Club de Futbol Cruz Azul Lagunas, commonly referred to as Cruz Azul Lagunas, is a football club that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth tier of Mexican football. It is based in the city of Lagunas, Mexico. It's an official reserve team of Cruz Azul.
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| Full name | Club de Futbol Cruz Azul Lagunas | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Maquinita (The Little Machine) | ||
| Ground | Deportivo La Laguna Lagunas, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 2,000[1] | ||
| Owner | Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L. | ||
| President | Víctor Velázquez | ||
| Manager | Alexis López Aragón | ||
| League | Liga TDP – Group II | ||
| 2023–24 | Regular phase: 2nd – Group II Final phase: Round of 16 | ||
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History
editIn the 1940s, Cooperativa La Cruz Azul started to establish cities dedicated to its industry, one of which was located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and was called Lagunas, Oaxaca. Football was one of the favorite sports for the development of the cities founded by the company.[2]
Since the 1990s, the team has participated in the Third Division, a category in which it has remained ever since.[3] Between 2003 and 2006 there was a parallel project called Cruz Azul Oaxaca, which played in the Primera División A, which was nourished in part by players from the Lagunas team.
In the 2018–19 season, the team reached the Third Division quarterfinals, one of their best recent appearances. The team has trained some important players for the main team like Javier Aquino and Julio César Domínguez.[4]
Lagunas has also become a summer training venue for the first-team of Cruz Azul, where an annual stay is held.[5]
Personnel
editCoaching staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Alexis López Aragón
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| Assistant managers | Juan Bernal
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| Physiotherapist | Aldo Paredes
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| Team doctor | Ricardo Zambrano
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| Utility worker | Jaiber Jiménez
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Source: Liga TDP
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 1 September 2024[6]
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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References
edit- ^ "Cruz Azul Lagunas". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Historia de una Cooperativa". Cemento Cruz Azul (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Sánchez Cuevas, Ulises (17 April 2020). "Cruz Azul Lagunas y su historia de tercera división". NVI Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Toledo, Jair (27 May 2019). "Cruz Azul podría ser campeón en la Tercera División". Los Pleyers.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Cruz Azul llegó a Lagunas, Oaxaca para su pretemporada". AS México (in Spanish). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Cruz Azul Lagunas". LIGA TDP. Retrieved 30 October 2024.