Club León
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Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León
León, Guanajuato
The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the sixth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. It is also the seat of the municipality of León...

, in the state of Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico
Football in Mexico
Mexico’s most popular sport is association football. It is commonly believed that Football was introduced in Mexico by Cornish miners at the end of the 19th century. By 1902 a five-team league still emerged with a strong English influence. Football became a professional sport in 1943...

 since their relegation from the Primera Division
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

 (first tier) in 2002.

León has won the Primera División title five times, in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956 and 1992. They became the first Mexican "Campeonísimo" (winner of the League and the México Cup in the same year) in 1949. In 1993 León was the CONCACAF Champions' Cup runner-up, losing the final match against Deportivo Saprissa, of Costa Rica, in one of the greatest upsets among the defeats in the club's history. They also qualified for the Champion's Cup in 1998, but were eliminated in the semi-final. The team has been a consistent contender for the Primera División A title since relegation from the Primera División in 2002; they have failed to obtain the promotion due to constant mediocre performances in the playoffs despite good appearances during the regular season. They are regular favourites to be champions of the Liga de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

 and return to the Primera Division
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

. León is ranked 29th in the IFFHS Central and North America's best clubs of the 20th century, the only team in all the region ranked that highly but currently playing in the second division of a professional first division in CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

.

History

The club's origins date back to the 1920s when a group of local businessman — Diego Mosqueda, Elías Sanromán, Pedro Calleja and David Villa — founded León Atlético. That first squad was made up of great players including Enrique Marín, Verulo Gómez, and Daniel González.

Until 1922 León Atlético only played friendly matches against Club Irapuato due to the lack of opponents and the close relationship both clubs had. That year new clubs including Nacional and Obrero were formed in order to establish an amateur league in the state of Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

. León Atlético took home that first state championship in 1924 .

In 1928 Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

 was established and quickly became a rival to León Atlético .Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

 gained supporters around the city and became the city's most important club, bringing in big clubs from Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 for friendly matches, including Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...

 and Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

. Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

 was made up great local players including Chueco Martínez, Manuel Tío Ramírez, Zenón Falcón and Tomás Medina. In 1943 Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

 tried to join the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

 which had just become professional. The club sent Antonio Morales to discover the requirements for joining the league that year. The club did not take part of the first tournament held in 1943, and for the 1944 tournament Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

 and the Selección de Guanajuato merged in order to join the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

. This new club became known as Union León. The club started selling club stock shares in order to form a competitive club, as well as to pay for expenses. That first squad was made up of Marcial Ortiz, Raúl Varela, Alfonso Montemayor, Salvador Ramírez, Conrado Muñiz, Vicente Serrano, Pepe Cortes, and Palitos Ramírez, with Duilio Dobles and Joaquín Fuente as trainers.

Professional debut

The club made its official debut in the 1944-45 tournament on August 20, 1944 against Atlante F.C.
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

 who at that time was one of Mexico's imports club made up by great players Horacio Casarín
Horacio Casarín
Horacio Casarín Garcilazo was a Mexican football player and coach who established himself as one of his country's most popular sports figures in the 1940s and 50's...

, Vantolrá Ramos and Margarita Gutiérrez. The club would go on to lose s its first game with a score of 5-3, the club first goal was scored by Salvador Ramírez. That first year the club when on to finish with a record of 10 wins, 7 draws, 7 defeats for a toal of 27 points in 24 games.The following year a secound club from Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

 would join the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

, Club San Sebastián de León
Club San Sebastián de León
Club San Sebastián de León was a former Mexican football team. They were kows as Santos de San Sebastián de León.. The club was founded in 1944.The club is one among many club out of the state of Guanajuato that have played in the Primera División de México , note to say that the state of...

 who was made up of former players from the old Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores
Unión de Curtidores is a Mexican football team, nicknamed Curtidores. The club was founded on August 15, 1928. The club plays in the Segunda División Profesional in el Estadio La Martinica in the city of León . Due to the club's long history and tradition it has many followers, not just in the city...

 and amateur clubs around the city.

In 1946 -47 the club signed well known players such as Adalberto López who went on to become the first Mexican goalscoring champion that year scoring 33 for the club. The club had its best year finishing runner up to Atlante F.C.
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

 who they would face in the last round on June 1, 1947 in the Estadio de los insurgentes now known as the Estadio Azul
Estadio Azul
The Estadio Azul, is a 35,000-seat stadium located in Mexico City. This sports facility is currently used for association football matches and previously for American football. It is the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul; it has been also home for Atlante F.C...

. That game ended in a 0-0 draw that would give Atlante the title with 42 points just one more than León who ended up with 41. That year the club had had a streak of 14 games without a loss with 11 wins and 3 draws.Another important player that year was Marcos Aurelio who scored 16 goals. This year is also remember for what happened on May 9, 1946 in a match the club played against Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

 in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 where the Argentine Florencio Caffarattti accidentally touched a down cable that fell behind the goalkeepers net after noticing what was happening Alfonso Montemayor rush and pull Florencio saving the player's life. After words Florencio Caffarattti would give a golden coin to Alfonso Montemayor which read "F. Caffaratti en agradecimiento a Montemayor" (F. Caffaratti is very grateful).

Back-to-back titles

In the 1947-48 the tournament was the most competitive till date. That year José Maria Casullo was in charge of the club whow would loss 7 games that year 2 of them by a large margin 4-0 against CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...

 and 5-1 against Club Atlas which would put in jeopardy the clubs coronation.After beating Atlante FC by one of the largest margin in clubs history 10-1 with 4 rounds left in the tormenting the club would go on to defeat contending clubs Puebla FC and Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

 and tying in the last game against CD Oro that would eliminate Puebla FC and Club Atlas who ended up with 35 and ending with the same record as CD Oro. A championship match was held in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 in the old Estadio de

los insurgentes on June 28, 1947. León went on to win that game 2-0 the first goal scored by Pablo Pérez in the 51' and Jaime Moncada in the 74’. That year the club had a record of 15 victories, 7 draws, losing 7 games for a total of 36 points, also that year Adalberto López became the first player in the professional league to win back to back goalscoring titles scoring 36 that year. Marcos Aurelio also had a good tournament scoring 19 goals that year.

In the 1948-49 León became the first club since the professionalization of the league to win back-to-back league titles once again under the care of José Maria Casullo who had to overcome the departures of some of the clubs best players Ángel Fernández, and Marcos Aurelio.This year the clubs and one of the nation bets player made its debut on Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

 with Real Club España
Real Club España
Real España Club was a football club from Mexico City team that played in Mexican first division. España was one of the most popular teams at the time Romántica of Mexican football. During the Amateur era they won 14 League titles and 4 Mexican Cups...

 on December 2, 1948. The title was decided in the second to last round after the club defeated Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 club Asturias F.C.
Asturias F.C.
Asturias F.C. was a former Mexican association football club that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. Asturias F.C. would overcome Real Club España, club along which were known as the foreign...

 2-1 with 2 goals by Adalberto López and so pulling away from runner ups C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

 and Club Atlas who would go on to finishing 1 point behind León. That year the club became the first Campeonísimo
Campeonísimo
Campeonísimo was the title given to exceptional champions in Mexican football from 1907 to 1996, who won both the Copa Mexico and the League Cup....

 after the club won that years Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 title on 3-0 against Atlante FC on August 14, 1949. Marcos Aurelio also won its 3rd consecutive Goalscoriung title that year after scoring 28 and becoming the first to achieve that task.

In the 1949-50 tournament the club finished third in the league with 31 points 8 points behind Club Deportivo Veracruz. Marcos Aurelio kept up his production scoring 29 goals finishing just 1 goals short from Julio Aparicio player from Club Deportivo Veracruz who scored 30.

1950s

In the 1950-51 tournament the club sales 2 of its best players, Adalberto López was sold to Club Atlas were he help the club win its first and only title to date.Eugenio Arenaza who had been the clubs goalkeeper since their first year wAs sold to Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

 for 38 million peso
Peso
The word peso was the name of a coin that originated in Spain and became of immense importance internationally...

s. That year the club signed Julio Ayllon who has just come from winning the title with Club Deportivo Veracruz and went on 2 score 10 goals that year. The club finished in 4th place with 26 points.

Third league title

In the 1951-52 the club made up the Mexico national football team
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 that went on to win its third Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 that year under the management of then trainer Antonio López Herranz. The club signed new and former players Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

 and the return of Marcos Aurelio, Sergio Bravo and Saturnino Martínez who were brought in to win the league title anything less would have been consider a failure. This year the club went head to head to the last round against C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

 who they defeated in their 2 matches that year with a score of 1-0 in both games. In the last round C.D. Guadalajara had a 1 point edge over León and would only have to tie with Puebla FC in order to crowned themselves that year.C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

 would go on to loss that match in an incredible game played in the old Parque El Mirador
Parque El Mirador
Parque El Mirador is a football stadium in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico .The stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 seats, was the home of Puebla F.C., one of the oldest and most important football teams in Mexico. “El Mirador” was constructed under the club's owner Roberto Cortazar in 1944 and was...

 in Puebla after Puebla forward Guadalupe Velázquez
José Velázquez
José Guadalupe Velázquez Alarcón was a Mexican first division player,He was born on August 12 1923 in Jalisco, Mexico. He spent most of his career with Puebla FC scoring 61 goals, winning one Copa Mexico and also took part in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil....

 scored the go ahed goal and Vicente Gonzalez blocked a penalty shot by Tomas Balcázar. The scene was set for León who needed a win over Atlante FC who they went on to beat 1-0 Leonel Boza scoring the only game of the match and giving León its third League title.The clubs records that year were 11 victories, 9 draws losing only 2 for a total of 31 points just a points ahead of C.D. Guadalajara who finished with 30.

In the 1952-53 tournament the club finished 3rd with 27 points.

In the 1953-54 tournament the club the club would live its worst tournament after finishing 8th with 21 points.

In the 1954-55 tournament the club finished 4th with 25 points after a complete restructure singing new players.This years also marks the first Derby against their cross town rivals Irapuato FC who had just been promoted from the Segunda División de México, that first game went to Irapuato FC with a final score of 1-0.

Fourth league title

In the 1955-56 tournament the league increase the number of clubs to 14. The club lost its first match that year against Club Atlas. The club had its best unbeaten streak starting in the round 3 to the 21 round with 12 wins 7 and 7 draws till they finally lost 1-0 against Club Deportivo Tampico
Jaibos Tampico Madero
Club Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero is a football team that plays in the Segunda División de México, the third division of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación...

. Everything seem to go the club's way till in the 24 round Marik, Martinolli and Marcos Aurelio were suspended which cause the club to tie with Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...

 and to lose 2-0 against Puebla FC which would allow CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...

 to catch up and force a decisive game between the club that was held 2 months later due to the tour the club had schedule around Europe were they played friendlies against Asturias autonomous football team
Asturias autonomous football team
The Asturias national football team is the national football team for Asturias. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spanish national football team. The team only plays friendly matches.-Matches played:...

 among other European club as well as a short tour around South America were they played Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...

. The club return to Mexico March on in that same month played the decisive game against CD Oro on March 25, 1947 in the Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 63,186 . During the 50s and the 60s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches...

 were they came out victorious with a 4-2 final score that would give the club its 4th league title.

In the 1956-57 tournament the club finished Runner up tied to Deportivo Toluca F.C. with 30 points each and 6 points behind the champions C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

 who took the title with 36.That year the club when undefeated at home the club also would go on to loss the Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 final against Zacatepec.

In the 1957-58 tournament he club finished in 5th place 10 points behind the second time league champion Zacatepec. This year the club would go on to win its second Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 against Zacatepec who had beat them the year before.

In the 1958-59 tournament the club came close to winning its 5th league title after finishing runner up to C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

 who they managed to beat with 4 rounds left to tie with 31 points but C.D. Guadalajara would go on to win 3 out of the last 4 matches fishing 2 points ahead. This year the club would go on to loss the Copa Mexico final against Zacatepec in a trailing 2-1.

In the 1958-59 tournament the club the club finished in 4th with 30 points. Carlos Alberto Etcheverry
Carlos Alberto Etcheverry
Carlos Alberto "Tito" Etcheverry D'Angelo is an Argentine former soccer player and coach, who is most known in Mexico for being the first top-scorer of the Pumas de la UNAM.- Biography :...

 was the top goal scorer that year with 16.

1960s

In the 1960-61 tournament the club finished with 26 points in 5th place tied with Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

, Deportivo Madero
Jaibos Tampico Madero
Club Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero is a football team that plays in the Segunda División de México, the third division of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación...

 and Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...

.

In the 1961-62 the club finished in tied for 5th place with cross town rival Irapuato FC both with 25 points.

In the 1962-63 the club finished tied for 8th place with Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...

 both with 25 poinst.

In the 1963-64 the club finished tied for 7th place with the clubs from Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

 CD Oro
CD Oro
Club Deportivo Oro is a football club that plays in the second division. It is based in the city of Guadalajara. The club was one of five clubs from the state of Jalisco to play in the Mexican first division. It only won one league title, back in 1962, and was runner-up five times in 1947, 1953,...

 and Club Atlas the 3 of them with 25 points.

In the 1964-65 the club finished would ones again finish 7th in the league with 30 points.Barbosa was the top scorer that year with 10 goals.

In the 1965-66 the club finished 9th with 28 points, Luis Estrada was the top goalscorer that year with 9.

In the 1966-67 the club finished tied for 4th place with Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...

 both with 34 points 7 less than Deportivo Toluca F.C. who won its first league title .In this year the club played its first game in their new stadium the Estadio Nou Camp
Estadio Nou Camp
The Estadio León, unofficially known as Nou Camp, is a mid-sized football stadium with a seating capacity of 33,943 built in 1967, and located in the city of León, Guanajuato, in the Bajío region of central Mexico. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of the Club...

. The club invited the Brazilian top club Santos FC who at the time had Pele
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...

 in its arsenal to play a friendly against Argentinian club River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 that match ended in a 2-1 victory for the Brazilian club. León played its first official match on October 18, 1967 against Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

. The club would also win its third Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 title after beating C.D. Guadalajara 2-1 but would go on to loss the Campeón de Campeones
Campeón de Campeones
Campeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...

 cup against Deportivo Toluca F.C. 1-0 who had won the league title that year.

In the 1967-68 the club finished in 5th place with 36 points 8 points shy of Deportivo Toluca F.C. who won its second consecutive title.

In the 1968-69 the club finished tied for 7th with Atlante F.C.
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

 both with 34 points.

In the 1969-70 the club finished tied for 6th place with Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

 both with 31 points.Luis Estrada and Sergio Anaya both scored 11 goals.

1970s

In the Mexico 70 tournament the club finished in 4th place with 33 led by former club leyend Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

,Sergio Anaya once again led the club with goals scoring 16 follow by Luis Estrada with 13.

In the 19070-71 tournament the club brought in new players Jorge Davino, Roberto Salomone and Juan Valiente who scored 10 goals that year led again by Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

 who managed a 4th place with 38 points.The club would go on to win their 4th Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 title that year against Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...

 in an exciting match that would be decided by a penalty shoot out where the club mnaged to win with a 10-9.

In the 19071-72 tournament the club finished in 6th place with 35 points and would go on to win its 5th Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 title against Puebla FC in a group round tournament along with Cruz Azul and C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

, also that year the club would og on to win the Campeón de Campeones
Campeón de Campeones
Campeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...

 against Club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

.

In the 1972-73 tournament the club started of the year under the care of Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

 who was later replace by José Gomes Nogueira who led the club to a second place finishing behind Cruz Azul. That year the club played its first playoff facing Atlético Español
Atlético Español
Atlético Español was a football team which played between 1971 to 1982 they played in the Primera División de México. They played out of México City.- History :...

 where the cvlub managed to come out with the victory after a 0-0 draw in the first match, and a 3-3 in the second match which send the series in to a 3 and decisive game played in Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....

 where the club finally won on a penalty shoot out. The final was played against Cruz Azul the first was played in León with a 0-0 draw, the second match was played in the Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....

 with another scoreless draw which send the game to a third final game played once again in the Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla, Puebla .The stadium, which has a capacity of 42,648 seats, is the home of Puebla F.C., it's one of the best and very historical football stadium in Mexico, being currently the fifth biggest stadium in Mexico in term of its capacity. It belongs to...

 ibn the city of Puebla were Cruz Azul finally mange to win with a score of 2-0.

In the 1974-75 tournament the club finished 8th with 40 points and fail to qualify, Roberto Salomone was the top scorer that year in the club with 18.

In the 1975-76 tournament the club finished second in group 4 with 51 points and qualify to the playoffs where they face Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...

 who would go on to beat the club 6-0 in aggregated time.

In the 1976-77 tournament the club finished third in group 1 with 39 points and fail to qualify.Alberto Jorge was the clubs top scorer with 20 that year and Martin Cobrita Villanueva scored 12 this season .

In the 1977-78 tournament the club finished last in group 2 with 36 poinst ,Alberto Jorge was the to scorer with 15 ,and " Martin Cobrita Villanueva"' scorer with 6

In the 1978-79 tournament Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Carbajal
Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

 return and led the club to a 4 place in group 2 with 31 points. Kalú had the most goals that year with 12 and ""Martin Cobrita Villanueva"" scorer with 6 again in this tournament"" Martin Cobrita Villanueva"" fractured his right neek in Cuauthemoc stadium and retired at 22 yrs.

In the 1979-80 tournament the club finished in last place in group 2 with 29 points failing once again to reach the playoffs.

1980s

In the 1980-81 tournament the club finished last in group 2 with a total of 3` points led by Alberto Resquin who was then replaced by Alberto Etcheverry halfway through the tournament.Concepción Rodríguez was that year's top goalscorer for the club.

In the 1981-82 tournament the club came close to losing the category having 4 trainers that year first Walter Ormeño followed by Salvador Enríquez who was replace by Agustín Santillán, who was replace by Arpad Fekete after 4 consecutive draws scoring 0 goals. Arpad Fekete managed to safe the club from relegation and leaving it up to Club Atlas and Tampico Madero to depute.

In the 1982-83 tournament the club brought in Ricardo faccio who after starting the year with a record of 0 wins 3 draws and 6 losses is replaced with Sergio Anaya who only coached two games before being replaced by former trainer Gomes Nogueira who finally got a victory in the 12 round.Ruben Omar Romano
Rubén Omar Romano
Rubén Omar Romano Cachia is an Argentine-Mexican coach and former football player.Romano played in Argentina for Club Atlético Huracán before leaving for Mexico in 1980 to play for Club América. He played in other 7 Mexican clubs: León, Necaxa, Puebla, Querétaro, Cruz Azul and Atlante and Veracruz...

 scored 11 goals followed by Zizinho with 10 goals and Víctor Rangel with 9.

In the 1983-84 tournament the club signed top goal scorer Evanivaldo Castro
Evanivaldo Castro
Evanivaldo Castro Silva, also known as Cabinho is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who gained his greatest professional fame in Mexico....

, he made his debut against Tampico Madero in a 3-3 draw where he score a goal and missed a penalty shot. The club did not improve much that year finishing last in group 4 with a total of 32 points by means of 11 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses. The Brazilian Evanivaldo Castro
Evanivaldo Castro
Evanivaldo Castro Silva, also known as Cabinho is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who gained his greatest professional fame in Mexico....

 was that year top scorer with 18.

In the 1984-85 tournament the club managed to qualify to the playoffs after finishing 2nd in group 1 with 42 points by means of 17 wins, 12 draws and 9 losses. The club faced Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...

 who they defeated in penalty shoots after a 2-2 in aggregated time. In semifinals the club was eliminated by Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

 5-3 in aggregated time. Evanivaldo Castro
Evanivaldo Castro
Evanivaldo Castro Silva, also known as Cabinho is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who gained his greatest professional fame in Mexico....

 managed to win the goalscoring title that year with 23.

For the 1985-86 tournament the league has 2 small tournament due to the 1986 World Cup that was taking place in Mexico that year.In the first which was called the Prod 85 only 8 games where play with the club only obtaining 7 points finishing 15th in the league. The second tournament was named Mexico 86 where after 18 games played the club Finnish last in group 1 with 13 points.

First relegation

For the 1986-87 tournament Jorge Davino was the trainer where in after 19 round he only managed to gain 10 points which caused his replacement. Pedro García came in the 21 round but there was nothing he could have done to avoid relegation that year, making this the first in the 43 years of existence. That year numbers where 12 victories, 8 draws, 20 defeats 42 goals score allowing 57 for a total of 32 points 1 more than Cobras de Ciudad Juárez
Cobras de Ciudad Juárez
Cobras de Ciudad Juárez was a Mexican football team. It was based in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.-History:Cobras was founded on 12 May 1980 as Cobras Querétaro, which was owned by television company Televisa. In 1985, the club acted as Club América's reserve team, while also pitching its...

 who had 31 and was also relegated that year. The club would go on to play in the second division for the remainder for the for the next couple years, until the 1989-90 tournament where they managed to obtain promotion after defeating Inter de Tijuana in the final that year led by Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of Monterrey of the Primera División de México. "Vuce" has coached ten teams in the Primera División de México, accomplishing five league championships with different clubs, two Copa México championships, an InterLiga...

.

Previous sponsors

Year Manufacturer Main Sponsor Other Sponsors
1986-87 Le Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts. It was founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, but the first clothing items branded with the rooster appeared in 1948...

1988-93 Pony
Pony International
Pony International, commonly referred to as simply Pony, is an American brand of footwear and other apparel. Founded in 1972 on Madison Avenue in New York, Pony was created by industry veteran Roberto Mueller, along with financing provided by adidas Chairman Horst Dassler . Pony became one of the...

Coca Cola
1993 -95 Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

Coca Cola
1996-97 Umbro
Umbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...

Coca Cola Sol Gigante Pegaso Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo is the largest Mexican food company and the largest bakery in the world with brands in Americas, Europe, and China.-History:Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945 by Lorenzo Servitje, Jose T. Mata, Jaime Sendra, and Jaime Jorba...

1997-01 Atletica Resistol Sol Tele-Ver
2002-03 Kappa
Kappa
Kappa is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the voiceless velar stop, or "k", sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 20. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Kaph...

Resistol Sol Tele-Ver
2004-08 Garcis Caja Popular Mexicana 3 hermanos Corona
Corona
A corona is a type of plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometers into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagraph...

2008–present Pirma Caja Popular Mexicana 3 hermanos Corona
Corona
A corona is a type of plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometers into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagraph...


First kit evolution












Historic Badges

The club's badge originally used the city coat of arms, which has a Lion. In the mid 1950s the club created a more European style badge, similar to ones they use in Spain, containing a circle with the lion in the middle and a crown on top. In 1964 then owner Don Roberto Solís decided to celebrate the club's 20 year anniversary by having the supporters design a new badge. The crest that was selected had a lion head next to a football with the club's name at top and the initials A.C. at the bottom. In the early 1980s the club modernized the crest, adding the club's championship stars at the bottom. In the early 2000s the crest was modernized once again, this time changing the A.C. to F.C.

All time goal leaders

Name Goals
1 Adalberto Lopez
126
2 Roberto Salomone
96
3 Marcos Aurelio
91
4 Luis Estrada
91
5 Milton Queiroz da Paixao "Tita"
Tita
Milton Queiroz da Paixão, simply known as Tita , is a former association footballer who played forward. He played for the Brazilian national team and played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs...

88
6 Oswaldo Martinoli
77
7 Sergio Anaya
55
8 Alberto Jorge
51
9 Luis Luna
48
10 Evanivaldo Castro "Cabinho"
44


Goal scoring Champions

Name Tournament Goals
1 Adalberto López
1947-1948
26
2 Adalberto López
1948-1949
28
3 Luis Estrada
1968-1969
24
4 Sergio Anaya
México 70
24
5 Evanivaldo Castro "Cabinho"
1984-1985
23
6 Everaldo Begines
Verano 2000
14
7 Héctor "YAYA" Álvarez
Invierno 2002 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

17
8 Mauricio Romero Alvizu
Mauricio Romero Alvizu
Mauricio Romero Alvisu is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Club Atlas.He has played for several teams including Monarcas Morelia, Tigres UANL, Querétaro F.C., Atlante F.C. and Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz...

Apertura 2007 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

14
9 Freddy Bareiro
Clausura 2008 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

17
10 Carlos Casartelli
Carlos Casartelli
Carlos Casartelli is an Argentine footballer, currently playing for Merida FC in Mexico.Casartelli made his professional debut for Textil Mandiyú in 1994...

Bicentenario 2010 Liga de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

11
11 Blas Pérez
Blas Perez
Blas Antonio Miguel Pérez Ortega is a professional footballer who currently plays for Indios de Ciudad Juárez. He is nicknamed Super Ratón. He is a distant cousin to Portland Timbers midfielder Miguel Guante....

Clausura 2011 Liga de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

14


Club Honors

  • Primera División de México
    Primera División de México
    The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

    : 5
1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1991-92

  • Primera División A: 3
Clausura 2003, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2008

  • Segunda División: 1
1989-90

  • Campeonísimo: 1
1948-49

  • Cup Champion: 5
1948-49, 1957-58, 1966-67, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73

  • Campeón de Campeones
    Campeón de Campeones
    Campeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...

    : 4
1947-48, 1955-56, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73

  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 0
Runner-up: 1993

Current roster

As of October 29, 2011.

Notable players

Rafael Albrecht
Rafael Albrecht
José Rafael Albrecht is a retired Argentine football defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups....

 Hector Alvarez Patricio Pérez
Patricio Pérez
Patricio Pablo Pérez is an Argentine football midfielder who is currently playing for Club Atlético All Boys in the Argentine Primera División.-Argentina:...

 Marcos Aurelio   Osvaldo Batocletti
Osvaldo Batocletti
Osvaldo Daniel Batocletti Ronco is a Mexican football manager, and former player. He currently is coaching Deportivo Irapuato in Mexico....

 Antonio Battaglia Carlos Casartelli
Carlos Casartelli
Carlos Casartelli is an Argentine footballer, currently playing for Merida FC in Mexico.Casartelli made his professional debut for Textil Mandiyú in 1994...

 Ángel Comizzo
Ángel Comizzo
Ángel David Comizzo Leiva is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper.Comizzo was born in Reconquista, and began his career at Talleres in the Primera Division Argentina. In 1988 he joined River Plate where he was loaned to UANL Tigres of Mexico in 1990–1991...

 Jorge Davino Alberto "Tito" Etcheverry Luis Islas
Luis Islas
Luis Alberto Islas Ranieri is a former football goalkeeper. He played for the Argentina national team, Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata and León....

 Oscar Nova Miguel Rugilo Roberto Salomone
  Cabinho   Leandro Augusto
Leandro Augusto
Leandro Augusto Oldoni Stachelski , known simply as Leandro Augusto, is a Brazilian born, Mexican football midfielder, who plays for the Club Tijuana in the Mexican First Division.- Biography :...

 Tita
Tita
Milton Queiroz da Paixão, simply known as Tita , is a former association footballer who played forward. He played for the Brazilian national team and played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs...

 Edgardo Fuentes
Edgardo Fuentes
Edgardo Fuentes is a former Chilean professional footballer who played for Cobreloa in Chile and Puebla F.C., Club León and Monarcas Morelia in the Primera División de México. Fuentes was an important part of Cobreloa's championship-winning squad during the 1992 season.-References:...

 Sebastián González
Sebastián González
Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés , is a Chilean football striker who currently plays for The Strongest. His nickname is "Chamagol".- Career :...

 Rodrigo Valenzuela
Rodrigo Valenzuela
Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés is a Chilean football player.He is a midfielder who plays for Universidad Católica. He has spent his entire career in club teams in either Chile or Mexico...

 Hernán Medford
Hernán Medford
Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan is a Costa Rican football player and coach.Nicknamed "Pelicano", or "Pelican", he played in several different leagues worldwide, including Serie A of Italy , the Yugoslav First League , the Austrian Bundesliga , La Liga in Spain playing for Rayo Vallecano, and the...

 Cristian Castillo Jaime Rodríguez
Jaime Rodríguez
Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez is a retired football player from El Salvador. He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.-Playing career:...

  • lagicon|El Salvador}} Rodolfo Zelaya
    Rodolfo Zelaya
    Rodolfo Antonio Zelaya García is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Russian club Alania Vladikavkaz, and internationally for the El Salvador national team.-Club career:...

     Everaldo Begines Antonio Carbajal
    Antonio Carbajal
    Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

     Rafael "Chepe" Chávez Luis Estrada Teo Gonzalez Adalberto Lopez

Sigifredo Mercado
Sigifredo Mercado
Sigifredo Mercado Sáenz is a Mexican football midfielder.He has been capped for the Mexican national team, including three games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup....

 Guillermo Muñoz
Guillermo Muñoz
Guillermo Muñoz Ramírez is a retired Mexican football defender, who was nicknamed "El Turbo". He obtained a total number of 20 caps for the Mexican national team between 1987 and 1993, and was a squad member at the 1993 Copa América. He made his debut on January 17, 1987.-References:* at National...

 Jaime Ordiales
Jaime Ordiales
José Jaime Ordiales Domínguez is a retired Mexican football midfielder and was manager of Tecos UAG until he was fired March 9, 2008...

 Mauricio Romero Alvizu
Mauricio Romero Alvizu
Mauricio Romero Alvisu is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Club Atlas.He has played for several teams including Monarcas Morelia, Tigres UANL, Querétaro F.C., Atlante F.C. and Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz...

 Martin Villanueva Cirilo Saucedo
Cirilo Saucedo
Cirilo Saucedo Nájera is a Mexican goalkeeper. He currently plays for Tijuana one of the teams of the Primera División de México.Saucedo came to prominence playing for Club León of the Primera A in Mexico...

 Carlos Turrubiates
Carlos Turrubiates
Carlos Turrubiates Pérez is a retired Mexican professional footballer who played for Club León, Chivas de Guadalajara and Atlante.-Management career:...

 Guido Alvarenga Denis Caniza Eugenio Arenaza Marcelo Balboa
Marcelo Balboa
Marcelo Balboa is an American former soccer defender who played in the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude...

 Eric Wynalda
Eric Wynalda
Eric Boswell Wynalda is a retired American soccer player, and former sports broadcaster. He was the co-host of Fox Football Fone-In on Fox Soccer Channel and is currently employeed as the president of international operations at Mexican third division club Murcielagos.Wynalda scored the first goal...

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