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| ground = [[Estadio Corregidora]]
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| owner = [[Grupo Caliente]]
| owner = {{Collapsible list|Manuel Velarde, Gabriel Solares, Alfonso Solloa, Javier Solloa, Greg Taylor}}
| chairman = Manuel Velarde
| chairman = Juan Olvera
| manager = [[Héctor Altamirano]]
| manager = [[Mauro Néstor Gerk|Mauro Gerk]]
| league = [[Liga MX]]
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| season = [[2020–21 Liga MX season#Torneo Guardianes 2020|Guardianes 2020]]
| season = [[2023–24 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2024]]
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'''Querétaro Fútbol Club''', also called '''''Gallos Blancos de Querétaro''''', is a Mexican professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Querétaro City]], Mexico. Querétaro plays in the [[Liga MX]], the top level of the [[Mexican football league system]]. Their colors are blue, black, and white and the team mascot is a rooster. They were to be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso in 2013, but [[Chiapas F.C.]] was relocated to Querétaro.
'''Querétaro Fútbol Club''', also called '''''Gallos Blancos de Querétaro''''', is a Mexican professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Querétaro City]]. Querétaro plays in [[Liga MX]], the top tier of [[Mexican football league system]]. Their colors are blue, black, and white and the team mascot is a rooster. Although the club has not had significant success in Mexico,<ref name="Guardian-riot">{{cite web |last1=Vilchis |first1=Raúl |title='We fight, therefore we exist': what lay behind Mexico's brutal football riot? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/07/mexico-football-riot-liga-mx-queretaro-v-atlas-soccer |website=the Guardian |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=en |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> the team has featured stars including [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Antonio Valencia]].


== History ==
== History ==
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In 1949, the Mexican Football Federation proposed the idea of creating a "Segunda División" to expand interest in the game and to create a development program for the first division. Querétaro received an invitation to participate. Alfonso "pachín" Niembro, then president of the Asociación Queretana de Fútbol, and Raúl Ayala, who represented Querétaro at the national level, with help from large numbers of locally based amateurs, decided to organize a tournament, the winner of which would represent the city of Querétaro in the new division. The tournament was won by a team named "Los Piratas", who became "Club Querétaro A.C." They joined [[Irapuato]], [[Zacatepec]], [[Toluca]], [[Morelia]] and [[La Piedad]] as the founders of the Segunda División.
In 1949, the Mexican Football Federation proposed the idea of creating a "Segunda División" to expand interest in the game and to create a development program for the first division. Querétaro received an invitation to participate. Alfonso "pachín" Niembro, then president of the Asociación Queretana de Fútbol, and Raúl Ayala, who represented Querétaro at the national level, with help from large numbers of locally based amateurs, decided to organize a tournament, the winner of which would represent the city of Querétaro in the new division. The tournament was won by a team named "Los Piratas", who became "Club Querétaro A.C." They joined [[Irapuato]], [[Zacatepec]], [[Toluca]], [[Morelia]] and [[La Piedad]] as the founders of the Segunda División.


The team's official foundation is July 8, 1950. Later journalist Herrera "Periquín" Pozas bestowed the nickname of Gallos Blancos (White Roosters) based on the club's "willingness to fight for every ball" and their characteristic white uniforms. The team quickly developed a large local fanbase. Querétaro F.C. has come close to promotion on many occasions; one of the most memorable was in 1976 when they reached the Second Division Final and played against [[Atlante F.C.]].
The team's official foundation is July 8, 1950. Later journalist Herrera "Periquín" Pozas bestowed the nickname of Gallos Blancos (White Roosters) based on the club's "willingness to fight for every ball" and their characteristic white uniforms. The team quickly developed a large local fanbase. Querétaro F.C. has come close to promotion on many occasions; one of the most memorable was in 1976 when they reached the Second Division Final and played against [[Atlante F.C.]]


=== The Atletas Campesinos era ===
=== The Atletas Campesinos era ===
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It came the day back on June 22, 1980, when "Atletas Campesinos" would face Osos Grises at the Segunda División final game (Osos got a valuable tie at Municipal stadium, former ground of Querétaro's teams) which was the favorite team, but Campesinos gave a great surprise winning with a 2–1 score (goals made by Carlos Cerritos and Jorge Gaspar). Antonio Carbajal was carried off on the shoulders of the crowd, Antonio Ascencio and their boys wept of happiness. They could not believe it, finally they were the champions.
It came the day back on June 22, 1980, when "Atletas Campesinos" would face Osos Grises at the Segunda División final game (Osos got a valuable tie at Municipal stadium, former ground of Querétaro's teams) which was the favorite team, but Campesinos gave a great surprise winning with a 2–1 score (goals made by Carlos Cerritos and Jorge Gaspar). Antonio Carbajal was carried off on the shoulders of the crowd, Antonio Ascencio and their boys wept of happiness. They could not believe it, finally they were the champions.


The Atletas Campesinos team got into the hearts of the people since they gave them a satisfaction that no team had done before: give to the city of Querétaro a Primera División team. The Atletas Campesinos were already at the maximum circuit with the idea of making a combination of a team with the best men already at the league and make a great campaign, but it didn't happen: the team started to lose their games and finally it was sold to the "Sindicato de Petroleros de Ciudad Madero".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tampicomadero.com.mx/?p=33|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509104830/http://www.tampicomadero.com.mx/?p=33|url-status=dead|title=tampicomadero.com.mx|archive-date=May 9, 2008|website=www.tampicomadero.com.mx}}</ref> Then during the 1982–83 season [[Querétaro]] lost the Atletas Campesinos team and it became the [[Tampico Madero]] team.
The Atletas Campesinos team got into the hearts of the people since they gave them a satisfaction that no team had done before: give to the city of Querétaro a Primera División team. The Atletas Campesinos were already at the maximum circuit with the idea of making a combination of a team with the best men already at the league and make a great campaign, but it didn't happen: the team started to lose their games and finally it was sold to the "Sindicato de Petroleros de Ciudad Madero".<ref>{{Cite web |title=tampicomadero.com.mx |url=http://www.tampicomadero.com.mx/?p=33 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509104830/http://www.tampicomadero.com.mx/?p=33 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |website=tampicomadero.com.mx}}</ref> Then during the 1982–83 season [[Querétaro]] lost the Atletas Campesinos team and it became the [[Tampico Madero]] team.


=== The UAQ Gallos Blancos era ===
=== The UAQ Gallos Blancos era ===


In the early 1980s it was given to the [[Autonomous University of Queretaro]] the team's rights of management and became the UAQ Gallos Blancos. This team became a "golden breed" of players like René Montalvo, Salvador "Zurdo" Ochoa and José de Jesús Torruco. In fact, the "UAQ Gallos Blancos" arrived to another Segunda División final in 1987, now against the [[Correcaminos UAT]], but after playing the first game of the series at the [[Estadio Marte R. Gómez]] (with a 0–0 result), the team suffered an accident while returning from [[Ciudad Victoria]] to [[Santiago de Querétaro]], where three very important players lost their lives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=56142&paginaid=2|title=Terra - Tragedias en el futbol - México - Sólo Futbol|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> Even though the final match was moved a month, the team lost the series on a third match in the [[Estadio Azteca]].
In the early 1980s it was given to the [[Autonomous University of Queretaro]] the team's rights of management and became the UAQ Gallos Blancos. This team became a "golden breed" of players like René Montalvo, Salvador "Zurdo" Ochoa and José de Jesús Torruco. In fact, the "UAQ Gallos Blancos" arrived to another Segunda División final in 1987, now against the [[Correcaminos UAT]], but after playing the first game of the series at the [[Estadio Marte R. Gómez]] (with a 0–0 result), the team suffered an accident while returning from [[Ciudad Victoria]] to [[Santiago de Querétaro]], where three very important players lost their lives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terra - Tragedias en el futbol - México - Sólo Futbol |url=http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=56142&paginaid=2 |access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> Even though the final match was moved a month, the team lost the series on a third match in the [[Estadio Azteca]].


During the next days, the team became a youth/reserve squad of [[Cruz Azul]], providing many players that later became Primera División football stars. Later, after many failures to get into the Primera División, the [[Autonomous University of Queretaro]] went into an economic crisis which caused it to sell the team to a north group of business men from [[Hermosillo]], [[Sonora]] and in this way Querétaro lost again one of their most loved and memorable teams.
During the next days, the team became a youth/reserve squad of [[Cruz Azul]], providing many players that later became Primera División football stars. Later, after many failures to get into the Primera División, the [[Autonomous University of Queretaro]] went into an economic crisis which caused it to sell the team to a north group of business men from [[Hermosillo]], [[Sonora]] and in this way Querétaro lost again one of their most loved and memorable teams.
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=== The Cobras de Querétaro era ===
=== The Cobras de Querétaro era ===


Later after the construction of the [[Estadio La Corregidora]] stadium in the middle eighties, one of the most important Mexican TV broadcasters decided to manage a [[Segunda División]] team who received the name of "Cobras de Querétaro".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=362752|title=www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=362752|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> This team obtained the Primera División category by the hand of Jorge "Coco" Gómez back in 1986 but they lasted only one season because at the end of the 86–87 season they went back to Segunda División and the team was moved to [[Ciudad Juárez]].
Later after the construction of the [[Estadio La Corregidora]] stadium in the middle eighties, one of the most important Mexican TV broadcasters decided to manage a [[Segunda División]] team who received the name of "Cobras de Querétaro".<ref>{{Cite web |title=cronica.com.mx |url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=362752 |access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> This team obtained the Primera División category by the hand of Jorge "Coco" Gómez back in 1986 but they lasted only one season because at the end of the 86–87 season they went back to Segunda División and the team was moved to [[Ciudad Juárez]].


=== The Club Querétaro era ===
=== The Club Querétaro era ===
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In 1988 another team was created in the city, named "Club Querétaro". Quickly became a fierce rival to the "UAQ Gallos Blancos". These two teams were playing on the Second Division. After many unsuccessful seasons, footballer José Antonio García bought the [[Tampico Madero]] franchise and put it into the [[Estadio Corregidora|Corregidora]] stadium under the name of "Club Querétaro". During this season the team had one of the most remarkable roster which included [[Rubén Omar Romano]], [[Sergio Bueno]], [[Miguel Herrera]], [[Sergio Almaguer]] and many more, all of them under the direction of [[Ricardo La Volpe]].
In 1988 another team was created in the city, named "Club Querétaro". Quickly became a fierce rival to the "UAQ Gallos Blancos". These two teams were playing on the Second Division. After many unsuccessful seasons, footballer José Antonio García bought the [[Tampico Madero]] franchise and put it into the [[Estadio Corregidora|Corregidora]] stadium under the name of "Club Querétaro". During this season the team had one of the most remarkable roster which included [[Rubén Omar Romano]], [[Sergio Bueno]], [[Miguel Herrera]], [[Sergio Almaguer]] and many more, all of them under the direction of [[Ricardo La Volpe]].


The team made a modest season and was sold to a group of business men from Querétaro who, despite all of their efforts, lost their category and in 1994 and finally went back into [[Segunda División]]. Then in 1994, because of the problems of Antonio Peláez Pier with the administration of [[Tamaulipas]] stadium, the [[Tampico Madero]] team moved to Querétaro under the name of T.M. Gallos Blancos but that same season the team was relegated to Segunda División under the hand of José Camacho and [[Juan de Dios Castillo]].
The team made a modest season and was sold to a group of business men from Querétaro (Vázquez Mellado family) who, despite all of their efforts, lost their category and in 1994 and finally went back into [[Segunda División]]. Then in 1994, because of the problems of Antonio Peláez Pier with the administration of [[Tamaulipas]] stadium, the [[Tampico Madero]] team moved to Querétaro under the name of T.M. Gallos Blancos but that same season the team was relegated to Segunda División under the hand of José Camacho and [[Juan de Dios Castillo]].


Back in 1998 "Club Querétaro" and "UAQ Gallos Blancos" merged into one club and formed a team that played for three years with the original name of "Gallos Blancos de Querétaro" (White Roosters of Querétaro) until 2002.
Back in 1998 "Club Querétaro" and "UAQ Gallos Blancos" merged into one club and formed a team that played for three years with the original name of "Gallos Blancos de Querétaro" (White Roosters of Querétaro) until 2002.
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In 2002, a Primera División team, [[CF La Piedad]], had to move from the city of [[La Piedad]] to play in [[Santiago de Querétaro]], where the team stayed for two years under the name "Querétaro F.C.". The team had a modest performance during four seasons; then in 2004 the [[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|F.M.F.]] decided to reduce the number of teams in the Primera División from twenty to eighteen, and decided to eliminate two teams with the worst financial situation: Querétaro F.C. and [[Club Irapuato]]. That same year, Querétaro F.C. bought the franchise of a [[Ascenso MX|Primera A]] defunct team: [[Zacatepec]].
In 2002, a Primera División team, [[CF La Piedad]], had to move from the city of [[La Piedad]] to play in [[Santiago de Querétaro]], where the team stayed for two years under the name "Querétaro F.C.". The team had a modest performance during four seasons; then in 2004 the [[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|F.M.F.]] decided to reduce the number of teams in the Primera División from twenty to eighteen, and decided to eliminate two teams with the worst financial situation: Querétaro F.C. and [[Club Irapuato]]. That same year, Querétaro F.C. bought the franchise of a [[Ascenso MX|Primera A]] defunct team: [[Zacatepec]].
[[File:Queretaro-estadio-corregidora-int.jpg|right|thumb|The club celebrating the 2008 promotion.]]
[[File:Queretaro-estadio-corregidora-int.jpg|right|thumb|The club celebrating the 2008 promotion.]]
In 2005 Querétaro F.C. won the Primera A "Torneo de Clausura" and played the promotion game against [[San Luis F.C.]]. The game at [[San Luis Potosí]] resulted in a defeat with a 3–2 score. The suspicious way this game was conducted and the violence suffered by Querétaro's fans in hands of San Luis fans resulted in a fierce rivalry with this team.
In 2005 Querétaro F.C. won the [[2004–05 Primera División A season#Clausura 2005|Primera A "Torneo de Clausura"]] and faced [[San Luis F.C.]] in the promotion play-off. Winning the first leg 2-1 at home, the game at [[San Luis Potosí]] ended in defeat after extra time, resulting in a 3–2 aggregate score. The suspicious way this game was conducted and the violence suffered by Querétaro's fans in hands of San Luis fans resulted in a fierce rivalry with this team.


On May 28, 2006, Querétaro F.C. was promoted to Mexico's Primera División, after beating [[Puebla F.C.]] in the Clausura 2006 tournament and the 2005/2006 [[Ascenso MX|Primera A]] promotion play-off by a 5–1 final score. But on April 29, 2007, the "Gallos Blancos" were relegated after failing to achieve 6 out of 9 points in the final 3 games in a fierce fight with [[Santos Laguna]]. A combination of their defeat in the final game against [[Club Atlas]] and a victory of Santos Laguna against [[Cruz Azul]] caused their relegation to Primera A.
On May 28, 2006, Querétaro F.C. was promoted to Mexico's Primera División, after beating [[Puebla F.C.]] in the Clausura 2006 tournament and the 2005/2006 [[Ascenso MX|Primera A]] promotion play-off by a 5–1 final score. But on April 29, 2007, the "Gallos Blancos" were relegated after failing to achieve 6 out of 9 points in the final 3 games in a fierce fight with [[Santos Laguna]]. A combination of their defeat in the final game against [[Club Atlas]] and a victory of Santos Laguna against [[Cruz Azul]] caused their relegation to Primera A.
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At the end of the Clausura 2013 tournament, Querétaro F.C. ended up in the last position of the relegation table and therefore was to be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso for the upcoming Apertura 2013. However, the owner of Grupo Delfines bought [[Jaguares de Chiapas]] from [[TV Azteca]] and relocated the team to Querétaro to keep the city in the Primera Division. The move prompted Club San Luis to move to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, retaining top-flight football in that state. The current Querétaro F.C. franchise assumed the original franchise's television partnership with the [[Televisa]] family of networks (Querétaro F.C. was the last Liga MX team to have Televisa as its television partner before the privatization of [[TV Azteca]].)
At the end of the Clausura 2013 tournament, Querétaro F.C. ended up in the last position of the relegation table and therefore was to be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso for the upcoming Apertura 2013. However, the owner of Grupo Delfines bought [[Jaguares de Chiapas]] from [[TV Azteca]] and relocated the team to Querétaro to keep the city in the Primera Division. The move prompted Club San Luis to move to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, retaining top-flight football in that state. The current Querétaro F.C. franchise assumed the original franchise's television partnership with the [[Televisa]] family of networks (Querétaro F.C. was the last Liga MX team to have Televisa as its television partner before the privatization of [[TV Azteca]].)


After owner Amado Yáñez was investigated for defrauding [[Banamex]], the team was placed into government administration, from which [[Grupo Imagen]], a media conglomerate, and [[Grupo Empresarial Ángeles]], its parent company, bought the squad.<ref>{{cite news|work=El Economista|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=June 11, 2015|url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/2014/05/30/grupo-imagen-multimedia-compra-gallos-blancos|title=Grupo Imagen Multimedia compra a Gallos Blancos}}</ref> Immediately, speculation swirled that Imagen was soon to pull Querétaro FC from Televisa,<ref>{{cite news|work=Proceso|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=June 12, 2015|url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=373462|title=Grupo Imagen compra al Querétaro; otro golpe al duopolio Televisa-TV Azteca}}</ref> and with the launch of [[Imagen Televisión]] in October 2016, the Gallos Blancos had a new broadcast home.
After owner Amado Yáñez was investigated for defrauding [[Banamex]], the team was placed into government administration, from which [[Grupo Imagen]], a media conglomerate, and [[Grupo Empresarial Ángeles]], its parent company, bought the squad.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Grupo Imagen Multimedia compra a Gallos Blancos |work=El Economista |url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/2014/05/30/grupo-imagen-multimedia-compra-gallos-blancos |access-date=June 11, 2015}}</ref> Immediately, speculation swirled that Imagen was soon to pull Querétaro FC from Televisa,<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Grupo Imagen compra al Querétaro; otro golpe al duopolio Televisa-TV Azteca |work=Proceso |url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=373462 |access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> and with the launch of [[Imagen Televisión]] in October 2016, the Gallos Blancos had a new broadcast home.


In 2015, this team made it to the finals for the first time in the domestic league competition with the help of [[Danilinho]], [[Emanuel Villa]], and Brazilian star [[Ronaldinho]], in the [[2014-15 Liga MX season|2015 Clausura]].{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} The team faced [[Santos Laguna]] in the first leg losing 5–0, in the second leg Querétaro were able to pull off a 3–0 victory at home, but fell short by 2 goals helping them qualify to the [[2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions League]] for the first time.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
In 2015, this team made it to the finals for the first time in the domestic league competition with the help of [[Danilinho (footballer, born 1987)|Danilinho]], [[Emanuel Villa]], and [[Ronaldinho]], in the [[2014-15 Liga MX season|2015 Clausura]].{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} The team faced [[Santos Laguna]] in the first leg losing 5–0, in the second leg Querétaro were able to pull off a 3–0 victory at home, but fell short by 2 goals helping them qualify to the [[2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions League]] for the first time.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

On March 5, 2022, during a match between Querétaro and Atlas, [[Querétaro–Atlas riot|a riot broke out between fans attending the match]] at Querétaro's stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baer |first=Jack |date=March 6, 2022 |title=Mexican soccer league suspends all Sunday matches after fan riot |work=[[Yahoo Sports]] |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/mexican-soccer-match-queretaro-atlas-fan-riot-deaths-050059870.html |access-date=March 6, 2022}}</ref> Video posted on social media showed groups of men beating, kicking, dragging and stripping victims.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lopez |first=Oscar |date=March 6, 2022 |title=Mexico Soccer Riot Leaves 22 Injured, Officials Say |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/world/americas/mexico-soccer-riot.html |access-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220306072223/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/world/americas/mexico-soccer-riot.html |archive-date=March 6, 2022}}</ref> According to the [[Querétaro]] state civil protection agency, at least 22 men were injured.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Carlos |date=March 6, 2022 |title=At least 22 injured in brawl at Mexican soccer match |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-mexico-caribbean-guadalajara-d547a3c73b97dc8908946c82bf666768 |access-date=March 6, 2022}}</ref> League play for the following day was suspended,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Carlos |date=March 6, 2022 |title=At least 23 injured in brawl at Mexican soccer match; league suspends all games |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/at-least-23-injured-brawl-mexican-soccer-match-1.6374633 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> and the next Monday, five officials from the police and civil defence were suspended, the private company who were hired by the club would also have its contracts cancelled, and a ban on attending away games may be imposed on Querétaro fans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mexico suspends 5 officials after 26 injured in soccer match brawl |date=March 7, 2022 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mexican-soccer-officials-suspension-1.6375474}}</ref>

On 8 March 2022, the Liga MX banned fans from attending Queretaro's home matches for up to a year, as well as banning its ''barras'' (a group or club of fans) for up to three years, and also required Queretaro to be sold to another owner after its then-current owners, Manuel Velarde, Gabriel Solares, Alfonso Solloa, Javier Solloa, and Greg Taylor, were banned from conducting league-related activities for up to five years. It has since been transferred to Grupo Caliente, which also owns [[Club Tijuana]], in which the group must sell Queretaro by the end of the year, otherwise, the league will take ownership of the club. It was also fined MX$1.5 million (US$70,450) and its youth and women's teams must play all matches behind closed doors.<ref name="ESPN Liga MX Sanctions">{{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Ceasar|title=Liga MX: Queretaro home fans banned for 1 year, 'barras' get 3-year ban; owners must sell club|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexican-liga-bbva-mx/story/4612434/liga-mx-queretaro-home-fans-banned-for-1-year-barras-get-3-year-ban-owners-must-sell-club|work=ESPN|date=8 March 2022|access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Liga MX Sanctions and Changes">{{cite web|title=Aplican Ejemplares Sanciones al Club Querétaro y Toman Medidas de Control|url=https://www.ligamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/40507/aplican-ejemplares-sanciones-al-club-queretaro-y-toman-medidas-de-control|publisher=Liga MX|date=8 March 2022}}</ref>


== Stadium ==
== Stadium ==
{{main|Estadio Corregidora}}
{{main|Estadio Corregidora}}
[[File:Estadio la Corregidora.JPG|thumb|right|Corregidora Stadium]]
[[File:Estadio la Corregidora.JPG|thumb|right|Corregidora Stadium]]
Initially the team played at the Municipal stadium, which had a capacity of little more than 10,000 seats. The team played there for about 35 years; now it is mostly used by the youth squad and local football teams.
Initially the team played at the 10,000 seat [[Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro|Estadio Municipal de Querétaro]]. The team played there for about 35 years, and it remains in use by recreational and local squads, along with QFC's youth team with a reduced capacity.

Querétaro F.C. play their home games at [[La Corregidora]] stadium in [[Santiago de Querétaro]]. This facility has a capacity of 35,575 seats and is located in the outskirts of the Cimatario hill. It is mostly used for football matches. The stadium hosted the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].


Querétaro F.C. play their home games at Estadio Corregidora de Querétaro in [[Santiago de Querétaro]], which opened in 1985 and was built in a Mexican-West German collaboration. Seating 35,575 and built for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] (of which it hosted four matches for), it is designed to fill its capacity in fifteen minutes, then evacuate the same size crowd in seven minutes.
Built in 1985 in a German and Mexican collaboration, it is considered one of the most beautiful stadiums in Mexico,{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} and one of the best-designed, able to fill in less than 15 minutes.


== Popularity ==
== Popularity ==
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=== Supporters ===
=== Supporters ===


Querétaro F.C. has always been a family-supported team, which includes several "porras" like "Esperanza Blanca", "Tradicional" and "La Corregidora". But recently one of the fastest growing "barras" has been the Resistencia Albiazul, formerly known as "Rebeldía Queretana", whose chants or "porras" have become a powerful encouragement to the team and a classic background of [[La Corregidora]] stadium. It was the best "barra" of [[Liga de Ascenso|Primera A]] and now is one of the bests among Mexico's football league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reforma.com/cancha/articulo/475/948787/|title=Login Grupo Reforma|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref>
Querétaro F.C. has always been a family-supported team, which includes several "porras" like "Esperanza Blanca", "Tradicional" and "La Corregidora". But recently one of the fastest growing "barras" has been the Resistencia Albiazul, formerly known as "Rebeldía Queretana", whose chants or "porras" have become a powerful encouragement to the team and a classic background of [[La Corregidora]] stadium. It was the best "barra" of [[Liga de Ascenso|Primera A]] and now is one of the bests among Mexico's football league.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login Grupo Reforma |url=http://www.reforma.com/cancha/articulo/475/948787/ |access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref>


=== Rivalries ===
=== Rivalries ===


Because of the short distance between the cities in the area known as el [[Bajío]], there have always been rivalries with teams such as [[Club Irapuato]] and [[Club Celaya]], while [[Salamanca F.C.]] was dissolved. However, the fiercest rivalries are with [[Club León]], [[Club Atlas]] and specially [[San Luis F.C.]] (dissolved), was replaced to [[Atlético San Luis]].
Because of the short distance between the cities in the area known as el [[Bajío]], there have always been rivalries with teams such as [[C.D. Irapuato|Irapuato]] and [[Celaya F.C.]], and [[Salamanca F.C.]] in the past. However, the fiercest rivalries are with [[Club León|León]], [[Atlas F.C.]] and [[Atlético San Luis]] (formerly fulfilled with [[San Luis F.C.]]).


== Kit history ==
== Kit history ==


* '''Home kit:''' Black and blue teriped shirt with black shorts and socks.
* '''Home kit:''' Black and blue striped shirt with black shorts and socks.
* '''Away kit:''' White shirt with black shorts and white socks.
* '''Away kit:''' White shirt with black shorts and white socks.


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* ''' [[Liga MX]]'''
* ''' [[Liga MX]]'''
:''Runners-up (1):'' [[2014–15 Liga MX season|Clausura 2015]]
**Runners-up: [[2014–15 Liga MX season|Clausura 2015]]

*'''[[Copa MX]]'''
*'''[[Copa MX]]'''
:'''Winners (1):''' [[Apertura 2016 Copa MX|Apertura 2016]]
**Winners: [[Apertura 2016 Copa MX|Apertura 2016]]

* '''[[Supercopa MX]]'''
* '''[[Supercopa MX]]'''
:'''Winners (1):''' [[2017 Supercopa MX|2017]]
**Winners: [[2017 Supercopa MX|2017]]
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* '''[[Ascenso MX]]'''

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**Winners: Clausura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2008
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* ''' [[Ascenso MX]]'''
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:'''Winners (3):''' Clausura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2008

* '''Promotion playoff'''
* '''Promotion playoff'''
:'''Winners (2):''' 2005–06, 2008–09
**Winners: 2005–06, 2008–09


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=December 2021}}

===Management===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#004F79|p=Sporting chairman |s= {{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Olvera}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=#004F79|p=Director of football |s={{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ángel Sosa]]}}
{{Fb cs footer|s= |date=December 2021}}


===Coaching staff===
===Coaching staff===
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! style=background-color:#004F79;color:white| Position
! style=background-color:#004F79;color:white| Position
! style=background-color:#004F79;color:white| Staff
! style=background-color:#004F79;color:white| Staff
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|-
|-
|-
|Manager
|Manager
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Héctor Altamirano]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mauro Néstor Gerk|Mauro Gerk]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|Assistant managers||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Isaac Morales Domínguez|Isaác Morales]]
| rowspan="3" |Assistant managers|| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Domínguez (Mexican footballer)|Alejandro Domínguez]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alberto Arellano
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan Carlos de la Barrera]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Antonio Castro]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Laureano
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Goalkeeper coaches||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Olaf Heredia]]
|Goalkeeper coach||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Mauro Machado]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Méndez
| Fitness coach|| {{flagicon|ARG}} Walter Occhiato
|-
|-
|Fitness coach||{{flagicon|MEX}} Marco Hideroa
| rowspan="2" |Physiotherapists||{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Zitlalpopoca
|-
|-
|Physiotherapist||{{flagicon|MEX}} Fernando Briones
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Hernández
|-
|-
|Team doctor ||{{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Soriano
|rowspan="2" |Team doctors ||{{flagicon|MEX}} Francisco Balbás
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|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge González
|}
|}


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===First-team squad===
===First-team squad===
{{updated|January 14, 2020|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/3106/queretaro |title=Gallos Blancos de Querétaro |website=ligamx.net |access-date=July 16, 2017 }}</ref> }}
{{updated|5 July 2024|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallos Blancos de Querétaro |url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/3106/queretaro |access-date=July 16, 2017 |website=ligamx.net}}</ref> }}


{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=URU|name=[[Martín Rea]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=MEX|name=[[Omar Mendoza (right-back)|Omar Mendoza]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MEX|name=[[Kevin Escamilla]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=MEX|name=[[Óscar Manzanarez]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=URU|name=[[Kevin Ramírez (footballer, born 1994)|Kevin Ramírez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ARG|name=[[Franco Russo]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=MEX|name=[[Fernando Madrigal]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MEX|name=[[Kevin Escamilla]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=MEX|name=[[Julio Nava]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=PAR|name=[[José Canale]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MEX|name=[[Gil Alcalá]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=VEN|name=[[Samuel Sosa]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Talleres de Córdoba|Talleres]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MEX|name=[[Ángel Sepúlveda]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=MEX|name=[[Pablo Barrera]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=MEX|name=Javier Ibarra|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=CIV|name=[[Aké Arnaud Loba|Aké Loba]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Club Tijuana|Tijuana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MEX|name=[[Érik Vera]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ARG|name=[[Lucas Rodríguez (footballer, born 1997)|Lucas Rodríguez]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Club Tijuana|Tijuana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=URU|name=[[Hugo Silveira]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=MEX|name=[[Alan Medina]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=URU|name=Gonzalo Montes|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=MEX|name=[[Jaime Gómez Valencia|Jaime Gómez]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=MEX|name=[[Gerardo Daniel Ruiz|Gerardo Ruiz]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MEX|name=[[Carlos Higuera]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=PAR|name=[[José Doldán]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ARG|name=[[Federico Lértora]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Club Tijuana|Tijuana]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=BRA|name=[[Chico (footballer, born 1995)|Chico]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MEX|name=Víctor López|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MEX|name=[[Daniel Cervantes]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MEX|name=[[Francisco Eduardo Venegas|Francisco Venegas]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ECU|name=Jonathan Betancourt|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=MEX|name=[[Ronaldo Cisneros]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=MEX|name=Juan Pablo Juárez|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ARG|name=[[Darío Benedetto]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MEX|name=[[Juan Pablo Meza]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=MEX|name=[[Misael Domínguez]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Aristeo García|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ECU|name=[[Ayrton Preciado]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=URU|name=Hugo Magallanes|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARG|name=[[Martín Río]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=[[Omar Israel Mendoza|Omar Mendoza]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=MEX|name=Salim Hernández|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=[[José Gurrola]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MEX|name=[[Brayton Vázquez]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ECU|name=[[Jefferson Montero]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MEX|name=[[Guillermo Allison]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ECU|name=[[Antonio Valencia]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=GUA|name=[[Rubio Rubin]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Real Salt Lake]]}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=URU|name=Jonathan Dos Santos|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MEX|name=Pablo Ortíz|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=USA|name=[[Joe Gallardo (soccer)|Joe Gallardo]]|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs end}}

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{{For|recent transfers|List of Mexican football transfers winter 2020–21}}
===Others players under contract===
{{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ECU|name=[[Jonathan Perlaza]]|pos=DF}} ''(injured)''
{{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}


===Out on loan===
===Out on loan===
{{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Sebastián Huerta|pos=GK|other=at [[Atlético Morelia]]}}
{{football squad player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=[[Fernando Tapia]]|pos=GK|other=at [[Tigres UANL|UANL]]}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Noé Topete|pos=DF|other=at [[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]}}
{{football squad player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Juan Daccarett|pos=DF|other=at [[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]}}
{{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Sergio Vázquez|pos=DF|other=at [[Atlético Morelia]]}}
{{football squad player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Marco González|pos=MF|other=at [[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=004F79|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=MEX|name=Ricardo Martínez|pos=MF|other=at [[Atlético Morelia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=—|nat=ECU|name=[[Jefferson Orejuela]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona de Guayaquil]]}}
{{Fs end}}


===Reserve teams===
===Reserve teams===
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== Notes ==
{{Noteslist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Portal|Mexico|Association football}}
{{Portal|Mexico|Association football}}

* {{official website|1=http://www.clubqueretaro.com/gallosblancos/}} {{in lang|es}}


{{Querétaro F.C.}}
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 25 November 2024

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Querétaro F.C. (women).

Querétaro
Full nameQuerétaro Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Gallos Blancos (The White Roosters)
Los Albiazules (The White and Blues)
FoundedJuly 8, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-07-08)
GroundEstadio Corregidora
Capacity33,162
OwnerGrupo Caliente
ChairmanJuan Olvera
ManagerMauro Gerk
LeagueLiga MX
Clausura 2024Regular phase: 10th
Final phase: Play-in round
Websitehttps://clubqueretaro.com/
Current season

Querétaro Fútbol Club, also called Gallos Blancos de Querétaro, is a Mexican professional football club based in Querétaro City. Querétaro plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system. Their colors are blue, black, and white and the team mascot is a rooster. Although the club has not had significant success in Mexico,[1] the team has featured stars including Ronaldinho and Antonio Valencia.

History

[edit]

Foundation

[edit]

In 1949, the Mexican Football Federation proposed the idea of creating a "Segunda División" to expand interest in the game and to create a development program for the first division. Querétaro received an invitation to participate. Alfonso "pachín" Niembro, then president of the Asociación Queretana de Fútbol, and Raúl Ayala, who represented Querétaro at the national level, with help from large numbers of locally based amateurs, decided to organize a tournament, the winner of which would represent the city of Querétaro in the new division. The tournament was won by a team named "Los Piratas", who became "Club Querétaro A.C." They joined Irapuato, Zacatepec, Toluca, Morelia and La Piedad as the founders of the Segunda División.

The team's official foundation is July 8, 1950. Later journalist Herrera "Periquín" Pozas bestowed the nickname of Gallos Blancos (White Roosters) based on the club's "willingness to fight for every ball" and their characteristic white uniforms. The team quickly developed a large local fanbase. Querétaro F.C. has come close to promotion on many occasions; one of the most memorable was in 1976 when they reached the Second Division Final and played against Atlante F.C.

The Atletas Campesinos era

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It was in the middle 70s when the foundation of Estudiantes took place, a team composed mostly by students that wanted to gain a name in the Mexican league and that also became a good rival to Gallos Blancos; but then in 1977 Armando Presa bought both teams and changed their name to Atletas Campesinos, getting a well-groomed composition of young players with a dream of a future in the professional football and very experienced players; that same year they showed a notable performance. But it was the next season when the team became a "maquinita de jugar fútbol" (football-playing-machine) with a combination of experience and youth well stimulated economically; as the scores were better, the better they would be paid. Then Armando Presa decided that although the team was in the right way it was necessary the hand of a more experienced manager, so current manager Antonio Ascencio stepped down and Antonio Carbajal took the team with a great offering if the team reached Primera División.

It came the day back on June 22, 1980, when "Atletas Campesinos" would face Osos Grises at the Segunda División final game (Osos got a valuable tie at Municipal stadium, former ground of Querétaro's teams) which was the favorite team, but Campesinos gave a great surprise winning with a 2–1 score (goals made by Carlos Cerritos and Jorge Gaspar). Antonio Carbajal was carried off on the shoulders of the crowd, Antonio Ascencio and their boys wept of happiness. They could not believe it, finally they were the champions.

The Atletas Campesinos team got into the hearts of the people since they gave them a satisfaction that no team had done before: give to the city of Querétaro a Primera División team. The Atletas Campesinos were already at the maximum circuit with the idea of making a combination of a team with the best men already at the league and make a great campaign, but it didn't happen: the team started to lose their games and finally it was sold to the "Sindicato de Petroleros de Ciudad Madero".[2] Then during the 1982–83 season Querétaro lost the Atletas Campesinos team and it became the Tampico Madero team.

The UAQ Gallos Blancos era

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In the early 1980s it was given to the Autonomous University of Queretaro the team's rights of management and became the UAQ Gallos Blancos. This team became a "golden breed" of players like René Montalvo, Salvador "Zurdo" Ochoa and José de Jesús Torruco. In fact, the "UAQ Gallos Blancos" arrived to another Segunda División final in 1987, now against the Correcaminos UAT, but after playing the first game of the series at the Estadio Marte R. Gómez (with a 0–0 result), the team suffered an accident while returning from Ciudad Victoria to Santiago de Querétaro, where three very important players lost their lives.[3] Even though the final match was moved a month, the team lost the series on a third match in the Estadio Azteca.

During the next days, the team became a youth/reserve squad of Cruz Azul, providing many players that later became Primera División football stars. Later, after many failures to get into the Primera División, the Autonomous University of Queretaro went into an economic crisis which caused it to sell the team to a north group of business men from Hermosillo, Sonora and in this way Querétaro lost again one of their most loved and memorable teams.

The Cobras de Querétaro era

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Later after the construction of the Estadio La Corregidora stadium in the middle eighties, one of the most important Mexican TV broadcasters decided to manage a Segunda División team who received the name of "Cobras de Querétaro".[4] This team obtained the Primera División category by the hand of Jorge "Coco" Gómez back in 1986 but they lasted only one season because at the end of the 86–87 season they went back to Segunda División and the team was moved to Ciudad Juárez.

The Club Querétaro era

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In 1988 another team was created in the city, named "Club Querétaro". Quickly became a fierce rival to the "UAQ Gallos Blancos". These two teams were playing on the Second Division. After many unsuccessful seasons, footballer José Antonio García bought the Tampico Madero franchise and put it into the Corregidora stadium under the name of "Club Querétaro". During this season the team had one of the most remarkable roster which included Rubén Omar Romano, Sergio Bueno, Miguel Herrera, Sergio Almaguer and many more, all of them under the direction of Ricardo La Volpe.

The team made a modest season and was sold to a group of business men from Querétaro (Vázquez Mellado family) who, despite all of their efforts, lost their category and in 1994 and finally went back into Segunda División. Then in 1994, because of the problems of Antonio Peláez Pier with the administration of Tamaulipas stadium, the Tampico Madero team moved to Querétaro under the name of T.M. Gallos Blancos but that same season the team was relegated to Segunda División under the hand of José Camacho and Juan de Dios Castillo.

Back in 1998 "Club Querétaro" and "UAQ Gallos Blancos" merged into one club and formed a team that played for three years with the original name of "Gallos Blancos de Querétaro" (White Roosters of Querétaro) until 2002.

Querétaro F.C. (2002–2012)

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In 2002, a Primera División team, CF La Piedad, had to move from the city of La Piedad to play in Santiago de Querétaro, where the team stayed for two years under the name "Querétaro F.C.". The team had a modest performance during four seasons; then in 2004 the F.M.F. decided to reduce the number of teams in the Primera División from twenty to eighteen, and decided to eliminate two teams with the worst financial situation: Querétaro F.C. and Club Irapuato. That same year, Querétaro F.C. bought the franchise of a Primera A defunct team: Zacatepec.

The club celebrating the 2008 promotion.

In 2005 Querétaro F.C. won the Primera A "Torneo de Clausura" and faced San Luis F.C. in the promotion play-off. Winning the first leg 2-1 at home, the game at San Luis Potosí ended in defeat after extra time, resulting in a 3–2 aggregate score. The suspicious way this game was conducted and the violence suffered by Querétaro's fans in hands of San Luis fans resulted in a fierce rivalry with this team.

On May 28, 2006, Querétaro F.C. was promoted to Mexico's Primera División, after beating Puebla F.C. in the Clausura 2006 tournament and the 2005/2006 Primera A promotion play-off by a 5–1 final score. But on April 29, 2007, the "Gallos Blancos" were relegated after failing to achieve 6 out of 9 points in the final 3 games in a fierce fight with Santos Laguna. A combination of their defeat in the final game against Club Atlas and a victory of Santos Laguna against Cruz Azul caused their relegation to Primera A.

After a 2007–08 season to forget in Primera A when the team couldn't make it to the play-offs, things changed in the Apertura 2008 tournament. Querétaro F.C. became the most dangerous offensive (including best striker: Mauro Néstor Gerk) and got the most points since their return to Primera A. After beating Correcaminos UAT and Club Tijuana, Querétaro F.C. won their third Championship against Club Irapuato (which was the most effective defense of the tournament) by a 2–0 score. After their championship and a season filled with ups and downs, Querétaro F.C. played against Mérida F.C. (the current champion) the Promotion Play-off game which determines which team will play in Primera División. After winning their first game against Mérida F.C. 2–1, the team played their second game at Mérida and lost but tied on aggregate. The teams went into extra time and eventually into penalty shots. Everyone scored and goalkeeper José Guadalupe Martínez stopped one of the Mérida F.C. shots. Winning the game on penalties the team acquired the right to play the next tournament in Primera División.

Querétaro F.C. still in Primera División

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At the end of the Clausura 2013 tournament, Querétaro F.C. ended up in the last position of the relegation table and therefore was to be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso for the upcoming Apertura 2013. However, the owner of Grupo Delfines bought Jaguares de Chiapas from TV Azteca and relocated the team to Querétaro to keep the city in the Primera Division. The move prompted Club San Luis to move to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, retaining top-flight football in that state. The current Querétaro F.C. franchise assumed the original franchise's television partnership with the Televisa family of networks (Querétaro F.C. was the last Liga MX team to have Televisa as its television partner before the privatization of TV Azteca.)

After owner Amado Yáñez was investigated for defrauding Banamex, the team was placed into government administration, from which Grupo Imagen, a media conglomerate, and Grupo Empresarial Ángeles, its parent company, bought the squad.[5] Immediately, speculation swirled that Imagen was soon to pull Querétaro FC from Televisa,[6] and with the launch of Imagen Televisión in October 2016, the Gallos Blancos had a new broadcast home.

In 2015, this team made it to the finals for the first time in the domestic league competition with the help of Danilinho, Emanuel Villa, and Ronaldinho, in the 2015 Clausura.[citation needed] The team faced Santos Laguna in the first leg losing 5–0, in the second leg Querétaro were able to pull off a 3–0 victory at home, but fell short by 2 goals helping them qualify to the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time.[citation needed]

On March 5, 2022, during a match between Querétaro and Atlas, a riot broke out between fans attending the match at Querétaro's stadium.[7] Video posted on social media showed groups of men beating, kicking, dragging and stripping victims.[8] According to the Querétaro state civil protection agency, at least 22 men were injured.[9] League play for the following day was suspended,[10] and the next Monday, five officials from the police and civil defence were suspended, the private company who were hired by the club would also have its contracts cancelled, and a ban on attending away games may be imposed on Querétaro fans.[11]

On 8 March 2022, the Liga MX banned fans from attending Queretaro's home matches for up to a year, as well as banning its barras (a group or club of fans) for up to three years, and also required Queretaro to be sold to another owner after its then-current owners, Manuel Velarde, Gabriel Solares, Alfonso Solloa, Javier Solloa, and Greg Taylor, were banned from conducting league-related activities for up to five years. It has since been transferred to Grupo Caliente, which also owns Club Tijuana, in which the group must sell Queretaro by the end of the year, otherwise, the league will take ownership of the club. It was also fined MX$1.5 million (US$70,450) and its youth and women's teams must play all matches behind closed doors.[12][13]

Stadium

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Main article: Estadio Corregidora
Corregidora Stadium

Initially the team played at the 10,000 seat Estadio Municipal de Querétaro. The team played there for about 35 years, and it remains in use by recreational and local squads, along with QFC's youth team with a reduced capacity.

Querétaro F.C. play their home games at Estadio Corregidora de Querétaro in Santiago de Querétaro, which opened in 1985 and was built in a Mexican-West German collaboration. Seating 35,575 and built for the 1986 FIFA World Cup (of which it hosted four matches for), it is designed to fill its capacity in fifteen minutes, then evacuate the same size crowd in seven minutes.

Popularity

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Supporters

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Querétaro F.C. has always been a family-supported team, which includes several "porras" like "Esperanza Blanca", "Tradicional" and "La Corregidora". But recently one of the fastest growing "barras" has been the Resistencia Albiazul, formerly known as "Rebeldía Queretana", whose chants or "porras" have become a powerful encouragement to the team and a classic background of La Corregidora stadium. It was the best "barra" of Primera A and now is one of the bests among Mexico's football league.[14]

Rivalries

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Because of the short distance between the cities in the area known as el Bajío, there have always been rivalries with teams such as Irapuato and Celaya F.C., and Salamanca F.C. in the past. However, the fiercest rivalries are with León, Atlas F.C. and Atlético San Luis (formerly fulfilled with San Luis F.C.).

Kit history

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  • Home kit: Black and blue striped shirt with black shorts and socks.
  • Away kit: White shirt with black shorts and white socks.
First kit history
1950
1969
1970
1974
1981
1982
1992
1994
2005
2016-17
Third kit history
65th Anniversary (Apertura 2015)

Honours

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Personnel

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Management

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Position Staff
Sporting chairman Mexico Juan Olvera
Director of football Mexico Ángel Sosa

Source: [citation needed]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Argentina Mauro Gerk
Assistant managers Mexico Alejandro Domínguez
Mexico Juan Carlos de la Barrera
Mexico Carlos Laureano
Goalkeeper coach Brazil Mauro Machado
Fitness coach Argentina Walter Occhiato
Physiotherapists Mexico Rafael Zitlalpopoca
Mexico Luis Hernández
Team doctors Mexico Francisco Balbás
Mexico Jorge González

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 5 July 2024[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Mexico MEX Omar Mendoza
3 DF Mexico MEX Óscar Manzanarez
4 DF Argentina ARG Franco Russo (on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad)
5 MF Mexico MEX Kevin Escamilla
6 DF Paraguay PAR José Canale (on loan from Lanús)
7 MF Venezuela VEN Samuel Sosa (on loan from Talleres)
8 MF Mexico MEX Pablo Barrera
9 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aké Loba (on loan from Tijuana)
10 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Rodríguez (on loan from Tijuana)
11 MF Mexico MEX Alan Medina
12 DF Mexico MEX Jaime Gómez
13 GK Mexico MEX Carlos Higuera
14 MF Argentina ARG Federico Lértora (on loan from Tijuana)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Mexico MEX Víctor López (on loan from Monterrey)
17 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Venegas
18 FW Mexico MEX Ronaldo Cisneros (on loan from Guadalajara)
19 FW Argentina ARG Darío Benedetto
20 MF Mexico MEX Misael Domínguez (on loan from Necaxa)
21 MF Ecuador ECU Ayrton Preciado
22 MF Argentina ARG Martín Río
23 GK Mexico MEX Salim Hernández
24 DF Mexico MEX Brayton Vázquez
25 GK Mexico MEX Guillermo Allison
28 FW Guatemala GUA Rubio Rubin (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
33 DF Mexico MEX Pablo Ortíz
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2024.

Others players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Ecuador ECU Jonathan Perlaza (injured)

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Mexico MEX Fernando Tapia (at UANL)
— DF Mexico MEX Juan Daccarett (at Sinaloa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Mexico MEX Marco González (at Sinaloa)

Reserve teams

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Main article: Querétaro Reserves and Academy

References

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  1. ^ Vilchis, Raúl (March 7, 2022). "'We fight, therefore we exist': what lay behind Mexico's brutal football riot?". the Guardian. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "tampicomadero.com.mx". tampicomadero.com.mx. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008.
  3. ^ "Terra - Tragedias en el futbol - México - Sólo Futbol". Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "cronica.com.mx". Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Grupo Imagen Multimedia compra a Gallos Blancos". El Economista. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Grupo Imagen compra al Querétaro; otro golpe al duopolio Televisa-TV Azteca". Proceso. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Baer, Jack (March 6, 2022). "Mexican soccer league suspends all Sunday matches after fan riot". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Lopez, Oscar (March 6, 2022). "Mexico Soccer Riot Leaves 22 Injured, Officials Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Rodriguez, Carlos (March 6, 2022). "At least 22 injured in brawl at Mexican soccer match". Associated Press. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Rodriguez, Carlos (March 6, 2022). "At least 23 injured in brawl at Mexican soccer match; league suspends all games". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Mexico suspends 5 officials after 26 injured in soccer match brawl". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. March 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Hernandez, Ceasar (March 8, 2022). "Liga MX: Queretaro home fans banned for 1 year, 'barras' get 3-year ban; owners must sell club". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Aplican Ejemplares Sanciones al Club Querétaro y Toman Medidas de Control". Liga MX. March 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "Login Grupo Reforma". Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Gallos Blancos de Querétaro". ligamx.net. Retrieved July 16, 2017.

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