C.D. Tapatío

Tapatío
Full nameClub Deportivo Tapatío
Nickname(s)
  • El Rebaño Sagrado (The Sacred Herd)
  • Los Rojiblancos (The Red-and-Whites)
FoundedAugust 2, 1973 (August 2, 1973)
June 2020 (June 2020) (refounded)
GroundEstadio Akron[1]
Capacity48,071
OwnerGrupo Omnilife
ChairmanAmaury Vergara
ManagerArturo Ortega
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Clausura 2025Regular phase: 10th
Final phase: Did not qualify

Club Deportivo Tapatío is the reserve team of C.D. Guadalajara. The club is located in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It was dissolved in 2009 and was subsequently replaced by Guadalajara Premier before its own dissolution in 2019. A year later, the team was reactivated to participate in the Liga de Expansión MX.[2]

History

It was founded as Club Deportivo Tapatío in 1973 when C.D. Guadalajara purchased a license for the Tercera División de México. In two seasons, Tapatío promoted to the Segunda División de México. The club mostly competed at the second level. After a relegation, Tapatío bought the second level license from the Gallos de Aguascalientes franchise in 2001 and relocated it to Guadalajara, Jalisco. In 2004, the team was moved to La Piedad, Michoacán and competed as Chivas La Piedad. In the 2005/06 season, the team was moved to Tepic, Nayarit and competed as Chivas Coras. The team returned to Guadalajara in 2006 and the Tapatío name was restored.

Before the Apertura 2009 tournament, Tapatío ceased to exist. The league system was restructured and following new rules of the FMF that teams in the Primera División de México would not be able to have a filial team in the Liga de Ascenso de México, the franchise was sold to Club Universidad de Guadalajara. Chivas Rayadas was then created and it served as the new reserve team for Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

In 2020, the team was revived due to the creation of the Liga de Expansión MX, a league that replaced the Liga de Ascenso de México with the aim of functioning as a development for football players.[3]

Honours

National

Promotion divisions

Friendly

  • Verizon Wireless Copa Alianza: 2007
  • Duelo de Campeones: 2023

Personnel

Management

Position Staff
Chairman Mexico Amaury Vergara
Director of Institutional Football Mexico Mariano Varela
Deputy Director Mexico Javier Mier
Head of Professional Youth Soccer Mexico Erich Hernández
Basic Forces Coordinator Mexico Luis Manuel Díaz
Children's Football Coordinator Mexico Carlos Nápoles

Source: [1]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Mexico Arturo Ortega
Assistant managers Mexico Félix Martínez
Mexico Alberto Ascencio
Fitness coach Mexico Juan Melo
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Sergio Arias
Physiotherapist Mexico Mario Durán
Team doctors Mexico Marco Vite
Mexico Saraí Reséndiz

Players

As of August 3, 2025[4]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 DF Mexico MEX Diego Delgadillo
44 MF Mexico MEX Saúl Zamora
46 FW Mexico MEX Luis Egurrola
47 MF Mexico MEX Gibrán Ortiz
48 MF Mexico MEX Leonardo Jiménez
49 FW Mexico MEX Vladimir Moragrega
50 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Méndez
51 GK Mexico MEX Axel Leyva
54 DF Mexico MEX Abraham Freyfeld
55 DF Mexico MEX Sebastián Esparza
57 MF Mexico MEX Dylan Guajardo
58 MF Mexico MEX Juan Pablo Uribe
No. Pos. Nation Player
59 MF Mexico MEX Christian Torres
60 MF Mexico MEX Luis Ledesma
62 MF Mexico MEX Brandon Téllez
63 DF Mexico MEX Matías Cendejas
66 MF Mexico MEX Jorge Guzmán
67 FW United States USA Sergio Aguayo
69 FW Czech Republic CZE Daniel Villaseca
70 MF Mexico MEX Ariel Castro
71 GK Mexico MEX Érick Montiel
72 DF Mexico MEX Abraham Villegas
73 FW Mexico MEX Sergio Álvarez
74 MF Mexico MEX Mario Anaya

References

  1. ^ "Tapatío: La filial de Chivas jugará como local en el Estadio Akron". Diario Récord (in Spanish). 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "El Tapatío, donde jugó Chicharito, Bravo y Salcido disputará la Liga de Expansión". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Tapatío: La filial de Chivas jugará como local en el Estadio Akron". Diario Récord (in Spanish). 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Tapatío". Liga BBVA Expansión MX. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.