Club Deportivo Marte was a Mexican football club.

History

The club began in

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, but in the 1950s they moved to

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, Morelos,

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. The early club mainly consisted of Mexican soldiers, hence the name, in homage of the Roman god of war.

Amateur era

The first tournament played by the club was during the 1928–29 season. In the early era, the club won two of its three titles.

First title

The first title came in the 1928–29 season, its first year. The club finished with 14 points from 8 matches, with a total of 7 victories and only 1 loss (at the time there were 2 points for a victory). The club made up a part of the Mexico national team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

Honours

* Amateur Era: 2 ::1928-29, 1942–43 * Primera División: 1 :: 1953-54 * Segunda División Profesional: 1 ::Verano 2000 * Amateur Era: 1 ::1943 (Marte vs. Moctezuma) *

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: 1 ::1954 (Marte vs. América)

Goalscorer title

*Manuel Alonso (1942–43), (16 goals) *Marco A. de Almeida (1994–95), (15 goals)

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