Puebla A.C.
| Full name | Puebla Athletic Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1898(as tennis club) July 19, 1902 (as a football club ) |
| Ground | Campo Velódromo, Puebla |
| League | Defunct |
Puebla Athletic Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Primera Fuerza prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. The club was established in 1895 playing mostly tennis.
History
Puebla Athletic Club was founded in 1895 by the English migrants that lived in the city of Puebla at that time. The club mostly practiced tennis till July 19, 1902[1]) when the club started playing football. The club played in the Campo Velódromo which the club also use to practise Baseball.[1]) In 1904 the club join the Primera Fuerza which was at the time the only organized football league in Mexico founded in 1902 in which most of the clubs were from Mexico City.
First tournament
In their first tournament in 1904 the club lost all games and didn't score a goal in the 8 games played. In 1905, the club struggled and managed to score its first and only goal in that tournament, finishing last with no wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, and 20 goals against. For the 1906–1907 season the club finished third with 3 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws for a total of 9 points with 8 goals scored and 6 against. This tournament was the club's last in the league mostly due to the lack of interest from the people of Puebla with the native Mexican crowd not supporting an English only football club.
Aftermath
the City of Puebla would not see Football for 8 years until 1915[2] when a new Football club was founded by the Spaniards living in Puebla. Due to the lack of opponents, having only one with neighboring town San Martín Texmelucan, the club would be forced to go Orizaba, Veracruz to find competition where they participated for a few years in the old Liga Veracruzana de Futbol.Another club was founded this time mostly by Mexican in 1917 under the name of Reforma. Other clubs would soon be formed by French and German migrants which only lasted a few years. It wasn't till 1944 a year after the first professional football league was established in Mexico did the city finally have a professional club Puebla FC which was founded on May 7, 1944.
Primera Fuerza
| Year | Pos | GP | W | T | L | GS | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904–05 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1905–06 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1906–07 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
From 1904–07[3]
After the 1906–07 season, Puebla A.C. folded
References
- 1 2 Juan Cid y Mulet: Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano (Mexiko Stadt: B. Costa Amica, 1960), S. 11
- ↑ Clubs participation in 1915
- ↑ "stats from all season Puebla has played in first division – All time Standings list from 1902".