FC Celaya
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Celaya Club de Fútbol is a Mexican
football
club from Celaya, Guanajuato
. Founded on February 7, 1954, they were reactivated in winter 2003 after their city neighbour Atlético Celaya
has lost its license to CF Cuernavaca Colibries and got the license to play in Primera División A through the moving of CF La Piedad to Celaya.
Celaya FC has played in Primera División de México from 1958 to 1961 and disappeared in the 1970s. After they have been reactivated, they have played in Primera División A (second level) and became a farm team of Querétaro FC
. When this club was relegated after 2006-07 season, Celaya was absorbed and disappeared once more.
. In only its second year of existence the club finished runner-up to C.F. Monterrey who achieved to promotion to the Primera División de México
.
In 1957-58 the club achieved the promotion after winning the tournament in which the club was did not loss in their first 18 games. The clubs promotion was official on December 15, 1957 when the club defeated Nacional
2-1 under the management of the Argentine Florencio Caffaratti, and so the club took the place of relegated Tampico
.
The club made its first division appearance on July 13, 1958 against América
who defeated them 4-1. The first goal scored in the top division was by Felipe Negrete, although other people speculated that Mateo De la Tijera in a confusing play. The club struggled in its first games and did not win till the round 8 when they beat Zamora
3-2. The club managed to keep the category just by one point over last-place Cuautla FC
. That year the club finished 13 in the league with 19 points only winning 4 games, Ranulfo Rosas was the club top scorer that year with 8 followed by Jones and Appicciafoco both with 5.
For the 1959-60 tournament the club showed little improvement, finishing 12th in the league with 12 points, leaving the relegation fight to Atletico Morelia and Club Deportivo Zamora
. Ferreyra was that year's top scorer with 9 followed by Ortiz with 8 and Cabañas with 4.
The club's mediocre play caught up to them in the 1960-61 tournament when after finishing last in the league with a record of 6 wins, 7 draws and losing 13 games for a total of 19 points is relegated to the second division. The club had started of the tournament red hot but could off when trainer Florencio Caffaratti left the club, which force Gabriel Uñate who fail to win a single game. The club was officially relegated on January 15, 1961 after a draw 0-0 against Tampico Madero
. In that relegated squad Quaglia, J. Mercado and Ismael Ferreyra were the few players who had a good year scoring 7, 5, and 4 goals in order.
The club spend the 1960s in Second division where after 10 mediocre years the club finally folded in the 1970s. A few years later the club along with club Tecnológico de Celaya were brought back in order tot give the city of Celaya
professional football. Club Celaya enrolled in the Tercera División de México
were in the 1973-74 the club won the league. Club Celaya would go on to lose the 1975-76 Segunda División de México final to San Luis F.C. and Tecnológico de Celaya would later be relegated to Tercera División de México
where they only play a few years before folding.
The club spent the 1980s playing on and off in the Segunda B before taking some time off and reappearing in Segunda A
in 1991. From 1991 to 1993 2 clubs once again represented the city of Celeaya; club Celaya
and Linces Celaya.
which was located in the capital city
- was also merged at a later date.
All merging clubs have brought a piece of their old identity into the new formed club: from Atlético Cuernavaca were taken the name to the new club (although its name is also identical with former Atlético Español), from Celeste de Celaya were taken their light blue colors and from Atlético Español the mascot, the bull, which has also given the new team their nickname toros (bulls).
Atlético Celaya has taken the second-division position of their predecessors and has immediately reached the top-level. The first year in Primera División
after winning the 1994-1995 Liga de Ascenso
tournament where they managed to beat C.F. Pachuca. Prior to the 1995-96 tournament the club brought in former Real Madrid
greats Emilio Butragueño
and Hugo Sánchez
who led the club to the Final with a record of 14 wins, 10 draws losing only 10 for a total of 52 points, qualifying for the quarterfinals for the first time in club history. The club defeated C.F. Monterrey i quarters, the first math was played in Monterrey
where after 90 minutes of play the match ended in a 2-2 draw. The second match was played in Celaya
where the clubs once again tied this with a score of 0-0.In semifinals the clubs faced Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, the first match was held in veracruz
were Celaya managed to take a 1-0 series advantage.The second game was played in celaya
were after 90 minutes Celaya had score 5 goals and was on its way to its first Final in the Primera División de México
.In the final the club faced Necaxa
who had beating Tigres de la UANL quarterfinals and Club America
in semifinals.The first match was played in Celaya were the clubs drew a 1-1 draw.The second game was played in Mexico city in the legendary Estadio Azteca
where after 90 minutes the clubs tied once aging this time with a score of 0-0.In a controversial decision the league decided not to play extra time or a penalty shoot out and awarded Necaxa
the title for thr away goal scored in the city of Celaya
.
In 1996, the league decided to split the season into two championships. This measure was done to generate additional revenues to finance the F.M.F.'s lower divisions. The league holds two tournaments per year, originally called invierno (winter) and verano (summer), now changed to apertura (opening - running from August to December) and clausura (closing - running from January to May). The change was done to correspond with FIFA's world footballing calendar, which "opens" in July/August and "closes" in April/May of the next year. So throughout the footballing world, the action lasts about ten months. In Europe, where tournaments are played as one single championship throughout the year, there is only one champion per year. In the case of Mexico
, Argentina
and other countries in South America
, a new champion is crowned about every five months, or two per year.
In the 1996-97 tournament with the heartbreak of losing in a unfair decision the club when out to have a bad year finishing last in group 4 with a record of 5 wins 2 draws losing 10 for a total of 17 points.
But from now on the club rather find itself in lower regions of the table. They had also financial problems which lead to the sale of their first-division-license to an industrialist from Morelos in winter 2002/03. He has formed a new team with the name Colibríes de Morelos
but it disappeared as fast as it once appeared. At the same time when Atlético Celaya has disappeared, their older city neighbor Club Celaya was reactivated again when CF La Piedad moved to Celaya. This clubwasamde up by well none players Mauro Nestor Gerk, Antonio Lomelí, Felife Robles, Luis Fernando "Scoponi" Sandoval, Marcos García Nascimento, David Pacheco and Josemir Lujambio but it wasn't long before the club folded yet again 2004.
would be Queretaros Primera A
affiliate. The clubs first year back was good qualifying to the playoffs but in a controversial decision the club was eliminated by the federation after aligning an invalidated player.The club was later sold due to the fact the Querétaro F.C. had been relegated from The first division which did allowed to clubs to be operated by the same owner. The club has been playing in the Segunda División de México since 2008. In the 2010 Apertura the club defeated Tampico madero in the final and was crowned the champion in Tamaulipas
.
First kit evolution
|
(Captain)
Diego Latorre
Mexico Antonio Mohamed
Ivan Hurtado
Julio César de León
Carlos Pavón
Ignacio Ambríz
Felix Fernández
Jaime Lozano
Hugo Sánchez
Pepe Soto Emilio Butragueño
Rafael Martín Vázquez
Míchel
Rafael Paz
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...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Celaya, Guanajuato
Celaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
. Founded on February 7, 1954, they were reactivated in winter 2003 after their city neighbour Atlético Celaya
Atlético Celaya
The Club Atlético Celaya was a Mexican football club from Celaya, Guanajuato. The club was formed in 1994 when the two second-division clubs Atletico Cuernavaca and Escuadra Celeste de Celaya merged...
has lost its license to CF Cuernavaca Colibries and got the license to play in Primera División A through the moving of CF La Piedad to Celaya.
Celaya FC has played in Primera División de México from 1958 to 1961 and disappeared in the 1970s. After they have been reactivated, they have played in Primera División A (second level) and became a farm team of 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...
. When this club was relegated after 2006-07 season, Celaya was absorbed and disappeared once more.
History
The club was founded as Celaya Fútbol Club, A.C. in February 1954. Dr. Miguel Iriarte Montes was the first president of the club and registered the club in the Segunda División Profesional, which at that time it was the second most important league in 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...
. In only its second year of existence the club finished runner-up to C.F. Monterrey who achieved to promotion to 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...
.
In 1957-58 the club achieved the promotion after winning the tournament in which the club was did not loss in their first 18 games. The clubs promotion was official on December 15, 1957 when the club defeated Nacional
Nacional de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Nacional is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in Guadalajara, Jalisco México in 1916 . In 1919 the club joined the now defunct liga amateur de Jalisco. The club won its first title in 1922 playng in the second division. The club also won 7 Liga Amtures de jalisco in...
2-1 under the management of the Argentine Florencio Caffaratti, and so the club took the place of relegated 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...
.
The club made its first division appearance on July 13, 1958 against América
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 ....
who defeated them 4-1. The first goal scored in the top division was by Felipe Negrete, although other people speculated that Mateo De la Tijera in a confusing play. The club struggled in its first games and did not win till the round 8 when they beat Zamora
Club Deportivo Zamora
Club Deportivo Zamora is Mexican football who plays in the Segunda División Profesional. The club was formed in 1950 and has played in the first division among other leagues in Mexico.-History:...
3-2. The club managed to keep the category just by one point over last-place Cuautla FC
Cuautla FC
Club Deportivo Cuautla is a Mexican football club based in Cuautla, Mexico. Their home stadium is Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia.The club plays in the Mexican Third division.- History :...
. That year the club finished 13 in the league with 19 points only winning 4 games, Ranulfo Rosas was the club top scorer that year with 8 followed by Jones and Appicciafoco both with 5.
For the 1959-60 tournament the club showed little improvement, finishing 12th in the league with 12 points, leaving the relegation fight to Atletico Morelia and Club Deportivo Zamora
Club Deportivo Zamora
Club Deportivo Zamora is Mexican football who plays in the Segunda División Profesional. The club was formed in 1950 and has played in the first division among other leagues in Mexico.-History:...
. Ferreyra was that year's top scorer with 9 followed by Ortiz with 8 and Cabañas with 4.
The club's mediocre play caught up to them in the 1960-61 tournament when after finishing last in the league with a record of 6 wins, 7 draws and losing 13 games for a total of 19 points is relegated to the second division. The club had started of the tournament red hot but could off when trainer Florencio Caffaratti left the club, which force Gabriel Uñate who fail to win a single game. The club was officially relegated on January 15, 1961 after a draw 0-0 against Tampico 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...
. In that relegated squad Quaglia, J. Mercado and Ismael Ferreyra were the few players who had a good year scoring 7, 5, and 4 goals in order.
The club spend the 1960s in Second division where after 10 mediocre years the club finally folded in the 1970s. A few years later the club along with club Tecnológico de Celaya were brought back in order tot give the city of Celaya
Celaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
professional football. Club Celaya enrolled in the Tercera División de México
Tercera División de México
Tercera 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...
were in the 1973-74 the club won the league. Club Celaya would go on to lose the 1975-76 Segunda División de México final to San Luis F.C. and Tecnológico de Celaya would later be relegated to Tercera División de México
Tercera División de México
Tercera 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...
where they only play a few years before folding.
The club spent the 1980s playing on and off in the Segunda B before taking some time off and reappearing in Segunda 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 ....
in 1991. From 1991 to 1993 2 clubs once again represented the city of Celeaya; club Celaya
Celaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
and Linces Celaya.
Atletico Celaya era
The club made its return in 1994 when the two second-division clubs Atlético Cuernavaca (Morelos) and Escuadra Celeste de Celaya (Guanajuato) merged. Another team, Atlético Español - not to be mixed up with the team of same nameAtlético 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 :...
which was located in the capital 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...
- was also merged at a later date.
All merging clubs have brought a piece of their old identity into the new formed club: from Atlético Cuernavaca were taken the name to the new club (although its name is also identical with former Atlético Español), from Celeste de Celaya were taken their light blue colors and from Atlético Español the mascot, the bull, which has also given the new team their nickname toros (bulls).
Atlético Celaya has taken the second-division position of their predecessors and has immediately reached the top-level. The first year in Primera División
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...
after winning the 1994-1995 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 ....
tournament where they managed to beat C.F. Pachuca. Prior to the 1995-96 tournament the club brought in former Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
greats Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño Santos is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid...
and Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
who led the club to the Final with a record of 14 wins, 10 draws losing only 10 for a total of 52 points, qualifying for the quarterfinals for the first time in club history. The club defeated C.F. Monterrey i quarters, the first math was played in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
where after 90 minutes of play the match ended in a 2-2 draw. The second match was played in Celaya
Celaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
where the clubs once again tied this with a score of 0-0.In semifinals the clubs faced Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, the first match was held in veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
were Celaya managed to take a 1-0 series advantage.The second game was played in celaya
Celaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
were after 90 minutes Celaya had score 5 goals and was on its way to its first Final in 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...
.In the final the club faced 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...
who had beating Tigres de la UANL quarterfinals 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 ....
in semifinals.The first match was played in Celaya were the clubs drew a 1-1 draw.The second game was played in Mexico city in the legendary 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....
where after 90 minutes the clubs tied once aging this time with a score of 0-0.In a controversial decision the league decided not to play extra time or a penalty shoot out and awarded 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...
the title for thr away goal scored in the city of Celaya
Celaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
.
In 1996, the league decided to split the season into two championships. This measure was done to generate additional revenues to finance the F.M.F.'s lower divisions. The league holds two tournaments per year, originally called invierno (winter) and verano (summer), now changed to apertura (opening - running from August to December) and clausura (closing - running from January to May). The change was done to correspond with FIFA's world footballing calendar, which "opens" in July/August and "closes" in April/May of the next year. So throughout the footballing world, the action lasts about ten months. In Europe, where tournaments are played as one single championship throughout the year, there is only one champion per year. In the case of 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...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and other countries in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, a new champion is crowned about every five months, or two per year.
In the 1996-97 tournament with the heartbreak of losing in a unfair decision the club when out to have a bad year finishing last in group 4 with a record of 5 wins 2 draws losing 10 for a total of 17 points.
But from now on the club rather find itself in lower regions of the table. They had also financial problems which lead to the sale of their first-division-license to an industrialist from Morelos in winter 2002/03. He has formed a new team with the name Colibríes de Morelos
Colibríes de Morelos
Colibríes is a Mexican football team. They are nicknamed Los Colibríes. The club was founded in 2002 when the state of Morelos bought the Atlético Celaya franchise who at the time played in the top Mexican division...
but it disappeared as fast as it once appeared. At the same time when Atlético Celaya has disappeared, their older city neighbor Club Celaya was reactivated again when CF La Piedad moved to Celaya. This clubwasamde up by well none players Mauro Nestor Gerk, Antonio Lomelí, Felife Robles, Luis Fernando "Scoponi" Sandoval, Marcos García Nascimento, David Pacheco and Josemir Lujambio but it wasn't long before the club folded yet again 2004.
Modern times
The club was ones again revived in 2007 when the city and First division club Querétaro F.C. came to an aggrandizement where CelayaCelaya
Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had a...
would be Queretaros 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 ....
affiliate. The clubs first year back was good qualifying to the playoffs but in a controversial decision the club was eliminated by the federation after aligning an invalidated player.The club was later sold due to the fact the Querétaro F.C. had been relegated from The first division which did allowed to clubs to be operated by the same owner. The club has been playing in the Segunda División de México since 2008. In the 2010 Apertura the club defeated Tampico madero in the final and was crowned the champion 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...
.
Records
- Tournaments in Primera División: 14
- Season in Primera División "A": 1
- Best year Primera División: 4° (1995–96)
- Worst finish in Primera División: 18° (Invierno 2000)
- Largest win margin: 5-0 against Guadalajara (Invierno 1999)
- Largest loss margin: 6-0 Against Atlante (Invierno 1996) and 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 ....
(Invierno 1999) - Most points in a tournament
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- Long tournaments: 52 in 1995-96
- Short tournament: 24 in Verano 1999
- Most goals in a tournament
- Long tournaments: 49 in 1995-96
- Short tournament: 29 in Verano 1999
- Most wins in a Tournament
- Long tournaments: 14 en 1995-96
- Short tournament: 6 in Invierno 98 and Verano 99
- Most consecutive wins: 5, 1995–96
- Most losses in a tournament: 10, Invierno 96 y 2000
- Most consecutive games without winning: 14, 1958–59
- Least number of wins in a tournament: 2, Verano 1997
- Least number of losses in a tournament: 5, Verano 1999
- Player with most goal scored: Emilio ButragueñoEmilio ButragueñoEmilio Butragueño Santos is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid...
with 14 in 1995-96 - Player with most goals scored in a game: Richard ZambranoRichard ZambranoLuis Richard Zambrano Chávez is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker during his career. He obtained a total number of eight caps for the Chilean national side...
with 4, in the victory against VeracruzCD VeracruzTiburones Rojos de Veracruz, known as Veracruz, is a Mexican professional football club. Veracruz plays in the Liga de Ascenso de México. Their nickname "Tiburones Rojos" means red sharks. The club was founded in 1943 after two clubs from the city state of Veracruz, Iberia de Córdoba and Veracruz...
in the 1994 Semi-Finals.
Kits
The club's original colors in the 1950s were red and white. In the late 1980s early 1900s the club started using black and white with a topical v shape across the chest for home games and a black stripe shirt for away games, which they still use to this date.First kit evolution
Current roster
(Captain)
Honors
- Primera División de MéxicoPrimera División de MéxicoThe 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...
: 0-
- Runner Up:1995-96
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- Segunda División Profesional: 2
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- 1957-58, Apertura 2010
- 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
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- 1973-74
Famous players
Diego CagnaDiego Cagna
Diego Sebastián Cagna is an Argentine football coach. He was a footballer, playing in the midfield, he retired in 2005, and a few years later he became a coach.- Career :...
Diego Latorre
Diego Latorre
Diego Fernando Latorre is a former Argentine football striker.Latorre was one of the first Argentine players to be labelled as the "New Maradona". He made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on October 18, 1987 against Platense scoring his first goal at the same match. He won the 1991...
Mexico Antonio MohamedAntonio Mohamed
Antonio 'El Turco' Mohamed is a retired Argentine football striker, and soccer manager. He is given the nickname 'El Turco' due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina the Arabs are usually mistakenly called Turks since they came to Argentina with Ottoman documents in the 1900s...
Ivan Hurtado
Iván Hurtado
Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo is an Ecuadorian professional football central defender for Barcelona as well as captaining the Ecuadorian national team. He is currently one of the most capped male footballers of all time....
Julio César de León
Julio César de León
Julio César de León Dailey is a Honduran footballer who plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and he is an important key for the Honduras National Football Team.-Early career:...
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....
Ignacio Ambríz
Ignacio Ambriz
Marcos 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...
Felix Fernández
Felix Fernández
For the Puerto Rican track and field athlete see Félix Omar FernándezFélix de Jesús Fernández Christlieb is a retired Mexican football goalkeeper...
Jaime Lozano
Jaime Lozano
Jaime Arturo Lozano Espín is a Mexican football player currently playing for Morelia in the Mexican First Division. In Tigres, he played in the midfielder position with the number 21. However, at Cruz Azul he was employed as more of a defensive wingback...
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
Pepe Soto Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño Santos is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid...
Rafael Martín Vázquez
Rafael Martín Vázquez
Rafael Martín Vázquez is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, with above-average skills....
Míchel
José Miguel González Martín
José Miguel González Martín del Campo, aka Míchel , is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right midfielder.He was most noted for his stellar crossing ability, also contributing with a fair share of goals...
Rafael Paz
Rafael Paz
Rafael 'Rafa' Paz Marín is a retired Spanish footballer who played mainly as a right midfielder.-Club career:...