Centro Asturiano de México (formerly Club Asturias) is a Mexican

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located in the Mexico D.F. Their

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club played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association, the first and main league prior to the professionalization and development of the

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in 1943. Although it was established as a football institution, Centro Asturiano hosts a large variety of activities, with

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and

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among them.

History

The club was established as "Club Asturias" on 7 February 1918 when a group of Asturian immigrants made up by José Menéndez Aleu, Ángel H. Díaz and Antonio Martínez got together and decided to establish a football club that would represent their Asturian heritage.Historia
on Club's website The main goal was to unite all the

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who had emigrated from

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...

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, and so imitatively the club enrolled into the

Primera Fuerza The Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Amateur Association, known as the Primera Fuerza, was an amateur football league founded in Mexico in 1902 with five clubs: " Orizaba A.C.", " Pachuca A.C.", " Reforma A.C.", "Mexico Cricket Club" and " British Club". ...

. Asturias would play in the league from 1919 to 1943, winning two titles in 1922–23 and 1938–39. When a professional league,

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was created, Asturias was also part of the new league, winning its third title in 1943–44 (and the first professional ever) but the club decided to disaffiliate in

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, being the last senior championship played by Asturias up to present days.

References

External links

Official website
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History

See also

References

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