Club León
Club León, (simply known as León) is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.
| Full name | Club León | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies) La Fiera (The Beast) El León (The Lion) Los Esmeraldas (The Emeralds) | |||
| Founded | August 20, 1944 | |||
| Ground | Estadio León León, Guanajuato, Mexico (capacity: 33,943.[1]) | |||
| Owner | Grupo Pachuca Grupo Carso | |||
| Chairman | Jesús Martínez Murguia | |||
| Manager | Gustavo Matosas | |||
| League | Liga MX | |||
| Apertura 2019 | 2nd (QF) | |||
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The club was founded in 1944.[2] León won the Primera División title seven times: in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1992, Apertura 2013 and most recently Clausura 2014. They became the first Mexican "Campeonísimo" (winner of the League and the Copa México in the same year) in 1949. In 1993 León was the CONCACAF Champions' Cup runner-up, losing the to the Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa.
Honours
Domestic
- Primera División (7): 1947-48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1991–92, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014
- Ascenso Mexico (5): 1989-1990, Clausura 2003, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2012
- Copa México (5): 1948-49, 1957–58, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72
- Campeón de Campeones (4): 1947/1948, 1955/1956, 1970/1971, 1971/1972
Club León Media
Night view of the León Stadium.
References
- ↑ "Club León FC". Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG. n.d. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "CLUB LEÓN". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
