Monarcas Morelia
Club Atlético Monarcas Morelia, also known as Monarcas Morelia Monarcas or short, is a Mexican football club based in Morelia, Michoacán. With their names pay homage to the Monarcas no monarchy, but the same butterfly, which is also the mascot of the club.
The team that plays since 1981 in the Primera División de Mexico, is owned by Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca. With the gambling in the U.S. professional league MLS team Chicago Fire SC is a collaboration.
History
The club was founded on November 21, 1924 under the name " Oro " and later renamed " Oro Morelia ". He is a founding member of the Segunda División, which was first held 1950/51.
When the Puebla FC must withdraw División due to financial problems after the season 1956/57, from the Primera, Morelia draws as runner-up of the second league football into the House of Lords. There Morelia to play for the descent in the summer of 1968.
1981 manages the association, which was in 1974 renamed " Atlético Morelia ," the re- promotion to the top division, which one belongs since then without interruption.
Only in 1999 the company is renamed the still valid today name Club Atlético Monarcas Morelia, the club experienced among the most successful of his era. In the winter of 2000, Morelia win the Apertura 2000/ 01 and is the first - and so far only - time champion of Mexico. Also in the following years remains a top team Morelia, however soon the " taint of Leverkusen " adheres. In the years 2002 and 2003 the team achieved four times a finale: both times in the local championship season 2002/ 03 as well as twice in a row in the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup - and is always a loser from the square.
For the first time in 2004/05 Morelia finished a season as Super Lider, as point- best team in the Mexican league. Yet you finished the preliminary round (Apertura) as point- worst third in the group, making the play- offs ( in Mexico called Liguilla ) missed. In the second round (Clausura) Morelia is the most points a team with 35 points, but fails in the semifinals of the playoffs to the UAG Tecos.
Achievements
- Master Invierno 2000
The squad of the champion team included the following players: Ángel David Comizzo - Darío Franco, Heriberto Ramón Morales, Mario Alejandro Ruiz, Hugo Guillermo Chavez, Jaime Alarcón, Carlos Adrián Morales, Salvador Mariscal, Eduardo Rodríguez - José Antonio Noriega, Jorge Almirón, Javier Lozano Chavira, Flavio Davino, Omar Trujillo, Miguel Hernández - Alessandro Fernandez, Gerardo Mascareño, Carlos Pavón. Coach: Luis Fernando Tena
Former coach
- 2004: Eduardo Acevedo