Potros UAEM
| Full name | Club de Fútbol Potros de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Los Potros (The Colts) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Ground |
Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba Toluca, Mexico, México |
| Capacity | 32,603 |
| Owner | UAEM |
| Chairman | Jorge Olvera García |
| Manager | Omar Ramírez |
| League | Ascenso MX |
| Clausura 2017 | 5th (Quarterfinals) |
| Website | Club home page |
Club de Fútbol Potros de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México is a Mexican football team. They are nicknamed Potros (Broncos). Their uniform color are white and green, wearing a white and green vertical stripe shirt for their home games. The club was founded in 1970 when the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico register its football squad in to the Tercera División de México under the name of Moscos de la UAEM. The club currently plays in the Ascenso MX for their first season ever in the 2016–17 season after their promotion.
Potros de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México' is a Mexican football team. They are nicknamed Los Potros (Colts). The club has played on and of in the Tercera División de México since 1970 when they were known as Moscos de la UAEM. In 1975 under the management of Javier Zea the club is promoted to the Segunda División Profesional. The club would disappear a couple of years later due to lack of fan support having Deportivo Toluca F.C. in the same city.
The club made its return in 1990, Rector M. en C. Efrén Rojas Dávila were important people in having the club playing once again professional university level football joying the IX Juegos Deportivos Selectivos Universitarios. That first squad was made up of students attending the university. In 1999 the club earned promotion from the Tercera División de México to the Segunda División Profesional where they have been playing ever since.
On May 15, 2016, the Colts would again have the opportunity to achieve promotion to the Ascenso MX on their second attempt against Tampico Madero, after the first leg in Alberto " Chivo " Cordova, the Colts went 1-0 at home as favorable for Tamaulipas in the second leg but they conclude by achieve 0-0 tie and move up in the Ascenso MX however both teams were promoted for the 2016–17 season by Tampico Madero will play as a expansion team and Estado de Mexico will play as a promotion team.
Potros UAEM play their home matches at the Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba in Toluca, State of Mexico. The stadium capacity is 32,603 people. Its owned by UAEM, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in 1964.
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