Full name | Club Deportivo Atlético Yucatán, A.C. |
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Nickname(s) |
Venados (the Bucks), Ciervos (Deers), Astados (Horned) |
Founded | 1988 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
Ground |
Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida, Yucatán, México |
Capacity | 24,050 |
Atlético Yucatán was a Mexican football club based in Mérida, Yucatán, México. The club played in the Primera A for most of their existence.
The club was founded in 1988 the same year it joined the Segunda División Profesional. In their first years in 1988–89, the club would reach the finals against Potros Neza. The clubs tied in the first two games 2–2. Neza would come out with a 3–0 victory in the third match.
In 1998 the club reached the final against Chivas Tijuana, where the club won 1–0 in Mérida. In 1999, the club played their promotion match against Unión de Curtidores but lost 7–1.