Tigres UANL San Luis FC at the Estadio Alfonso Lastras. Winners (1): 2009 Tigres UANL Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply referred to as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area. Founded in 1960, the club has spent most of its history in Liga MX, the top tier of the Mexican football league system. The club had their first major success in the 1975–76 season, becoming the first team from the state of Nuevo Leon to win a trophy by
Antonio Sancho way through the ranks to make his first division debut, becoming an idol and the team captain. Now, in his second spell with Pumas, he has once more taken captain's armband hoping to lead the club out of the relegation position. Sancho returned to Tigres in 2007 after the loan to Pumas expired. On 2011 he announced his retirement. He now returned to Tigres UANL with a new contract as a Sport Director for the club. Antonio Sancho Antonio Sancho Sánchez (14 March 1976) is a retired Mexican footballer. He played as a midfielder and was the captain of Tigres