Moctezuma de Orizaba was a Mexican
football
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team that played in the ''
Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association'' prior to the professionalization and development of the
Mexican first division. The club was based in the city of
Orizaba
Orizaba () is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census ...
and folded in 1950.
History
The club was founded in 1932 by workers from the Moctezuma brewery in
Orizaba
Orizaba () is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census ...
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 ...
. The team was created to play sports in their spare time and once the owner of the brewery saw the men he decided to sponsor the club and so the club took on the brewery name Club Moctezuma de Orizaba and joined the amateur league in
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 ...
.
Moctezuma club is remembered for being the first club from
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 ...
to play in the amateur league in
Mexico City
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, when they joined the league in 1940.
Honours
:
Campeón de Campeones
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(1): 1947
:
Copa México
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona (beer), Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican association football, football cup competition that was established in 1907 in association ...
(2): 1942–43, 1946–47
References
article on former player "Fello" Meza
See also
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Football in Mexico
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In Mexico, football became a professional men's sport in 1943. Since then, Mexico ...
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Albinegros de Orizaba
Club Deportivo Albinegros de Orizaba was a football club of the city of Orizaba, in the state of Veracruz. Founded in 1898 as "Orizaba Athletic Club", it was founded by Scottish migrant Duncan Mac Comish Mac Donald who owned a local steel company ...
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Works team
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Association footb ...
Defunct football clubs in Veracruz
Association football clubs established in 1932
1932 establishments in Mexico
1950 disestablishments in Mexico
Association football clubs disestablished in 1950
Primera Fuerza teams
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