Marte
Full nameClub Deportivo Marte
Nickname(s)Marcianos
Founded1928 (1928)
Dissolved2001
GroundEstadio Centenario
Cuernavaca, Morelos
Capacity13,500

Club Deportivo Marte was a Mexican football club.

History

The club began in Mexico City, but in the 1950s they moved to Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. The early club mainly consisted of Mexican soldiers, hence the name, in homage of the Roman god of war.

Amateur era

The first tournament played by the club was during the 1928–29 season. In the early era, the club won two of its three titles.

First title

The first title came in the 1928–29 season,[1] its first year. The club finished with 14 points from 8 matches, with a total of 7 victories and only 1 loss (at the time there were 2 points for a victory). The club made up a part of the Mexico national team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

Club J GE PPts
1Marte FC 870114
2 España FC 861113
3 América 851211
4 Atlante 850310
5Necaxa 850310
6 Asturias 83147
7 Germania 82064
8Aurrerá 80262
9México FC 80171
2001 badge

Honours

1928-29, 1942–43
1953-54
Verano 2000
1943 (Marte vs. Moctezuma)
1954 (Marte vs. América)

Goalscorer title

  • Manuel Alonso (1942–43), (16 goals)
  • Marco A. de Almeida (1994–95), (15 goals)

See also

References

  1. "México – List of Final Tables". Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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