Club Deportivo Irapuato is a professional football club, based in
Irapuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city (and municipality) located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River, a tributary of ...
,
Guanajuato,
Mexico
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. They are currently playing in the
Serie A
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in the
Liga Premier
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The Malaysia Premier Leag ...
.
Irapuato has mostly played in the Promotion League of Mexico (formerly Primera División A or
Ascenso MX. From 2000 to 2004, the team briefly rose to prominence in the
Liga MX reaching the playoffs. Historically, Irapuato has spent over 26 years in the Primera División, never quite excelling to challenge for the title.
The team was relegated from the Primera División in 2004 but not because of their on-field performance, but because of financial irregularities. In 2013, the team then took a turn for the worse being relegated to
Liga Premier
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The Malaysia Premier Leag ...
, the Third Division of Mexico for a year.
The team briefly returned to
Ascenso MX in May 2014 when
Ballenas Galeana, decided to move to Irapuato, and also change their name to
Club Irapuato
Club Deportivo Irapuato is a professional football club, based in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. They are currently playing in the Serie A in the Liga Premier.
Irapuato has mostly played in the Promotion League of Mexico (formerly Primera Divi ...
, once again giving
Irapuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city (and municipality) located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River, a tributary of ...
a football team.
But that team was relegated too after a couple of mediocre seasons to
Liga Premier
The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system.
The Malaysia Premier Leag ...
, were they play to this day.
History
The club dates back to 1910 in the city of Irapuato where a club was founded under the name Club Mutualista Irapuatense by Pedro Garnu and by Diego Mosqueda who was an important person in the sports development in the city, and would later go on to establish the club's rival
Club León
Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football.
León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...
in the 1920s. In its first years many clubs were formed in order to create a futbol league in
Guanajuato Deportivo Irapuato, Internacional, Club Marte, ISCO and
Club León
Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football.
León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...
inaugurated the league in 1925.
The first tournament was won by Club Marte because the tournament was not finished due to problems between
Irapuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city (and municipality) located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River, a tributary of ...
and ISCO. In 1928 the club reached the final and played it against Deportivo Internacional; the club's squad was made up by Kurt Lenk as keeper Antonio Aguilar and José Núñez playing defender Julián Ramírez, Francisco Belman and Salvador Silva in the mid field and Antonio "El Gato" Baltazar, Crisoforo Juárez, Secundino Alvarado, Teofilo and Juan Aguilera playing as forwards. The club came out with a 1–0 victory, winning its first league title. This club wore a white shirt with black shorts and socks.
The club that plays today under the name Club Deportivo Irapuato was founded in 1948 where it had trouble staying in the league. in the late 1940s there were various clubs that represented the city of
Irapuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city (and municipality) located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River, a tributary of ...
and it was until 1948 when they decide to merge in order to become more competitive and so they did and join the
Second division
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in 1949. The men in charge of the merge were
Oscar Bonfiglio and Jesús Vaca Gaona both had participated in the
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*The 1928 Winter Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland
*The 1928 Summer Olympics, which were held in Amsterdam
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in
Amsterdam
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. The club would once again change its name this time to Club Deportivo Irapuato A.C which many people believe to be the date when the club was established.
México Primera División
The club was one of the first clubs to inaugurate the
Segunda División de México in the 1949–50 tournament where after 3 seasons the club won its first promotion. The club made its Primera División debut in the league on 22 August 1954 against
Zacatepec who they beat 4–5. In the second round the club played at home in the Estadio Revolución stadium against
Puebla FC
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who they also defeated 4–0. The club also revived its rivalry which had stopped in the late 1930s against
Club Leon
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, that game ended in a 1–1 draw. The club's best tournament was the
1963–64 Mexican Primera División season where the club finished 4th with 32 points;
Guadalajara finished with 33 points.
Relegation
In the
1971-72 season the club found itself playing in group 2 with clubs
Monterrey,
Guadalajara,
Puebla,
Atlante,
Pachuca
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,
Pumas,
Toluca
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and
Torreón
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. At the end of the tournament the club finished last and had to play a relegation series against the other last place teams. The series was played against
Torreón
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,
Atlético Español
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, and
Veracruz
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. the first match was played against Veracruz who defeated them 3–1 the first leg, the second leg ended in a 0–0 draw. The last game was played against
Torreón
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in the
Estadio Jalisco
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where Irapuato lost 1–0 and were relegated for the first time in 18 years to the
second division
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.
Second Division
Back in the
Segunda División the club became a top club reaching the final in its first year back against
Petroleros de Ciudad Madero. The first game was played in
Irapuato
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which they won 1–0. It seemed the club would clinch its promotion having the second match at home but surprisingly Ciudad Madero came out with a 2–0 victory and so earning its promotion.
In the 1974–75 season, the club had its second opportunity when they once again reached the final this time playing against
Tecos. The club would lose that final match 1–0. It took place in the
Estadio Azteca
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in
Mexico City
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.
The club would get a third opportunity to earn a promotion in 1978; this time against
Zacatepec. This time a series was played. The first match ended in a 1–0 victory for Zacatepec. The second match ended in a 4–1 victory for Zacatepec and so the club would lose its third promotion series in 6 years.
Second promotion
In the 1980s the club had a streak of qualifying to the quarterfinals but not been able to reach the final. After four years the club finally reached the final in the 1984-85 tournament under the management of Diego Malta Solano against
Pachuca
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. The first match was played in Irapuato where they took a 2–1 advantage. in the return match Irapuato came out with a win and finally earn the promotion after 13 years. Notable players from that club were Anselmo Romero, Rafael Lira, Jesús Montes, Eugenio Constantino and
Teodoro Orozco
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Teodoro Orozco was a squad member at the 19 ...
.
Second relegation
In the
1990-91 season Irapuato got relegated to the second division for the second time. in 1994 Irapuato joined the newly formed ''Primera Division A'' and got the opportunity to return to the Primera División.
1999–00 Promotion
In the Invierno 99 season Irapuato faced
Zacatepec in the Final, they beat them 3–1 in the first leg with goals from
Cristián Ariel Morales, and Martín Rodríguez in the second leg things got complicated when Zacatepec tied the game but Morales and Rodriguez scored and they took the championship with an overall score of 5–3.
In the Verano 00 season the champion Irapuato made it to the Final again this time facing
Cruz Azul Hidalgo if Irapuato would win they would be promoted to the Primera División, the first leg was played in Hidalgo and the score was 2–2 Martín Rodríguez and Jesús Gutiérrez scored the two goals for Irapuato. The second leg and Promotional Final was played in The
Sergio León Chávez on 10 June 2000. The final score was 2–2
Cristián Morales and Martín Rodríguez scored for Irapuato,
Alejandro Corona and
James Owusu-Ansah scored for Cruz Azul Hidalgo. In extra time no one scored so they went to penalties, Cruz Azul Hidalgo's Pedro Resendiz, Josef Nemec, scored the penalties but Erik Marín, and Mario Ramírez missed. However Irapuato's Martín Rodríguez,
Cristián Morales, Víctor Saavedra and Héctor Gómez scored the penalties the final score was 4–2 in penalties. Irapuato would return to the Primera División almost a decade after being relegated in 1991.
First disappearance
Suddenly on 26 December 2001 Grupo Pegaso announces Irapuato was sold to Veracruz for its spot in the Primera División and Irapuato was left without a team for the Verano 2002 season. And in the Invierno 2002 season or Apertura 2002 as it was now called, Querétaro a Second Division team moved to Irapuato under the name Real Irapuato. In their first season they made it to the final versus
C.F. La Piedad and eventually win the Apertura 2002 championship in penalties.
First Reappearance
For the Apertura 2002, Querétaro F.C. from the Primera Division A transferred to Irapuato when La Piedad dissolved in the Primera Division.
2002–03 Promotion
In the 2003 season Irapuato makes it to the 2002-03 promotional final against Clausura 2003 champions and arch rivals
Club Leon
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. The first leg was played on 18 June 2003 Irapuato won the ''Clasico del Bajio'' and the first game in Leon's home 2–1 with a goal from
Ariel González and an own goal from Gorsd, the second leg was played in Irapuato and in the last moments of the game Josias Ferreira scores a goal ending the game 1–0 and returning Irapuato to the Primera División.
Second disappearance
After Clausura 2004, Irapuato with 6 wins, 8 ties and 5 losses with a total of 26 points. They announced the club was relocated to Colima. But the federation reduced the league from 20 to 18 teams, Irapuato join Querétaro to dissolved their teams.
Second reappearance and third relegation
Irapuato was the city without a soccer team for 1 year, but Mérida F.C. from the Segunda Division transferred to Irapuato for the Apertura 2005. After Clausura
2006 was playing for survival to stay in the league, but they relegated to Tercera Division after losing in a playoff against Delfines de Coatzacoalcos.
Return to Liga de Ascenso
*Apertura 2008: Promoted from Segunda Division from Pachuca Juniors and renamed "Club Irapuato Por Siempre". They made all the way to the Final but lost to Querétaro on the road after tied 0–0 at their home turf.
*Clausura 2009: Bad Torneo, with 20 points (17th overall and 4th in Group 2).
*Apertura 2009: Changed format to one full standings from 3 groups from the federation and reduced the teams to 17. Clinched Homefield and 1st round bye with a first-place finish of a total of 32 points. They made all the way to the Final for the 2nd Time in 3 Torneos but lost to Necaxa in extra time at home after losses 1–0 on the road in the first leg.
*Bicentenario 2010: They maintain their roster but finished 11th with 20 points.
*Apertura 2010: Increased the teams to 18. They brought Cuauhtémoc Blanco to Irapauto for 1.5 seasons. They made all the way to the Final for the 3rd Time in 5 Torneos but lost to Veracruz (the top seed in the playoffs) in full-time on the road after tied 1–1 at their home turf in the first leg with their 26 points and finished in the top 4.
Clausura 2011 Champions
In the
Clausura 2011 Season, Irapuato was crowned Champion by defeating
Tijuana
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in the final with a score of 2–1. The First Leg was played in
Tijuana
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and it ended in a 1–1 draw goals were scored by Luis Alberto Valdez at 8' for Irapuato, and
Alejandro Molina at 60' for Tijuana. The Second Leg was played in Irapuato and ended in a 1–0 win for Irapuato crowning them as Champions of the 2011 Clausura, the goal was scored by
José Cruz Gutiérrez in the 85' minute of the game.
Squad
* 1
Adrián Martínez
* 2
Margarito González
* 8
Jorge Manrique
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* 10
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
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* 11
Ariel González
* 13
Gandhi Vega
* 16
Arturo Alvarado
* 18 Esteban Alberto González
* 21
José Luis López
* 27
Gerardo Gomez
* 44 Juan Carlos Arellano
Substitutes
* 6
Francisco Razo
* 7
Alejandro Castillo
* 45
José Cruz Gutiérrez
* 23
Javier Saavedra
* 28 Luis Alberto Valdés
* 29
José Guadalupe Martínez
* 58
Efraín Cruz
* 5
Ezequiel Brítez
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Honours
Club
Irapuato FC, Irapuato
*Liga de Ascenso:
**Winn ...
2011 Promotional Final
1st Leg
After being crowned Champions of the Clausura 2011 season. Irapuato faced
Tijuana
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the Apertura 2010 Champions again, for a spot in the Primera División.
The First leg of the Promotional final was played at
Irapuato
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on Wednesday 18 May 2011 4 days after winning the championship at home. Irapuato Were highly motivated to return to the Primera División after 7 years of absence, Tijuana on the other hand had never had Primera División experience. The 1st leg of the final was tied in a scoreless tie between the two teams.
2nd Leg
3 days after the first match in Irapuato, the second leg of the Promotional final was played in Tijuana's
Estadio Caliente
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The stadium hosts home matches for the football club Club Tijuana, who play in Liga MX, Mexico's top leag ...
stadium. Tijuana made several changes to their starting 11 players, replacing defender
Miguel Almazán with a forward, and changing their formation from a 5-4-1 formation to a more attacking 4-2-2 formation. Irapuato made drastic changes as well; they changed to a
5-3-2 formation fortifying their defense with 5 players. During the Match Tijuana had various chances for goal and the first goal came from young prospect
Joe Corona
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Youth and college
Corona began playing organized soccer at the a ...
scoring a header in the first half. 3 minutes later
Mauro Gerk scored. 5 minute after the second goal Irapuato scored after
Alejandro Molina from Tijuana accidentally pushed the ball into the net from a free kick done by
José Cruz Gutiérrez. The game ended in a 2–1 win for Tijuana.
Tijuana
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got promoted to the Primera División while Irapuato remained in the
Second Division
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.
After Promotional Final
*Apertura 2011: The league reduced the teams to 16. Cuauhtémoc Blanco didn't play some games due to injury, but they still finished in 5th place. However, they were eliminated in the Quarterfinals by their rivals
Leon
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*Clausura 2012: The league reduced the teams once again to 15 teams. Cuauhtémoc Blanco was released from the team due to injury issues and a bad season. They earned 14 points and finished in 12th place after they didn't win in their final 5 games.
*Apertura 2012: They have their worst season, with 16 points. They finished in 12th place after they didn't win in their last 5 games. When the season was over, the federation was owed 3 million for Cuauhtémoc Blanco. On 15 December, they had a 65% chance of being dissolved. The team was relocated to
Morelos and renamed
Zacatepec beginning next season.
Third Disappearance and Played in Segunda Division
After Clausura 2013, Irapuato finished in the bottom 5 of the standings and the team was moved to
Zacatepec,
Morelos and were rebranded to
Zacatepec 1948.
Union de Curtidores was rumored to be moving into the city of Irapuato to replace the dissolved franchise there, but the owner of Union decided to keep the team in Leon after getting approval to play their home games in
Estadio Nou Camp
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. However, some time after a franchise from
Querétaro FC
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was purchased to the team was revived in
Segunda Division de Mexico playing in the
Liga Premier
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The Malaysia Premier Leag ...
for the Apertura 2013.
The franchise came to join the Copa de la Liga Premier de Ascenso Apertura 2013, where they reached the final against Cruz Azul Jasso and lost 1–0 on aggregate, so Irapuato was runner-up. At the end of the tournament the franchise returned to Querétaro, because of the restructuring that occurred in Grupo Delfines, which decided that the team that played in the Apertura 2013 at
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
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It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000
people. The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA ...
as Irapuato, would return to their roots to play either at
Estadio Corregidora
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or La Cañada.
Return to Ascenso MX and Third Reappearance
On 29 May 2014, Enrique Bonilla, Sports CEO of Ascenso MX unveiled the emergence of Irapuato, instead of
Ballenas Galeana, who had to relocate because of their economic problems, same which were resolved by guanajuatenses entrepreneurs which in turn called for the team to move to their state. Furthermore, circulated a letter from the President of the Civil Association Club Irapuato, J. Concepcion Director and Enrique Enriquez Bonilla, secretary general of Ascenso MX, where the AC are declared owners of the brand name and badge Irapuato equipment.
Ballenas Morelos was sold and moved to
Irapuato
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and named Club Irapuato.
Fourth Disappearance and Returns to Liga Premier
On 7 June 2015, Irapuato was officially relocated from Irapauto to Los Mochis, Sinaloa and renamed to
Murcielagos Los Mochis. They are now playing in the
Segunda Division de Mexico after playing one season in the Ascenso MX.
From 2015, Irapuato reached three consecutive finals, losing all.
Apertura 2016 and
Clausura 2017 against
Tlaxcala F.C.
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and Apertura 2017 against
Club Tepatitlán.
Atlético Irapuato
On 17 June 2019. The team was renamed as Atlético Irapuato, but maintained the same shield design, colors and identity.
Club Deportivo Irapuato
On 30 July 2020, the club was renamed Club Deportivo Irapuato after Grupo Temachalco took possession of the franchise. At the end of the season, the team won its third Second Division championship after defeating
Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–3 on the aggregate scoreboard.
At first it was reported that Irapuato was promoted after the Liga Premier championship. However, on 3 June 2021, the
Mexican Football Federation
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announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier 3 place, because Irapuato must still meet some requirements to compete in the Liga de Expansión MX, three Liga Premier clubs were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion. On 5 July 2021, it was confirmed that no team undergoing the certification audit approved the procedure, so there will be no club promoted from the Liga Premier,for this reason the promotion of Irapuato was frustrated by administrative issues of the club and regulations of the league.
Therefore, the club announced that it would continue to participate in Serie A and began a process to form a new roster of players, however, at the end of August 2021 Grupo Tecamachalco transferred the franchise to local businessmen to ensure its continuity and avoid promotion problems for the club, this after Fernando San Román, CEO of Tecamachalco, was sanctioned by Femexfut and the company decided to seek the purchase of a football team in
Costa Rica.
However, at the end of August 2021, the Irapuato city council denied the use of the Estadio Sergio León Chávez to the club due to breach of the agreement signed between the team and the government, since a clause of the agreement stipulated that the team should be promoted to the Liga de Expansión MX for the 2021–22 season, something that could not be fulfilled. After this fact, the new board sought to establish the team in a city near Irapuato while the city council negotiated with the owners of
Alebrijes de Oaxaca
Alebrijes de Oaxaca Fútbol Club is a Mexican football team based in the city of Oaxaca, state of Oaxaca. They play in the second tier of Mexican football league, Liga de Expansión MX. The team was created when the Tecamachalco franchise won ...
for the arrival of a new franchise that would continue the football in the city. Finally, neither the club nor the city council managed to close the negotiations, so on 10 September it was announced that the team went into hiatus, so it does not dispute any competition during the season.
Historic Badges
Image:Club Deportivo Irapuato.JPG,
Image:Irapuato Por Siempre.svg,
Stadium
Irapuato FC play their home matches at Estadio Irapuato founded on 23 March 1969 under the name "Estadio Irapuato" renamed Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez in 1990. Irapuato played their first home matches at Estadio Revolucion. On 27 October 1968 the board of Irapuato invited the
Spanish Olympic football team that competed at the
1968 Olympics to play a friendly match against Irapuato, the stadium recorded a large entry in that game the Spanish beat Irapuato.
The first goal was scored by the captain of Spain
Juan Manuel Asensi
Juan Manuel Asensi Ripoll (born 23 September 1949) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Asensi began his career at local Elche CF – at the time in La Liga ...
and Marco Antonio Sanchez Moya of Irapuato tied the score. 23 March 1969 was the official opening. in 1970 the Mexico National Team played vs Irapuato at that time Mexico was being prepared for the
1970 FIFA World Cup, The Mexico national team came out victorious with a score of 4–1.
The stadium has hosted two international football tournaments, the
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fourth edition FIFA World Youth Championship tournament, hosted from 2 June to 19 June 1983 in seven venues in Mexico — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — w ...
and the
1986 FIFA World Cup.
Season to season
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*29 seasons in
Primera División
*48 seasons in
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
*18 seasons in
Third Division
League Goal scoring Champions
Nickname
The nickname "Trinca Fresera", which means "Strawberry Lashers", originates from the year 1949, when the team got an invitation to Play teams such as
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 ...
,
Leon
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:
Places
Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...
, and the Brazilian Team
Vasco da Gama. The Games would Take Place in The Estadio de la Ciudad de Los Deportes now known as
Estadio Azul
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: “Sports City Stadium”; formerly Estadio Azul) is a 33,000-seat stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. This sports facility is used for association football matches and for American foo ...
in Mexico City.
Vasco da Gama had a very good Offence, in that time it was known as "la trinca infernal" the term trinca, utilized in that time as a reference for 3, trinca infernal referenced Vasco da Gama's Offence which had 3 very agile, quick men.
Don Agustín González Escopeta, Master of the Sport Commentary, Watched the Match between Irapuato and La Piedad, chronically the Leon vs Vasco match was on and He said: "si el Vasco da Gama es una trinca infernal, el Irapuato es la trinca fresera" ¡que bonito juegan!, which meant "If Vasco da Gama are the Infernal Lashers then Irapuato are the Strawberry Lashers ¡boy they play nice!" .
It was then that don Agustín González Escopeta, Baptized Irapuato as la trinca fresera, To this date in any Stadium they enter the fans identify them as la trinca fresera del Irapuato.
Shirt Sponsors and Manufacturers
* Championship jerseys*
Managers
Supporters
Irapuato FC Official Supporter group are ''Los Hijos de la Mermelada'' which translates to ''The Children of the Jam'' in English
Rivalries
''El Clásico del Bajio''
*Irapuato vs.
Leon
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:
Places
Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...
Irapuato's most fierce rivalry according to the fans is against
León, named after both of the teams region "Clásico del Bajio".
''El Clásico''
*Irapuato vs.
Celaya
Celaya (; ) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality ...
Irapuato Also have other Rivals Such As
Celaya
Celaya (; ) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality ...
and
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Herit ...
both teams in Guanajuato.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Players
First-team squad
Notable players
*''For all Irapuato players with a Wikipedia article see
:Club Irapuato players.''
;Argentina
*
Cristián Ariel Morales
*
Ariel González
*
Alejandro Sabella
Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheff ...
*
Antonio Mohamed
Ricardo Antonio Mohamed Matijević (born 2 April 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
Mohamed played as a striker, making his senior debut with Huracán in 1988 and being sold to Italian club Fiorentina in 1991. He ne ...
*
Carlos Alberto Etcheverry
*
Jorge Luis Gabrich
*
Marcelo Espina
*
Arnaldo Sialle
*
Ezequiel Brítez
Ezequiel Brítez (born June 25, 1985) is an Argentina, Argentine association football, footballer recently plays for SHB Đà Nẵng F.C., SHB Đà Năng of the V.League 1 in Vietnam.
Honours
Club
Irapuato FC, Irapuato
*Liga de Ascenso:
**Winn ...
*
Roberto Nicolás Saucedo
;Brazil
*
Marcelo de Faria
;Chile
*
Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos (born October 4, 1962) is a Chilean football manager who is current manager of Mexican club Veracruz.
Olmos was born in Santiago de Chile. His management of the Chile national team was unsuccessful, as they failed to get past the ...
*
Reinaldo Navia
;Colombia
*
Neider Morantes
Néider Yesid Morantes Londoño (born August 3, 1975), known as Neider Morantes, is a Colombian retired footballer.
Club career
He made his professional debut with Atlético Nacional in 1994. For the 2000–01 season, he transferred to Atlant ...
;Costa Rica
*
Rónald Gómez
Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward and manager. He is the current manager for Liga Nacional club Santa Lucía.
An important player on the Costa Rica national football team ...
*
Óscar Emilio Rojas
*
José Luis Soto
*
Mauricio Solís
;Ecuador
*
Édison Méndez
;Honduras
*
Ninrrol Medina
Ninrol Edgardo Medina Torres (born 26 August 1976) is a Honduran retired football defender.
He is current manager of Honduran Segunda Division side Arsenal de Roatán.
Club career
Medina came through the youth ranks at F.C. Motagua and firs ...
;Jamaica
*
Peter Isaacs
;Japan
*
Kenji Fukuda
;Mexico
*
Jorge Manrique
Jorge Manrique (c. 1440 – 24 April 1479) was a major Castilian poet, whose main work, the ''Coplas por la muerte de su padre (Verses on the death of Don Rodrigo Manrique, his Father)'', is still read today. He was a supporter of the queen I ...
*
Jaime Belmonte
Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno (8 October 1934 – 21 January 2009), was a Mexican professional footballer, known as ''El Flaco'' (''The Slim Man''), He was also called ''El héroe de Solna'' (''The hero of Solna''), in reference to his goal scored vs ...
*
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican politician and former professional footballer who is the current Governor of Morelos under the coalition '' Juntos Haremos Historia''. He formerly served as the municipal president ...
*
Isaac Terrazas
*
Fernando Arce
Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born 24 April 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Arce came out of Club América's youth prospects, but never debuted there. Arce debuted for Irapuato in a ga ...
*
Samuel Máñez
*
Teodoro Orozco
Teodoro Orozco Puente (born 22 October 1963 in Concordia) is a Mexican former football defender who managers Cocodrilos F.C. Lázaro Cárdenas. He is commonly known as Teo Orozco by players and fans.
Teodoro Orozco was a squad member at the 19 ...
*
José Luis López
*
Francisco Rotllán
*
Adrián Martínez
*
Mario Méndez
*
Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
*
Rafael Márquez Esqueda
*
Felipe Zetter
Felipe Zetter Zetter (3 July 1923 – 15 March 2013) was a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico national team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Zetter played as a defender for Club Atlas
Atlas Fútbol Club () is a Mexican profe ...
*
Ligorio López
*
Paulo Cesar Chávez
*
José Cruz Gutiérrez
*
Alfonso Blanco
*
José Joel González
José Joel González Sandoval (born 27 January 1979) is a Mexican former footballer.,
He started his career with Irapuato and then moved to Atlante, going on to make 112 Primera Division de Mexico appearances for them between 2002 and 2004. H ...
*
Felipe Quintero
;Paraguay
*
Aldo Adorno
*
Denis Caniza
Denis Ramón Caniza Acuña (born 29 August 1974) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Bella Vista, Amambay, Caniza started his career in Olimpia of Paraguay. He also played in Lanús of Argentina, Santo ...
*
Lorenzo Calonga
*
Aureliano Torres
Aureliano Torres Román (born 16 June 1982) is a Paraguayan former footballer who last played for 12 de Octubre in the Paraguayan División Intermedia. At club level, Torres achieved the 2002 Emperor's Cup in Japan, the Torneo Clausura of the ...
;Peru
*
Germán Carty
;United States
*
Yari Allnutt
;Uruguay
* Martín Rodríguez Alba
*
Gonzalo Pizzichillo
*
Álvaro Pintos
*
Carlos Miloc
Carlos Miloc Pelachi (February 9, 1932 – February 25, 2017) was a Uruguayan- Mexican football coach and former player who managed UANL Tigres, Club América, and the Guatemala national team, among other teams.
Playing career
Miloc played pro ...
;Zambia
*
Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Fo ...
Honours
Professional
*
Ascenso MX: (4)
::Champion : Invierno 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002,
Clausura 2011.
::Runner-up (2):
Apertura 2008,
Apertura 2009
*
Campeón de Ascenso: (2)
::Champion : 2000, 2003
*
Segunda División: (3)
::Champion : 1953–54, 1984–85, 2020–21
*
Copa México
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it was ...
: (0)
::Runner-up (1): 1955-56
* Copa Mexico Segunda División (2)
::Champion : 1953, 1954
Amateur
* Canpeonato Liga Mayor del Centro (11)
::Champion : 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
* Campeonato Estatal de Futbol (7)
::Champion : 1919, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938
* Campeonato Federacion Nacional de Futbol (4)
::Champion : 1931, 1936, 1938, 1942
* Campeonato FMF para Asociaciones Afiliadas (3)
::Champion : 1943, 1946, 1959
* Liga Amateur de Guanajuato (1)
::Champion : 1928
Friendlies
* Copa de Oro de Occidente (4)
::Champion : 1957, 1959.
References
External links
Club Irapuato Official TwitterClub Irapuato Official FacebookClub Irapuato on YouTubeUnofficial WebsiteOfficial supporter club site
{{Liga Premier de México (Serie A) teamlist
Football clubs in Guanajuato
Liga Premier de México
1911 establishments in Mexico
Football club
Association football clubs established in 1911