Moctezuma de Orizaba

The Union Deportiva Moctezuma de Orizaba - or simply Moctezuma - is a former Mexican football club that was founded in 1932 by employees of the Moctezuma brewery in Orizaba in the Mexican state of Veracruz, because they wanted to pursue the round leather ball at their leisure.

The project was supported by the management of the brewery, which introduced the team to play a suitable site available and also the permission granted to use the name of the brewery in the club name.

The well-known at that time under the name Estadio Moctezuma 's home ground was, according to some information also from the two local rivals ADO and Atlético Orizaba used. When the brewery needed space for more storage areas and loading docks, it was demolished and elsewhere, the Estadio Socum.

Moctezuma de Orizaba was first approved for the season 1940/41, to participate in the Primera Fuerza, the national championship on amateur basis, and three years later was one of the ten founding members of the Mexican Primera División. Due to inconsistencies with the Mexican Football Federation, the association moved its football team back from the 1950 professional football. The same route had gone and the Club España and the CF Asturias. But at least Moctezuma returned again in 1951 for three years in professional football back to 1954 and played in the second division.

Achievements

• Copa México: 1943 and 1947
• Campeón de Campeones: 1947

The titles have been won by the following teams ( names in alphabetical order):

Other well-known players: Ricardo Álvarez ( Changa ), Rafael " Ángel " Meza, Julio Pisapia.