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| clubname = Necaxa
| image = Club Necaxa Logo.svg
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| fullname = Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V.
| nickname = ''Los Rayos'' (The Lightning)<br>''Los Electricistas'' (The Electricians)<br>''Los Once Hermanos'' (The Eleven Brothers) 
| short name = NEC
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=y|August 21, 1923}}
| ground = [[Estadio Victoria]]<br>[[Aguascalientes (city)|Aguascalientes]]
| capacity = 23,000
| owner = NX Football USA LLC (50%)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/sales/2021/club-necaxa-investment-1234630492/ |title=Club Necaxa's US investment approved by Mexican FA |publisher=Sportico |access-date=24 May 2021 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014202511/https://www.sportico.com/business/sales/2021/club-necaxa-investment-1234630492/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Ernesto Tinajero Flores (50%)
| chairman = Ernesto Tinajero Flores
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Fernando Gago]]
| league = [[Liga MX]]
| season = [[2025–26 Liga MX season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2025]]
| position = Regular phase: 15th<br>Final phase: Did not qualify 
| current = 2024–25 Club Necaxa season
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'''Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V.''' ({{IPA|es|ne.ˈkaɣ.sa|pron}}); also known as '''Club Necaxa''',  is a Mexican professional [[Association football|football]] club based in the city of [[Aguascalientes (city)|Aguascalientes]]. It competes in [[Liga MX]], the top division of [[Mexican football league system|Mexican football]]. It was founded on August 21, 1923 in [[Mexico City]] by the [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-born engineer William H. Fraser. In 2003, it changed its headquarters to the city of [[Aguascalientes (city)|Aguascalientes]], in the [[Aguascalientes|state of the same name]]. The team plays its home games at the [[Estadio Victoria]].

The club has won 3 [[Liga MX]] titles, four [[Copa MX]] titles, two [[Campeón de Campeones]] and one [[Supercopa MX]]. Internationally, It won one [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]] and one [[CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]. It was the first team to win the double in Mexico, winning the league title and the cup tournament in the same season, this in the amateur era (1932–33 season), thus taking the nickname Campeonísimo, becoming the first team in Mexican football to carry that nickname.

At the international level and beyond its confederation titles, the club's most notable performance was obtaining third place in the [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship]] held in [[Brazil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=3692/awards/index.html|title=Campeonato Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA Brasil 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013010349/http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D3692/awards/index.html|archive-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>

It occupies 7th place in the list of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics of the Club of the Century of North and Central America (1901-2000), being the best-placed Mexican club.<ref>{{cite web|title=El Club del Siglo de Norte y Centro América |date=10 April 2020 |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?32b0cfd380ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb0a35bb6e36f83617f23808f01}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

==History==

===Foundation (Light and Power Company, ''Luz y Fuerza'') (1899–1920)===
Necaxa was founded on August 21, 1923 by Scotsman William H. Fraser, an [[engineer]] and owner of the Light and Power Company (''Compañía de Luz y Fuerza'') in the state of [[Puebla]]. As a student in Scotland Fraser played football and was a strong advocate for the sport. Fraser consolidated the teams of the Light and Power Company and the Street Car operators ''Compañia de Luz y Fuerza and Tranvías'' into one.

Fraser supported the newly merged team with company revenue and funds. In addition, the Light and Power Company offered steady employment to players in an era where half of the players were playing at an amateur level.<ref name="ReferenceA">La serie Mexico Nuevo Siglo: Rueda de la Fortuna Los Rayos</ref> However, [[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|the Mexican football federation]] did not allow teams to be named after private companies, so the team changed its name to Necaxa, after the [[Necaxa River]] that was close to the electrical plant.

Historians assert that the colors and Necaxa's crest came from following the arrival of the Cornish community in Mexico,<ref>Logan James (reprint 1976). ''The Scottish Gael Or Celtic Manners''. John Donald Publishers Ltd. pp. 249–250. {{ISBN|0-85976-021-9}}.</ref> the Cornish community flourished and stayed in [[Central Mexico]] until the [[Mexican Revolution]] in 1910. Although the Cornish community in Mexico broadly returned to Cornwall, they left a cultural legacy; [[International Pasty Festival|Cornish pasties]], Cornish mining museums, a [[Cornish Mexican Cultural Society]] and football, are part of the local heritage and tradition in and around [[Mineral del Monte]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/articles/2008/09/30/south_west_cornish_miners_s14_w3_feature.shtml "The Cornish in Mexico"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204215234/http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/articles/2008/09/30/south_west_cornish_miners_s14_w3_feature.shtml |date=4 February 2009 }}, bbc.co.uk, 30 September 2008, retrieved 2009-09-07</ref>
In 1923, it was decided Necaxa team would field players regardless of race and nationality.

In that era, the team was called "Los Electricistas" (''The Electricians''). The team adopted the colors red and white as their team colors, earning them the nickname "Los roji-blancos". During this period, the oldest rivalry in Mexican football began to form, between Necaxa and [[Atlante F.C.]]

On September 14, 1930, having already been a two-time champion of the amateur [[Copa México|Copa Eliminatoria]], Necaxa inaugurated its stadium [[Parque Necaxa]], located on the banks of La Piedad River on land donated by the Fraser Family. The stadium had a maximum capacity for 15,000 fans, and was known for its clock tower displaying the team's emblem.

Necaxa, in the early days of Mexican Football were members of the Mexican Amateur Association Football League [[Primera Fuerza|Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Amateur Association]], composed of [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]], [[Real Club España|Club España]], [[Germania FV]], and seasoned and disciplined team [[Asturias F.C.|Asturias]]. Necaxa won championships during the 1932–33, 1934–35, 1936–37, and 1937–38 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mexhist.html|title=Mexico – List of Final Tables|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=3 February 2023|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402011950/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mexhist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following season after the stadium's opening, players such as Hilario López and Luis Pérez contributed to the team's success, leading Necaxa to the League final against Atlante, losing 3–2.

But Necaxa would rebound the next season, smashing Atlante by a 9–0 score. The lineup Necaxa used on that day was: 
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''Mexico'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[José Ruíz (footballer, born 1904)|José Ruíz]]'''
*
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Raul Chávez'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Garfias'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Conception Pérez'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Marures'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Luis Pérez (footballer, born 1906)|Luis "Pichojos" Pérez]]'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Roberto Jardón'''
| style="width:100px;"|&nbsp;
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
'''Foreign'''
* {{flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Julio Lores|Julio "Chino" Lores]]'''
* {{flagicon|England}} '''A. Lonergan'''
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Alfred Crowle]]
|}

During this decade, Necaxa became one of the most popular teams in Mexico. Under the direction of the Ernst Pauler, Necaxa, in one season of play (1935–36), the team dominated and won titles ranging from Champion of Champions, Champion of the Liga Mayor De La Ciudad, National Champion of League, National Champion and Central American Champions. Their last title was the Central American Championship in [[El Salvador]].

1935 Caribbean games lineup

'''Mexico'''
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Raúl "Pipiolo" Estrada'''
*
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Alfonso Riestra'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Antonio "Toño" Azpiri'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Lorenzo "Abuelo" Camarena'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Miguel Pizano '''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Guillermo "Perro" Ortega'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Ignacio "Calavera" Avila'''
| style="width:100px;"|&nbsp;
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Felipe "Diente" Rosas'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Vidal "Chamaco" García '''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Tomás "Poeta" Lozano'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Hilario López|Hilario "Moco" López]]'''
* {{flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Julio Lores|Julio "Chino" Lores]]'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Luis Pérez (footballer, born 1906)|Luis "Pichojos" Pérez]]'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Luis García Cortina'''
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Alfred Crowle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senorgol.nu/mexico/mexseleccionconvocatorias.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20031107081017/http://www.senorgol.nu/mexico/mexseleccionconvocatorias.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2003|title=Señor Gol – en sida om Mexikansk fotboll|work=Señor Gol|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>
|}

"Paco" Martinez de la Vega, an aficionado, would coin the surname for the first time "Campeonismo" or "Championshipism", which Necaxa would later use to justify their achievements and titles.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===Late 1930s: Once Hermanos===
Following the Mexican Revolution, the late 1930s represented Necaxa's most successful all-Mexican team. The Once Hermanos or "Eleven Brothers" period was coined in that era due to that team's ability to work as a team. The Necaxa team, in 1936, won the [[Copa MX|Copa México]].

In that same year, a talented striker gained popularity within Necaxa's benches.  Even though he was not one of the original "once hermano" or "eleventh brother" Horacio Casarìn, was a great player in the Mexican league national ranks. His success took him to the big screen in [[Mexican Cinema]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

'''Necaxa's "Once Hermanos" lineup'''
{|
|-

|valign="top"|
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Raúl "Pipiolo" Estrada'''
*
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Luis Pérez (footballer, born 1906)|Luis "Pichojos" Pérez]]'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Antonio "Toño" Aspiri'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Vidal "Chamaco" García'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Hilario López|Hilario "Moco" López]]'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Tomás "Poeta" Lozano'''
| style="width:100px;"|&nbsp;
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Lorenzo "Abuelo" Camarena'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Ignacio "Calavera" Ávila'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Marcial "Ranchero" Ortiz'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Chino López'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Ivan Vázquez Morales'''
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''Gerardo "Day" Madriz'''
|}

===1940s brief hiatus===
Necaxa disappears from competitive play within the Mexican League in 1943<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/editoriales/carlos-calderon/2009/06/el-necaxa-iii-los-gloriosos-anos-30|title=Carlos Calderón: El Necaxa III. Los gloriosos años 30 – mediotiempo.com|date=14 June 2009|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626133000/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/editoriales/carlos-calderon/2009/06/el-necaxa-iii-los-gloriosos-anos-30|url-status=live}}</ref> altogether due to the [[Professionalism|professionalization]] of Mexican Football. It would be half a decade before the Necaxa emblem and uniform would be represented on the field again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===1950-60s resurgence===
Seven years later, Club Necaxa returned to play under the conditions of the commercialization of the Mexican league. Under the new ownership of the Union of Electricians and Juan Jose Rivas Rojas, Club Necaxa played their first game on 25 September 1950 in the old district of Oblatos, in a stadium called Parque Oblatos or "Oblatos Stadium" otherwise called the Municipal Stadium of Felipe Martinez Sandoval in [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]. This park inaugurated Necaxa's comeback to football. In the fifties, Necaxa were tenants and played in the Federal District of Mexico City in present-day [[Estadio Azul]] (1950–55).

In the late sixties, Necaxa played football in [[Estadio Azteca]] in [[Mexico City]]. A modern lighting system in Estadio Azteca was inaugurated on 5 June 1966 with the first night game between Valencia CF and Necaxa. The first goal of the game was scored by Honduran José Cardona. In this game Roberto Martínez o Caña Brava scored the first goal made by a Mexican. Estadio Azteca was the largest stadium in [[Latin America]], and the fifth largest stadium in the world. It is known throughout North America and South America as the home stadium for the Mexico national football team.

Throughout the 1950s Necaxa struggled financially to keep afloat. In 1955, large debts obliged Necaxa to sell the majority of its star players. Miguel Ramierz Vazquez a new owner, contracted the services of the [[Uruguayans|Uruguayan]] coach Donald Ross, who eventually took [[Guadalajara]] to a championship 1957, beginning a road to stability, yet not winning championships.

The electricians won the Title cup in 1960 and the following year, in the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Olympic stadium, "the electricians" defeated Rey Pele and the club and team of the Santos of Brazil 4–3 in an official match of that year's "Exagonal" tournament. "Morocho" Dante Juarez assisted in two victorious goals in Necaxa's win over the Santos de Brazil.

Through the early 1960s, Necaxa struggled financially until it was sold. New owners, Julio Orvañanos, brought a championship in 1965–66.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===Mexico 68 and Carlos Albert vs. Necaxa===
In this decade, the organization was in financial trouble. The team had poor attendance in Mexico City due to the population unrest.

The case of Carlos Albert begins with a small group of veteran footballers in the spring of 1969. Club Necaxa Veteran players petitioned the organization for better wages and argued that as a team and group, they have always responded to the team's performance. Carlos Albert was the face of the disagreement between the players and management.

Albert was listed by Necaxa Management as transferable and was retained on half his salary. He asked management to void his contract in order, to avoid loss of income and to be able to continue playing in the League with another team. Necaxa Management did not accept his request.

The courts ruled in favor of Albert on Thursday 8 October 1971, and Necaxa was forced to pay [[Mexican peso|MX$]]77,000 to Carlos Albert. Due to the will of managements unfair psychological abuse and labour malpractice, This case forced a cause to action from several players to request better treatment and more rights for Necaxa football players.

=== Atlético Español (1971–1982) ===
On September 19, 1971, Club Necaxa experienced financial trouble and became in debt with players and management. The owners sold the club to a group of businessmen from [[Spain]]. The ownership handled the player contracts, disputes and the franchises debt. The new Spanish ownership restructured contracts and made Club Necaxa solvent. The club played under the name of the Spanish Athletic Bulls or "Toros del [[Atlético Español]]".

In 1975, the organization won their only international title in the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]], playing the final against Transvaal of Suriname and defeating them 5–1 on aggregate. In 1973–74, they reached the final against Cruz Azul. They played a two-legged tie in which the Atlético Español won the first leg 2–1 but lost the second 3–0, becoming sub champion of the league.

Players who distinguished themselves in [[Atlético Español]] were the Brazilian striker [[Carlos Eloir Perucci]], Ricardo Brandón, Salvador Plascencia,'Sabanita' Rivera, Juan Santillán, and Tomás Boy, under the direction of Miguel Marín, 'the Witch' Gutiérrez,
Enrique Díaz and 'Chucho' Prado and the Chiliean Prieto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://necaxa.blogspot.com/search/label/La%20Vieja%20Guardia|title=La Vieja Guardia – Pasión Rojiblanca|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

In 1982, the Spanish ownership within the Federal District of Mexico City sold the franchise. A new group of Mexican businessmen purchased Necaxa in 1982, then telecommunications Giant Grupo Televisa returned the organization's original name from 1971 and opened its training facilities in Cuautitlán Izcalli in the state of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/6015.necaxa-deja-cuautitlan.html|title=Necaxa deja Cuautitlán|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626130108/http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/6015.necaxa-deja-cuautitlan.html|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ownership renamed the franchise Necaxa by 1982 after the cultural and historical importance of the franchise in Mexican football. While Mexico experienced a crisis called "the Lost Decade" or "[[La Decada Perdida]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.econlink.com.ar/subdesarrollo/decada-perdida|title=La Década Perdida|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028012002/http://www.econlink.com.ar/subdesarrollo/decada-perdida|url-status=live}}</ref> in the 1980s and early 1970s, Necaxa in the 1980s struggled against two relegation matches. One at the end of the 1982–83 season against [[Zacatepec F.C.|Zacatepec]] and another by the end of the 1984–85 season against [[Club Universidad de Guadalajara|Leones Universidad de Guadalajara]].

Atlético Español footballers:
Goalkeepers: Julito Aguilar, Jan Gomola, Goyo Cortez, Enrique Vazquez del Mercado, Defense: El Pimienta Rico, Juan Manuel Alvarez, Mario Trejo, Midfielder: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Vega, Manuel Manzo, Benito Buen Hombre Pardo, Tomas Boy. Forwards: Juan Manuel Borbolla, J.J. Muñante, Romano, Carlos Eloir Perucci, El Cachito Ramirez, Ricardo Brandon, Pio Tabaré Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Rossete. Raúl 'El Cora Isiordia", y Alejandro Romanh.

===New Owners and return to glory (1990–2000)===
In 1988, Futbol Club Necaxa was purchased by Mexican telecommunications giant Grupo Televisa, S.A. de C.V.  The now late owner, [[Emilio Azcárraga Milmo]] (father of [[Emilio Azcárraga Jean]]), and several associates took a new direction with the team.

In the 1989 and 1990 season, director of football operations [[Anibal Ruiz]] acquired the services of the Ecuadorian midfielder, [[Álex Aguinaga]], one of the iconic figures of the Necaxa in the 1990s and one of the most talented foreign players who has ever set foot on Mexican soil.

Necaxa has a great season, previously in the 1980s they battled twice against [[Primera División de México|México Primera División]]'s regulations of the Mexican League. In that year Necaxa reached the finals losing to Pumas of the University of Mexico. The following season [[Aníbal Ruiz]] was replaced with new coach, the Argentine ex-defender, [[Eduardo Luján Manera]] who contracted the services of the Chilean [[Ivo Basay]]. Under Manera, Necaxa didn't qualify for the finals of the championship. The acquisition of new coach [[Roberto Saporiti]], marked the beginning of a commitment to competition excellence in a period known to Necaxa fans as "La Epoca Necaxista bajo el Capitalismo" or "the new era of Necaxa under Capitalism".{{citation needed|reason=According to who? do you have sources?|date=August 2015}}

In 1992, the talented footballer of [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]], ex-Puma player [[Enrique Borja]] was put under contract and headed the club's football operations, leaving Saporiti as head coach of Necaxa. Eventually Saporitti was replaced. The team Saporitti, Manera, Ruiz leave was an offensive minded team, that was disciplined, yet lacked great defensive talent.  The following season management engaged the services of Manuel Lapuente. [[Sergio Zarate|Sergio "El Ratón" Zarate]], [[Octavio Becerril|Octavio "Picas" Becerril]], the Chilean [[Eduardo Vilches|Eduardo "Lalo" Vilches]], [[José María Higareda|José María "El Chema" Higareda]] were key figures in the defense and offense of the club. [[Manuel Lapuente]] managed Club Necaxa to three Championship titles in Mexico's National Football League.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

After 56 years, once again Necaxa found itself with the title of "Campeonísimo", contributing talent in the 1990s and late in the millennium, within the Primera División of the Mexican League and in the Mexico national team.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

They won the Mexican League Championship in 1994 (beating [[Cruz Azul]]), in 1995 (beating [[Celaya F.C.|Celaya]]) and 1998 (beating [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]), becoming Champion of CONCACAF,created a huge upset against European Giants [[Real Madrid CF]] in 3rd place match of the inaugural [[FIFA Club World Cup]] the following season. Champion of champions the legacy of the "Once Hermanos" attempted to be reestablished within the franchise's values and mind set. The Necaxa team of the 1990s had represented the cohesion and ability of working and playing as a team under lucrative financial incentives, forced great communication on the field and execution on the field during advanced Capitalism competition play. Necaxa's Championships were similar, yet different reminder of the spirit of "Los Once Hermanos" or "the Eleven Brothers" in the late 1930s.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

===Relocation and new home (2000–2009)===
After poor attendance numbers during the early 2000s, Necaxa needed to refresh their home and relocate to improve on this issue. Many considered [[Estadio Victoria]] in Aguascalientes to be the first modern stadium built in Mexico.

Attendance continued to decline steadily despite the change of city and stadium for Necaxa. This consistent decline would lead to a relegation for Necaxa during the Spring 2009 campaign.

The Hidrorayos would bounce back winning the fall 2009 and Spring 2010 (undefeated) [[Ascenso MX]] titles thus earning an automatic promotion back up to the [[Liga MX]].

===Necaxa in Primera División and return to Ascenso MX (2011–present)===
After winning the 2009–10 promotion, Necaxa returned to the FMF Primera División for the 2010–11 campaign. Omar Arellano began the season with Daniel Brailovsky taking over for the remainder of the tenure. Ultimately the club faced immediate relegation after only one year.

Despite having a good performance in the 2nd division, Necaxa was initially unable to return to the top flight, losing two finals in 2013 against [[Toros Neza|Neza FC]] and [[Club Universidad de Guadalajara|Universidad de Guadalajara]].

On 6 December 2014, Necaxa won the [[2014–15 Ascenso MX season|Apertura 2014]] championship in the final game against [[Coras F.C.|Coras de Tepic]] ultimately losing the promotion play-off against [[Dorados de Sinaloa]].

The Apertura 2015 tournament was not good for Necaxa, finishing in 10th place. However, in Clausura 2016, Necaxa finished the regular season as runner-up, one point behind U. de G.  In the playoffs, Necaxa beat Correcaminos 2–1 in the Quarterfinals, Atlante 5–3 in the Semifinals, and Zacatecas 2–0 in the Finals to become champion. Next was a two-legged playoff series against [[FC Juárez|Juárez]], the Apertura 2015 champion. Necaxa won the first leg in Aguascalientes 1–0, and one week later in [[Ciudad Juárez]] 2–0, thus clinching its return to Primera División Liga MX for the first time in five years.

===NX Football USA, LLC (2021–present)===
Necaxa took in a 50% ownership partner named NX Football USA, LLC in 2021. The ownership group included former owners from [[Major League Soccer]] club [[D.C. United]], former managers from Welsh football club [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]],{{efn|Swansea City is one of five Welsh clubs that have historically played in the English football system.}} and celebrities: Mexican-American actress [[Eva Longoria]], former international football player [[Mesut Özil]], former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player [[Shawn Marion]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player [[Justin Verlander]], and Verlander's wife, American model [[Kate Upton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novy-Williams |first=Scott Soshnick,Eben |date=2021-04-12 |title=Liga MX Draws First Major U.S. Investors to 'NFL of Mexico' |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/sales/2021/necaxa-sale-mexico-1234627023/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928195355/https://www.sportico.com/business/sales/2021/necaxa-sale-mexico-1234627023/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Testa |first=Laura |title=NX Football USA LLC's Acquisition of a Stake in Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa, S.A. de C.V. |date=8 June 2021 |url=https://globallegalchronicle.com/nx-football-usa-llcs-acquisition-of-a-stake-in-impulsora-del-deportivo-necaxa-s-a-de-c-v/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |language=en-US |archive-date=15 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615130315/https://globallegalchronicle.com/nx-football-usa-llcs-acquisition-of-a-stake-in-impulsora-del-deportivo-necaxa-s-a-de-c-v/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Necaxa´s backers purchased 5% of [[Wrexham AFC]] in April 2024 and its owners [[Rob McElhenney]] and [[Ryan Reynolds]], in turn, purchased a minority stake in Necaxa.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wrexham Adds Club Necaxa Backers in Reciprocal Soccer Investment |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/team-sales/2024/necaxa-backers-invest-wrexham-reynolds-mcelhenney-1234776933/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=Sportico |language=en-US |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612104437/https://www.sportico.com/business/team-sales/2024/necaxa-backers-invest-wrexham-reynolds-mcelhenney-1234776933/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 9th, 2024, a TV series was ordered with filming beginning on the same day. The series will be similar to [[Welcome to Wrexham]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/welcome-necaxa-fx-disney-latin-223206381.html | title=Welcome to Necaxa: FX and Disney+ Latin America Order Docuseries About Mexican Soccer Team with Eva Longoria and 'Wrexham' Duo | date=9 July 2024 }}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
![[Kit (association football)|Kit]] manufacturer
!Shirt partner
|-
|1922–23
| No sponsors*
| ''Mexican Light & Power Company, Ltd.''
|-
|1922–23
| No sponsors*
| ''StreetCar Operators''
|-
|1923–26
| No sponsors*
| 
|-
|1926–36
| No sponsors*
| 
|-
|1936–40
| No sponsors*
|
|-
|1950–70
| To be determined*
|
|-
|1971–82
| To be determined
|
|-
|1987–88
| Adidas
|Choco Milk
|-
|1989–92
| Adidas
|
|-
|1993–94
| Adidas
| [[Coca-Cola]] / Elf
|-
|1994–95
| [[Adidas]]*
| Coca-Cola / Elf
|-
|1995–96
| [[Umbro]]*
| Coca-Cola / Elf
|-
|1996–97
| Umbro
| Coca-Cola / AFORE Garante
|-
|1998 (Winter'98)
| Umbro*
| Coca-Cola
|-
|1999-00
| EEscord
| Coca-Cola
|-
|2000–01
| EEscord
| Coca-Cola/Sol
|-
|2001
|EEscord
| Masfresco / [[Grupo Modelo|Victoria]] / Coca-Cola
|-
|2002
|Atletica
| Coca-Cola / Victoria
|-
|2003
|[[Atletica]]
| [[Grupo Bimbo|Bimbo]] / Victoria / Coca-Cola
|-
|2004
|Atletica
| Bimbo / [[Office Depot]] / Victoria
|-
|2005
|Atletica
| [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] / Leche San Marcos / [[Banamex]] / [[Corona (beer)|Corona]]
|-
|2006
|Atletica
| Visa / Seguros Argos SA de CV / Leche San Marcos / Corona / Banamex
|-
|2007–08
| Atletica
|Visa / Seguros Argos SA de CV / Leche San Marcos / Corona / [[Aeroméxico]]  / Banamex / [[Cemex|Cemex Monterrey]] / Caja Libertad
|-
|2008
|[[Voit]]
|[[Sabritas]] / Corona / Leche San Marcos
|-
|2009
|Voit
|Diversity Capital / Corona / Leche San Marcos
|-
|2009–10
|Voit*
|[[Caja Popular Mexicana]] / Corona / Seguros Argos
|-
|2010–11
|Atletica
|Caja Popular Mexicana / Corona / [[Enlaces Terrestres Nacionales|ETN]] / [[Pepsi]] / Rolcar / Bimbo<ref name="necaxafutbol.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.necaxafutbol.com/ |title=Club Necaxa |access-date=2010-03-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225145858/http://necaxafutbol.com/ |archive-date=25 February 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|2011–12
|Atletica
|Futura/Leche San Marcos/Corona/Caja Popular Mexicana/SKY/Coca-Cola/Trucka/Rolcar/Agro depot<ref name="necaxafutbol.com"/>
|-
|2012–13
|Pirma
|ETN/Leche San Marcos/Meson del Taco/Corona/Caja Popular Mexicana/SKY/Coca-Cola/Trucka/Rolcar/Agro depot<ref name="necaxafutbol.com"/>
|-
|2013–14
| [[Pirma]]
|Aeroméxico/Coca-Cola/Corona/ETN/Leche San Marcos/Pizza Ola/Rolcar/SKY/Trucka/Oxxo Gas<ref name="necaxafutbol.com"/>
|-
|2014-17
| [[Umbro]]
|Aeroméxico/Coca-Cola/Corona/ETN/[[Grupo Herdez|Búfalo]]/Leche San Marcos/Pizza Ola/Rolcar/SKY/Trucka/Oxxo Gas<ref name="necaxafutbol.com"/>
|-
|2017–20
|[[Charly (brand)|Charly]]
|Rolcar/Cavall Sport/Búfalo/[[Circle K]]/Coca-Cola/[[Mercedes-Benz]]/SKY/Mediotiempo
|-
|2020–23
|[[Pirma]]
|Rolcar/Stubhub/Sisolar/Mercedes-Benz/[[Mobil]]/L’Anqgel/[[Del Monte Foods|Del Monte]]/Perdura/PlayDoIt
|-
|2023 – Present
|[[Charly (brand)|Charly]]
|Rolcar/[[H-E-B]]/Electrolit/Sertifex/Perdura/[[Grupo Modelo|epa!]]/[[Carl's Jr.]]/PlayDoIt/ETN/J.M. Romo/Mobil/Coca-Cola/Salsa Huichol/Circle K/[[Welch's]]/[[Megacable Comunicaciones|Megacable]]/[[Nissan]]/Grupo San Cristóbal/ViX/Quesos Bionda/Boletomóvil/Sisolar/BrandMe
|}
* Championship jerseys

===First kit evolution===
{|
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _collar
| pattern_ra = 
| pattern_sh1 = 
| leftarm1    = FFF
| body        = FFF
| rightarm1 = FFF
| shorts    = 000000
| socks = 000000
| t     = s
| title = 1922–1923<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lacatedralrojiblanca.com/?p=5298 |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731230358/https://www.lacatedralrojiblanca.com/?p=5298 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = 
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = 082567
| body    = 082567
| rightarm = 082567
| shorts   = fff
| socks = fff
| title = Second 1922–23
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _collar
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = FFF
| body    = FFF
| rightarm = FFF
| shorts   = fff
| socks = fff
| title = 1922–23
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = _red_stripes
| pattern_b  = _red_stripes
| pattern_ra = _red_stripes
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = ffffff
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1923–71
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = _white_stripes
| pattern_b  = _whitestripes
| pattern_ra = _white_stripes
| leftarm = 000000
| body    = 000000
| rightarm = 000000
| shorts   = 000000
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1971–81
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _GeorgeaBoots9
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = 000000
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1973–75
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _GeorgeaBoots9
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = ffffff
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1972
}}
|}

===1990–present kit evolution===
{|
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = _whiteborder
| pattern_b  = _necaxa6
| pattern_ra = _whiteborder
| pattern_sh = _irn18home
| pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_red
| leftarm = FF0000
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FF0000
| shorts   = FFFFFF
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1992
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _standard9596h
| pattern_ra = 
| pattern_sh = _adidaswhite3
| pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_red
| leftarm    = FF0000
| body     = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FF0000
| shorts = FF0000
| socks  = FFFFFF
| title  = 1994
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _union1415h
| pattern_ra = 
| pattern_sh = _tur94h
| pattern_so = _3_stripes_red
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = ffffff
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1995
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _necaxa7
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = ffffff
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1996
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _necaxa3
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = FF0000
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = ffffff
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1999
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = 
| pattern_b  = _necaxa8
| pattern_ra = 
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = ffffff
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 2005
}}
|
{{Football kit
| pattern_la = _red_stripes
| pattern_b  = _necaxa1112h
| pattern_ra = _red_stripes
| pattern_sh = _necaxa201112h
| pattern_so = _necaxa201112h
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body    = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts   = FFFFFF
 socks=FFFFFF
| title    = 2011
}}
|}

==Honours==
===National===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
|+Club Necaxa honours
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles
!Winning editions
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]]<br>'''Top division'''
!scope=col|[[Liga MX|Primera División/Liga MX]]
|'''3'''
|[[1994–95 Mexican Primera División season|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Mexican Primera División season|1995–96]], [[Primera División de México Invierno 1998|Invierno 1998]]
|[[1996–97 Mexican Primera División season|Invierno 1996]], [[Primera División de México Verano 1998|Verano 1998]], [[Primera División de México Verano 2002|Verano 2002]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Copa MX|Copa México/Copa Presidente/Copa MX]]
|'''4'''
|[[1959–60 Copa México|1959–60]], 1965–66, [[1994–95 Copa México|1994–95]], [[Clausura 2018 Copa MX|Clausura 2018]]
|[[Clausura 2016 Copa MX|Clausura 2016]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Campeón de Campeones]]
|'''2'''
|1966, 1995
|1960
|-
!scope=col|[[Supercopa MX]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''{{sup|s}}
|[[2018 Supercopa MX|2018]]
|[[2019 Supercopa MX|2019]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Promotion division'''
!scope=col|[[Ascenso MX|Liga de Ascenso/Ascenso MX]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''4'''{{sup|s}}
|[[2009 Liga de Ascenso Apertura|Apertura 2009]], [[2010 Liga de Ascenso Bicentenario|Bicentenario 2010]], [[2014–15 Ascenso MX season|Apertura 2014]], [[2015–16 Ascenso MX season|Clausura 2016]]
|[[2012–13 Ascenso MX season|Apertura 2012]], [[2012–13 Ascenso MX season|Clausura 2013]]
|-
!scope=col|[[Ascenso MX#Campeón de Ascenso|Campeón de Ascenso]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''2'''{{sup|s}}
|[[2009–10 Liga de Ascenso season#Campeón de Ascenso 2010|2010]], [[2015–16 Ascenso MX season#Campeón de Ascenso 2016|2016]]
|[[2014–15 Ascenso MX season#Campeón de Ascenso 2015|2015]]
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!Type
!Competition
!Titles
!Winning editions
!Runners-up
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Concacaf logo.svg|20px]]<br>'''[[CONCACAF]] Continental'''
!scope=col|[[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]
|'''1'''
|[[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1999]]
|[[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1996]]
|-
!scope=col|[[CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''{{sup|s}}
|[[1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|1994]]
|–
|-
|}
;Notes:
{{legend|gold|record}}
{{sup|s}} shared record

===Amateur===
* '''[[Primera Fuerza|Campeonato de Primera Fuerza/Liga Mayor]]''': [[1932–33 Primera Fuerza season|1932–33]], [[1934–35 Primera Fuerza season|1934–35]], [[1936–37 Primera Fuerza season|1936–37]], [[1937–38 Primera Fuerza season|1937–38]]
* '''[[Copa MX|Copa México]]''': [[1932–33 Copa México|1932–33]], [[1935–36 Copa Mexico|1935–36]]
* '''[[Copa MX#Copa Eliminatoria|Copa Eliminatoria]]''': 1924–25, 1925–26

===Friendly===
* '''Torneo Cuadrangular Internacional de la Ciudad de México''': 1956
* '''Torneo Jarrito de Oro''': 1961, 1963
* '''Copa de la Amistad Cavall''': 2016
* '''Copa Aras''': 2021

==International record==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|rowspan=3| 1994
|rowspan=3| [[1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]
|rowspan=1| [[1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup##Quarterfinals|Quarter-final]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[El Farolito SC|CD México]]
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|5–1
|-
|rowspan=1| [[1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup#Semifinals|Semi-final]]
|{{flagicon|BAR}} [[Lambada F.C.|Lambada]]
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–1
|-
|style="background:#FFD700| [[1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup#Final|Final]]
|{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Aurora F.C.|Aurora]]
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0
|-
| rowspan=4| 1996
| rowspan=4| [[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]
| [[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Group 2|Second round]]
| {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2
|style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1
|style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–3
|-
| rowspan=3 style="background:#C0C0C0;" |[[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Final group stage|Final group stage]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cruz Azul]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2nd
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–1
|-
| {{flagicon|GUA}} [[Comunicaciones F.C.|Comunicaciones]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|3–3
|-
| rowspan=3| 1997
| rowspan=3| [[1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]
| rowspan=2| [[1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup#Group North|Group north]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cruz Azul]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1st
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[FC Dallas|Dallas Burn]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–1
|-
| [[1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{flagicon|HON}} [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center"| Cancelled<sup>'''1'''</sup>
|-
|rowspan=4| 1999
|rowspan=4| [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]
|rowspan=1| [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Qualifying playoff|Qualifying playoff]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[LA Galaxy]]
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background:#ffd;"|1–1 (4–3 [[penalty shoot-out|p]])
|-
|rowspan=1| [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"|3–2
|-
|rowspan=1| [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[D.C. United]]
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"|3–1
|-
|rowspan=1 style="background:#FFD700| [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Final|Final]]
|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Liga Deportiva Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background:#dfd;"|2–1
|-
| rowspan=7| 2000
| rowspan=4| [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship|FIFA Club World Championship]]
| rowspan=3| [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship#Group_B|Group B]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2nd
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–2
|-
|rowspan=1 style="background:#CD7F32| [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship#Match for third place|Third place]]
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background:#ffd;"|1–1 (4–3 [[penalty shoot-out|p]])
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2000 Copa Merconorte| Copa Merconorte]]
|rowspan=3| [[2000 Copa Merconorte#Group_B|Group B]]
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|3rd
|-
|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Liga Deportiva Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Club Alianza Lima|Alianza Lima]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1
|-
|rowspan=4| 2001
|rowspan=4| [[2001 Copa Merconorte|Copa Merconorte]]
|rowspan=3| [[2001 Copa Merconorte#Group A|Group A]]
|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[S.D. Aucas|Aucas]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Club Alianza Lima|Alianza Lima]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0
|-
|rowspan=1| [[2001 Copa Merconorte#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]]
|style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–2
|style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2–3
|rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|5–5 (1–3 [[penalty shoot-out|p]])
|-
| rowspan=3| 2003
| rowspan=3| [[2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]
| rowspan=1| [[2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Arnett Gardens F.C.|Arnett Gardens]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[LA Galaxy]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|6–2
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Atlético Morelia|Morelia]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–6
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–6
|-
|rowspan=4| 2007
|rowspan=4| [[2007 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]]
|rowspan=3| [[2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage#Group 2|Group 2]]
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Club Alianza Lima|Alianza Lima]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Audax Italiano]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–2
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–3
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2007 Copa Libertadores knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2–4
|-
|rowspan=2| 2023
|rowspan=2| [[2023 Leagues Cup|Leagues Cup]]
|rowspan=2| [[2023 Leagues Cup group stage#South 4|South 4]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[FC Dallas]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–3
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|3rd
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlotte FC]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–4
|-
|rowspan=3| 2024
|rowspan=3| [[2024 Leagues Cup|Leagues Cup]]
|rowspan=2| [[2024 Leagues Cup group stage#West 6|West 6]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnesota United FC]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1st
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Seattle Sounders FC]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage#Matches|Round of 32]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–5
|-
|rowspan=3| 2025
|rowspan=3| [[2025 Leagues Cup|Leagues Cup]]
|rowspan=3| [[2025 Leagues Cup#Results|League Phase]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Atlanta United FC]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|11th
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Inter Miami CF]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 (4–5 [[penalty shoot-out|p]])
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Orlando City SC]]
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–5
|-
|}

{{sup|1}} Final never played, tournament tacitly abandoned. <br />

==Personnel==
===Management===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=Chairman  |s={{flagicon|MEX}} Ernesto Tinajero Flores}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=General Director |s={{flagicon|MEX}} Santiago Tinajero }}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=Director of football |s= {{flagicon|MEX}} José Hanan Menendez}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=Coordinator of football |s={{flagicon|MEX}} Alberto Clark}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=red;|p=Director of academy |s= {{flagicon|MEX}} José María Padilla}}
{{Fb cs footer|s= [http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/6/cruz-azul Liga MX]|date=May 2018}}

===Coaching staff===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style=background-color:#E1001E;color:white| Position
! style=background-color:#E1001E;color:white| Staff
|-
|Manager|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Gago]]
|-
|  Assistant manager|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fabricio Coloccini]]
|-
|Goalkeeper coach||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ángel Maldonado]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fitness coaches|| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Luzzi
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Lozano
|-
|Physiotherapist||{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Astrada
|-
|Team doctor||{{flagicon|MEX}} Franco Vázquez
|}

==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{Updated|12 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Liga Mx / Ascenso Mx |url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/29/necaxa |title=Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido |publisher=Liga Mx |access-date=2018-10-18 |archive-date=26 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226112140/http://www.ligamx.net/cancha/club/29/necaxa |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Fs start|nonumber=|bg=E1001E|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=MEX|name=[[Emilio Martínez (footballer, born 2003)|Emilio Martínez]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=URU|name=[[Agustín Oliveros]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=MEX|name=[[Alexis Peña (Mexican footballer)|Alexis Peña]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ARG|name=[[Tomás Jacob]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=MEX|name=[[Jesús Alcántar]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=COL|name=[[Kevin Rosero]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ARG|name=[[Agustín Palavecino]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ARG|name=[[Tomás Badaloni]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ESP|name=[[Raúl Sánchez (footballer, born 1997)|Raúl Sánchez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=MEX|name=Luis Jiménez|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MEX|name=[[Alejandro Andrade (footballer)|Alejandro Andrade]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=MEX|name=[[Diego de Buen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=E1001E|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MEX|name=[[Pável Pérez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=MEX|name=[[Cristian Calderón]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Club América|América]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MEX|name=Rogelio Cortéz|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=MEX|name=[[Diego Gómez (Mexican footballer)|Diego Gómez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=COL|name=[[Johan Rojas (footballer)|Johan Rojas]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARG|name=[[Ezequiel Unsain]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MEX|name=Franco Rossano|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Club América|América]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=MEX|name=[[Emilio Lara (footballer)|Emilio Lara]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Club América|América]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=COL|name=[[Diber Cambindo]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=MEX|name=[[José Iván Rodríguez]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Club León|León]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=MEX|name=[[Ricardo Monreal (footballer)|Ricardo Monreal]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=E1001E|color=FFFFFF}}
{{For|recent transfers|List of Mexican football transfers summer 2025}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start|nonumber=|bg=E1001E|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Leonardo Becerra|pos=DF|other=at [[Tlaxcala F.C.|Tlaxcala]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Ángel Chávez|pos=DF|other=at [[Tepatitlán F.C.|Tepatitlán]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Alfredo Gutiérrez|pos=DF|other=at [[Atlético Morelia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Alán Montes|pos=DF|other=at [[Sporting Kansas City]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|name=[[Andrés Colorado]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Deportivo Cali]]}}
{{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=E1001E|color=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Waldo Madrid|pos=MF|other=at [[Venados F.C.|Venados]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Héctor Guerrero|pos=FW|other=at [[Tlaxcala F.C.|Tlaxcala]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=César López|pos=FW|other=at [[Venados F.C.|Venados]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MEX|name=Misael Pedroza|pos=FW|other=at [[Club Jaiba Brava|Jaiba Brava]]}}
{{Fs end|nonumber=|bg=E1001E|color=FFFFFF}}

===Reserve teams===
{{Main|Club Necaxa Reserves and Academy|l1=Necaxa Reserves and Academy}}

;Necaxa (Liga TDP)
:Reserve team that plays in the [[Liga TDP]], the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

==Historical championship squads==
{|
|-
|valign="top"|

'''1994–95 Champions'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Nicolás Navarro (Mexican footballer)|Nicolás Navarro]]'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Maria Higareda]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Octavio Becerril]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Gerardo Esquível]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ignacio Ambríz]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Luis Hernández]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Efraín Herrera]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ricardo Peláez]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Alberto García Aspe]]
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eduardo Vilches]]
*{{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} [[Álex Aguinaga]]
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Zárate]]
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Ivo Basay]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Manuel Lapuente]] Coach
*Team bench roster and substitutes
| style="width:100px;"|&nbsp;
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
'''1995–96 Champions'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Nicolás Navarro (Mexican footballer)|Nicolás Navarro]]'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Maria Higareda]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Octavio Becerril]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Gerardo Esquível]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ignacio Ambríz]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)|Luis Hernández]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Efraín Herrera]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ricardo Peláez]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Alberto García Aspe]]
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eduardo Vilches]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uwe Wolf]]
*{{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} [[Álex Aguinaga]]
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Zárate]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Manuel Lapuente]] Coach
*Team bench roster and substitutes
| style="width:100px;"|&nbsp;
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
'''Winter 98'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Adolfo Ríos]]'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Maria Higareda]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Carlos Hermosillo]]
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Sergio Vázquez (Uruguayan footballer)|Sergio Vázquez]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Markus López]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Manuel de la Torre]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Marco Antonio Sanchez]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Raul Gordillo]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Salvador Cabrera]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Almaguer]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Jose Luis Montes de Oca]]
*{{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} [[Álex Aguinaga]]
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Zárate]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Raúl Arias]] Coach
*Team bench roster and substitutes
|}

===Top scorers===
[[File:Estadio Victoria (Aguascalientes).jpg|thumb|300px|Interior of Victoria Stadium.]]

====Historical Amateur leading scorers====
* '''1926–27''' {{flagicon|MEX|1916}} [[Miguel Ruiz (footballer)|Miguel Ruiz]] (13 Goals)
* '''1931–32''' {{flagicon|PER|1825}} [[Julio Lores]] (20 Goals)
* '''1932–33''' {{flagicon|PER|1825}} [[Julio Lores]] (8 Goals)
* '''1934–35''' {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} [[Hilario López]] (17 Goals)
* '''1936–37''' {{flagicon|PER|1825}} [[Julio Lores]] (7 Goals)

====Historical Leading Season scorers====

* '''1950–51''' {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} [[Horacio Casarín]] (17 Goals)
* '''1952–53''' {{flagicon|PER}} [[Tulio Quiñones]] (14 Goals)
* '''1953–54''' {{flagicon|URU}} [[Julio María Palleiro]] (21 Goals)
* '''1954–55''' {{flagicon|URU}} [[Julio María Palleiro]] (19 Goals)
* '''1983–84''' {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Norberto Outes]] (28 Goals)
* '''1992–93''' {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Ivo Basay]] (27 Goals)
* '''Verano 2000''' {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} [[Agustín Delgado]] (14 Goals)
* '''Apertura 2012''' {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Víctor Lojero]] (11 Goals)
* '''Clausura 2013''' {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Víctor Lojero]] (12 Goals)
* '''Apertura 2019''' {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mauro Quiroga]] (12 Goals)
* '''Clausura 2024''' {{flagicon|COL}} [[Diber Cambindo]] (8 Goals)

====All-time leading scorers====
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="background:#f7f8ff; margin:auto; font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;"
|-  style="background:#ddd; text-align:Center; color:black;"
! style="width:190px;"|Player
! style="width:190px;"|Goals
! style="width:190px;"|Nationality
|- align=center
|[[Ricardo Peláez]]
|138
|{{flagicon|MEX}} 
|- align=center
|[[Ivo Basay]]
|101
|{{flagicon|Chile}}
|- align=center
|[[Víctor Lojero]]
|86
|{{flagicon|MEX}} 
|- align=center
|[[Álex Aguinaga]]
|82
|{{flagicon|ECU}}
|- align=center
|[[Alberto García Aspe]]
|65
|{{flagicon|MEX}}
|- align=center
|[[Julio Maria Palleiro]]
|64
|{{flagicon|URU}}
|}

==Managers==
This is the list of managers who had the Club Necaxa in amateur and professional then short tournaments:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="background:#f7f8ff; margin:auto; font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;"
|-  style="background:#ddd; text-align:center; color:black;"
! style="width:190px;"|Name
! style="width:170px;"|Tournament
! style="width:150px;"|Led Games
! style="width:150px;"|Games Won
! style="width:150px;"|Tied Games
! style="width:150px;"|Games Lost
|- align=center
|Enrique Díaz
|1982
|16
|2
|7
|7
|- align=center
|[[Walter Ormeño]]
|1982–84
|60
|14
|27
|19
|- align=center
|[[José Antonio Roca]]
|1984–85
|38
|5
|15
|18
|- align=center
|[[Mario Pérez (footballer born 1946)|Mario Pérez]]
|1986–87
|40
|7
|24
|9
|- align=center
|[[Cayetano Ré]]
|1987–88
|46
|15
|15
|16
|- align=center
|[[Aníbal Ruiz]]
|1988–90
|70
|24
|28
|18
|- align=center
|[[Eduardo Luján Manera]]
|1990–91
|38
|12
|11
|15
|- align=center
|[[Roberto Saporiti]]
|1991–94
|121
|52
|39
|30
|- align=center
|[[Manuel Lapuente]]
|1994–95 – Inverno 97
|61
|26
|15
|20
|- align=center
|[[Raul Arias]]
|Verano 98 – Clausura 2005
|297
|120
|76
|101
|- align=center
|[[Enrique López Zarza]]
|Apertura 2005 – Apertura 2006
|45
|16
|10
|19
|- align=center
|[[Pablo Luna (footballer)|Pablo Luna]]
|Apertura 2006
|1
|0
|1
|0
|- align=center
|[[Hugo Sanchez]]
|Apertura 2006
|7
|2
|1
|4
|- align=center
|[[Jose Luis Trejo]]
|Clausura 2007
|17
|4
|6
|7
|- align=center
|[[Hans Westerhof]]
|Apertura 2007
|17
|5
|5
|7
|- align=center
|[[Salvador Luis Reyes|Salvador Reyes]]
|Clausura 2008 – Apertura 2008
|33
|6
|18
|9
|- align=center
|[[Octavio Becerril]]
|Apertura 2008
|5
|2
|2
|1
|- align=center
|[[Raul Arias]]
|Clausura 2009
|17
|3
|5
|9
|- align=center
|[[Omar Arellano Nuño]]
|Apertura 2009 – Bicentenario 2010
|44
|22
|17
|5
|- align=center
|[[Daniel Brailovsky]]
|Apertura 2010 – Clausura 2011
|15
|3
|1
|11
|- align=center
|[[Sergio Bueno]]
|Clausura 2011
|13
|3
|6
|4
|- align=center
|[[Paco Ramírez]]
|Apertura 2011
|12
|5
|4
|3
|- align=center
|[[Luis Francisco García Llamas]]
|Apertura 2011
|3
|1
|1
|1
|- align=center
|[[Tita (footballer, born 1958)|Tita]]
|Clausura 2012
|12
|8
|3
|3
|- align=center
|[[Jaime Ordiales]]
|Apertura 2012 – Apertura 2013
|28
|14
|10
|4
|- align=center
|[[Luis Armando González|Armando González]]
|Apertura 2013 – Clausura 2014
|38
|18
|12
|8 
|- align=center
|[[Miguel de Jesús Fuentes]]
|Apertura 2014 – 2015
|36
|15
|9
|12
|- align=center
|[[Alfonso Sosa]]
|2015–2017
|38
|19
|13
|6
|- align=center
|[[Ignacio Ambríz]]
|2017–2018
|47
|18
|18
|11
|- align=center
|[[Marcelo Michel Leaño]]
|2018
|13
|3
|3
|7
|- align=center
|[[Guillermo Vázquez (footballer)|Guillermo Vázquez]]
|2018–2019
|50
|21
|11
|18
|- align=center
|[[Alfonso Sosa]]
|2020
|16
|4
|4
|8
|- align=center
|[[José Guadalupe Cruz (footballer)|José Guadalupe Cruz]]
|2020–2021
|21
|6
|5
|9
|- align=center
|[[Pablo Guede]]
|2021–2022
|10
|3
|2
|5
|- align=center
|[[Jaime Lozano]]
|2022
|32
|11
|7
|14
|- align=center
|[[Andrés Lillini]]
|2023
|17
|3
|5
|9
|- align=center
|[[Rafael Dudamel]]
|2023
|6
|0
|2
|4
|- align=center
|[[Eduardo Fentanes]]
|2023–2024
|46
|15
|13
|18
|- align=center
|[[Nicolás Larcamón]]
|2025
|19
|10
|3
|6
|- align=center
|[[Fernando Gago]]
|2025–Present
|19
|5
|5
|9
|}

==Fan clubs==
*Sobredosis Albirroja "The Red and White Overdose"
*Comando Rojiblanco
*La Popular
*Pasión Albirroja

==Footnotes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
{{refbegin}}
* [https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=2047021&s=mex&type=story ESPN] 
* La serie Mexico Nuevo Siglo: ''Rueda de la Fortuna'' Los Rayos
* Juan Cid y Mulet: Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano – Tomo 2
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121004075054/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/editoriales/carlos-calderon/2011/08/el-partido-que-duro-4-horas Editorial]
* IFFHS All-Time Club World Ranking
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|es}}

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