Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club, simplified as Alebrijes de Oaxaca FC, is a Mexican professional football club based in Oaxaca. It competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at the Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca. Founded in 2012, after the Tecamachalco franchise earned the promotion to Ascenso MX and was moved to Oaxaca, due to poor infrastructure they were unable to participate.
In the team's search for a new venue, the owners of the Tecamachalco franchise received support from the Oaxacan state government. They also received support from a group of businessmen led by Carlos Ojeda de Laredo, who wanted to bring professional football back to the state of Oaxaca.
On December 10, 2012, the president of the Primera División de México, the Liga de Ascenso de México, and Decio de MarÃÂa made the official announcement at the state capital building of the start of a new football club. The name of the club was changed to "Alebrijes" following a vote by the public. The new name refers to the colorful folk sculptures made in the state.
On July 20, 2013, they played their first Ascenso MX game, drawing 2âÂÂ2 with Atlético San Luis. On April 9, 2014, Alebrijes lost the Clausura 2014 Copa MX finals against Tigres UANL by 3âÂÂ0 at the Estadio Universitario.
On December 2, 2017, Oaxaca defeated FC Juárez on penalties to win the Apertura 2017 Ascenso MX tournament.
On May 28, 2019, Oaxaca had an administrative change, and the franchise belonging to Grupo Tecamachalco was paused for a year so that its owners could find a new city and remodel the administration of the club. Meanwhile, the franchise belonging to Zacatepec Siglo XXI (on hiatus between 2017 and 2019) was transferred to the city of Oaxaca to ensure the continuity of Alebrijes in the Ascenso MX. In the first tournament with the new board, the team won the championship by defeating Atlético Zacatepec with an aggregate score of 5âÂÂ3, with this, the team won the second league title in its history, also being the last trophy awarded in the history of the Ascenso MX.
Alebrijes de Oaxaca play their home matches at the Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. The stadium capacity is 14,950 people. Its surface is covered by natural grass.
The team competes in the Group II of the Liga TDP, and also participated in the Serie B of the Liga Premier, finishing as champions in the Clausura 2023, defeating T'HàMayas 6âÂÂ4 on aggregate, and finished as runners-up twice (Clausura 2022 and Apertura 2022). It also won the Campeón de Campeones de la Liga Premier Serie B, defeating Club Calor 3âÂÂ2 on penalties. The team changed its name to Alebrijes UABJO in 2022, due to a sports agreement with the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca and the team was integrated into the university's sports structure.
The team is based in Tlalpan, Mexico City, and competes in the Group VIII of the Liga TDP.
The team is based in Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, and competes in the Group IX of the Liga TDP.