Club León
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| Full name | Club Deportivo León | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Esmeraldas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Nou Camp, León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Capacity | 40,338 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Franciso García |
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| Head Coach | Juan Chávez |
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| League | Primera A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2006 | Primera A, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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León is one of the most traditional Football teams of the Primera División de México. It currently plays in Primera División A.
León has won the Primera División de México five times, in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956 and 1992. It became the first Mexican "Campeonísimo" (winner of the League and the México Cup in the same year) in 1949. In 1998 Club León made it to the semi-finals of CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The team has been in the championship hunt for the Primera División A title since relegation from the Primera División de México in 2002.
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[edit] Club Honours
League Champion (5) (47-48, 48-49, 51-52, 55-56, 91-92).
Tournament Cup (5) (48-49, 57-58, 66-67, 70-71,71-72, 72-73).
Champion of Champions (4) (47-48, 55-56, 70-71, 71-72, 72-73).
1A Champion (2) (Verano 2003, Clausura 2004).
Championism (1) (48-49).
Division 2 Champion (1) (89-90).
[edit] Notable players
Hernán Medford- Tota
- Dumbo
Tita
Antonio Battaglia- Marcos Aurelio
- Jorge Davino
- Cabinho
Chelona
Isaac Ayipey
Marcelo Balboa
[edit] Current roster
As of September 12, 2006
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