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Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Morelia
Morelia
Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital of the state. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the P'urhépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the...

, Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...

 currently playing in the Mexican First Division
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

. The team is owned by the TV broadcasting company TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...

 and plays its home games in Estadio Morelos
Estadio Morelos
Estadio Morelos is a football stadium located along Periférico Independencia, in the Independencia sector, in the foot of the Cerro del Quinceo in northwest Morelia, Michoacán, México. It's the site of professional football teams, Monarcas Morelia in the top division of Mexican football and...

.

History

Club Atlético Morelia was founded November 21, 1924, as "Oro Morelia" in Morelia
Morelia
Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital of the state. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the P'urhépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the...

, Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...

. In 1950, Club Deportivo Morelia is amongst the temas that founded the Segunda División. After the 1956–1957 season, in which they ended up in second place, they are officially promoted into the Primera División
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

 to replace Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....

, receiving a designated spot for promotion to the Primera División. After an unsuccessful season, in 1968 Monarcas Morelia was relegated back to the Segunda División. During a mixed 1968–1971 seasons, C.A. Monarcas appointed a new chairman who goes by the name Nicandro Ortiz, who acquired the team and helped the club positively merge and acquisite a strong position in the Primera División A leaderboard. During the same year, the archaic change of the foundation's name was replaced with today's current name, Club Atlético Monarcas Morelia.

1978–1979 season gave Morelia a positive thrust towards contendership, being on a good position for promotion; during the year 1980, Monarcas Morelia played under the direction of general manager Diego Malta who in turn, helped his team towards the Mexican Championship and finally promotion to the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

 in 1981.

In 1996 the major broadcast company TV Azteca bought the team. In 1999, the team changed its name to "Club Atletico Monarcas Morelia" or simply "Monarcas Morelia". Over the years Monarcas Morelia has risen to become one of the main protagonists in the Primera División
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

.

Despite that the team had a history of 70 years playing in Mexican professional soccer the Club Monarcas Morelia had never won a first division tournament. This changed on a day in Winter 2000, when the club raised the cup after beating the Club Toluca in a series of penalty kicks. Unfortunately and because the final is played in two stadiums Morelia was crowned in the Bombonera Stadium and not in Morelia. The Morelos Stadium has never seen its team actually winning the final. The day after the victory a crowd which some estimate was of 100 thousand people welcomed the team as it parade it through Morelia's main avenue avenida Madero. Later they arrived to the stadium where the crowd congregated as the team raised the cup and all the fans congratulated the team for their first ever championship in first division.

Monarcas Morelia has played three other finals (Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003,Clausura 2011) which they lost to Toluca and Monterrey and last to Pumas respectively.

Tomás Boy
Tomás Boy
Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México. Boy played in the Primera División de México between 1975 and 1988. Boy spent his entire football career with Tigres de la UANL, appearing in 413 games and scoring 98...

 was hired as their new mangager in February 2009, replacing Luis Fernando Tena
Luis Fernando Tena
Luis Fernando Tena Garduño is a Mexican football manager and former player. Tena is the assistant manager of José Manuel de la Torre for Mexico and will coach the team in the 2011 Copa América.-Coaching career:...

.

After missing the playoffs for three straight tournaments, Morelia ended up in third place in there general table in the Apertura 2009. Morelia defeated Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...

 in the first round in a 4–2 aggregate. Morelia was defeated by Cruz Azul in a semi-final that was filled with controversy because Cruz Azul player Joel Huiqui
Joel Huiqui
Joel Adrián Huiqui Andrade is a mayo Indigenous Mexican football player.Joel Huiqui started his career in Cruz Azul Hidalgo in the Primera Division 'A' which is the youth team of Cruz Azul, but debuted with C.F. Pachuca as a loan from Cruz Azul who did not debut him...

 intentionally used his hand to hit the ball away and prevent Morelia midfielder Wilson Tíago
Wilson Tiago Mathías
Wilson Tiago Mathías is a Brazilian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Internacional.-Career:...

 to score. Ironically Joel Huiqui
Joel Huiqui
Joel Adrián Huiqui Andrade is a mayo Indigenous Mexican football player.Joel Huiqui started his career in Cruz Azul Hidalgo in the Primera Division 'A' which is the youth team of Cruz Azul, but debuted with C.F. Pachuca as a loan from Cruz Azul who did not debut him...

 now plays with Monarcas Morelia. With a 2–1 aggregate score, Morelia was eliminated. Morelia qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores
2010 Copa Libertadores
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18...

 by ending up in third place in the classification phase. It will be the second time that Morelia will participate in the Copa Libertadores, they last appeared in 2002. Morelia is the Runner-up of the Clausura 2011, after a hard fought final. Pumas won with a 3–2 aggregate, taking the trophy home.

Morelia is the 2010 SuperLiga
North American SuperLiga
The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Primera División of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S...

 champion, with a victory in the finals over the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

 2–1 in which Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Monarcas Morelia and the Mexican national team. Previously Sabah played with Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. Sabah made his debut in the Invierno 2000 with Guadalajara entering in the 46th minute. Sabah played five years with...

 scored both goals.

Clubs Kit

The clubs colors are generated from the city's flag which are yellow and red, which are the same colors in the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 flag, because the city is a novohispana city.

In the club's beginnings the club went under the name of Oro and were known as the canarios (canary) until 1999 when the club changed its name to Monarcas, due to the 3 monarchs found in the city's flag, which has been used from its foundation.

Stadium

Towards the end of the 1980s it was decided that their stadium (Estadio Venustiano Carranza
Estadio Venustiano Carranza
Estadio Venustiano Carranza is a multi-use stadium in Morelia, Mexico. It was initially used as the stadium of Monarcas Morelia matches. It was replaced by Estadio Morelos when Monarcas Morelia moved there in 1989. The capacity of the stadium is 22,000 spectators....

) was lacking capacity and that a new stadium with a greater number of seats needed to be constructed. On April 9, 1989, after several construction delays, Stadium Jose Maria Morelos and Pavón (located on the outskirts of the Quinceo mountain) was opened, and the inaugural game was between Atletico Morelia and Club America (who are Morelia's main rivals). The stadium has an official capacity of 45,000, although on inauguration in 1989 it is estimated that more than 50,000 were in attendance. Morelia won the match with the score 2–1. In 2011, the stadium was given a new look, seeing as the FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

 was taking place in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

.

Players

Morelia has had some notable players in their history. Marco Antonio Figueroa
Marco Antonio Figueroa
Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero is a Chilean football manager and former striker who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Cobreloa, Monarcas Morelia and Club América. During his playing career he was known as "el Fantasma" or "the Phantom." He is remembered among fans of Morelia...

 is the club's all-time leading scorer with 130 goals. Adolfo Bautista
Adolfo Bautista
Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista Herrera is an Attacking Midfielder/Forward who currently plays for Querétaro F.C. of Mexico.-Beginnings:...

, Rafael Márquez Lugo
Rafael Márquez Lugo
This article is about the Mexican footballer who currently plays for Morelia. For the New York Red Bulls defender, please see Rafael Márquez Álvarez. For the Mexican boxer, see Rafael Márquez ....

, Moisés Muñoz
Moisés Muñoz
Moisés Alberto Muñoz Rodriguez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for America in Primera División as a goalkeeper.-Club:...

, Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Monarcas Morelia and the Mexican national team. Previously Sabah played with Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. Sabah made his debut in the Invierno 2000 with Guadalajara entering in the 46th minute. Sabah played five years with...

, Adrian Aldrete
Adrián Aldrete
Adrián Aldrete is a Mexican footballer who plays for the club Monarcas Morelia in the Mexican Primera Division. He was an active midfielder in the Mexican team that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2005...

, and Elias Hernandez
Elias Hernández
Elías Hernán Hernández Jacuinde is a Mexican football player. He plays for Pachuca in the Primera División de México as a Right Winger.-Club career:...

, Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Monarcas Morelia and the Mexican national team. Previously Sabah played with Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. Sabah made his debut in the Invierno 2000 with Guadalajara entering in the 46th minute. Sabah played five years with...

 are some of the players that were called up to the Mexican national team
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 while playing with the team.

Squad



Out on loan

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.
Jorge Almiron
Jorge Almiron
Jorge Almiron"El negro" is an Argentine footballer who played in Chile with Santiago Wanderers and in Mexico with Atlas, Morelia, Leon, Querétaro, Atlante,and Dorados. In 1997 July 26 he made his Primera Division de Mexico debut with Atlas with a 2-1 victory over Puebla...

 Damián Álvarez
Damián Álvarez
Damián Álvarez might refer to:*Damián Ariel Álvarez , Argentine football player*Damián Álvarez Arcos , Mexican football player...

 Ángel Comizzo
Ángel Comizzo
Ángel David Comizzo Leiva is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper.Comizzo was born in Reconquista, and began his career at Talleres in the Primera Division Argentina. In 1988 he joined River Plate where he was loaned to UANL Tigres of Mexico in 1990–1991...

   Darío Franco Ariel Garcé
Ariel Garcé
Ariel Hernán Garcé nicknamed Chino , is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Colón de Santa Fe in the Argentine Primera División. He usually plays as a central defender or as a right full-back.- Club :...

 Sergio Verdirame
Sergio Verdirame
Sergio Verdirame is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Mexico....

 Alex
Alex Fernandes
Alexsandro Fernandes Xavier , often known simply as Alex, is a Mexican football striker. He currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México.-Career:...

 Wilson Tiago
Wilson Tiago Mathías
Wilson Tiago Mathías is a Brazilian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Internacional.-Career:...

 Hugo Droguett
Hugo Droguett
Hugo Droguett is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México...

 Marco Antonio Figueroa
Marco Antonio Figueroa
Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero is a Chilean football manager and former striker who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Cobreloa, Monarcas Morelia and Club América. During his playing career he was known as "el Fantasma" or "the Phantom." He is remembered among fans of Morelia...

 Aníbal González
Aníbal González
Aníbal Segundo González Espinoza is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a forward during his career...

 David Henriquez
David Henríquez
David Andrés Henríquez Espinoza is a Chilean footballer. He currently plays for Universidad Católica.-Career:...

 Reinaldo Navia
Reinaldo Navia
Reinaldo Marcelino Navia Amador is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Ñublense as Striker....

 Jaime Patricio Ramírez
Jaime Patricio Ramírez
Jaime Patricio Ramírez Manríquez is a retired Chilean football player. He made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1988-09-13 in a friendly match against Ecuador.-References:*...

 Jaime Vera
Jaime Vera
Jaime Andrés Vera Rodríguez is a former Chilean footballer and currently works as a head coach of Universidad de Concepción.-Club career:...

 Juan Carlos Vera José Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva Ahumada is a Chilean football player. He is currently playing for Universidad Católica.- Second Division in Chile :...

 Mauricio Molina
Mauricio Molina
Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe, nicknamed Mao is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Seoul in the K-League.-Career:...


Andrés Orozco
Andrés Orozco
Andrés Felipe Orozco Vásquez is a Colombian football defender. He currently plays for Envigado....

 Luis Gabriel Rey
Luis Gabriel Rey
Luis Gabriel Rey Villamizar is a Colombian football striker, who currently plays for Jaguares de Chiapas on loan from Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México....

 Iván Valenciano Oscar Rojas Jafet Soto
Jafet Soto
Jafet Soto Molina is a Costa Rican retired football player who played for CS Herediano and other teams.In Costa Rica, Soto has only played for CS Herediano, were he is considered an idol by local fans. He also played for several seasons in the Mexican premier league, in teams such as Puebla...

 Ariel Graziani Mauricio Cienfuegos
Mauricio Cienfuegos
Mauricio Cienfuegos is a retired Salvadoran soccer player.-Club career:Cienfuegos began his professional career in 1985 with Racing Junior...

 Arnold Cruz
Arnold Cruz
Arnold Cruz is a retired Honduran football defender. He last played for Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He was also regular called up for the Honduran national team until 2000. He retired in 2008 and became assistant coach for Nahúm Espinoza at Platense.-External links:...

 Carlos Pavón
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....

 Fernando Arce
Fernando Arce
Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz is a Mexican international football midfielder. He currently plays for Xolos de Tijuana in Mexico.-Club career :...

 Adolfo Bautista
Adolfo Bautista
Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista Herrera is an Attacking Midfielder/Forward who currently plays for Querétaro F.C. of Mexico.-Beginnings:...

 Jared Borgetti
Jared Borgetti
Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability...

 Flavio Davino
Flavio Davino
Flavio Germán Davino Rodríguez is a retired Mexican footballer who most notably played for Club León and Tecos. He is the son of the former Argentine footballer Jorge Davino, and the brother of Duilio Davino, who plays for CF Monterrey...

 Luis García Carlos Humberto González
Carlos Humberto González
Carlos Humberto González Rolón is a Mexican football player. Born in Guadalajara, he is a defender for UNAM Pumas.-Honours:* Mexican Primera División: Pumas UNAM Clausura 2009-External links:...

 Elías Hernández
Elias Hernández
Elías Hernán Hernández Jacuinde is a Mexican football player. He plays for Pachuca in the Primera División de México as a Right Winger.-Club career:...

 Luis Ángel Landín
Luis Ángel Landín
Luis Ángel Landín is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Atlante of the Primera División de México.-Professional:...

 Carlos Adrián Morales
Ramón Morales
Heriberto Morales
Heriberto Ramón Morales Cortés is a Mexican former football defender. He spent his last career years playing for Jaguares de Chiapas. He was the player in charge of scoring the goal in the series of penalties that gave the only Championship of Monarcas Morelia-External links:...

 Moisés Muñoz
Moisés Muñoz
Moisés Alberto Muñoz Rodriguez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for America in Primera División as a goalkeeper.-Club:...

 José Antonio Noriega
José Antonio Noriega
José Antonio Noriega known as El Tato Noriega is a former Mexican footballer who played 14 years for various clubs in the Primera División de México. Noriega played with seven different clubs in Mexico, his most years coming with Monterrey. Noriega played for the Mexico national football team in...

 Johan Rodríguez
Johan Rodríguez
Joahan Rubén Rodríguez Álvarez is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He played for Cruz Azul, Santos, Necaxa, Monarcas and lastly Queretaro FC. He has a twin brother named Omar who also played football....

 Fernando Salazar
Fernando Salazar
Fernando"El Pollo" Salazar is a Mexican footballer defender. He currently plays for Club León on loan from Monarcas Morelia in Liga de Ascenso.- Club Honors: C.F...

 Mariano Trujillo
Mariano Trujillo
Mariano Trujillo is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...

 Omar Trujillo
Omar Trujillo
Gustavo Omar Trujillo Corona is a footballdefender who currently plays on Celaya on loan from Monarcas Morelia.-Club career:...

 Miguel Zepeda
Miguel Zepeda
Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Leones Negros in the Liga de Ascenso.- Career :...

 Andrés Mendoza Roberto Palacios
Roberto Palacios
Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas is a Peruvian football midfielder from the district of Chorrillos in Lima, the capital of Peru.-Biography:...

 Cle Kooiman Jorge Salcedo
Jorge Salcedo
Jorge Salcedo is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in Mexico and Major League Soccer. He earned three caps with the United States men's national soccer team and has coached the UCLA Bruins men's soccer team since 2004.-High school and college:Salcedo, son of Hugo...

 Gabriel Alvez
Gabriel Alvez
Jorge Gabriel Álvez is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Central Español in the Primera División Uruguaya.-Club career:...

   Carlos Miloc
Carlos Miloc
Carlos Miloc Pelachi is a Mexican-Uruguayan football coach and former player who has managed UANL Tigres, Club América, and the Guatemala national team, among other teams....



Domestic

  • First Division
    Primera División de México
    The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

    : 1
Invierno 2000
Runner-up (3): Apertura 2002, Clausura 2003, Clausura 2011

  • Second Division: 1
1981

  • Copa Pachuca
    Copa Pachuca
    The Copa Pachuca, sometimes referred to as La Cuna de Futbol is a short tournament in preparation for the Primera División de México. La Copa Pachuca is always held in C.F. Pachuca's stadium, which has been the Estadio Hidalgo.- Format :...

    : 1
2001
Runner-up (1): 1999

  • Copa Mexico
    Copa México
    The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

    : 0
Runner-up (1): 1964–65

International

  • Superliga
    North American SuperLiga
    The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Primera División of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S...

    : 1
2010

  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 0
Runner-up (2): 2002
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002
The 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 37th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It featured a league format with 16 clubs. As part of the expansion, the quarterfinal stage for the current Champions Cup was moved...

, 2003
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003
The 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 38th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It was won by Club Toluca after a 5-4 aggregate win over Monarcas Morelia in the final. The tournament was held between March 6 and...


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