Club León
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| Full name | Club Social y Deportivo León | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Esmeraldas (Emeralds), Panzas verdes (Green Bellies) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | August 20th, 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio León, León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Capacity | 40,338 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Francisco García |
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| Head Coach | Sergio Bueno |
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| League | Primera A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2006 | Primera A, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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León is one of the most traditional soccer teams of the Primera División de México. It currently plays in Primera División A.
León has won the Primera División de México title five times, in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956 and 1992. It became the first Mexican "Campeonísimo" (winner of the League and the México Cup in the same year) in 1949. In 1998 Club León made it to the semi-finals of CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The team has been in the championship hunt for the Primera División A title since relegation from the Primera División de México in 2002.
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[edit] Club Honours
Campeonísimo (League and Cup Champion) (1) (48-49).
Campeón de Liga (League Champion) (5) (47-48, 48-49, 51-52, 55-56, 91-92).
Campeón de Copa (Mexico Cup Champion) (5) (48-49, 57-58, 66-67, 70-71,71-72, 72-73).
Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions) (4) (47-48, 55-56, 70-71, 71-72, 72-73).
Campeón de 1A (Primera A Champion) (2) (Verano 2003, Clausura 2004).
Campeón de 2da División (2nd División Champion) (1) (89-90).
[edit] Notable players
Hernán Medford- Antonio Carbajal
- Adalberto "Dumbo" Lopez
Milton Queiroz da Paixão "Tita"
Antonio Battaglia- Marcos Aurellio
- Ángel Comizzo
- Jorge Davino
- Luis Islas
- Evanivaldo Castro "Cabinho"
Jaime Rodriguez
Isaac Ayipey
Marcelo Balboa- Eric Wynalda
[edit] Current roster
As of September 12, 2006
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[edit] External links
- Club León (Spanish)
- León No Oficial (Spanish)
- [1] (Spanish)
