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| Full name | Club Santos Laguna | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Guerreros (Warriors) | |||
| Founded | August 13, 1983 | |||
| Ground | Nuevo Estadio Corona (Territorio Santos Modelo) Torreón, Coahuila (Capacity: 28,000[1]) |
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| Owner |  Grupo Modelo |
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| Chairman | Alejandro Irarragorri |
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| Manager |  Rubén Omar Romano |
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| League | La Primera División | |||
| Clausura 2009 | 9th (league) | |||
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Club Santos Laguna, also known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football (soccer) club. They represent Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio and Lerdo. Santos Laguna plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise known as the Ángeles de Puebla. The club's debut in Mexico's top division was in the 1988/89 tournament. They have won the league championship three times. First in the Invierno 1996 tournament, the Verano 2001 tournament and the most recent Clausura 2008 tournament. They have also reached the finals in the 1993-1994 season and the Verano 2000 tournament.
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1993-94 Runner-Up
In the 1st leg the team win 1-0 to Tecos UAG in Corona Stadium, in 2nd it losts 2-0 in 3 de Marzo stadium.
Squad
- Adrián Marmolejo
- Ramón Ramirez
- Hector Adomaitis
- Héctor Silva
- Antonio Apud
- Daniel Guzmán
- Richard Zambrano
- Felipe de Jesús Amezcua
- Jose Antonio Alcantara
- Jesús Gómez
- Ricardo Wagner de Souza
Invierno 1996 Champions
In Invierno 1996 Santos Laguna get the first title winning in aggregate 4-3 to Necaxa, (First Leg 0-1, Second Leg 4-2).The victory goal is still controversial, team´s detractors affirm that the scorer (Jared Borgetti) was in off side.
Squad
- Jose Miguel
- Francisco Gabriel de Anda
- Pedro Muñoz
- Jose Guadalupe Rubio
Ricardo Wagner de Souza- Nicolás Ramírez
- Miguel España
- Benjamín Galindo
Héctor Adomaitis- Jared Borgetti
- Gabriel Caballero
Verano 2001 Champions
In Verano 2001 Santos Laguna gets the second title winning in aggregate 4-3 to Pachuca, (First Leg 1-2, Second Leg 3-1)
Squad
- Adrián Martínez
- Héctor Altamirano
- Héctor López
Miguel Ángel Carreón- Mariano Trujillo
- Carlos Cariño
- Luis Romero
- Johan Rodríguez
Rodrigo "El Pony" Ruiz- Joaquín López
- Jared Borgetti
- Carlos Augusto Gomes "Guto"
- Robson Luiz
Luis Fernando Soto- Ignacio Vázquez
- Enrique Vizcarra
Current years
In the Clausura 2007 season, Santos was in grave danger of being relegated to the Primera División A along with other teams Querétaro and Tigres UANL. Despite having bought several important players such as Oswaldo Sánchez, Daniel Ludueña & Vicente Matías Vuoso, the team lost 5 games out of their first 7. However, the team managed to keep a steady pace and win several of the remaining games after seeing that Querétaro failed to gain points, and Santos remained in the Primera División. Not only did they save themselves from relegation, but they made enough points to enter in repechaje. There they would face the preferable San Luis to whom they had lost the 1st leg 1-0 at home, but miraculously came from behind and won the 2nd leg 2-0, thus eliminating San Luis. In the quarter finals, Santos would lose to the champion of the season, Pachuca in a global score of 2-2 eliminating Santos for the positioning on the table.
The Apertura 2007 season was a much better season for Santos leaving them 1st place on the positioning table, eliminating Monarcas Morelia with a global score of 5-2 in the quarterfinals, but were defeated by Pumas UNAM with a global score of 5-4 in the semifinals.
In the Clausura 2008 season, Santos would come out as the champion by defeating Monterrey in the semifinals with a last minute goal, and finally Cruz Azul by a global score of 3-2.
Clausura 2008 squad
- Oswaldo Sánchez
- Jorge Iván Estrada
- Rafael Alejandro Figueroa
- Fernando Ortíz
Edgar Castillo- Juan Pablo Rodriguez
- Walter Jímenez
- Fernando Arce
- Daniel Emmanuel Ludueña
Christian Benitez- Vicente Matías Vuoso
- Francisco Torres
- Oribe Peralta
- Johnny Garcia
- Juan Pablo Santiago
- Agustin Herrera
Stadium
Santos Laguna currently play at Estadio Nuevo Corona, which holds 30,050 people The new stadium cost $100,000,000 USD. Construction started on February 22, 2008. On November 11, 2009 the new stadium opened its doors hosting a friendly match between Santos Laguna and Santos FC of the Brazilian Série A. The sold out crowd included Mexican President, Felipe Calderón and Brazilian legend Pelé. Santos Laguna won 2-1.
Honours
- Winners (3): Invierno 1996, Verano 2001, Clausura 2008.
- Winner: 2004.
- Winner: 2007.
Current Squad
As of September 27, 2009[2]
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Notable players
References
External links
- Official Website
- Rincon del Santos (Fan Website)
- Piratas Laguneros
- Super Santos Laguna
- Federacion Mexicana de Futbol
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