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Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, commonly referred to as Tigres de la UANL, or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional Soccer club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city located in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1960, the club has spent most of its history in Liga MX, the top level of the Mexican football. Tigres has won the Liga MX three times, in 1977-78, 1981–82, Apertura 2011, and the Copa MX two times, in 1975-76 and 1996.
Tigres is the official team of Nuevo León's public university, the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. The team plays home games at the Estadio Universitario. Since its founding, the team wears the colours of the University, gold and blue.
It is one of the two professional Soccer teams of Nuevo León. Tigres have a long-standing rivalry with C.F. Monterrey, with whom they have contested the Clásico Regiomontano since 1974.

The 2012–13 UANL season is the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. UANL began their season on July 20, 2012 against Chiapas, UANL play their home games on Saturdays at 7:00 pm local time.

Throw-in: When the soccer ball has gone out of bounds, the team that last touched the ball loses possession and the opposing team gets to throw-in the ball from the point where the ball crossed out of bounds.

Corner kick: When the defending team last touches the ball and it crosses the goal line (and not scoring a goal), the opposing team gets to kick the ball from the corner of the field.

Goal kick: When the offensive team last touches the ball before it crosses the goal line, the goalie gets to kick the ball from the goal box.

Penalty kick: When a foul occurs in the penalty area, the fouled team is awarded a penalty kick.

Soccer Fouls
Soccer fouls can be any number of unfair advantages taken by a player that are called by the referee. These can include tripping, pushing, and touching the ball with the hands. Free kicks or penalty kicks may be awarded to the opposing soccer team. Very unsportsmanlike behavior may result in a yellow card or a red card. Players that get red cards are ejected from the game.

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Own Goal
The rather embarrassing occurrence when a player directs the ball (presumably by accident) into their own goal.


Goal Area
Six yard deep lined area immediately in front of the goal. Goal kicks are taken anywhere from inside the goal area. The goal area is fully within the larger penalty area.

Sweeper
The sweeper is a defensive player positioned between the fullbacks and the goalkeeper. Intended to roam freely and “sweep up” the ball across the field, this player usually acts as the on-field coach directing the defense and allows the fullbacks to push forward to aid the offense. Usually a tough and gritty player with speed and a willingness to make contact.

Stopper
The stopper is a defensive player positioned between the midfield and fullbacks (sometimes the center fullback) to stop attacks up the middle. This player is often designated to mark the opponents’ most potent scoring threat.

Striker
The striker is an offensive player, usually the center forward, known to have a strong shot. Quite often the player to take the most shots on goal.

Winger
The wingers are the left and right forwards whose main job is to center the ball to teammates in scoring position.