Correcaminos UAT
Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas is an association football team from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas that currently plays in the Primera Division A. The team was founded in 1980, Correcaminos played in the Primera Division De Mexico in the 1986-1987 season. They play in the Marte R. Gomez stadium, which has a capacity of 19.500.
Histrory
The club was founded in 1982 and represent the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas as well as the city of Ciudad Victoria. The joined the Segunda División de México in 1982 and playing the 192-83 tournament.In the 1986-87 tournament the club the club reached the championship final against the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro having to play a decisive third game in the Estadio Azteca were the club finally manage to beath Queretaro in a penalty shootout and earning their first Promotion.The club dint fare so well in their first year in the Mexican Primera División finishing tied dead last with Atletico Potosino and only been relegated by a goal difference.Before the 1988-89 tournament the club manages 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 not buying any franchise and force to play in the newly created Liga de Ascenso. In the Vernao 1997 the club reach its first final since joining the league only to loss it to Tigres de la UANL who would go on to be promoted to the first division having won the previous tournament as well.In the Apertura 2005 and Clasusra 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 Club Leon and then to Indios de Ciudad Juárez in semifinals.
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 ad allowing 21 earning a rod robin spot.In the Quarterfinals 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 Semifinals 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 tournament league leader C.F. La Piedad who was pick favorite by many to take the home that year.The first match was played in the Estadio Marte R. Gómez were Correcaminos managed to take a 3-1 advantage.The second match was played in the Estadio Juan N. López were 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.
Season to season
- After the 1987-88 tournament the club avoided relegation after buying the Deportivo Neza franchise.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Club Honors
- Runner-Up: (1) Verano 1997
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