Club Deportivo Nacional
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Nacional, A. C. |
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| Nickname(s) | Pericos (parrots) |
| Founded | 1916; 99 years ago |
| Ground |
Estadio Felipe Martínez Sandoval Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Manager |
 Jorge Pérez Rocha |
| League | Tercera División de México |
Club Deportivo Nacional is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México in 1916. In 1919, the club joined the now defunct Liga Amateur de Jalisco. The club won its first title in 1922, playing in the second division. The club also won 7 Liga Amateurs de Jalisco in 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1930–1931, 1931–1932, 1933–1934, 1936–1937 and 1938–1939 behind C.D. Guadalajara who won 13. The club has played in the most important leagues in Mexico. The club currently plays in the Tercera División de México.
The club's origins date back to 1915 in the barrio(neighborhood) of Mexicaltzingo in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco when Club Unico split into two clubs.
The club joined the liga de Jalisco second division in 1919 where they played till 1922 when they won the tournament and were allowed to join the league's first division, all tho the league made it difficult for the club to join the league making them play an exhibition match to prove they were worthy of playing in the first division. Once allowed in the first division the club went on to win 7 titles in the 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1930–1931, 1931–1932, 1933–1934, 1936–1937 and 1938–1939 behind C.D. Guadalajara who won 13.
In the 1923–24 tournament the club finished 2nd in the league thanks to good players : Alfonso Ávila, Lorenzo Camarena, Rafael Fierro, Juan Valencia, Manuel Benavides, Simón García, Juan Vázquez, Teófilo Zúñiga, Luis Valencia, Miguel Alatorre y Daniel Gómez, así como de los suplentes Calixto García, Isabel Huerta, Francisco Espinosa, Francisco Fierro and Hilario López.
After the tournament had ended the club made its first appearance in the Mexico City where they played a friendly series with Real Club España which they lost. Later the club played went on to play another friendly cup series against local club Club Alianza, this time the club won and took the Copa Latino-Nacional.
In the 1924–25 tournament the club finished the tournament tied with C.D. Guadalajara and so a championship match was organized whhic took place on 5 April 1925. The Estadio Felipe Martínez Sandoval was full to capacity, causing disturbance due to the number of supporters gather in and outside the stadium which the soldier who were present started shooting warning shoots to the sky to keep order. The first goal was scored by Anastasio Prieto from C.D. Guadalajara . In the second half Zuavo player from Nacional scored the equalizer. Close to the end of the game a penalty was called in favor of C.D. Guadalajara which Nacional protrest and some players in their rage left the field, the referee decides that the game must go on with or without the players from El Nacional which it did. Back up Goalkeeper Francisco Fierros did not leave the field and so the penalty was executed by Anastasio Prieto who had scored the first goal for C.D. Guadalajara, this time he wasn't as fortunate having his penalty blocked. The players decided to return to the game and a few minutes later the referee called full-time, The draw would have given 'El Nacional the title, which players from C.D. Guadalajara protested claiming that the goalkeeper who had blocked the penalty was not a legal player as no substitution had been made. The referee decided to take this to the league's federation who decided that the game should be played once again. So the game was replayed on 20 April that same year. The first half finished with no goal scored. In the second half a penalty was called for El Nacional. The penalty was missed after the ball hit the goal post and so the game remain 0–0. At the end of the game with a long past from the C.D. Guadalajara goalkeeper to Higinio "El Perico" Huerta who in one swift move headed the ball and scored the only goal giving C.D. Guadalajara the title and so the first league's rivalry was born.
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