Cruz Azul Oaxaca
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Los Celestes (The Sky-Blues)
Los Cementeros (The Cement Makers)
Las Liebres (The Hares)
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Cruz Azul Oaxaca | ||
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| Nicknames | La Máquina (The Machine) Los Celestes (The Sky-Blues) Los Cementeros (The Cement Makers) Las Liebres (The Hares) | ||
| Short name | CAZ | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Dissolved | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Benito Juárez | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| Owner | Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L. | ||
| Website | cfcruzazul.com | ||
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Club Deportivo Cruz Azul Oaxaca, also known as Cruz Azul Oaxaca, was a professional football club in Mexico that last played in the Primera División "A". The club served as a reserve team for Cruz Azul and was based at the Estadio Benito Juárez in Oaxaca, Oaxaca.
At the end of the Verano 2003 tournament, Cruz Azul's board decided to relocate its reserve team, Cruz Azul Hidalgo, to Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, rebranding it as Cruz Azul Oaxaca. The team played its home games at the Estadio Benito Juárez.[1]
The club remained in Primera División "A" for three years. Its best campaign came during the Apertura 2005 tournament, when it reached the final and finished as runners-up, losing the title to Puebla.[2] As a result, they missed out on a chance to compete for promotion to Mexico's top tier.[3]
Following the Clausura 2006, the franchise was relocated back to Hidalgo, where it resumed the name Cruz Azul Hidalgo for the Apertura 2006 tournament.[1]
