Necaxa

Necaxa

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Full Name: Club Necaxa
City: Aguascalientes
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Estadio Victoria (20,000)
Colors: Red, White
Previous: Atletico Español (1971-82)
Nickname: Rayos (The Lightning Bolts)

Official Website: clubnecaxa.com

Description:

Originally sponsored by the Compañía de Luz (Light Company). First entered Mexican championship in 1923-24 season. Rejected professionalism in 1943 and did not compete in the 'Liga Mayor' for the next seven years. Joined in 1950-51 season after their revival by the electricians' union. Sold and changed name to Atletico Español for the 1971-72 season. Sold again in 1982 (to television giant Televisa) and name was changed back to Necaxa for the 1982-83 season. Moved from long-time base in Mexico City to Aguascalientes for the 2003-04 season.

Estadio Victoria:

The stadium is named for its sponsor, Victoria Beer.

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League Titles:

Primera División (1995, 96)
Primera División - Invierno (1998)

Cup Titles:

Mexican Cup (1960, 66, 95)

International Titles:

CONCACAF Champions Cup (1975, 99)

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2011 19:40

Comments (2)

1Tuesday, 15 September 2009 08:08

Don Colibri

Both its names (Necaxa & Rayos)reflect its earliest sponsers, the power company and the Mexican Electrician's Union. "Necaxa" is the name of a river on the Puebla - Vera Cruz border where the first ever hydro electric dam was built in Mexico over 80 years ago.

Sadly after its revival in the 80s and a very proud and successfull number of years, Necaxa fell on hard times and was relegated from the Premier Division after the Spring season this year. It is now very hard to get data on what is happening with them.

If anyone knows a good website or souce of current data about the team, I would much appreciate it. I have been a fan since their first run for the Championship in 1994.

2Tuesday, 15 September 2009 13:12

Jeremy Rueter

Thanks for the great post Don. I found a couple of blogs that seem to be regularly updated. http://necaxa.blogspot.com/ http://necaxaaltovoltaje.blogspot.com/ The official website seems to be updated pretty often also. Of course these are all in Spanish. I didn't see much English language info though.