Centro Deportivo Español
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Full nameCentro Deportivo Espanol
Founded1914
Dissolved1920
| Full name | Centro Deportivo Espanol | ||
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| Founded | 1914 | ||
| Dissolved | 1920 | ||
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Centro Deportivo Español was a Mexican football club based in Mexico City, that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association (1915–1917, 1918–1920).[1]
Deportivo Español was founded in 1914 by the Spanish migrants that lived in Mexico City.[2] The Spanish during this time period began forming many clubs in Mexico City. Besides Deportivo Español, these included Club España in 1912, Club Cataluya in 1917, Asturias in 1918, and Aurrerá in 1919 . The club began to participate in the league from the 1914–15 season and continued until it was dissolved in the 1919–20 season. During this period of time, people that had arrived in Mexico from Europe began forming clubs.