Atlante

Atlante Futbol Club, is a Mexican football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. Founded in 1918, Atlante were original members of the Mexican professional league when it began in 1943.

Atlante has won three national league championships, two from their original home in Mexico City, and the most recent following their 2007 relocation to Cancun before eventually returning to Mexico City. They are also three-time winners of the Copa Mexico, and twice winners of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League.

Atlante currently compete in Mexico's second-tier Liga de Expansion MX following relegation from Liga MX at the end of the 2013–14 season.

History

The beginning

Atlante was founded on April 18, 1916, with the name Sinaloa by a group of young Mexican football enthusiasts, led by Refugio "El Vaquero" Martinez. The team began playing at La Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City. After changing its name to Lusitania and U-53, Refugio Martinez proposed the name Atlante, after the mighty battles fought at the Atlantic Ocean during World War I. During the 1920s, players such as the Rosas brothers, Manuel "Chaquetas" Rosas, Felipe "Diente" Rosas, as well as Juan "El Trompo" Carreno, they all helped to propel Atlante in becoming one of the most popular teams, mostly among the working classes, which led to its most famous and legendary nickname, El Equipo del Pueblo, "People's team". Atlante's legend Juan Carreno scored Mexico's first goal in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928, as well as Mexico national team's first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup during the inaugural match against France in Uruguay 1930.

Despite its popularity, the Mexican Federation did not allow the team to be involved at the Mexican championship, the Liga Mayor. In order for Atlante to be allowed into the league, it had to win several proof-matches against Toluca and America, two powerful football clubs. The duels were finally won by Atlante with scores of 7–2 and 2–1, respectively.

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