The Club Deportivo Atlético Veracruz, commonly known as Atlético Veracruz, is a Mexican football club based in Boca del Río,

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 ...

History

The club was founded on 2013 as an affiliate of

C.D. Veracruz Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Veracruz. ''El Aston'' was founded in 1943, and played in the Liga MX of Mexico. Their nickname, "Tiburones ...

. In 2016 the team disappeared. In 2020 the club was reestablished to participate in the

Liga de Balompié Mexicano Liga de Balompié Mexicano is one of the professional football leagues in Mexico. It is the first division of the league system of the National Association of Mexican Football (ANBM in Spanish). The league is an alternate to Liga MX, which is ...

as one of its founding members. In June 2020, the club announced Mexican-Argentine Lucas Ayala as their manager. On October 25, 2020, the club's first official match was played, Atlético Veracruz tied three goals with Halcones de Zapopan; Diego Rafael Jiménez scored the first goal in team history. In December, the first regular season of the LBM ended due to the abandonment of several teams in the competition, for which the ''Pirates'' finished in seventh place with twelve points as a result of three wins, three draws and one loss, which allowed him to qualify for the league that would define the title. At the end of the regular season, the team had to move to the Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal in

Córdoba, Veracruz Córdoba, known officially as Heroica Córdoba, is a city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It was founded in 1618. The city is composed of 15 barrios (neighborhoods) bounded to the north by Ixhua ...

due to problems with the ownership of the Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, which were unrelated to the club. In the championship phase, the club had to play three rounds. In the first, Atlético Veracruz eliminated Jaguares de Jalisco because the rival team did not meet the conditions required in their field; For the next stage, the Pirates defeated Industriales Naucalpan, with this they reached the final where they were defeated by

Chapulineros de Oaxaca Chapulineros de Oaxaca is a Mexican football team nicknamed ''Los chapulineros'' (Grasshoppers). The club was founded in 1983 and is based in the state of Oaxaca where it plays its home matches at the Estadio Independiente MRCI. The club has play ...

. On February 10, 2021, the club announced its retirement from the LBM to seek integration into the

Federación Mexicana de Fútbol The Mexican Football Federation (; abbreviated as Femexfut or FMF) is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It adm the Mexico national football team, Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and contro ...

, with the aim of being able to participate in the Liga de Expansión MX as of the 2021–22 season. Subsequently, the team decided to redirect their application and began the procedure to join the

Liga Premier de México The Liga Premier is the third tier of football in Mexico within the Mexican football league system that governs Serie A and Serie B leagues/group competitions. They compete from the fall to spring each season, promotion and relegation between eac ...

. However, the club was also rejected from the Liga Premier and became a training team for footballers.

Players

Current roster

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico Veracruz Association football clubs established in 2013 Football clubs in Veracruz 2013 establishments in Mexico Liga de Balompié Mexicano Teams