Club Inter de Tijuana was a Mexican

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team that competed in

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. They played in the Estadio del Cerro Colorado in

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History

The team was founded in 1989 and began in the Segunda División de México, however, team was not victorious in the 1989–90 season final against

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which they lost 4–1 on aggregate score. Notably, the second division club defeated the visiting German champions,

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, in January 1990 by way of penalty shootout after a strong performance by their goalkeeper Hugo Guerrero. The team included national team members such as

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and

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. For the 1994–95 season the league was renamed the Primera Division 'A'. For the Winter 1996 tournament they played one season under the name of Tijuana Stars and one tournament after, in Verano 1997 they played their last season under the new name Inter de Tijuana, being their last game in the stadium Cerro Colorado facing

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, which they fell 1–0, dropping to the Segunda División de México.

Stadium

The Estadio del Cerro Colorado hosted matches for Inter,

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and at the end for Trotamundos de Tijuana.

Statistics

Long Tournaments Short Tournaments (*) as Tijuana Stars

References

{{Reflist Ascenso MX teams Defunct football clubs in Mexico Football clubs in Baja California Sports teams in Tijuana 1989 establishments in Mexico 1997 disestablishments in Mexico Association football clubs established in 1989 Association football clubs disestablished in 1997