Logo: Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa, S.A. de C.V. (Club Necaxa), Public domain

Club Necaxa

Mexican professional football club in Liga MX.

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Active^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}Last verified Oct 2, 2026

About Club Necaxa

Club Necaxa is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX, based in Aguascalientes. Founded in 1923, it won three league titles in the 1990s, most recently in 1998, and the Concacaf Champions Cup in 1996 and 1999.^{Source [2]}^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}

Ernesto Tinajero, founder of the Mexican cable company Cablecom, led the family purchase of the club from Televisa in 2014, and the family has remained a principal owner.^{Source [6]}^{Source [3]}

Since 2021 a U.S.-based investor group led by Al Tylis and Sam Porter has held a large stake, joined by public figures including Eva Longoria, Justin Verlander and Odell Beckham Jr. The club was valued at $200 million in 2022. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Wrexham AFC owners, bought into the group in April 2024.^{Source [4]}^{Source [7]}^{Source [2]}^{Source [6]}

The club is the subject of Necaxa, an FX docuseries following Eva Longoria and the investor group that premiered on FXX on August 7, 2025.^{Source [5]}

Watch

Mexican soccer league Club Necaxa offers 1% ownership stake in NFT auction by Yahoo Finance on YouTube

What happened

A Liga MX club founded in 1923, now based in Aguascalientes. The Tinajero family bought it from Televisa in 2014; in 2021 an investor group led by Al Tylis and Sam Porter, including Eva Longoria, bought a large minority stake, and in April 2024 Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined that group.^{Source [2]}^{Source [6]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [7]}

Timeline

2025-08-07The FX docuseries Necaxa premiered on FXX.^{Source [5]}
2024-04Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a minority stake.^{Source [7]}^{Source [2]}
2021An investor group led by Al Tylis and Sam Porter, including Eva Longoria, bought into the club.^{Source [4]}^{Source [7]}^{Source [6]}
2014The Tinajero family bought the club from Televisa.^{Source [6]}
1999Won the Concacaf Champions Cup for the second time.^{Source [2]}
1998Won the last of three Liga MX titles of the 1990s.^{Source [2]}^{Source [1]}
1923Club founded.^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}

Leadership

Ernesto Tinajero Flores

Chairman; leads the Tinajero family ownership^{Source [3]}^{Source [6]}

Funding and financials

Valuation: $200 million (2022)^{Source [4]}^{Source [7]}

People on Founded, and where they went next

1 person on record, connected to 5 other companies.

Person	Here	Also built
Ryan Reynolds	Minority owner2024	MNTN2021 to nowIPOWrexham AFC2021 to nowActiveMint Mobile2019 to nowAcquiredMaximum Effort2018 to nowActiveAviation American Gin2018 to nowAcquired

Sources

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy stake in Mexican club Necaxa, Canadian Soccer Daily, 2024-04-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Wrexham owners Reynolds and McElhenney buy into Necaxa, ESPN, 2024-04-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Club Necaxa, Wikipedia. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Ryan Reynolds Invests in Mexican Soccer Club Necaxa, Mexico Business News. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
'Welcome to Wrexham' spinoff 'Necaxa,' which follows a Mexican soccer club, to premiere Aug. 7, PhillyVoice, 2025. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
No solo Ryan Reynolds: quienes son todos los duenos del Necaxa?, Infobae, 2024-04-30. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy into another club! Wrexham duo purchase minority stake in Liga MX side Necaxa, Goal.com, 2024-04-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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