Tampico Madero F.C.
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| Full name | Tampico Madero Fútbol Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
La Jaiba Brava (The Brave Crab) Los Jaibos (The Crabs) |
| Founded | 8 July 1945 |
| Ground |
Estadio Tamaulipas Tampico & Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Capacity | 19,415 |
| Owner | Grupo Tecamachalco Orlegi Deportes |
| Chairman | Javier San Román |
| Manager | Daniel Guzmán |
| League | Ascenso MX |
| Apertura 2016 | 18th |
Tampico Madero Fútbol Club is a football (soccer) club that currently plays in the Ascenso MX. The club is one of the oldest in the league; the club was founded on July 8, 1945 under the name Club Deportivo Tampico, was very successful in its beginnings, winning its first and only Mexican Primera División title in 1952–53 tournament as well as two Copa México titles in 1960 and 1961. The club spent most of the 1970s in the Segunda División de México after being relegated in the early 1960s. In 1977 the club bought out the Atlético Potosino franchise to move it to Tampico in order for the club to have once again first division action. The club played out the 1980s in the first division but was once again relegated in the early 1990s and has never again reached the top division.
The club was founded on July 8, 1945 under the name Club Deportivo Tampico soon after the club played a promotion match that would determine if the clubs acceptance in the Mexican Primera División against León match that ended in a 3–2 victory for the club. The first squad was made up by Goalkeeper, Eduardo Delgado, Humberto Escamilla, Florencio Carranza, Ernesto Olivares, Víctor Cardín, Teódulo Azuara, Fidel Menéndez, Carlos Pego and the Argentinians Juan José Sosa, Teodolindo Mourin nickname Pibe and Ernesto Candia, with José Castro el viejo noy, been the first manager in the club's history The first board of directors was made out by President Carlos González Avin and vice-president Alejandro Luna
It was on August 8, 1945 when the club officially join the Mexican Primera División building that same year the Parque España stands now. The club's first official game was played in the 1945–46 tournament against Atlante were the club suffered its first loss with an outrageous score of 10–3. The club won its first game on September 30 the same year against Atlas 3–2 first goals scored by Ernesto Olivares.The club finished that year 11th out 16. The club played mediocre tournaments the following years finishing last in the 1948–49 tournament and 9th in the 1949–50 tournament.
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