“Real Club Espana” ( Spanish: Real Club España ), or just Real Espana - Mexican sports club from the capital of the country, Mexico City .
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| Nicknames | Hispanistas , Españistas , Albinegros | ||
| Based | 1912 | ||
| Disbanded | 1950 | ||
| Stadium | Espanya Park and Reform Club, Mexico City , Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
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| Competition | Not involved | ||
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History
Most famous for the performances of his football team, which still holds a record for the number of champion titles won in Mexico . The football team was disbanded in the 1951/1952 season, but the club continues to exist - now mainly rowing and tennis are cultivated in it. Real Espana has won 14 amateur championships and one professional Mexican football championship. The club also has 5 Mexico Cups .
In 1971, immigrants from Spain , who fled from this country from persecution by the dictator Franco , decided to revive the traditions of Spanish football in Mexico. Trying to recreate the former greatness of Real Espagni, the new owners bought the Necaxa club, renamed it Atletico Espanyol, and even returned the former colors of the Hispani uniform. Over the next decade, Atletico Espanyol became Mexico's Vice-Champion in 1974 and won the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 1975 . In 1982, without gaining recognition among the fans, the club was again renamed the original name "Nekaksa". This team still exists (moved to the city of Aguascalientes in 2003 ) and in the 1990s was in the lead roles in Mexican and North American football.
The title "Real" (that is, "Royal") was granted by the King of Spain Alfonso XIII . The club received the right to depict the crown in its emblem. Now all football activities in the club are stopped and only numerous trophies exhibited in the club’s museum remind of the former glory of the team.
Achievements
- Amateur era
- Mexican Champions (pre-professional period) ( 14 ): 1913/1914, 1914/1915, 1915/1916, 1916/1917, 1918/1919, 1919/1920 (National League), 1920/1921 (National League), 1921/1922, 1923/1924, 1929/1930, 1933/1934, 1935/1936, 1939/1940, 1941/1942
- Mexico Cup ( 4 ): 1914/1915, 1916/1917, 1917/1918, 1918/1919
- Professional era
- Mexican Champions ( 1 ): 1944/45
- Mexico Cup ( 1 ): 1943/1944
Great players
- Luis de la Fuente
- Horacio Casarin Garcilaso
- Antonio Carbajal
- Isidro Langara - the best scorer of the championship of Mexico 1944 and 1946
- Jose Moreno