Name: Club Deportivo Unión de Curtidores. Foundation: August 15, 1928. Stadiums: Campo Patria, Estadio León (Nou Camp), Estadio La Martinica. Palmares: Professional Era 2nd División League: México 70 and 1982-83 1st Division League: Verano 99 Promotion champions: 1998-99 Copa México 2nd level: 1970-71 Campeón de Campeones (Super cup) 2nd level: 1970-71 TOTAL OF FIRST LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 TOTAL OF SECOND LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 6 HISTORICAL TOTALS TOURNAMENT M W T L GF GA DIF PTS League 304 79 98 127 365 441 -76 256 Playoffs 10 3 1 6 12 12 0 7 Relegation playoffs 6 3 1 2 10 8 2 7 Copa México 14 4 5 5 20 24 -4 13 Extra Tournaments 8 4 2 2 12 10 2 10 2nd Level 534 231 142 161 841 682 159 689* Copa México 2nd Level 26 14 7 5 45 29 16 35 Super Cup 2nd Level 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 Totals 903 338 257 308 1307 1208 99 1018 *Includes Búfalos Curtidores records. Standings Year by Year LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS (1967-1985/1997-1999) Season LEVEL MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS POS. RESULT 1967-68 2 34 13 4 17 52 61 -9 30 11 1968-69 2 34 17 8 9 59 41 18 42 4 1969-70 2 34 12 10 12 46 40 6 34 9 México-70 2 10 7 0 3 21 15 6 14 3 qualified to Championship group México-70 2 14 11 0 3 32 13 19 22 1 champion 1970-71 2 32 14 8 10 46 37 9 36 7 1971-72 2 34 11 9 14 45 51 -6 31 11 1972-73 2 34 11 16 7 54 48 6 38 8 1973-74 2 38 17 12 9 55 36 19 46 4 playoffs, promoted by invitation 1974-75 1 38 15 16 7 65 44 21 46 6 playoffs 1975-76 1 38 10 20 8 53 47 6 40 8 playoffs 1976-77 1 38 11 10 17 49 57 -8 32 16 1977-78 1 38 8 10 20 42 71 -29 26 20 relegation playoff 1978-79 1 38 12 11 15 54 57 -3 35 13 1979-80 1 38 10 8 20 39 53 -14 28 19 relegation playoff 1980-81 1 38 7 16 15 28 46 -18 30 19 relegation playoff 1981-82 2 46 26 12 8 85 38 47 81 1 playoffs 1982-83 2 36 19 9 8 62 43 19 54 1 playoffs 1983-84 1 38 6 7 25 35 66 -31 19 20 relegated 1984-85 2 36 19 6 11 57 41 16 57 7 playoffs 1985-86 2 38 8 13 17 49 64 -15 35 17 relegation playoffs* Invierno 1997 2 20 5 7 8 22 26 -4 22 10 Verano 1998 2 20 6 7 7 31 37 -6 25 11 Invierno 1998 2 19 6 7 6 31 29 2 25 10 Verano 1999 2 19 11 4 4 33 23 10 37 1 playoffs Total 802 292 230 280 1145 1084 61 885 *Búfalos Curtidores record. PLAYOFFS (LIGUILLAS ERA) Season Level MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS RESULT 1973-74 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 semifinals 1974-75 1 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 5 third place 1975-76 1 4 1 0 3 4 4 0 2 semifinals 1981-82 2 6 2 2 2 11 9 2 8 group stage 1982-83 2 6 2 3 1 11 7 4 9 champion 1984-85 2 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 9 group stage Verano 1999 2 6 3 2 1 13 9 4 11 champion Total 36 13 10 13 55 46 9 45 RELEGATION PLAYOFFS Season Level MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS RESULT 1977-78 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 3 saved 1979-80 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 saved 1980-81 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 2 relegated 1985-86 2 6 5 0 1 9 3 6 13 saved SECOND LEVEL PROMOTION PLAYOFFS Season MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS RESULT 1998-99 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 6 promoted Total 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 6 SECOND LEVEL PROMOTION TOURNAMENT Year MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS RESULT 1970 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 3 no promoted Total 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 3 CUP TOURNAMENTS Season Level MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS RESULT 1968-69 2 8 2 4 2 14 7 7 8 quarterfinals 1969-70 2 9 5 2 2 16 14 2 12 runners-up 1970-71 2 4 3 1 0 4 1 3 7 champion 1971-72 2 5 4 0 1 11 7 4 8 semifinals 1974-75 1 8 2 4 2 13 15 -2 8 group stage 1975-76 1 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 5 group stage Total 48 22 14 12 77 63 14 58 EXTRA TOURNAMENTS Season MP W T L GF GA DIF PTS RESULT Nuevos Valores 1978 8 4 2 2 12 10 2 10 group phase Total 8 4 2 2 12 10 2 10 SECOND LEVEL FINAL MATCHES MÉXICO 70 10/10/1970 Estadio León, León *Unión de Curtidores 4-1 Universitario de Nuevo León [Antonio Ibarra 30', 74', 89', Arturo Corona 65'; Francisco Moreno 47'] Line-up: Ismael García, Reyes, Aranda, Jasso, Raúl Muñiz, Granados, Ángel Mendoza, David Hernández (Arturo Corona 53'), Padilla, Antonio Ibarra, Chávez Coach: Luis Luna *Last regular season match, Curtidores won the championship. 1982-83 First Leg 14/05/1983 Estadio Municipal de la Unidad Deportiva El Chamizal, Zamora. Zamora 1-1 Unión de Curtidores [Armando Serratos 57'; Aarón Delgado 88'] Line-up: Anselmo Romero, "Cepillín" González (Antonio Lomelí 77'), David "Pica" Sepúlveda, Germán Díaz, Esquivel, Félix Regalado, Jaime Ávalos, Miguel Mendoza ("Chivo" Ortiz 72'), Benedicto Bravo, José Guadalupe García, Aaron Delgado, Luis Martín Hernández. Coach: Alfredo "Pistache" Torres. Second Leg 20/05/1983 Estadio La Martinica, León. Unión de Curtidores 1-0 Zamora [José Guadalupe García 63'] Line-up: Anselmo Romero; Ortiz, David Sepúlveda, Germán Díaz, Félix Regalado; Jaime Ávalos, Miguel Mendoza, Benedicto Bravo; José Guadalupe García, Aarón Delgado, (Antonio Lomelí 81’), Luis Martín Hernández. Coach: Alfredo "Pistache" Torres. Verano 1999 First Leg 10/06/1999 Estadio 10 de Diciembre, Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul. Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1-1 Unión de Curtidores [Jaime Ruiz 36'; Allan Oviedo 4'] Line-up: Saúl Sánchez, Alex Madrigal, Daniel Alcántar, Reymond Harris, Rafael Sandoval, Allan Oviedo (Omar Santacruz 63'), Andrés Pérez, Roberto Domínguez, José Carlos Dias (Álvaro Ortiz 46'), Everaldo Begines, Christian Patiño. Coach: Carlos Bracamontes. Second Leg 13/06/1999 Estadio León (Nou Camp), León. Unión de Curtidores 2-1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo [asdet] [Everaldo Begines 75', Jesús Mendoza 102'; Pedro Reséndiz 60'] Line-up: Saúl Sánchez, Daniel Alcántar, Alex Madrigal, Roberto Domínguez, Reymond Harris, Jaime Ordiales, José Carlos Dias (Álvaro Ortiz 69'), Christian Patiño, Andrés Pérez (José de Jesús Mendoza 61'), Everaldo Begines, Allan Oviedo (Omar Santacruz 83'). Coach: Carlos Bracamontes. PROMOTION FINAL MATCHES 1998-99 First Leg 17/06/1999 Estadio Carlos Iturralde Rivero, Mérida. Yucatán 0-2 Unión de Curtidores [Allan Oviedo 16', 24'] Line-up: Saúl Sánchez, Reymond Harris, Alex Madrigal, Roberto Domínguez, Rafael Sandoval, Jaime Ordiales (Álvaro Ortiz 67'), Daniel Alcántar, Andrés Pérez, José Carlos Dias (Daniel Bustamante 77'), Allan Oviedo (Christian Patiño 58'), Everaldo Begines. Coach: Carlos Bracamontes. Second Leg 20/06/1999 Estadio León (Nou Camp), León Unión de Curtidores 5-1 Mérida [Jaime Ordiales 10', Allan Oviedo 26', 83', Alex Madrigal 53', Christian Patiño 59'; Miguel Ángel Salcedo 51'] Line-up: Saúl Sánchez (Artemio Lomelí 81'), Daniel Alcántar, Alex Madrigal, Reymond Harris, Roberto Domínguez, Jaime Ordiales, Andrés Pérez, José Carlos Dias, Allan Oviedo, Christian Patiño (Omar Santacruz 74'), Everaldo Begines (Jesús Mendoza 61'). Coach: Carlos Bracamontes. FINAL MATCHES IN CUP TOURNAMENTS (2ND LEVEL) 1969-70 Over one single leg 05/07/1969 Estadio León, León Unión de Curtidores 2-2 Zamora [aet; 12-15pen] [Francisco Javier García 16', Fernández 83'; David Hernández 44', Leonel Urbina 65'] Line up: José Luis Lugo, Enrique Pérez, Antonio Olivares, Raúl Muñiz, Erasmo Preciado, Primo Lugo, Antonio Aguilar, David Hernández, Juan Salcido, Leonel Urbina, Javier Sánchez. 1970-71 06/09/1971 Estadio León, León Unión de Curtidores 0-0 Salamanca [aet; 2-0pen] Line-up: José Luis Lugo, Jasso, "Calonga" Preciado Romero, Olivares, Raúl Muñiz, Barajas, Antonio Ibarra, Mendoza, (Aguilera), Adrián Rodríguez, Sergio Díaz, David Hernández. Coach: Alberto Etcheverry (ARG) FINAL MATCHES IN CAMPEÓN DE CAMPEONES (SUPER CUP) 2ND LEVEL 1970-71 Estadio Plan de San Luis, San Luis Potosí 12/09/1971 San Luis 2-2 Unión de Curtidores [aet; 3-4pen] [Valadez 20', Salvador Reyes 91'; Antonio Ibarra 7', Antonio Aguilera 50'] Line-up: N/A 1ST LEVEL PLAYOFFS MATCHES Only includes Curtidores's scorers 1974-75 Final Stage Round 1 Estadio León (Nou Camp 12/06/1975 Unión de Curtidores 1-0 León [Juan Carlos Czentoricky 59'] Round 2 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 15/06/1975 León 0-0 Unión de Curtidores Round 3 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 19/06/1975 Unión de Curtidores 0-3 Toluca Round 4 Estadio Toluca 70 (La Bombonera) 22/06/1975 Toluca 2-1 Unión de Curtidores [Oribe Maciel 25'] Round 5 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 26/06/1975 Unión de Curtidores 1-2 Cruz Azul [Fausto Vargas 24'] Round 6 Estadio Azteca 29/06/1975 Cruz Azul 1-5 Unión de Curtidores [Fausto Vargas 2', 80', 85', Juan Carlos Czentoricky 39', Salvador Carrillo 75'] Standings Final Group: Team Points Toluca 8 champion León 7 Union de Curtidores 5 Cruz Azul 4 1975-76 Quarterfinals Estadio León (Nou Camp) 21/07/1976 Unión de Curtidores 3-0 Pumas UNAM [Alberto Cardaccio 50', Miguel Mejía Barón 82'og, Hugo Dávila 90'pen] Estadio Olímpico Universitario 24/07/1976 Pumas UNAM 2-1 Unión de Curtidores [Jaime Álvarez 80'] Semifinals Estadio León (Nou Camp) 29/07/1976 Unión de Curtidores 0-1 América Estadio Azteca 01/08/1976 América 1-0 Unión de Curtidores 1ST LEVEL RELEGATION PLAYOFFS MATCHES Only includes Curtidores's scorers 1977-78 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 14/05/1978 Unión de Curtidores 0-0 Atlas Estadio Jalisco 17/05/1978 Atlas 2-4 Unión de Curtidores [Juan Manuel Olague 6', 68', Juan de Díos Castillo 48', Jorge Eduardo Lizardo 62'] 1979-80 Estadio Jalisco 21/06/1980 Jalisco 2-1 Unión de Curtidores [Geraldo Gonçalves 90'] Estadio La Martinica 28/06/1980 Unión de Curtidores 3-1 Jalisco [Geraldo Gonçalves 64', 73', José Ángel Martínez 80'] 1980-81 Estadio Jalisco 16/07/1981 Atlas 2-0 Unión de Curtidores Estadio La Martinica 23/07/1981 Unión de Curtidores 2-1 Atlas [José Luis Rivera 33'pen, Juan Carlos da Rosa 74'] FIRST LEVEL CUP MATCHES 1974-75 Group Phase Round 1 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 10/08/1974 Unión de Curtidores 3-1 Jalisco [Ignacio Ramírez 33', Hugo Dávila 58', Fausto Vargas 82'] Round 2 Parque San Isidro 06/10/1974 Laguna 2-3 Unión de Curtidores [Fausto Vargas 19', Oribe Maciel 24'pen, Hugo Bentrón 88'] Round 3 Estadio Cuauhtémoc 03/11/1974 Puebla 3-3 Unión de Curtidores [Hugo Bentrón 31', Oribe Maciel 51', 80'] Round 4 01/12/1974 Estadio León (Nou Camp) Unión de Curtidores 1-1 Atlético Español [Oribe Maciel 47'] Round 5 Estadio Jalisco 28/12/1974 Jalisco 4-0 Unión de Curtidores Round 6 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 23/02/1975 Unión de Curtidores 1-1 Laguna [Juan Carlos Czentoricky 14'] Round 7 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 23/03/1975 Unión de Curtidores 1-1 Puebla [Fausto Vargas 68'] Round 8 Estadio Azteca 20/04/1975 Atlético Español 2-1 Unión de Curtidores [Salvador Carrillo 36'] Standings Group 3: Team Points Atlético Español 12 qualified Laguna 9 Jalisco 8 Union de Curtidores 8 Puebla 3 1975-76 Group Phase Round 1 Estadio Jalisco 03/09/1975 Atlas 0-1 Unión de Curtidores [Juan Carlos Czentoricky 72]´ Round 2 Estadio Universitario 06/09/1975 U.de N.L. 2-0 Unión de Curtidores Round 3 Estadio La Martinica 10/09/1975 Unión de Curtidores 0-2 Atlante Round 4 Estadio La Martinica 14/09/1975 Unión de Curtidores 3-1 Atlas [Fausto Vargas 42', Hugo Dávila 63', 87'pen] Round 5 Estadio La Martinica 16/09/1975 Unión de Curtidores 3-3 U.de N.L. [René Pérez 3'og, Hugo Dávila 23', 26'] Round 6 Estadio Azteca 19/09/1975 Atlante 1-0 Unión de Curtidores Standings Group 2: Team Points U.de N.L. 10 qualified Atlante 7 Union de Curtidores 6 Atlas 2 Torneo de Nuevos Valores 1978 Group Phase Round 1 Estadio La Martinica 06/07/1978 Unión de Curtidores 1-2 León [Luis Ramón Pérez 10'] Round 2 Estadio Jalisco 09/07/1978 Guadalajara 1-1 Unión de Curtidores [Joel Díaz 89'] Round 3 Estadio La Martinica 12/07/1978 Unión de Curtidores 1-3 Zacatepec [José Luis Rivera 59'] Round 4 Estadio Jalisco 19/07/1978 U.de G. 1-1 Unión de Curtidores [Vicente Mata 67'] Round 5 Estadio León (Nou Camp) 23/07/1978 León 2-4 Unión de Curtidores [Vicente Mata 20', Atilio Ramírez 52', Joel Díaz 65', Sergio Gutiérrez 80'] Round 6 Estadio La Martinica 30/07/1978 Unión de Curtidores 2-1 Guadalajara [Atilio Ramírez 20', 77'] Round 7 Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz 03/08/1978 Zacatepec 0-1 Unión de Curtidores [Vicente Mata 10'] Round 8 Estadio La Martinica 06/08/1978 Unión de Curtidores 1-0 U.de G. [Vicente Mata 75'] Standings Group West: Team Points U.de G. 10 qualified Union de Curtidores 10 Zacatepec 8 Guadalajara 6 León 4 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCHES Date Venue Stadium Match Comments 10/07/1975 Cartago, CRC Rafael "Fello" Meza Cartaginés 0-0 U. Curtidores friendly 20/07/1975 Quito, ECU Aucas 2-1 U. Curtidores friendly 23/07/1975 Quito, ECU D. Quito 0-0 U. Curtidores friendly 14/09/1979 León La Martinica U. Curtidores 2-2 Fénix (URU) friendly 06/12/1980 León La Martinica U. Curtidores 2-5 Spartak (USR) friendly INTERNATIONAL MATCHES AGAINST NATIONAL TEAMS Date Venue Stadium Match Comments 13/05/1970 León La Martinica U. Curtidores 2-1 Peru friendly 08/07/1975 San José, CRC La Sabana Costa Rica 0-0 Curtidores friendly 15/07/1975 San José, CRC La Sabana Costa Rica 0-0 Curtidores friendly 19/07/1975 Guayaquil, ECU Ecuador 2-1 U. Curtidores friendly INTERNATIONAL MATCHES AGAINST COMBINED XI Date Venue Stadium Match Comments 11/12/1938 León Parque Patria U. Curtidores 3-4 Basque Sel. friendly 12/12/1938 León Parque Patria U. Curtidores 1-4 Basque Sel. friendly DERBIES M W T L GF GA León city derbie: Club León 24 5 10 9 31 41 PLAYERS OF UNIÓN DE CURTIDORES IN MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM: Raúl Muñiz Leonel Urbina García Alejandro Villalobos Salvador Carrillo Fausto Vargas Hugo Dávila José Luis Lugo MEXICAN LEAGUE AWARDS CITLALLIS (1974-2012) Name Country Season Category Antonio Carbajal Mexico 1975-76 best coach Carlos Bracamontes Mexico 1998-99* best coach David López Mexico 1998-99* best physical trainer Saúl Sánchez Mexico 1998-99* best goalkeeper Alex Madrigal Costa Rica 1998-99* best defender Daniel Alcántar Mexico 1998-99* best left/right back *Second Level. TEAM RECORDS MATCHES (FIRST LEVEL LEAGUE) Most Consecutive wins league tournaments: 5 (1974-75) Most consecutive league matches undefeated: 12 (rounds 28-QF 1st leg, 1975-76) (4 wins, 8 ties) Most consecutive matches scoring: 12 (1978-79) OTHER RECORDS (FIRST LEVEL LEAGUE) Most goals in a single season: 65 (1974-75) Most points in a single season: 46 (1974-75) *Best average of points: 60.5% (46 of 76 points)(1974-75) +Best win as away team in playoffs: 5-1 vs. Cruz Azul (29/06/1975) +Record in mexican football (shared) NEGATIVE RECORDS (FIRST LEVEL LEAGUE) Matches without win: 13 matches, (3 ties, 10 loses; rounds 1 to round 13, 1983-84 season) Consecutive loses: 9 (round 8 to 16, 1977-78 season) Consecutive games without scoring a goal: 5 (rounds 14 to 19 1983-44; 1 tie, 4 loses) SCORING RECORDS SECOND BEST TOP SCORERS LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS Name Country Season Goals Fausto Vargas Mexico 1974-75 22 TOP SCORERS IN A SINGLE PLAYOFFS SEASON Name Country Season Goals Fausto Vargas Mexico 1974-75 4 ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS (ALL KIND OF TOURNAMENTS) Name Country Period League Playoffs Cup Total Hugo Dávila México 1974-80 58 1 5 64 Fausto Vargas Mexico 1974-76 28 4 4 36 Oribe Maciel Uruguay 1974-81 25 1 4 30 José Luis Rivera Mexico 1977-81 23 1 24 Juan Carlos Czentoricky Argentina 1974-78 19 2 2 23 Francisco Zacarías Mexico 1977-80 21 0 21 Miguel Ángel Mendoza Mexico 1978-81 14 0 14 Alberto Cardaccio Uruguay 1975-77 12 1 13 Salvador Carrillo Mexico 1974-76 11 1 1 13 Geraldo Gonçalves Brazil 1979-81 9 3 12 COACHES (FIRST LEVEL LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS) REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS SEASON NAME M W T L PTS NAME M W T L PTS 1974-75 Antonio Carbajal 38 15 16 7 46 Antonio Carbajal 6 2 1 3 5 1975-76 Antonio Carbajal 38 10 20 8 40 Antonio Carbajal 4 1 0 3 2 1976-77 Antonio Carbajal 38 11 10 17 32 1977-78 Antonio Carbajal 18 6 0 12 12 1977-78 Salvador Enríquez 4 0 1 3 1 1977-78 José Navarro Corona 16 2 9 5 13 José Navarro Corona 2 1 1 0 3* 1978-79 Luis Luna 38 12 11 15 35 1979-80 Luis Luna 16 3 3 10 9 1979-80 Pio Tabare 22 7 5 19 19 Pio Tabare 2 1 0 1 2* 1980-81 Pio Tabare 38 7 16 15 30 Pio Tabare 2 1 0 1 2* 1983-84 José Gomes Nogueira 18 1 3 14 5 1983-84 Juan Manuel Olague 20 5 4 11 14 *Relegation playoffs. COACHES IN COPA MEXICO TOURNAMENTS SEASON NAME M W T L PTS 1974-75 Antonio Carbajal 8 2 4 2 8 1975-76 Antonio Carbajal 6 2 1 3 5 LIST OF FOREIGN PLAYERS (1974-1980/1983-84) 1974-75 Jorge Lizardo Argentina Juan Carlos Czentoricky Argentina Mario Bentrón Argentina Tabaré González Uruguay Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay Sergio Silva Uruguay 1975-76 Jorge Lizardo Argentina Juan Carlos Czentoricky Argentina Tabaré González Uruguay Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay Sergio Silva Uruguay Alberto Cardaccio Uruguay 1976-77 Jorge Lizardo Argentina Juan Carlos Czentoricky Argentina Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay Alberto Cardaccio Uruguay 1977-78 Jorge Lizardo Argentina Luis Ramón Pérez Argentina Raúl Cocherari Argentina Rubén Techera Argentina Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay Nelson Moraes Uruguay Julio Rivadavia Uruguay Atilio Ramírez Uruguay 1978-79 Jorge Lizardo Argentina Gerardo Devetac Argentina Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay Atilio Ramírez Uruguay 1979-80 Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay José Figueroa Uruguay Cassiano Aguilar Brazil Nazaré Texeira Brazil Geraldo Gonçalves Brazil 1980-81 Oribe Ramón Maciel Uruguay José Figueroa Uruguay Juan Carlos da Rosa Uruguay Nazaré Texeira Brazil Geraldo Gonçalves Brazil Carlos da Silva "Kalú" Brazil 1983-84 Juan Carlos da Rosa Uruguay Sergio da Silva "Lima" Brazil
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