La Piedad

Club de Futbol La Piedad is a Mexican football club based in La Piedad, Michoacan. The club currently plays in the Liga Premier de Ascenso de Mexico in the Liga Premier. Reboceros was founded in 1951 by football players from "Perros Bravos" neighborhood, most of them were craftsman working with leather and textile.

History

First years of the club

The club was founded in 1951. In 1952, the team won the Second Division and was promoted to Primera Division, however, the squad was relegated in 1953. After 1953 relegation, the team would spend several years playing in the Second Division and Primera Division 'A'. In 2001 the club won the Verano 2001 championship defeating Toros Neza. Later, La Piedad won the promotion to the First Division by winning Gallos de Aguascalientes in the promotion playoff.

Return to Primera Division and first disappearance of the club

La Piedad returned to Primera Division in the Invierno 2001 tournament, the team finished in 18th place with 19 points. In Verano 2002 tournament, La Piedad finished the regular season in the first place of the general table. Being eliminated by Pumas UNAM in the quarterfinals, the team was managed by Victor Manuel Vucetich.

During the season, the team had to face criticism from own players, rival teams and the media, which accused the club and the city of not having the facilities or adequate urban infrastructure for the First Division. Finally, the team was moved from La Piedad to Queretaro and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Queretaro.

The original La Piedad franchise disappeared in 2004, after the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) decided to reduce the number of participants in the First Division to 18 clubs. The FMF bought the Gallos Blancos franchise for the lack of transparency regarding the origin of its financial resources and decided to disappear it.

Ascenso MX Teams

After original La Piedad team was moved to Qu

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