Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club, simply known as Alebrijes, is a Mexican professional football club based in Oaxaca, that plays in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club was founded in 2012, when the Tecamachalco franchise won the Segunda División title and earned the promotion to the Liga de Ascenso de México. Due to poor infrastructure they were unable to participate, which led to the team's relocation to the city of Oaxaca and the formation of the new Oaxaca franchise.
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 María made the official announcement at the state capital building of the start of a new football club.[2][3] 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 2–2 with Atlético San Luis. On April 9, 2014, Alebrijes lost the Clausura 2014 Copa MX finals against Tigres UANL by 3–0 at the Estadio Universitario.
On December 2, 2017, Oaxaca defeated FC Juárez on penalties to win the Apertura 2017 Ascenso MX tournament.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] In the first tournament with the new board, the team won the championship by defeating Atlético Zacatepec with an aggregate score of 5–3, 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.[7]
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.
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Juan Manuel Rivera (Interim)
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| Assistant manager | César Maldonado
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| Fitness coach | Ricardo Contreras
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| Physiotherapist | Norberto Melchor
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| Team doctor | José Vargas
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ricardo Rayas (2013–15) Marco Antonio Trejo (Interim) (2015) Flavio Davino (2015–2016) Mario García Covalles (2016) Irving Rubirosa (2016–2018) Ricardo Rayas (2018–2019) Alex Diego (2019) Alejandro Pérez (2019–2020) Oscar Fernando Torres (2020–2021) Jorge Manrique (2021–2023) Carlos Gutiérrez (2023–2024) Arturo Alvarado (2024–2025)| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning editions | Runners-up |
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 Top division |
Copa MX | 0 | – | Clausura 2014 |
| Promotion divisions | Ascenso MX | 2 | Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019 | – |
| Campeón de Ascenso | 0 | – | 2018 |
