Tigres UANL in international football
| Club | Tigres UANL |
|---|---|
| Most appearances | Nahuel Guzmán (64) |
| Top scorer | André-Pierre Gignac (26) |
| First entry | 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| Latest entry | 2025 Leagues Cup |
| Titles | |
| Champions League | |
Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (or simply Tigres UANL) is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás, Nuevo León. The club has participated in a total of 20 international tournaments across CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and FIFA.[2]
The club's first appearance in an international tournament was in the 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, from which it qualified as league champion. In the tournament, it defeated Soccer Universidad AC of the United States in the first round of the North American Zone, but fell in the semifinals to C.D. FAS of El Salvador.[3] After two appearances in 1981 and 1983, Tigres would be absent from the tournament for almost 30 years, until its return in the 2012-13 edition; in total, it has participated in the competition twelve times.[4]
At the international level, Tigres has won the CONCACAF Champions Cup/League once, in the 2020 edition; in previous years, the team had lost three finals.[5] Outside of CONCACAF, they were the third club from Mexico to appear in a Copa Libertadores final (2015), following Cruz Azul in 2001 and Guadalajara in 2010.[6]
Tigres' best result in an international competition was a runner-up finish at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, when they lost the final to Bayern Munich. To date, it is the greatest soccer achievement achieved by a Mexican and North American club.[7]
Overall record
| Competition | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF Champions Cup/League | 74 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 120 | 61 | +59 | 50.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 44.12 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.67 |
| Leagues Cup | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 62.50 |
| Total | 119 | 59 | 35 | 25 | 190 | 111 | +79 | 49.58 |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Tigres UANL all-time North American and international record. [8]
Positive record Neutral record Negative record
| Country | Club | Pld | W | D | L | W % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Club Atlético Banfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Club Atlético River Plate | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
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Club San José | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Universitario de Sucre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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SC Corinthians Paulista | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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SC Internacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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SE Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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São Paulo FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Toronto FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
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Unión Española | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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Club Deportivo Universidad Católica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Deportivo Cali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Once Caldas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Liga Deportiva Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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C.S. Herediano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Deportivo Saprissa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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C.S. Emelec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Alianza F.C. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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C.D. Atlético Marte | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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C.D. FAS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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A.D. Isidro Metapán | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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C.S.D. Suchitepéquez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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C.S.D. Xelajú MC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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FC Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
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F.C. Motagua | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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C.D. Olimpia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Club América | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
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Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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Club León | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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C.F. Pachuca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
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Pumas UNAM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Querétaro F.C. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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C.F. Monterrey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
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Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Real Estelí FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
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C.D. Plaza Amador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Club Libertad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Club Alianza Lima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Juan Aurich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Ulsan HD FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Columbus Crew | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
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FC Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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Houston Dynamo FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Inter Miami CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Los Angeles FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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LA Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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New York City FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
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Orlando City SC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00 |
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Portland Timbers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Real Salt Lake | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
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San Diego FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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Soccer Universidad AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Caracas F.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Tigres edge LAFC to book Club World Cup ticket". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 December 2020.
- ^ "UANL Stats and History". FBref.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Copa de Campeones 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ^ "Qualifying 2012/2013". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (December 23, 2020). "Tigres, Gignac break LAFC hearts as MLS' wait for CONCACAF Champions League glory goes on". ESPN.
- ^ "La ruta de Tigres hacia la Final de la Copa Libertadores 2015". www.oncediario.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Bayern beat Tigres in Club World Cup final to earn sixth trophy in nine months". Guardian. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "UANL Tigres - Record against".