Asturias F.C.
Full name | Asturias Football Club (then, "Centro Asturiano de México A.C.") | |
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Founded | 7 February 1918 | |
Ground | Parque Asturias, Mexico City, Mexico | |
Capacity | 25,000 | |
1949–50 | 5° | |
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Asturias F.C. (currently Centro Asturiano de México) was a sports club located in Mexico City, established in 1918. The squad played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association, the first and main league prior to the professionalisation and development of the Primera División de México in 1943.
Asturias would overcome Real Club España, club along which were known as the "foreign legion (Legión extranjera)" in the 1943–44 season after finishing with a similar record. The first final in the Mexican professional league was won by Asturias after beating R.C. España by 4–1 and thus becoming the first champion in the professional era. The club was managed by Ernesto Pauler.
Besides having the honour of being the first champion in the professional league, Asturias also holds the record for most Copa Mexico wins with 8.
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.[1]
The main goal was to unite all the
This club would go on to win important cups like the Copa Centenario in 1921. The club would also win the most
The club would go on to play a few more years in the league, finishing no better than fifth until after the 1949–50 tournament along with
Primera Fuerza campaigns
These are all the Statistics from the club's participation in the Primera Fuerza from 1919–1943[3] except for the 1921–22 and the 1930–31 tournament which was not held, also the 1934–35 which is missing.
Year | Position | Games played | Won | Tied | Lost | Goals Scored | Goals Against | Points | Postseason place |
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1919–20 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 20 | Third Place |
1921–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Was not Held |
1922–23 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 24 | Champion |
1923–24 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 20 | Third Place |
1924–25 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
1925–26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 5 | |
1926–27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
1927–28 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 28 | 18 | Runner Up |
1928–29 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 7 | |
1929–30 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 17 | |
1930–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Was not Held |
1931–32 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 20 | Third Place |
1932–33 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | Avoided Relegation |
1933–34 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 13 | Runner Up |
1934–35 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
1935–36 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | |
1936–37 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 5 | |
1937–38 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 14 | Runner Up |
1938–39 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 16 | Champion |
1939–40 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 12 | |
1940–41 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 12 | |
1941–42 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 9 | |
1942–43 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 10 |
After the 1942–43
Primera División de México
Year | Position | Games played | Won | Tied | Lost | Goals Scored | Goals Against | Points | Postseason place |
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1943–44 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 32 | 27 | Champion |
1944–45 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 72 | 66 | 26 | |
1945–46 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 71 | 74 | 28 | |
1946–47 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 65 | 25 | |
1947–48 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 62 | 19 | |
1948–49 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 30 | |
1949–50 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 49 | 28 |
After this season, Asturias,
Honours
- Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur (2): 1922–23, 1938–39
- 1940–41
- Primera División (1): 1943–44
Goal Scorer Title
- Roberto Aballay (1944–45), (40 goals)
See also
References
- ^ Historia on Club's website
- ^ Miguel Ángel Lara (14 December 2014). "Franco retiró a los campeones 'españoles' en México" [Franco retired the 'Spanish' champions in Mexico] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "rsssf.org Stats: All time Standings list from 1902". Archived from the original on 13 April 2004.