Atlético Español F.C.
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La Primera División (1971–1982) / Currently Defunct | |||
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Atlético Español was a football team which played between 1971 and 1982 in the
History
Atlético Español Fútbol Club On September 19, 1971, when a group of
Español characterized itself to be a team which was a fighter, but their start was not the ideal one since in the 1971–72 season they were a point away from descending to the 2nd division. Other teams fighting to avoid relegation that season were
In 1973–74 they would reach the final against a strong Cruz Azul. They would play a two legged tie in which Atlético Español would win the first leg 2–1 but lose the second 3–0, becoming the runner-up of the league.
In 1975 Atlético Español would win their first and only international title in the
defeating them 5–1 in aggregate.In 1976 they disputed the Copa Interamericana against Club Atlético Independiente of Argentina. Both games were played in Buenos Aires and after an aggregate score of 2–2 penalties needed to take place, Español losing the shootout to Independiente 4–2.
Season 1980–81 Español would once again get into the liguilla getting 4th in group A led by
After 11 years as Atlético Español, the club owners unexpectedly sold the franchise, which was acquired by the Mexican television network
Statistics
These are the statistics of Atlético Español in the
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | DIF |
429 | 148 | 134 | 147 | 588 | 586 | 430 | 2 |
In
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | DIF |
30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 62 | 50 | 34 | 12 |
- GP – Games Played
- W – Win
- D – Draw
- L- Loss
- GF – Goals in Favour
- GC – Goles en Contra GA – Goals Against
- Pts – Points
- DIF – Goal Difference
Honours
National
- Primera División Runner-up: 1
International
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1
- Copa Interamericana
- Runners Up (1):1976
International record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1975 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Second round | Monterrey | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals | Saprissa | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | ||
Final | Transvaal | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | ||
1976 | Copa Interamericana | Final | Independiente | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (2–4 p )
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References
- ^ Fong, Eric (25 April 2020). "Atlético Español, el 'disfraz' del Necaxa que le dio un título de Concacaf". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2020.