadium ( Estadio Corona ) in Torreon, owned by John Abusaid, and the Saints made their first home in the former Estadio Corona. On September 4, 1988 Los Guerreros played their first game as Santos Laguna, winning 2–0 .
Segunda Division A [edit ]
When the IMSS sold its professional sports clubs, Salvador Necochea Sagi bought Santos Laguna. In their foremost class in the Second Division A, the Warriors avoided delegating with three wins, two draw and one loss. William ( the Clash ) Galindo, Carlos González, Julio Cesar Armendáriz, Tomas Moreno and Fernando de la Rosa were luminary players. In 1989 Los Guerreros earned their nickname when, after a poor begin, they finished 10th. Their winnow basis grew, and the baseball club ‘s owners bought the first base Estadio Corona. The club undergo changes the adopt year, replacing its logo with the current one and playing in green and whiten stripes. Of the 18 founding members of the Second Division B, two won promotion to the first base division : the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas and Santos Laguna .
forwarding to Primera Division [edit ]
In 1988 Santos Laguna purchased the Puebla Angels, giving them Cristian Saavedra, Wilson Graniolatti, Martin Zuniga and Miguel Herrera and a record of three wins, four draw and one loss. Lucas Ochoa scored the club ‘s inaugural First Division goal and the Warriors, led by Carlos Ortiz, avoided relegation with Herrera ‘s two goals paving the way for a 3–1 get the better of of Atletico in Potosino. In 1991, Grupo Modelo became majority owner of the club and Ramon Ramirez made his foremost Division debut with a finish against Club Deportivo Guadalajara. Late the succeed year, club president Armando Navarro Gascón and his wife were killed in an automobile accident. President Alberto Canedo and Chilean coach Pedro García arrived in 1993. Grupo Modelo made a strong investing in reinforcements, Antonio “ El Turco ” Apud, Daniel Guzmán, Olaf Heredia, Diego Silva, Héctor Adomaitis and Richard Zambrano who joined players coming from Second Division such as José Guadalupe Rubio and Pedro Muñoz. The 1993–94 season saw the team for the first gear time qualify for the playoffs in the First Division and managed to reach the final concur with their one-tenth anniversary of establish, though lost in overtime in the second leg of the final against Club Deportivo Estudiantes Tecos who were coached by Victor Manuel Vucetich. In 1994, identify player Ramón Ramírez left for Guadalajara but Santos qualified for the playoffs a second gear time. Los Guerreros participated in the 1995 CONCACAF Champions Cup, and were eliminated in the first gear cycle by Deportivo FAS of El Salvador. Argentine Mauro Camoranesi played 13 games with Santos, scoring one goal before returning to Uruguay. other noteworthy players that season and the following one were Gabriel Caballero, Francisco Gabriel de Anda and Miguel España. chilean Cristian Montecinos reached the third gear league during the 1996 regular season, and Santos Laguna won their beginning First División entitle with newly actor Jared Borghetti. In the Verano 1997 tournament, Santos Laguna was eliminated by Guadalajara 5–0 in the Estadio Jalisco. Santos Laguna played ailing in the Invierno 1997 tournament, winning three games out of 17 and tied for last in the standings with Pumas UNAM and UAG Tecos. In 1998 the club reached one of the two qualify finals for the Copa Libertadores, which was played on September 9 in Los Angeles .
2000s [edit ]
In the summer 2000 season, Santos Laguna was strengthened by the arrivals of Rodrigo Ruiz and Luis Romero. During the regular season, the Warriors lost only two games and finished second gear in the overall standings behind Toluca. In the 2001 summer season, the club won their second league championship. During the winter 2001 season Santos Laguna, with eight losses, failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished eighth overall. In summer 2002, the Warriors were fourthly in the overall standings but were eliminated 1–0 in the semi-finals by Necaxa at the Estadio Corona. Santos Laguna qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup that class for the second time. The Warriors defeated Tauro FC of Panama by aggregate seduce of 5–3 ; in the future round, at home, Santos Laguna lost 3–2 overall to the U.S. ace Kansas City Wizards. At the end of the summer tournament, Fernando Quirarte and his coach staff stepped down ; Quirarte was replaced by Sergio Bueno, who was soon sacked in favor of Luis Fernando Tena. Finishing eighth overall, Santos Laguna defeated defending ace and drawing card Global America 5–4 at Azteca Stadium. The Warriors qualified for the group stage of the Merconorte Cup, defeating the Kansas City Wizards and Barcelona of Guayaquil doubly each and Sporting Cristal once ; their only loss was to Sporting Cristal, 2–1. For the 2003 Apertura tournament ( the club ‘s twentieth anniversary ) reinforcements arrived in the form of Vicente Matias Vuoso and Sixto Peralta, Argentines who had played for Manchester City and Inter Milan. In the match at Estadio Corona against Monterrey, 10 goals were scored. The Warriors qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals, Luis Fernando Tena ‘s sign was not renewed, and he was replaced by Eduardo De la Torre. The Warriors began 2004 well, qualifying for the Copa Libertadores by defeating Atlas Guadalajara 4–3, but were injured, discrepant and tired in the Clausura. The golf club, put up for sale, was in a precarious fiscal put but played two tournaments and finished 14th overall. In the Copa Libertadores, despite unpaid wages, Santos Laguna ended the group stagecoach undefeated. In the second attack, the Warriors were eliminated by River Plate after a struggle. During Apertura 2004 the club was abandoned by the Ministry of Finance, who withdrew fiscal support and returned it to former owner Grupo Modelo with instructions not to invest more money in the franchise until stream owner Carlos Ahumada Kurtz solved his legal problems. The club payroll was restructured, players were cut and Santos Laguna did not qualify for the playoffs. In the 2005 Clausura, the Warriors ‘ Vicente Matias Vuoso won the scoring backing with 15 points and Rodrigo Ruiz set a mexican record for scoring passes with 12 assists. Santos Laguna was plagued by injuries during the Apertura tournament. The Clausura 2006 tournament was black for the club .
The Apertura 2007 was one of the team ‘s best seasons. With the arrival of the ecuadorian Christian Benitez, Santos Laguna lost only one match and was visited by Pele. For the Clausura 2008, the golf club scored 36 goals in the regular season. On June 1, 2008 Santos Laguna won their third Clausura backing, defeating Cruz Azul. The baseball club began Apertura 2008 at Azteca Stadium against America. Clausura 2009 was black for the Warriors ; bus Daniel Guzman was dismissed and replaced by Sergio Bueno, and the cabaret ‘s fortunes improved slightly. In the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals against the Montreal Impact in Montreal ‘s Olympic Stadium before a crowd of 55,571, the Impact surprised and won 2–0. Apertura 2009 opened the Nuevo Estadio Corona ; Bueno was dismissed and replaced by Ruben Omar Romano .
2010s [edit ]
In 2010 Santos fell just abruptly of the style, losing 4–3 to Toluca. For the Apertura Christian Benitez returned to the baseball club, contributing to their rise to the acme of the board and scoring 14 goals. The Saints lost 3–0 to Monterrey, their second gear consecutive final loss. In the Clausura Ruben Omar Romano, unpopular with fans, was dismissed on February 20, 2011. Two days late, Diego Cocca debuted as passenger car in a 2–0 loss to Cruz Azul. Cocca lost his first six games before a 3–0 workweek 12 victory over Cruz Azul, and the team did not qualify for the playoffs. Cocca began Apertura 2011 with the digest of the board and players, but was dismissed on September 3 and Eduardo Rergis became the interim coach. On September 12 Benjamin Galindo was appointed as new coach, with Hector Lopez his adjunct. Under Galindo, Santos won five straight games and reached fourth stead. In the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Santos defeated the Seattle Sounders FC in the quarter-finals and Toronto FC in the semi-finals. In the final, the golf club lost to Rayados of Monterrey. In the 2012 Clausura, Santos Laguna finished in first place for the second prison term in its history. In the quarter-finals, the club won 6–4 on aggregate. The first crippled of the semi-finals, against the UANL Tigres at the Estadio Universitario, ended in a 1–1 guide and Santos won the second game to advance to the concluding. After playing Monterrey to a 1–1 draw at Estadio Tecnologico, Santos Laguna won the second game 2–1 with goals by Daniel Ludueña and Oribe Peralta for the baseball club ‘s fourth title. The Apertura 2012 featured Edgar Gerardo Lugo and rising defensive stars Monarcas Morelia and Oswaldo Alanis. however, Santos did not qualify for the playoffs and was ineffective to repeat its championship. At the end of the season, Benjamín Galindo sacked his two assistants before he himself was dismissed. In the Clausura 2013, Portuguese director Pedro Caixinha was hired based on a recommendation by former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho. Daniel Ludueña and Christian Suarez were transferred to the Pachuca Soccer Club in rally for Mauro Cejas, Nestor Calderon and promising colombian Andres Renteria. Santos Laguna finished sixth during the regular season. They defeated Atlas 3–1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and lost to Cruz Azul 0–3 and 2–1 in the semi-finals. In the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, Santos again reached the final examination against Club de Fútbol Monterrey. The first game was a scoreless bind, and Monterrey won the moment game 4–2. For the Apertura 2013, Santos sold Ivan Estrada to Pachuca and transferred Herculez Gomez, Gerardo Lugo and Aaron Galindo. After the June buy of Grupo Modelo by Belgian-Brazilian company AB InBev, on August 8 Grupo Modelo announced the sale of Santos Laguna to new company Orlegi Sports ( led by Alejandro Irarragorri and other Mexican businessmen ). The new owners said that they would continue their sponsorship. After defeating Atlante 3–1 in the latter half of the Apertura 2013, Santos Laguna secured a position in the Copa Libertadores for the second fourth dimension in their history. [ 3 ] Los Guerreros finished undefeated at the peak of Group 8, which included Copa Argentina winners Arsenal de Sarandí, Uruguayan league champions Peñarol and Venezuelan league runner-up Deportivo Anzoátegui. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the aside leg of the Round of 16, Santos Laguna faced argentine side Lanús, which they lost 2-1. Darwin Quintero scored the alone finish for Los Laguneros. [ 6 ] Los Guerreros sealed their elimination by losing 2-0 in the home leg after Ismael Blanco and Paolo Goltz scored for the argentine side. [ 7 ] Following the two clashes in the tournament, several Lanús players were transferred to Santos Laguna in the latter months of the year, namely defender Carlos Izquierdoz, midfielder Diego “ Pulpo ” González and goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín. [ 8 ] In the Clausura 2015, Santos rebounded from a six-match misplace mottle to qualify for the playoffs. The cabaret defeated top-ranked Tigres UANL 2–1 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals. They faced another favorite, Chivas del Guadalajara, whom they defeated 3–0 on sum. In the finals they faced Gallos Blancos del Querétaro in their first base Liga MX final. Santos defeated Querétaro in the beginning branch of the finals at Territorio Santos Modelo with a record-breaking score of 5–0 ; Javier “ Chuletita ” Orozco scored four of the goals. In the second leg, at Corregidora Stadium, Gallos won 3–0 but Santos won their one-fifth championship 5–3 on aggregate. In the Clausura 2018 tournament, under the management of former goalkeeper Robert Dante Siboldi, Santos Laguna earned twenty-nine points, tied with América and Monterrey, but placed fourth due to finish deviation. [ 9 ] In the playoffs, the team faced defending champions Tigres UANL and lost 2-0 in the first base branch of the quarterfinals. In the second leg, Santos Laguna played with ten players for most of the match as Jonathan Rodriguez was sent off in the 28th minute but managed to win 2-0 and advance to the semi-finals. [ 10 ] At this stage, Los Guerreros defeated América 6-3 on aggregate and qualified for the finals against league leader Toluca. [ 11 ] In the final examination first leg, played in Estadio Corona, both Djaniny Tavares and Julio Furch netted for Santos Laguna, helping the team frustration Toluca 2-1. [ 12 ] In the second leg, Furch scored in the tenth minute but Toluca ‘s Gabriel Hauche levelled in the final minutes of the meet, which finished 1-1. Santos Laguna earned its one-sixth league title, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] whilst Djaniny Tavares finished the tournament as the top goal scorer, netting fourteen times, [ 9 ] the one-eighth time a Santos Laguna player has achieved this feat. [ 15 ] The team qualified for the one-sixth meter for the CONCACAF Champions League, in the 2019 edition. [ 16 ] In the Round of 16, Los Guerreros achieved an 11-2 succeed on aggregate against Honduran side Marathón. [ 17 ] In the follow stage, Santos Laguna defeated the New York Red Bulls in both legs, by 2-0 and 4-2 respectively. [ 18 ] In the semi-finals, however, the team lost 5-3 on aggregate against Tigres UANL and failed to advance to the finals. [ 19 ]
luminary players [edit ]
In the first base leg, the team defeated Tecos UAG 1–0 at Corona Stadium ; in the second stage, they lost 2–0 at 3 de Marzo Stadium .
squad [edit ]
Invierno 1996 champions [edit ]
In Invierno 1996 Santos Laguna won its first championship, defeating Necaxa 4–3 on aggregate ( beginning leg 0–1 and second leg 4–2 ). The winning finish was controversial, with Jared Borgetti allegedly offside .
squad [edit ]
Verano 2001 champions [edit ]
In Verano 2001, Santos Laguna won its moment title 4–3 on aggregate ( first stage 1–2, second stage 3–1 ) against Pachuca .
squad [edit ]
Clausura 2008 champions [edit ]
In Clausura 2008 Santos became champions by defeating Monterrey in Monterrey with a last-minute finish in the semi-finals and Cruz Azul by an aggregate score of 3–2 .
police squad [edit ]
Clausura 2012 champions [edit ]
In Clausura 2012 Santos won their fourth championship, defeating Tigres in the semi-finals with two last-minute goals, and defeating Monterrey in the finals with an aggregate score of 3–2 .
squad [edit ]
Year
Manufacturer
Sponsor
1988–89
Adidas
Coca-Cola
1989–90
Pepín
Martí
1990–91
1991–92
Topper
Quesos La Risueña
1992–1994
Pony
Coca-Cola
1994–1996
ABA Sport
Corona Extra
1996–2000
Corona Sport
2000–2002
Soriana
2002–2010
Atletica
2011–2018
Puma
2018–
Charly
Santos Laguna has always worn green, with white or black accessories. Their undifferentiated originated after the acquisition of Angeles de Puebla and their sponsorship by the Mexican Social Security Institute during the 1983–84 season. The first home undifferentiated was ashen with green sleeves and a fleeceable vertical chevron, green shorts and socks ; the away consistent was white, in protection to Club Torreon. In 1986, they adopted a home uniform of green-and-white horizontal stripes, green shorts and white socks and a white-and-green away uniform. In 2000, Santos Laguna signed a sponsorship agreement with Soriana.
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Kit [edit ]
1983–84
1996–97
2000–01
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010
2011
2012
2013
30th-anniversary edition
2014
Grounds [edit ]
Corona Stadium [edit ]
Corona Stadium, in Torreón, Coahuila, was one of the smallest football stadiums in Mexico with a capacity of 20,100. Known as Montezuma Stadium, it opened on July 2, 1970, for a friendly equal between the now-defunct CF Torreón and Guadalajara. The stadium was demolished on November 2, 2009 .
New Corona Stadium [edit ]
Santos Laguna plays at the $ 100 million Estadio Corona, with a capacity of 30,050. structure began on February 22, 2008, and on November 11, 2009, the stadium opened for a friendly match between Santos Laguna and Santos FC from the brazilian Série A. The sellout crowd included Mexican president Felipe Calderón and brazilian caption Pelé. Santos Laguna won, 2–1 .
Symbols [edit ]
Insignia [edit ]
Club logo Santos Laguna ‘s family colors are green and white. When Santos Laguna was founded in 1983, its crown was white with green stripes and letters ( similar to that of Santos FC ). In 1991, when Grupo Modelo bought the club, the crest became alike to the stream one. In 1996, a ace was added to the badge after winning their first style in the Invierno 1996 tournament. After winning their second title in 2001, another star topology was added and switched to a dark shade of green with a black delineate. As of 2012, the stars have been placed outside of the badge. In 2018, the club used a especial badge, incorporating the number ’35 ‘ for the cabaret ‘s thirty-fifth anniversary. A sixth asterisk was added after winning the Clausura 2018 tournament. [ 20 ]
Songs [edit ]
In 1991, when the club was in danger of delegating to the second division, Santos adopted their first team song : “ Es hora de ganar ”, by Ricardo Serna. In April 1994, Serna wrote “ Santos Campeon ”. Two years late, Chilean composer Martin Ibarreche Wilt Labarca was commissioned to write “ Verdiblanco elevated railway corazon ”. In 1997 Serna wrote “ Hymn to the Fans ”, and in May 2001 the club introduced “ Venceremos ”. Yahir of La Academia sang a song celebrating the baseball club ‘s twenty-fifth anniversary .
Partnerships [edit ]
Santos playing the moment peg of the semifinal of the Concacaf Champions League against America in 2016. On December 9, 2010, Santos formed a partnership with scots champions Celtic. Like Celtic, Santos wear a green-and-white hoop kit out and the clubs regularly mention each other on Twitter and Facebook. [ 21 ] On January 10, 2013, Santos formed a partnership with Atlético Nacional. [ 22 ]
Rivalries [edit ]
Santos has a regional competition with state neighbors Monterrey, with whom they played finals in the First Division of Mexico and two finals in the CONCACAF Champions League. To a lesser extent Santos besides has a competition with Tigres UANL .
Honours [edit ]
domestic [edit ]
Seasons [edit ]
last updated : 1 December 2021.
source : Liga MX
Personnel [edit ]
management [edit ]
Position
Staff
Sporting Chairman
Director of football
Ricardo Martínez
Coaching staff [edit ]
Managers [edit ]
Players [edit ]
First team [edit ]
For a list of all former and current Santos players with a Wikipedia article, see class : Santos Laguna footballers
- As of 14 January 2020[23]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
adjourn numbers [edit ]
On lend [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Reserve teams [edit ]
player records [edit ]
acme scorers [edit ]
- Primera División
- Copa Mexico
- International
all-time records [edit ]
- Updated March 6, 2019.
management [edit ]
Name
From
To
1984
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991
1991
1992
1992
1992
1993
1994
1994
1995
1995
1996
1996
2000
Guillermo Cantú
2000
2003
2004
2006
2007
2019
2019
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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