History

The club was founded in 1908 by the native Spaniards living 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...

 in the early 1900s.The first owners were the brothers Ángel and Mariano Rivera.The club played in the old Liga amateur de Veracruz from 1908 when in 1931 they were invited to pay in the Liga amateur del Distrito Federal After clubs México FC

México FC

Club de Fútbol México was a football club that played in the old Mexican amateur league.It was based in Ciudad de México.It accomplished many achievements in the romantic era of the Mexican football league in the 1920s and 1930s.In that era most of the clubs were conform by English and Spaniards...

 and 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...

 left some spots open due to economical problems.

After the 1920s the Primera Fuerza

Primera Fuerza

Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Amateur Association or known as the Primera Fuerza was founded in 1902 with 5 clubs "Orizaba Athletic Club", "Pachuca Athletic Club", "Reforma Athletic Club", "Mexico Cricket Club" and "British Club", having Orizaba Athletic Club as its first champion that same year...

 decided to only admit clubs from the city of Mexico and so the club return to action in the local Liga Amateur de Veracruz

Liga Amateur de Veracruz

Liga Amateur de Veracruz was a former football league in Mexico founded by local businessmen in the state of Veracruz, where clubs from the State of Veracruz played from 1908 to 1943.The league folded in 1943 when the Primera División de México the first professional league in Mexico was founded....

 were they managed to win 12 titles till the league folded in 1943 after the Mexican league in Mexico city was professionalize and allowed all clubs from the nation to take part in.

In 1942-43 the club merge with cross town rival Iberia de Córdoba

Iberia de Córdoba

This article needs a revise! As formerly mentioned on the discussion page of Veracruz Sporting Club, there have been two different clubs named IBERIA which have played in the old Liga Amateur de Veracruz; the one was from the Port of Veracruz and merged with Sporting Club in 1943, as described in...

 and formed Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz  in order to take part of the 1943 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...

 tournament and so came an end to a great club who from 1908 to 1943 played many memorable games and managed to win 12 domestic titles and various friendly matches .

Recent Years

As of 2011 the club has rejoping the Mexican professional federation and 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...

 for the Apertura 2011 Tournament.

Honors

• Liga Amateur de Veracruz
  Liga Amateur de Veracruz
  Liga Amateur de Veracruz was a former football league in Mexico founded by local businessmen in the state of Veracruz, where clubs from the State of Veracruz played from 1908 to 1943.The league folded in 1943 when the Primera División de México the first professional league in Mexico was founded....
  
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• 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31,1938–39,1940–41,1942–43

See also

• 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...
  
  
• Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz
• British Club
  British Club (football)
  The British Football Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division.-History:...
  
  
• Albinegros de Orizaba
  Albinegros de Orizaba
  The club Albinegros de Orizaba, is a football team of the city of Orizaba, Orizaba Athletic Club was founded in 1898, a sporting club who also practice Cricket among other sports in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz...