Racing de Veracruz is a Mexican professional football team based in Boca del Río, Veracruz that plays in the

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History

On 5 December 2019, the Veracruz metro area was left without representation in Mexican football after the dissolution of

Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the city of Veracruz, Veracruz, Veracruz. ''El Aston'' was founded in 1943, and played in the Liga M ...

, a team that played in the

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. Later, some clubs emerged seeking to fill the void left by the original team, such as

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and Club Veracruzano de Fútbol Tiburón, however, both clubs failed in their attempt to attract fans from the city. In March 2023, the Government of Veracruz began the reconstruction works of the

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, with the aim of making it attractive to new investors interested in bringing a team to the city. Meanwhile, Porto Palmeiras, a local football school, began negotiations with the aim of getting a professional team for the city. In April 2023, it reached an agreement with Racing City Group, a Qatari conglomerate that has teams around the world. On April 23, 2023, the agreement between Porto Palmeiras and Racing City Group was announced, the new team was called Racing Porto Palmeiras. On June 30, 2023, the team was accepted into the Liga Premier - Serie A, being placed in Group 2. The club signed Héctor Jair Real as the first team manager. The team played its first official match on August 12, 2023, in that game Racing defeated

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by a score of 1–2, Fabrizio Díaz scored the first goal in the history of the Veracruz team. On April 10, 2024, Racing Porto Palmeiras won its first official title by being champion of the

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, a tournament that pits 32 teams from Liga Premier and Liga TDP. The team won the title after defeating Diablos Tesistán 0–2. On June 28, 2024, the team was renamed Racing de Veracruz because the board decided to end its relationship with the Racing City Group in addition to seeking the club's identification with the city and not only with the football school that was part of the team's founding. In July 2024, the owners of Racing de Veracruz bought

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, a team that participates in the

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, with the aim of establishing the Racing in the second tier of Mexican football starting with the 2025–26 season.

Honors

Champions: 1 ::

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Players

Managers

* Héctor Jair Real (2023–2024) * Martín Calderón (2024–)

References

External links

* {{Liga Premier de México (Serie A) teamlist Football clubs in Veracruz Liga Premier de México Association football clubs established in 2023 2023 establishments in Mexico