C.D. Marte
Mexican football club
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Club Deportivo Marte was a Mexican football club based in Cuernavaca, Morelos, that played in the Campeonato de Primera Fuerza/Liga Mayor (1928–1932, 1937–1943) and also played in the Liga Mayor/Primera División de México from 1943 to 1955. Founded in Mexico City in 1928, it was later moved to Cuernavaca in 1953, and three years later the club was dissolved. The club was refounded in 1992 as Marte Morelos and then changed its name to Potros Marte Pegaso, and once again the club was dissolved in 2001.
1992
(refounded as Marte Morelos)
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Marte | ||
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| Nickname | Marcianos (Martians) | ||
| Founded | 1928 1992 (refounded as Marte Morelos) | ||
| Dissolved | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Centenario Cuernavaca, Morelos | ||
| Capacity | 13,500 | ||
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History
The club was founded in Mexico City in 1928, but they moved to Cuernavaca, Morelos in 1953. The early club mainly consisted of Mexican soldiers, hence the name, in homage of the Roman god of war.
Amateur era
The first tournament played by the club was during the 1928–29 season. In the early era, the club won two of its three titles.
First title
The first title came in the 1928–29 season,[1] its first year. The club finished with 14 points from 8 matches, with a total of 7 victories and only 1 loss (at the time there were 2 points for a victory). The club made up a part of the Mexico national team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.
| Club | J | G | E | P | Pts | |
| 1 | Marte FC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | España FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | América | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Atlante | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Necaxa | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Asturias | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Germania | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Aurrerá | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | México FC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Honours
Top division
- Primera División
- Champions (1): 1953–54
- Campeón de Campeones
- Champions (2): 1943, 1954
Promotion division
- Segunda División
- Champions (1): Verano 2000
- Runners-up (1): Verano 1999