Club Atlético de San Luis, commonly known as Atlético San Luis, is a Mexican professional

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club based in

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

, replacing San Luis Potosí's Liga MX team San Luis FC after its relocation. San Luis was promoted to

Liga MX The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...

in 2019.

History

After the Clausura 2013 season, San Luis F.C.,

's first division franchise, relocated to

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and servi ...

and became

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, leaving the city without a first division team. Jacobo Payán, owner of

Estadio Alfonso Lastras Estadio Alfonso Lastras is a multi-use unfinished stadium in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches, and also music concerts. It used to be the home stadium of San L ...

and one of the largest employers of this state, acquired

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from

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and relocated it to the city. This sale happened after

La Piedad La Piedad is a municipality located at in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacán, bordering Jalisco and Guanajuato. The municipal seat is the town of La Piedad de Cabadas. The original colonial name was San Sebastián. It is borde ...

, who recently won promotion, relocated to

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

. Albeit the identity confusion, Atlético is essentially a resurrection of

San Luis Fútbol Club San Luis Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional football club from the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints). The team's nickname of ''Tuneros'', a reference to the tuna fruit, w ...

geographically and aesthetically speaking. This is clearly reflected in the new shield that keeps the traditional blue and gold colors of the State of San Luis Potosí, although in darker hues. The Apertura 2013 was their first tournament in the Ascenso MX, in which they gained access to their first league play, finishing seventh place in the overall standings, later to be eliminated by

Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Company ...

in the quarterfinals. The first leg was held at the Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez with a score of 2–0 in favor of Necaxa set, and back at the Victoria Stadium (Aguascalientes) with a score of 2–0 in favor of Necaxa, and so Atletico San Luis was eliminated 4–0 on aggregate.

Dissolution

The

Jaguares de Chiapas Chiapas Fútbol Club, commonly known as Jaguares de Chiapas, was a football club based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico, that played in the Mexican football league system Liga MX. The team played their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyn ...

franchise nearly moved back to San Luis Potosí in time for the

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however the deal fell through causing San Luis to be unable to register for the Ascenso nor the top-tier league. The 2016–17 season ended up being a season without football for the city of San Luis Potosí.

Atlético Madrid alliance

On 16 March 2017

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

announced a 50% ownership of the club along with the state of San Luis and other minority owners. The goal was for

to carry their club talents to San Luis. The club was expected to compete in the

for the 2017–18 season. Manager Salvador Reyes Jr. intends on relying on prospects from Atletico Madrid's academy to supplement his roster for the 2017–2018 campaign.

Promotion to Liga MX

On 5 May 2019 Atlético San Luis beat rivals Dorados de Sinaloa for the second consecutive time in a tournament final, thus promoting them to the first division of Mexican football.

Stadium

Atlético San Luis play their home matches at the

San Luis Potosí City San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital and the most populous city of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of San Luis Potosí. The city lies at an eleva ...

. The stadium capacity is 25,709 people. It is owned by Jacobo Payán Latuff, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in May 1999.

Honours

(2): Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019

Personnel

Management

Coaching staff

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Reserve teams

Managers

* Miguel Fuentes (2013–14) *

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(2014) * Raúl Arias (2015) * Carlos Bustos (2016) * Salvador Luis Reyes (2017) *

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(2017–2018) *

Alfonso Sosa Luis Alfonso Sosa Cisneros (born 5 October 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer and currently manager of Leones Negros UdeG Club Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara, also known as Leones Negros, Leones Negros UdeG, ...

(2018–2019) *

Gustavo Matosas Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer. Playing career Club The son of former footballer Roberto Matosas, Gustavo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1967, as his f ...

(2019) *

Guillermo Vázquez Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera (born May 25, 1967, in Mexico City) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Vázquez debuted for Pumas UNAM during the 1984–85 season. He has also played for Tecos, Monterrey, Toros Neza ...

(2020) * Leonel Rocco (2021) * Marcelo Méndez (2021–2022) * André Jardine (2022-Current)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico San Luis Football clubs in San Luis Potosí Association football clubs established in 2013 Ascenso MX teams 2013 establishments in Mexico