2015–16 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season

The 2015–16 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season was the 99th season in the football club's history and the 63rd consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club also competed in the Copa Libertadores.

Toluca
2015–16 season
ChairmanJaime León
ManagerJosé Cardozo
StadiumEstadio Nemesio Díez
Apertura2nd
Playoffs: Semifinals
Clausura11th
Apertura Copa MXSemifinals
Clausura Copa MXDid not participate
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Enrique Triverio
(16 goals)
All:
Enrique Triverio
(22 goals)
Biggest winToluca 4–1 Tijuana
(29 September 2015)
Biggest defeatLeón 5–1 Toluca
(20 February 2016)
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2018.

Players

Squad information
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Alfredo Talavera (1986-09-18)18 September 1986 (aged 28) 2009 Guadalajara
12 GK Miguel Centeno (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 25) 2008 Youth System
22 GK Liborio Sánchez (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 25) 2014 Delfines
Defenders
2 DF Francisco Gamboa (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (aged 29) 2005 Youth System
3 DF Aarón Galindo (1982-05-08)8 May 1982 (aged 33) 2013 Santos
4 DF Paulo da Silva (Captain) (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 35) 2013 Pachuca
5 DF Christian Pérez (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 25) 2015 (Winter) Delfines
6 DF Óscar Rojas (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 27) 2013 Atlante
16 DF Gerardo Rodríguez (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 30) 2015 (Winter) Guadalajara
24 DF Aldo Benítez (1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 19) 2015 Youth System
24 DF Mario Quezada (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 28) 2016 (Winter) Puebla
30 DF Jordan Silva (1994-07-30)30 July 1994 (aged 20) 2014 (Winter) Youth System
84 DF Gerardo Heredia (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 21) 2014 (Winter) Youth System
Midfielders
7 MF Moisés Velasco (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 25) 2015 América
10 MF Lucas Lobos (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 33) 2014 UANL
13 MF Christian Cueva (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 23) 2015 Alianza Lima
14 MF Sergio Nápoles (1989-11-23)23 November 1989 (aged 25) 2015 Guadalajara
15 MF Antonio Ríos (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (aged 26) 2008 Youth System
18 MF Darío Bottinelli (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 28) 2015 Universidad Católica
19 MF Edy Brambila (1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 29) 2015 Atlas
25 MF Alejandro Navarro (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 (aged 21) 2014 (Winter) Youth System
26 MF Erbín Trejo (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 25) 2009 Youth System
28 MF Jorge Sartiaguín (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 21) 2014 (Winter) Youth System
29 MF Gustavo Castillo (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 20) 2014 Youth System
32 MF Heriberto Vidales (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 22) 2015 UNAM
Forwards
8 FW Nicolás Saucedo (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 33) 2015 UAT
11 FW Carlos Esquivel (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 33) 2005 Youth System
17 FW Diego Gama (1996-01-14)14 January 1996 (aged 19) 2014 Youth System
20 FW Fernando Uribe (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 27) 2015 Millonarios
21 FW Enrique Triverio (1988-01-31)31 January 1988 (aged 27) 2015 Unión de Santa Fe
23 FW Omar Arellano (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 26) 2015 Monterrey
298 FW Diego Aguilar (1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 18) 2015 Youth System

Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 October 2018.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 July 2015 6 December 2018 Matchday 1 2nd 19 10 3 6 33 26 +7 052.63
Apertura Copa MX 1 August 2018 5 September 2018 Group stage Semifinals 8 4 3 1 17 8 +9 050.00
Torneo Clausura 10 January 2016 7 May 2016 Matchday 1 11th 17 5 7 5 20 21 −1 029.41
Copa Libertadores 17 February 2016 4 May 2016 Second stage Round of 16 8 5 1 2 12 10 +2 062.50
Total 52 24 14 14 82 65 +17 046.15
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura
Main article: 2015–16 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM (Q, A) 17 11 2 4 37 20 +17 35 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
2 Toluca (A, Q) 17 10 2 5 33 24 +9 32
3 León (A) 17 10 0 7 32 31 +1 30 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 2]
4 Chiapas (A) 17 8 5 4 31 27 +4 29
5 UANL (A) 17 8 4 5 26 16 +10 28 Advance to Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(A) Advance to a further round; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Both teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  2. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  3. Clubs cannot qualify to the 2016 Copa Libertadores due to their participation in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 11 3 5 36 21  +15 36 6 1 3 21 9  +12 5 2 2 15 12  +3

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Apertura Copa MX
Main article: Apertura 2015 Copa MX

Group stage
Main article: Apertura 2015 Copa MX § Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toluca 6 3 3 0 3 14 7 +7 15 Group winner
2 Tijuana 6 4 1 1 2 12 11 +1 15 Best runner-up
3 Zacatepec 6 1 1 4 1 10 13 −3 5
4 Necaxa 6 1 1 4 0 12 17 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Round 1
29 July 2015 First leg Toluca 4–2 Necaxa Toluca
19:00 Uribe  16', 56', 75'
Triverio  82'		 Report Isijara  2'
Valdivia  30'		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 13,071
Referee: Marco Ortiz
5 August 2015 Second leg Necaxa 1–1 Toluca Aguascalientes City
19:00 Gorocito  79' Report Saucedo  45+1' Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 4,880
Referee: Christian Ramírez

Toluca won the round 5–3 on aggregate

Round 2
19 August 2015 Second leg Zacatepec 1–1 Toluca Zacatepec
21:00 Espinoza  44' (pen.) Report Cueva  10' Stadium: Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz
Attendance: 15,604
Referee: Saúl Fernando orozco
26 August 2015 Second leg Toluca 3–1 Zacatepec Toluca
19:00 Arellano  3', 32'
Esquivel  90+4'		 Report Calderón  27' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,244
Referee: Roberto Ríos

Toluca won the round 4–2 on aggregate

Round 3
16 September 2015 First leg Toluca 3–0 Tijuana Toluca
21:00 Bottinelli  8'
Triverio  64'
Cueva  85'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 13,127
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
22 September 2015 Second leg Tijuana 2–2 Toluca Tijuana
19:00 Hauche  60'
Flores  64' (pen.)		 Report Saucedo  51'
Trejo  79' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón Viveros

Toluca won the round 5–2 on aggregate

Round of 16
20 October 2015 Toluca 3–0 Oaxaca Toluca
19:00 Bottinelli  24' (pen.)
Arellano  76'
Lobos  89' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,519
Referee: Diego Montaño

Semifinal
28 October 2015 Guadalajara 1–0 Toluca Zapopan
19:00 Bravo  33' Report Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Attendance: 24,910
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

Torneo Clausura
Main article: 2015–16 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Cruz Azul 17 5 7 5 25 24 +1 22
10 UNAM 17 5 7 5 23 24 −1 22
11 Toluca 17 5 7 5 20 21 −1 22
12 Puebla 17 5 7 5 21 26 −5 22
13 Querétaro 17 5 4 8 21 25 −4 19
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: Medio Tiempo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 5 6 5 20 21  −1 21 3 2 2 10 7  +3 2 4 3 10 14  −4

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Copa Libertadores
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores

Second stage
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage

Toluca joined the competition in the second stage.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL GRE SLA LDU
1 Toluca 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13 Final stages — 2–0 2–1 2–1
2 Grêmio 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–0 — 1–1 4–0
3 San Lorenzo 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 4 1–1 1–1 — 1–1
4 LDU Quito 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 1–2 2–3 2–0 —
Source: CONMEBOL
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17) 1 Toluca 2–0 Grêmio Toluca
20:00 UTC−6 Triverio  46', 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 2 San Lorenzo 1–1 Toluca Buenos Aires
19:30 UTC−3 Ortigoza  11' (pen.) Report Esquivel  12' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) 3 LDU Quito 1–2 Toluca Quito
19:45 UTC−5 Hidalgo  47' Report Tenorio  41' (o.g.)
Uribe  84'		 Stadium: Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 4 Toluca 2–1 LDU Quito Toluca
19:45 UTC−5 Vega  18'
Triverio  62'		 Report Puch  17' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) 5 Toluca 2–1 San Lorenzo Toluca
19:45 UTC−5 Uribe  81', 87' Report Blandi  43' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 6 Grêmio 1–0 Toluca Porto Alegre
21:45 UTC−3 Ramiro  15' Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 34,628
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)

Final stages
Main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores final stages
Round of 16
28 April 2016 (2016-04-28) First leg São Paulo 4–0 Toluca São Paulo
21:45 UTC−3 Michel Bastos  26'
Centurión  44', 60'
Thiago Mendes  52'		 Report Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 51,342
Referee: Jonhatan Fuentes (Uruguay)
4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) Second leg Toluca 3–1
(3–5 agg.)		 São Paulo Toluca
17:15 UTC−5 Uribe  17', 86'
Triverio  60'		 Report Michel Bastos  50' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Statistics

Goals
Rank Player Position Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Libertadores Total[2][3]
1 Enrique Triverio FW 10 2 6 4 22
2 Fernando Uribe FW 11 3 1 5 20
3 Omar Arellano FW 3 3 0 0 6
Christian Cueva MF 1 2 3 0 6
5 Carlos Esquivel MF 3 1 0 1 5
6 Darío Bottinelli MF 2 2 0 0 4
7 Nicolás Saucedo FW 0 2 1 0 3
Alexis Vega FW 0 0 2 1 3
9 Paulo da Silva DF 1 0 1 0 2
Gerardo Rodríguez DF 2 0 0 0 2
Óscar Rojas DF 1 0 1 0 2
Erbín Trejo MF 0 1 1 0 2
13 Martín Abundis FW 0 0 1 0 1
Edy Brambila MF 0 0 1 0 1
Lucas Lobos MF 0 1 0 0 1
Richard Ortiz MF 0 0 1 0 1
Antonio Ríos MF 1 0 0 0 1
Total 35 17 19 11 82

Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition
Fernando Uribe Pachuca 4–3 (A) 12 September 2015 Liga MX

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets
Rank Name Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Libertadores Total[2][3]
1 Alfredo Talavera 4 2 5 1 12
Total425112

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160323174521/https://www.tolucafc.com/equipo
  2. "Toluca | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. "Toluca | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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