Atlético Veracruz

Atlético Veracruz

Full name	Club Deportivo Atlético Veracruz
Nickname(s)	Piratas (Pirates)[1]
Founded	15 May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05-15)
Ground	Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal, Córdoba, Veracruz
Capacity	3,800
Owner	Ana María Macías
League	Liga de Balompié Mexicano
2020-21	7th (Runner-up)
Website	http://clubatleticoveracruz.com/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The Club Deportivo Atlético Veracruz, commonly known as Atlético Veracruz, is a Mexican football club based in Boca del Río, Veracruz.

History

The club was founded on 2013 as an affiliate of C.D. Veracruz.^[2] In 2016 the team disappeared. In 2020 the club was reestablished to participate in the Liga de Balompié Mexicano as one of its founding members.^[3]

In June 2020, the club announced Mexican-Argentine Lucas Ayala as their manager.^[4]

On October 25, 2020, the club's first official match was played, Atlético Veracruz tied three goals with Halcones de Zapopan; Diego Rafael Jiménez scored the first goal in team history.^[5] In December, the first regular season of the LBM ended due to the abandonment of several teams in the competition, for which the Pirates finished in seventh place with twelve points as a result of three wins, three draws and one loss, which allowed him to qualify for the league that would define the title.

At the end of the regular season, the team had to move to the Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal in Córdoba, Veracruz due to problems with the ownership of the Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, which were unrelated to the club.

In the championship phase, the club had to play three rounds. In the first, Atlético Veracruz eliminated Jaguares de Jalisco because the rival team did not meet the conditions required in their field; For the next stage, the Pirates defeated Industriales Naucalpan, with this they reached the final where they were defeated by Chapulineros de Oaxaca.

On February 10, 2021, the club announced its retirement from the LBM to seek integration into the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, with the aim of being able to participate in the Liga de Expansión MX as of the 2021–22 season.^[6] Subsequently, the team decided to redirect their application and began the procedure to join the Liga Premier de México.^[7] However, the club was also rejected from the Liga Premier and became a training team for footballers.

Players

Current roster

References

1. "LBM: El Atlético Veracruz se prepara para participar en la Liga del Balompié Mexicano". Soy Futbol (in Spanish). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. "Equipo - Atlético Veracruz". Segunda División de México. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
3. "¡Competencia para el Tibu! Atlético Veracruz confirma su arribo a la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. "Lucas Ayala será el DT del Atlético Veracruz en la Liga de Balompié Mexicano". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 5 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
5. Morales, Jesús (25 October 2020). "Atlético Veracruz empata en su inicio en LBM (VIDEO)". xeu deportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
6. "Atlético Veracruz deja Liga de Balompié Mexicano para buscar franquicia en FMF". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
7. Rubio, Billy (18 May 2021). "Atlético Veracruz busca jugar en la Liga Premier". El Dictámen (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

External links

• Atlético Veracruz at LigaMX