Queretaro

Queretaro Futbol Club, also called Gallos Blancos de Queretaro, is a Mexican professional football club based in Queretaro City. Queretaro plays in the Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system. Their colors are blue, black, and white and the team mascot is a rooster. In their ranks have been world stars like Ronaldinho and Antonio Valencia.

History

Foundation

In 1949, the Mexican Football Federation proposed the idea of creating a "Segunda Division" to expand interest in the game and to create a development program for the first division. Queretaro received an invitation to participate. Alfonso "pachin" Niembro, then president of the Asociacion Queretana de Futbol, and Raul Ayala, who represented Queretaro at the national level, with help from large numbers of locally based amateurs, decided to organize a tournament, the winner of which would represent the city of Queretaro in the new division. The tournament was won by a team named "Los Piratas", who became "Club Queretaro A.C." They joined Irapuato, Zacatepec, Toluca, Morelia and La Piedad as the founders of the Segunda Division.

The team's official foundation is July 8, 1950. Later journalist Herrera "Periquin" Pozas bestowed the nickname of Gallos Blancos (White Roosters) based on the club's "willingness to fight for every ball" and their characteristic white uniforms. The team quickly developed a large local fanbase. Queretaro F.C. has come close to promotion on many occasions; one of the most memorable was in 1976 when they reached the Second Division Final and played against Atlante F.C.

The Atletas Campesinos era

It was in the middle 70s when the foundation of Estudiantes took place, a team composed mostly by students that wanted to gain a name in the Mexican league and that also became a good rival to Gallos Blancos; but then in 1977 Armando Presa bought both teams and changed their name to Atletas Campesinos, getting a well-groomed composition of young players wi

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