Toluca FC Reserves and Academy

Toluca FC
Full nameDeportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V.
NicknamesDiablos Rojos (Red Devils)
Los Escarlatas (The Scarlets)
Los Choriceros (The Sausage Makers)
Short nameTOL
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Toluca FC Reserves and Academy encompasses the reserve and youth teams of Mexican professional football club Toluca FC.

Atlético Mexiquense

Atlético Mexiquense, also known as El Mexiquense and Los Pingos, was an affiliate club of Toluca that competed in Ascenso MX, Mexico's second-tier football division.[1] Founded in 1997, the club was established through Toluca's acquisition of the rights to Atlético Hidalgo, with its first season played in the Invierno 1997 tournament.[2] Originally based in Ixtapan de la Sal, State of Mexico, Atlético Mexiquense relocated to the city of Toluca in 2008 and played at Nemesio Diez Stadium.[1] The team served as a primary development pathway for young players advancing to the first team.[3]

The club's greatest achievement was reaching the Apertura 2004 Ascenso MX final against San Luis. In the playoffs, Atlético Mexiquense defeated Correcaminos UAT and Querétaro across two-leg matches without conceding a defeat.[4] In the final, Mexiquense won the first leg 1–0 before losing the second leg at Estadio Alfonso Lastras, falling 3–2 on aggregate to San Luis.[5][6]

The club ceased operations at the end of the Clausura 2009 following a restructuring of Mexican football that eliminated reserve teams without promotion rights. Atlético Mexiquense was subsequently absorbed into Toluca's main academy.[2]

Toluca Premier

Toluca Premier was a reserve team of Toluca that participated in the Liga Premier de Ascenso, Mexico's third-tier football division, debuting in the 2015 Apertura season after a six-year hiatus.[7] The team was based at the Metepec Facilities, and managed by José Edmundo Núñez.[8][9]

In 2019, the team ceased operations following the dissolution of several Liga MX reserve sides in the Liga Premier as part of a restructuring of Mexico's youth development system.[10]

Youth academy

Toluca's youth academy comprises multiple age-group teams at the under-18 level,[11] several of which have won their respective Liga MX youth titles.

Notable championships include the Clausura 2023 Sub-20 title, where they defeated América 2–1 on aggregate, and the Apertura 2024 Sub-15 title, where they beat América again with a 3–2 aggregate score to secure the championship.[12][13]

At the international level, Toluca's under-13 team won the inaugural CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League in 2015, becoming the first champion of the continental youth competition.[14]

Honours

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners-up
Reserves and academy Liga MX Sub-23 1 Clausura 2025[15] —
Liga MX Sub-20 1 Clausura 2023[16] Apertura 2019[17]
Liga MX Sub-17 0 — Clausura 2026[18]
Liga MX Sub-15 1 Apertura 2024[19] Verano 2016[20] Clausura 2026[21]
Liga MX Sub-13 1 Verano 2016[22] Primavera 2013[23]

Current managers

References

  1. 1 2 "Atlético Mexiquense regresará al Nemesio Diez". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Torres, Mauricio (27 March 2023). "Los equipos que estaban en el Ascenso en el 2000 y hoy ya no existen". Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Víctor Rangel Ayala es el nuevo timonel del Mexiquense". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Gómez, Alan (18 May 2024). "Atlético Mexiquense: La antigua filial del campeón Toluca que pudo evitar el ascenso de San Luis". ESTO (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mexiquense toma la ventaja en la final del circuito de ascenso". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 15 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "San Luis tiene un pie en el máximo circuito". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 19 December 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Ortega, Roberto (12 August 2015). "Segunda División Premier: Toluca Premier". Vavel (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Equipo: Toluca Premier". Liga Premier de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Equipo con aspiraciones". Toluca FC (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Equipos desaparecerán filiales en Liga Premier y quieren formar Sub 23". Récord (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Malagón Medel, Édgar (6 December 2022). "Toluca anunció a exjugadores como técnicos de Fuerzas Básicas". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Diablos Sub-20 Campeones". Toluca FC (in Spanish). 19 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Toluca Sub-15 es el campeón del Apertura 2024". Liga MX (in Spanish). 7 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Universidad Cantera Norte wins Scotiabank CONCACAF U-13 Champions League". Concacaf. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "El Toluca se coronó en la Sub-23 de la Liga MX" (in Spanish). 11 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Toluca es campeón Sub-20 derrotando a América en la Final" (in Spanish). 20 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Santos es Campeón Sub-20 tras vencer al Toluca en el TSM" (in Spanish). 14 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "El Alto Rendimiento Tuzo es Campeón Sub-17 del CL 2026". Tuzos (in Spanish). 30 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Orgullo Escarlata: Toluca se corona campeón de la categoría Sub-15" (in Spanish). 23 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Atlas se corona en la Sub-15 tras vencer al Toluca" (in Spanish). 16 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Rayados Sub-15 es campeón del Clausura 2026". Rayados (in Spanish). 30 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Toluca, campeón del torneo Sub-13 tras vencer al Atlas" (in Spanish). 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Pumas Campeón de la Categoría Sub-13" (in Spanish). 5 April 2013.
  24. ↑ Ávila, Humberto (4 June 2024). "¿Quién es el argentino que estará al frente de las Fuerzas Básicas del Toluca?". El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  25. 1 2 3 4 Malagón Medel, Édgar (6 December 2022). "Toluca anunció a exjugadores como técnicos de Fuerzas Básicas". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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