Socio Águila is a Mexican football club which plays in the Primera Division

Primera división

Primera división can refer to multiple top division football leagues:*in CONMEBOL **Argentine Primera División, Argentina**Chilean Primera División, Chile**Paraguayan Primera División, Paraguay...

, particularly serving as the reserve team for Club América

Club América

Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

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History

Socio Águila was founded in 2003, as the farm team for Club América. It was founded with the purpose of creating a bond between the fans of América and the team itself through a series of exclusive benefits. One buys a membership to become a Socio (partner) Águila, and can be entered in drawings to win prizes, such as autographed jerseys, team apparel, posters, etc. There is even membership for children under 15, known as "Socio Águila Junior".

Socio Águila was in the spotlight the last two weeks of the Apertura 2007 tournament. Due to the absence of the first team, which was in Argentina

Argentina

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 to play Arsenal de Sarandí

Arsenal de Sarandí

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 in the Copa Sudamericana 2007

Copa Sudamericana 2007

The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the...

 championship game, Socio Águila had most of its players called up to the first team. The Mexican sports press dubbed them "Las Águilitas" (The Little Eagles). The young players performed flawlessly, beating Necaxa and Monterrey in the final two weeks, and leading Ámerica to a spot in the repechaje (wild-card playoffs), where the true first team ultimately lost to Monarcas Morelia.

The call-up of their players was the only positive note in a dismal season for Socio Águila in which they only won 2 games, tied 5, and lost 11, ending up with a measly 11 points out of a possible 51, making them the worst team in the Primera A. The next season saw better but not great results. They won 5, tied 4, and lost 7. They finished 14th overall.

Apertura 2009

The club doesn't does not compete in the [Liga de Ascenso] because teams in Primera Division are not allowed to have farm teams any more. Instead the team is now playing the newly formed
Under-20 or "Sub-20" and Sub-17 league.

Current U-20 roster

Notable players

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

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 Guillermo Ochoa

Guillermo Ochoa

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 José Antonio Castro

José Antonio Castro

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 Óscar Rojas

Óscar Rojas

Óscar Adrián Rojas Castillón is a Mexican football player, who currently plays for Club América.Rojas was trained in América's youth system and made his debut in the Invierno 2001 season against Celaya. Rojas was part of the 2002 América team that won the championship, although Rojas only played...

 Raul Alvin Mendoza

Alvin Mendoza

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 Rodrigo Íñigo

Rodrigo Íñigo

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 Carlos Infante

Carlos Infante

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 Juan Carlos Mosqueda

Juan Carlos Mosqueda

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 Alejandro Argüello

Alejandro Argüello

Alejandro Argüello Roa is a retired Mexican footballer who last played for Puebla.Argüello made his debut against Dorados de Sinaloa in the Apertura 2004 season...

 Juan Carlos Silva

Juan Carlos Silva

Juan Carlos Silva Maya is a Mexican soccer midfielder he recently played for Necaxa in the Primera Division de Mexico but failed to remain on 1st division, having previously played for America. He currently plays for C.F...

 Santiago Fernández Enrique Esqueda

Enrique Esqueda

Enrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a striker for Pachuca. He has also been called-up to the Mexican national team.-América:...

 Éder dos Santos

Éder dos Santos

Éder dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican football player who played for Socio Águila in the Primera División A de México...