Club San Luis
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San Luis Fútbol Club, known more commonly as San Luis or San Luis Potosí, is a Mexican
professional football club from the city of San Luis Potosí
, Mexico
. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints) till the late 1960s, when, after winning the second division title and earning a promotion to the first division, the club changed its name to Atletico Potosino also known as Cachorros (Cubs). The team's nickname of Tuneros is a reference to the tuna fruit, which has been changed to Gladiadores as a mascot. The nickname Tribu Real is a reference to the fact that the team was once named Real San Luis. Another nickname recently given to the team is the name of El Equipo del Milagro (The Miracle team) because of the last-minute miracle to stay in the highest division. San Luis play their home games at Alfonso Lastras Ramirez Stadium, and currently is one of the teams on the Mexican league owned by Televisa
.
started to develop. The team started out by entering the second division in place of U.N.A.M.
, which was temporarily excused from competition. The team was registered on July 7, 1957. The first game for the "Trinca Tunera" (its nickname) as a professional team was a friendly match against the Petroleros de Ciudad Madero
. The venue was "20 de Noviembre" Stadium on July 14, 1957; a 3-1 win.
Their official debut in the second division would come in the 1957-1958 season. They started the season with a win by beating Club de Fútbol Laguna
2-1 with goals scored by Manuel "Gato" Ramírez. A new stadium was inaugurated in December 1957, Estadio Plan de San Luis, saw its first game there against Salamanca, a 0-2 defeat. Financial problems and a lack of governmental support prevented the team from succeeding. By the 1959-60 season, the franchise was sold to an investor from the state of Tamaulipas
, who was unable to achieve success. The city of an Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí]|] would no have a football club for the next 7 years which by 1967 would spark interest once again in the locals due to the 1970 FIFA World Cup
hype.
in Tamaulipas
. After a short stint there they were relocated back to San Luis Potosí in late
1966, however this time they started out in the third division. The nickname of the team was changed to "Auriazules" and under the helm of Jesús Ontiveros, debuted on July 11, 1967 in the third division.
In 1968 tournament after a bad tournament the year before the owners boards brought in Felipe Castaneda nicknamed La Marana who had been a former Goalkeeper that played in the first division in the 40s and 50s and who worked hard to bring good veteran players. Nonetheless the club finished 7th in the league but that club had establish a good corps of players that stay for the following tournaments.
In 1969 the club started to finally see some positive results that made the board of directors give the opportunity to Arturo Mendoza, a coach who made a great job with Querétaro FC
. And under his discipline, the team walked uphill. The result of the good work of Mendoza, cost-competitive in a stock that reached the Cup final was a Sunday in March 1969 when the Plan of San Luis spent his first football fiesta. And the team responded with their first championship win Andalusia Cuautitlán by three goals to one. Then came the league tournament; it was imperative to give continuity to the staff champion and virtually the same base of players and with the same Manager, January 25, 1970, the San Luis managed to climb to the Second Division to beat University Autónoma del Estado de Mexico 1-0 with goals from Antonio Carrizales. With the conquest of the League and Cup titles, the Club became champion of champions of the Third. But without doubt the best thing was the immediate promotion to the division.
70. The highlight of this team coming into the 1971 season, when Auriazules became champions of the Second Division and were therefore deserving to promotion to the First. For the 1972/73 campaign is the directive to renew the contract Cheix. But before the end of the season was brought to the Argentinian Enrique Alvarez Vega. Meanwhile, in the 1972-73 season of the Third Division Pumas emerge from the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
. The rise of these Pumitas was dizzying for 1973-74 and participated in a promotional league and won promotion to the second pass. As the San Luis came to the bottom in the First. His technical Enrique Vega Alvarez had health problems and resigned. Coach Juan Eduardo Hoober, came to remove and reinforcements as Charrúa scorer Luis "Loco" Villalba, the team managed to avoid relegation. For it was the final 1972-73 san luis played the dominant Cruz Azul the first game Cruz Azul won 5-2 and the second name Cruz Azul won 3-0 but San Luis showed progress.
In 1973-74 the team changed its nickname. Now the Saints, were reinforced with former crack Uruguayan Roberto Matosas. But in the second round would Acabóse. Hooberg Tiraría the towel and an old acquaintance, Hugo Cheix, it would relieve. In short it was a bad season. In the end the team was not technical and Don Arturo Mendoza was launched on an adventure to save the San Luis and appointed a committee formed by the emerging goalkeeper Javier "Gato" Vargas, Roberto Matosas and Marco Antonio Martínez, who had little power of decision. At the end of the competition was located in San Luis last place with 21 points. Laguna had been up, but indicated that the regulation should be played not by a fall league. In one way, the tie Auriazules goals to nil at home, in the back, with goals from Carlos Miguel and Eloir Perucci Micco, of Torreon defeated 2-0 at San Luis. But there is no evil that blows nobody any good and while the fans Potosina lamented the decline of San Luis, while celebrated the rise of the Pumas UASLP, who came to the full circuit invitation extended to the number of competitors to 20. The team changed its name because the Club Universidad Nacional
demanded seniority rights. And from that time called Puppies Atletico Potosina. Then Angel Zubieta was hired as coach for the debut of the campaign, 1974-75. On July 13, 1974, Atletico Potosino debuted in the maximum circuit, although it did with a defeat to fall to 2-3 for the Lion. Tomas Boy
was the historic first scorer.
Carlos Miloc was name as new care taker for the Saints in the 1974-75 campaign. To start the tournament which the club search for the promotion, Miloc was strengthened by the good veteran players Pilar Jose Reyes and Humberto Gutierrez and Jaime Pajarito Tapatio. At the end of the campaign to shore and were not consuming the rise, but the table was set for the 1975-76 season and finally the 18 July 1976, the San Luis Santos got what was his second ascent andalusia Maximum circuit.
In the summer 98, the Saints were trained by Pedro Araya, potosino the idol, and he made a more acceptable form and debuting players. For the winter, Arvizu teamed up with Jacobo Payan, who returned to the football scene and had already secured a new franchise Second Division. In this new team was called Atlético San Luis and wanted to play in the capital Potosina and Plan of San Luis, but slowed their Autrique impetus. The club was led by Jose Camacho and had to play in Rioverde. But Payan won the Federation to authorize the driving range of Alfonso Lastras, already beginning to build. The idea [edit] Basically, the team's recent history began when the Group Televisa decides to buy the franchise because the team had trouble sporting and economic resources were no longer sufficient. Then they looked for an institution which could be sports exchanges and above all, to overcome the club in an integrated manner. Subsequently contact with people of Club America and a partnership is achieved. The club no longer americanista with a subsidiary in the Primera Division A, as his team, the Hawks had dropped to Querétaro Second Division. As I needed a new place in the province for many active players from the club. Both directives make contact and are interested in the project. Signing a contract for six months with a promise of sale if the results were positive. They reinforce the team, players emerged from the quarry americanista and foreign players with experience and quality for the time had no place in the Club America.
For the next tournament, the team was motivated because they knew they had the ability, and certainly the confidence to reach even further than the last championship, also reached new players to strengthen the table and potosino the fans begin to identify and enhance their support. Also, it was an extra motivation, the new stadium Alfonso Lastras Ramirez could be ready at any time to build their stadium.
After a good season, once again, the team reached the league tournament now summer 2002. In the quarterfinals, faces andalusia Chiapas Atletico and Real San Luis opens its new stadium with a 3-0 on the scoreboard Chiapas. The semifinal is played against Aguascalientes potosino win the set and a marker with 2 to 0. In the game back, but so tight, it is to win now by 3 goals to 2. This will be the final tournament against the team of Saltillo, the Ocelot. The return game took place on May 17 at the stadium of the rival. The result was not expected because the box Tigrillo used his status as local and got 4 goals to 1 in San Luis, noted that both by Jose Enrique Garcia. The marker was difficult to trace, even so, there was still a game, the players have confidence and enthusiasm had given its full support. On May 19 Alfonso Lastras stadium had a full, some fans who never stopped encouraging while the players on the court and sought to diminish over the marker. Although the visiting team had several opportunities to increase their chances of crowns, and not implemented before the expulsion of two of its players, Real San Luis and wine took the first goal scored by Marcelo de Faria, then the second and closed Miguel Salcedo Moctezuma Serrato account. Thus the overall score was tied at the end of the meeting, so he had to play extra time, the golden goal was scored by Moctezuma Serrato, giving the championship to Potosina. Now it was half the ticket to climb and the other party would have to dispute with the Veracruz. Thursday May 23 was the first leg at the port, the result was partial to a tie with a goal from Edwin Santibanez from Real. The round was played on May 26. The result was an overwhelming 3 to 1 with goals from Marcelo de Faria, José Enrique Mendoza and Ignacio Garcia. Real San Luis won promotion to the highest level of the hands of its technical Jose Antonio Luna and returned after many years of First Division football in San Luis Potosí. Once in class, reinforcements were sought with experience that could teach and guide the young dynamic team. Similarly, the technical team also received support with the arrival of people who already have knowledge in the Primera Division. At the same time the team changed its name to Club San Luis, his shield was redesigned and the state continued to improve.
In 2005 the club returned to San Luis to qualify top division. During the Clausura 2006, the San Luis looking for new reinforcements to elute the decline with reinforcements Sebastiao Pereyra, Ailton Da Silva, Adrian Garcia Arias, and Emilio Mora manage to avoid the decline in the last day of the tournament against an Atlas favorable marker for potosinos 2-1 San Luis milagrosamete achieves the maximum stay in the circuit that manages to enter San Luis league wing beating Atlante with a 1-0 overall score was the annotation Sebastiao Pereyra. Club San Luis reach the semifinals of the tournament to face Toluca, potosinos ending with an overall score of 4-2 with a good performance and Israel Reyna Angel Martinez and St. Louis reached the final of the tournament for the first time in losing their history against Pachuca with a score of 1-0 on, so the Club San Luis won its first runner-First Division of Mexico. Opening in 2006, the San Luis club was strengthened by Reinaldo Navia, Irenio Soares, Oscar Mascorro, Braulio Luna St. Louis with that seek to follow up on the circuit and achievement when defeated Necaxa 1-0 with a goal marker Irenio Soares. Campaign was more loose Club San Luis In the Clausura 2007 reinforcements arrived Sebastian Abreu and Eduardo Coudet this season come to San Luis Santos Laguna repechaje andalusia face the first leg at the Stade Crown Victoria taking the San Luis 1-0 in the San Luis Alfonso Lastras to lose Santos Laguna 2-0 with a marker showing the tournament potosinos Shortly before the 2007 Open Championship, a series of celebrations for the 50 years of professional football in the city, the Club San Luis with a commemorative game against Atletico Huracan (Argentina) winner being the Club San Luis with a score of 1-0. Becoming the San Luis Soccer Club, adopting the motto of the gladiators. Huicho also became the new team mascot, which is a gladiator in the club uniform. For Apetura 2007, the San Luis Gladiators were reinforced with Tressor Moreno
and Alfredo Moreno
was one of the best strikers. Alfredo Moreno
became top scorer with 18 goals. San Luis advanced to the quarterfinals trying to win against Chivas in the Alfonso Lastras stadium with Alfredo Moreno but, tied 1-1. In Jalisco Stadium San Luis fell to 1-0 and an overall score of 2-1 and was eliminated from the tournament
In closing 2008 San Luis but still had good players out campaign Braulio Luna before getting a golazo pumas and Israel "jagger" Martinez speaking gladiators came to reaching the 4th place in the table and qualifying repechaje andalusia beating pachuca 2-2 overall but the best position going to the San Luis quarterfinals to face Toluca Nemesio Diez Stadium in San Luis bag with a 1-1 tie entering the chango Moreno's party back into the bag Alfoso Lastras San Luis a result of 0-0 overall and 1-1 St. Louis for best passing wing semifinal position in the table generally faces against San Luis Cruz Azul in the semifinals of Toreno losing 0-1 with a marker in the Alfonso Lastras and back Stadium Azul 1-1 with a 2-1 overall potosinos found in San Luis Hasi ending tournament In that year, the Gladiators of San Luis grew qualifying for the first time in its history to an international cup Copa Nissan Sudamericana. In December 2008 announces its future participation in the Copa Santander Libertadores
. Víctor Piríz
scored the first goal at the 63rd minute. At 71st minute Luis Saritama
scored the equaliser for Deportivo. Following this, Braulio Luna
scored a goal for a 2-1. Finally, Eduardo Coudet
scored a penalty for a final 3-1. In the second match Deportivo defeated San Luis 3-2, but it wasn't enough to advance to the next round, and San Luis advanced to the Round of 16 stage. Sadly, days later, San Luis was eliminated by Argentinos Juniors
.
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican Football Transfers Summer 2011.
(Captain 2)
(Captain)
Eduardo Coudet
Juan Cuevas
Ariel González Pablo Lavallén
Alfredo Moreno
Aílton
Marcelo
Pedro Araya Toro Reinaldo Navia
Tressor Moreno
Jairo Patiño
Carlos Pavon
José Enrique García Luis Omar Hernández
Braulio Luna
Osmar Mares
Adrian Martinez
Noé Maya
Juan Carlos Medina
Sergio Amaury Ponce
Angel Reyna
Octavio Valdez
Warren Archibald
Sebastian Abreu
Sergio Blanco
Martín Ligüera
Edgar Castillo César Eduardo González
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
professional football club from the city of San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints) till the late 1960s, when, after winning the second division title and earning a promotion to the first division, the club changed its name to Atletico Potosino also known as Cachorros (Cubs). The team's nickname of Tuneros is a reference to the tuna fruit, which has been changed to Gladiadores as a mascot. The nickname Tribu Real is a reference to the fact that the team was once named Real San Luis. Another nickname recently given to the team is the name of El Equipo del Milagro (The Miracle team) because of the last-minute miracle to stay in the highest division. San Luis play their home games at Alfonso Lastras Ramirez Stadium, and currently is one of the teams on the Mexican league owned by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
.
1950s
It was in early 1957 when the idea of starting a professional football team in the city of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters...
started to develop. The team started out by entering the second division in place of U.N.A.M.
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...
, which was temporarily excused from competition. The team was registered on July 7, 1957. The first game for the "Trinca Tunera" (its nickname) as a professional team was a friendly match against the Petroleros de Ciudad Madero
Petroleros de Ciudad Madero
Club de Fútbol Ciudad Madero is a Mexican football team. They are nicknamed Petroleros . The club was founded in 1964 were they won 2 titles the first in 1964 the second in 1973. The club is located in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, México. The club has played in the 3 most important leagues of Mexico...
. The venue was "20 de Noviembre" Stadium on July 14, 1957; a 3-1 win.
Their official debut in the second division would come in the 1957-1958 season. They started the season with a win by beating Club de Fútbol Laguna
Club de Fútbol Laguna
Club de Fútbol Laguna, was a Mexican professional football. The club played in the Primera División de México and its was base in Torreón, Coahuila.-History:...
2-1 with goals scored by Manuel "Gato" Ramírez. A new stadium was inaugurated in December 1957, Estadio Plan de San Luis, saw its first game there against Salamanca, a 0-2 defeat. Financial problems and a lack of governmental support prevented the team from succeeding. By the 1959-60 season, the franchise was sold to an investor from the state of Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, who was unable to achieve success. The city of an Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí]|] would no have a football club for the next 7 years which by 1967 would spark interest once again in the locals due to the 1970 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
hype.
1960s
In 1961 the team was moved to the city of TampicoTampico
Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the third largest city in Tamaulipas, and counts with a population of 309,003. The Metropolitan area of...
in Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
. After a short stint there they were relocated back to San Luis Potosí in late
1966, however this time they started out in the third division. The nickname of the team was changed to "Auriazules" and under the helm of Jesús Ontiveros, debuted on July 11, 1967 in the third division.
In 1968 tournament after a bad tournament the year before the owners boards brought in Felipe Castaneda nicknamed La Marana who had been a former Goalkeeper that played in the first division in the 40s and 50s and who worked hard to bring good veteran players. Nonetheless the club finished 7th in the league but that club had establish a good corps of players that stay for the following tournaments.
In 1969 the club started to finally see some positive results that made the board of directors give the opportunity to Arturo Mendoza, a coach who made a great job with Querétaro FC
Querétaro FC
Querétaro Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Querétaro, Mexico. Queretaro plays in the Primera División of Mexican football league system, after being promoted at the end of the 2008-2009 season from the Primera División A...
. And under his discipline, the team walked uphill. The result of the good work of Mendoza, cost-competitive in a stock that reached the Cup final was a Sunday in March 1969 when the Plan of San Luis spent his first football fiesta. And the team responded with their first championship win Andalusia Cuautitlán by three goals to one. Then came the league tournament; it was imperative to give continuity to the staff champion and virtually the same base of players and with the same Manager, January 25, 1970, the San Luis managed to climb to the Second Division to beat University Autónoma del Estado de Mexico 1-0 with goals from Antonio Carrizales. With the conquest of the League and Cup titles, the Club became champion of champions of the Third. But without doubt the best thing was the immediate promotion to the division.
1970s
In 1970, Salvador "Chava" Reyes, one of the greatest players of all time in Mexican soccer, replaces Jose Luis Sanchez at the helm and lead the Auriazules to win the Cup MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
70. The highlight of this team coming into the 1971 season, when Auriazules became champions of the Second Division and were therefore deserving to promotion to the First. For the 1972/73 campaign is the directive to renew the contract Cheix. But before the end of the season was brought to the Argentinian Enrique Alvarez Vega. Meanwhile, in the 1972-73 season of the Third Division Pumas emerge from the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
. The rise of these Pumitas was dizzying for 1973-74 and participated in a promotional league and won promotion to the second pass. As the San Luis came to the bottom in the First. His technical Enrique Vega Alvarez had health problems and resigned. Coach Juan Eduardo Hoober, came to remove and reinforcements as Charrúa scorer Luis "Loco" Villalba, the team managed to avoid relegation. For it was the final 1972-73 san luis played the dominant Cruz Azul the first game Cruz Azul won 5-2 and the second name Cruz Azul won 3-0 but San Luis showed progress.
In 1973-74 the team changed its nickname. Now the Saints, were reinforced with former crack Uruguayan Roberto Matosas. But in the second round would Acabóse. Hooberg Tiraría the towel and an old acquaintance, Hugo Cheix, it would relieve. In short it was a bad season. In the end the team was not technical and Don Arturo Mendoza was launched on an adventure to save the San Luis and appointed a committee formed by the emerging goalkeeper Javier "Gato" Vargas, Roberto Matosas and Marco Antonio Martínez, who had little power of decision. At the end of the competition was located in San Luis last place with 21 points. Laguna had been up, but indicated that the regulation should be played not by a fall league. In one way, the tie Auriazules goals to nil at home, in the back, with goals from Carlos Miguel and Eloir Perucci Micco, of Torreon defeated 2-0 at San Luis. But there is no evil that blows nobody any good and while the fans Potosina lamented the decline of San Luis, while celebrated the rise of the Pumas UASLP, who came to the full circuit invitation extended to the number of competitors to 20. The team changed its name because the 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...
demanded seniority rights. And from that time called Puppies Atletico Potosina. Then Angel Zubieta was hired as coach for the debut of the campaign, 1974-75. On July 13, 1974, Atletico Potosino debuted in the maximum circuit, although it did with a defeat to fall to 2-3 for the Lion. Tomas Boy
Tomás Boy
Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México. Boy played in the Primera División de México between 1975 and 1988. Boy spent his entire football career with Tigres de la UANL, appearing in 413 games and scoring 98...
was the historic first scorer.
Carlos Miloc was name as new care taker for the Saints in the 1974-75 campaign. To start the tournament which the club search for the promotion, Miloc was strengthened by the good veteran players Pilar Jose Reyes and Humberto Gutierrez and Jaime Pajarito Tapatio. At the end of the campaign to shore and were not consuming the rise, but the table was set for the 1975-76 season and finally the 18 July 1976, the San Luis Santos got what was his second ascent andalusia Maximum circuit.
1980s
1981-82 for the fair, the Cubs again had a big competition. Alberto Guerra is entrenched in its technical aspect of winning and prestige. Reinforcements arrived in this campaign a reputation as the fearsome Chilean striker Osvaldo Castro "Pata Bendita", besides the former national team and Carlos Gomez Charrúa Lorenzo Unanue. The 1983-84 season was problematic for the team. Suddenly began to run the version of the club, which was donated by Miguel Valladares to the city through the council, would be sold by the government Potosina. The council reversed, but determined that no longer sustain the team, which was headed by a directive George Matouk, who hired Jorge Ortega as a coach. The team fell into mediocrity and miracle prevented the fall after the penultimate place in the table with 30 points, above the Union declined Tanners. The specter of falling again hang over the Cubs, but fortunately there was more bad team, the Zacatepec, which was loaded with the red lantern and fell. The Cubs were flying to the Second Division, but a stroke of luck came in as relief for the two campaigns was abolished following the descent. Despite the bad omens, the team raised for 1986-87. And this was because there was change of leader. The council gave the award to Gustavo Palomares, a businessman who set the technical direction of Jose Camacho, a former player of San Luis. But the pitcher is going to water and for the year 1988-89, the state government intervened andalusia team for a debit of the Directive with state authorities. This caused the Femexfut intervene and punish the team. Entry forbidden to play in the Plan of San Luis. Then the team played for eight dates in the municipal Celaya. And finally, both administrative error that had to be accountable and May 26, 1989 in the Plan de San Luis, after falling down the Cubs before the Cruz Azul 2-0. Were directly accounted for only 22 points, 26 of Atlas penultimate in the table.1990s
Playing in the Second Division and with club faceing financial crisis The club Folded once againg, their best men had been sold. But that would be another blow to die alone and not as enthusiastic mood of the people: The new owner, Mauricio Hernandez, the team sold to entrepreneurs of Tampico. The club had a good performance in the campaign, was a campus that is acceptable to put the league. But it was officially Tampico. But San Luis Potosí state was already a futbolero, so another group of people joined another project. But he had to open the gap again and the first set due to compete in the Third Division. Input picked the name of his predecessors, Santos de San Luis. Although the team is not highlighted in the 1991-92 campaign for the Third, the enthusiasm was sparked by a flurry of good players potosinos as Carlos Arreola, Enrique Lopez Mireles, Jacobo Alonso and Isaiah Romero. For the 1993-94 season, Payan Celaya won the franchise's second division and with all staff and hired as a coach Jose Camacho Andalusia Potosino. But there were differences between technical and leader and the second preferred to leave the post vacant. So Payan hired in July "Fanta" Valadez.In the 1994-95 competition, the Second Division was transformed into First "A". Then the leadership team brought to the "Loco" Vincent Casillas for control technician. However, all auriazul came over Casillas and soon unless he paid up the pieces. Short arrived tournaments and San Luis struggled to stay on the circuit. In the Winter 96 ranked eighth in the table with 24 units and 97 were in the Summer thirteenth with 17 points. Before starting Invierno97, Jacobo Payan again threw in the towel and declared that if the state government not to intervene, football away in San Luis. And the government responded to its citizens as governor Horacio Sanchez Unzueta came to the rescue team and transferred to Juan Arvizu and Juan Autrique Gomez entrepreneurs solvents.In the summer 98, the Saints were trained by Pedro Araya, potosino the idol, and he made a more acceptable form and debuting players. For the winter, Arvizu teamed up with Jacobo Payan, who returned to the football scene and had already secured a new franchise Second Division. In this new team was called Atlético San Luis and wanted to play in the capital Potosina and Plan of San Luis, but slowed their Autrique impetus. The club was led by Jose Camacho and had to play in Rioverde. But Payan won the Federation to authorize the driving range of Alfonso Lastras, already beginning to build. The idea [edit] Basically, the team's recent history began when the Group Televisa decides to buy the franchise because the team had trouble sporting and economic resources were no longer sufficient. Then they looked for an institution which could be sports exchanges and above all, to overcome the club in an integrated manner. Subsequently contact with people of Club America and a partnership is achieved. The club no longer americanista with a subsidiary in the Primera Division A, as his team, the Hawks had dropped to Querétaro Second Division. As I needed a new place in the province for many active players from the club. Both directives make contact and are interested in the project. Signing a contract for six months with a promise of sale if the results were positive. They reinforce the team, players emerged from the quarry americanista and foreign players with experience and quality for the time had no place in the Club America.
2000s
So, the team Real San Luis arrives at the end of the 2001 Winter Tournament after beating the leaders of the tournament, the Gallos Blancos of Querétaro with an overall score of 5-4. Then in the semifinals, leaving off the competition to Correcaminos of the Autonomous University of Mexico with a total of 3 to 2. And on December 12 in the final was played against the Red Sharks of Veracruz. The return game was played at the Stadium Plan of San Luis, after a full time registered in the gallery. The score of that game was 2-2 with an entry of the South American Rodolfo Flores and Jose Enrique Garcia, from the table Potosina. Once in port, on December 15, Real San Luis marking a fall of 2 goals to nil and they soon had to settle for runner-Winter 2001. However, the final tournament was positive and while St. Louis competed in the league tournament, the fifth day of December, the sale of equipment to the company Televisa. The agreement was closed by Mr. Javier Perez Teuffer and Eduardo del Villar by the television company, as well as engineers and Juan Arvizu for the Promotion of Sport Potosino, owners of the franchise. The purchase of the equipment took place in the presence of the State Governor Fernando Silva Nieto, as a witness to the transaction. First and foremost is that the team remain in the capital and Potosina certainly achieve promotion to the top category of Mexican soccer. So they formed a business council with potosinos to support the team, generate resources and achieve promotion in a period not exceeding three years.For the next tournament, the team was motivated because they knew they had the ability, and certainly the confidence to reach even further than the last championship, also reached new players to strengthen the table and potosino the fans begin to identify and enhance their support. Also, it was an extra motivation, the new stadium Alfonso Lastras Ramirez could be ready at any time to build their stadium.
After a good season, once again, the team reached the league tournament now summer 2002. In the quarterfinals, faces andalusia Chiapas Atletico and Real San Luis opens its new stadium with a 3-0 on the scoreboard Chiapas. The semifinal is played against Aguascalientes potosino win the set and a marker with 2 to 0. In the game back, but so tight, it is to win now by 3 goals to 2. This will be the final tournament against the team of Saltillo, the Ocelot. The return game took place on May 17 at the stadium of the rival. The result was not expected because the box Tigrillo used his status as local and got 4 goals to 1 in San Luis, noted that both by Jose Enrique Garcia. The marker was difficult to trace, even so, there was still a game, the players have confidence and enthusiasm had given its full support. On May 19 Alfonso Lastras stadium had a full, some fans who never stopped encouraging while the players on the court and sought to diminish over the marker. Although the visiting team had several opportunities to increase their chances of crowns, and not implemented before the expulsion of two of its players, Real San Luis and wine took the first goal scored by Marcelo de Faria, then the second and closed Miguel Salcedo Moctezuma Serrato account. Thus the overall score was tied at the end of the meeting, so he had to play extra time, the golden goal was scored by Moctezuma Serrato, giving the championship to Potosina. Now it was half the ticket to climb and the other party would have to dispute with the Veracruz. Thursday May 23 was the first leg at the port, the result was partial to a tie with a goal from Edwin Santibanez from Real. The round was played on May 26. The result was an overwhelming 3 to 1 with goals from Marcelo de Faria, José Enrique Mendoza and Ignacio Garcia. Real San Luis won promotion to the highest level of the hands of its technical Jose Antonio Luna and returned after many years of First Division football in San Luis Potosí. Once in class, reinforcements were sought with experience that could teach and guide the young dynamic team. Similarly, the technical team also received support with the arrival of people who already have knowledge in the Primera Division. At the same time the team changed its name to Club San Luis, his shield was redesigned and the state continued to improve.
In 2005 the club returned to San Luis to qualify top division. During the Clausura 2006, the San Luis looking for new reinforcements to elute the decline with reinforcements Sebastiao Pereyra, Ailton Da Silva, Adrian Garcia Arias, and Emilio Mora manage to avoid the decline in the last day of the tournament against an Atlas favorable marker for potosinos 2-1 San Luis milagrosamete achieves the maximum stay in the circuit that manages to enter San Luis league wing beating Atlante with a 1-0 overall score was the annotation Sebastiao Pereyra. Club San Luis reach the semifinals of the tournament to face Toluca, potosinos ending with an overall score of 4-2 with a good performance and Israel Reyna Angel Martinez and St. Louis reached the final of the tournament for the first time in losing their history against Pachuca with a score of 1-0 on, so the Club San Luis won its first runner-First Division of Mexico. Opening in 2006, the San Luis club was strengthened by Reinaldo Navia, Irenio Soares, Oscar Mascorro, Braulio Luna St. Louis with that seek to follow up on the circuit and achievement when defeated Necaxa 1-0 with a goal marker Irenio Soares. Campaign was more loose Club San Luis In the Clausura 2007 reinforcements arrived Sebastian Abreu and Eduardo Coudet this season come to San Luis Santos Laguna repechaje andalusia face the first leg at the Stade Crown Victoria taking the San Luis 1-0 in the San Luis Alfonso Lastras to lose Santos Laguna 2-0 with a marker showing the tournament potosinos Shortly before the 2007 Open Championship, a series of celebrations for the 50 years of professional football in the city, the Club San Luis with a commemorative game against Atletico Huracan (Argentina) winner being the Club San Luis with a score of 1-0. Becoming the San Luis Soccer Club, adopting the motto of the gladiators. Huicho also became the new team mascot, which is a gladiator in the club uniform. For Apetura 2007, the San Luis Gladiators were reinforced with Tressor Moreno
Tressor Moreno
Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:...
and Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo David Moreno is an Argentine-born Mexican football forward, who currently plays for San Luis Potosí of the Primera División de México....
was one of the best strikers. Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo David Moreno is an Argentine-born Mexican football forward, who currently plays for San Luis Potosí of the Primera División de México....
became top scorer with 18 goals. San Luis advanced to the quarterfinals trying to win against Chivas in the Alfonso Lastras stadium with Alfredo Moreno but, tied 1-1. In Jalisco Stadium San Luis fell to 1-0 and an overall score of 2-1 and was eliminated from the tournament
In closing 2008 San Luis but still had good players out campaign Braulio Luna before getting a golazo pumas and Israel "jagger" Martinez speaking gladiators came to reaching the 4th place in the table and qualifying repechaje andalusia beating pachuca 2-2 overall but the best position going to the San Luis quarterfinals to face Toluca Nemesio Diez Stadium in San Luis bag with a 1-1 tie entering the chango Moreno's party back into the bag Alfoso Lastras San Luis a result of 0-0 overall and 1-1 St. Louis for best passing wing semifinal position in the table generally faces against San Luis Cruz Azul in the semifinals of Toreno losing 0-1 with a marker in the Alfonso Lastras and back Stadium Azul 1-1 with a 2-1 overall potosinos found in San Luis Hasi ending tournament In that year, the Gladiators of San Luis grew qualifying for the first time in its history to an international cup Copa Nissan Sudamericana. In December 2008 announces its future participation in the Copa Santander Libertadores
First International tournament
At Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2008, the team debuted in his first tournament of International Court. San Luis started their participation in the tournament in a local match against Deportivo Quito held in Estadio Alfonso LastrasEstadio Alfonso Lastras
Estadio Alfonso Lastras is a multi-use unfinished stadium in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and also music concerts, it is the home stadium of San Luis F.C. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2002. It is named after the late Alfonso...
. Víctor Piríz
Víctor Piríz
Víctor Enrique Piríz Alves is a Uruguayan football player who plays as a striker for Defensa y Justicia in the Primera B Nacional Argentina.-External links:* at Guardian's Stats Centre...
scored the first goal at the 63rd minute. At 71st minute Luis Saritama
Luis Saritama
Luis Fernando Saritama Padilla is a footballer who currently plays for Sociedad Deportivo Quito.-International career:He is a midfielder and has been selected in the Ecuador national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany...
scored the equaliser for Deportivo. Following this, Braulio Luna
Braulio Luna
Braulio Luna Guzmán is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Tecos in the Primera División de México....
scored a goal for a 2-1. Finally, Eduardo Coudet
Eduardo Coudet
Eduardo Germán Coudet is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.-Career:...
scored a penalty for a final 3-1. In the second match Deportivo defeated San Luis 3-2, but it wasn't enough to advance to the next round, and San Luis advanced to the Round of 16 stage. Sadly, days later, San Luis was eliminated by Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
.
Kit History
Ever since the clubs beggings in 1957 the club wore the city colors which were Blue and gold such colors that were taken from the city's coats of arms. Their first kit was a shirt whit blue and gold strips for the home games and a white shirt for away games, this kit style was used from 1957-80 known as Santos. In the early 1980s the club wore a baby blue shirt with 2 single yellow and white lines that when from the top left of the shirt to the bottom left, for the visiting kit the club wore a white shirt with 2 blue and yellow lies that ran across the chest. In 1990 a special was used with a blue shirt with a yellow sash that ran from left sholder to the right thigh. In the 1990s to the present day the club has use a similar kit as the one used in the clubs begins.Kit Evolution
First kit evolutionCurrent squad
As of March 4, 2011.For recent transfers, see List of Mexican Football Transfers Summer 2011.
(Captain 2)
(Captain)
Managing Staff
- Manager: Ignacio AmbrízIgnacio AmbrizMarcos Ignacio "Nacho" Ambriz Espinoza is a Mexican former football defender.He earned 64 caps and scored 6 goals for the Mexican national team between 1992 and 1995, and was a squad member at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he played all four games...
- Assistant: Juan de Dios "El Capi" Ramírez Perales
- Fitness Coach: Ariel Gónzales Justo
- Medical Services: Eduardo Velázquez Torres
- Masseuse: Luis Sponda de La Via
- Helpers: Juan Montes & Servando Santos
National
Primera División A: 2-
- Verano 2002, Apertura 2004 Segunda División de México: 2
- 1970-71, 1975-76 Tercera División de MéxicoTercera División de MéxicoTercera División is Mexico's fourth tier in the Mexican League System. The Tercera División is divided into 15 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respected group...
: 1 - 1969-70
Club Records
- Seasons in 1st: 10
- Seasons in 2nd: 4
- Most Goals in Favor: 6-3 vs UNAM (27-Oct-2002)
- Most Goals Against: 1-6 vs AméricaClub AméricaClub 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 ....
(31-Oct-1971) - Best Position in Table: 1º (Apertura 2008)
- Worst Position in Table: 19º
- Best Scorer: Oscar Ariel González Mezzenasco (51 Goals)
- GK with less goals against: Adrian Martinez
- Most Games Played: Adrian MartinezAdrian MartínezAdrián Martínez Flores is a Mexican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Irapuato FC.He previously played for San Luis F.C. in the Primera Division de Mexico....
(120 Games)
Top goalscorers
San Luis Fútbol Club | ||
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Ariel González | 51 Goals |
2 | Alfredo Moreno Alfredo Moreno Alfredo David Moreno is an Argentine-born Mexican football forward, who currently plays for San Luis Potosí of the Primera División de México.... |
40 Goals |
3 | Marcelo Edson Marcelo de Faria Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron, Tamandaré or simply Marcelo , is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Paykan in Iran Pro League.-Club career:... |
27 Goals |
4 | Braulio Luna Braulio Luna Braulio Luna Guzmán is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Tecos in the Primera División de México.... |
20 Goals |
5 | Angel Lemus | 16 Goals |
6 | Tressor Moreno Tressor Moreno Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:... |
16 Goals |
7 | Wilmer Aguirre Wilmer Aguirre Wilmer Alexander Aguirre Vásquez is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for San Luis de Potosì.-Career:Aguirre began his career on youthside for Alianza Lima and joined in January 2002 on loan to Atlas Guadalajara. After eleven months on loan in Mexico returned in December 2002 to his club... |
13 Goals |
8 | Israel Martínez Israel Martínez José Israel Martínez Salas is a Mexican football player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Querétaro F.C. in the Primera División. He was recently brought back to the team that saw him grow up, América, after playing for 5 years with San Luis.-References:... |
13 Goals |
9 | Víctor Piríz Víctor Piríz Víctor Enrique Piríz Alves is a Uruguayan football player who plays as a striker for Defensa y Justicia in the Primera B Nacional Argentina.-External links:* at Guardian's Stats Centre... |
12 Goals |
10 | Ángel Reyna Ángel Reyna Angel Eduardo Reyna Martínez is a Mexican football midfielder. He currently plays for Club América in the Primera División de México and the Mexico national football team.-Early career:... |
10 Goals |
- Players in bold are currently active with San luis.
- Players in italic are still active but are not currently with San Luis.
Notable players
Juan Manuel CavalloJuan Manuel Cavallo
Juan Manuel Cavallo is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Sportivo Desamparados of Second Division in Argentina....
Eduardo Coudet
Eduardo Coudet
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Juan Cuevas
Juan Cuevas
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Ariel González Pablo Lavallén
Pablo Lavallén
Pablo Lavallén is a former Argentine football defender who played professional football in Argentina and Mexico....
Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo Moreno
Alfredo David Moreno is an Argentine-born Mexican football forward, who currently plays for San Luis Potosí of the Primera División de México....
Aílton
José Aílton da Silva
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Marcelo
Edson Marcelo de Faria
Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron, Tamandaré or simply Marcelo , is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Paykan in Iran Pro League.-Club career:...
Pedro Araya Toro Reinaldo Navia
Reinaldo Navia
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Tressor Moreno
Tressor Moreno
Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:...
Jairo Patiño
Jairo Patiño
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Carlos Pavon
Carlos Pavón
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José Enrique García Luis Omar Hernández
Luis Omar Hernández
Luis Omar Hernández in Guadalajara, Jalisco is a Mexican professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Club Necaxa on the Liga de Ascenso....
Braulio Luna
Braulio Luna
Braulio Luna Guzmán is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Tecos in the Primera División de México....
Osmar Mares
Osmar Mares
Osmar Mares Martinez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for San Luis F.C. on loan from Santos Laguna.Mares has been capped for the Mexican national team at the U-20 level, and played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada. He scored one goal in the match against New...
Adrian Martinez
Adrian Martínez
Adrián Martínez Flores is a Mexican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Irapuato FC.He previously played for San Luis F.C. in the Primera Division de Mexico....
Noé Maya
Noé Maya
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Juan Carlos Medina
Juan Carlos Medina
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Sergio Amaury Ponce
Sergio Amaury Ponce
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Angel Reyna
Ángel Reyna
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Octavio Valdez
Octavio Valdez
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Warren Archibald
Warren Archibald
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Sebastian Abreu
Sebastián Abreu
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Sergio Blanco
Sergio Blanco
Sergio Blanco is a Uruguayan football Striker, who is currently playing for Necaxa.-External links:* *...
Martín Ligüera
Martín Ligüera
Martín Ligüera, full name Martín Ricardo Ligüera López is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Unión Española of Chile as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
Edgar Castillo César Eduardo González
César Eduardo González
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