Iberia de Veracruz was a Mexican football club based in Veracruz, that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association from 1918 to 1920, and also played in the Liga Amateur de Veracruz. The club changed its name to Club España Veracruz in 1918.
| Full name | Iberia de Veracruz | ||
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| Founded | 1915 | ||
| Dissolved | 1943 | ||
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Liga Amateur de Veracruz
editIberia de Córdoba played in the Liga Amateur de Veracruz and became champions in the 1917–18 season.[1] In 1918, after winning the title, the club was invited to play in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association by España FC to replace España B. Before the start of the 1918–19 season the club decided to changed its name to España Veracruz.
Amateur league
edit1918–19
editEspaña Veracruz began playing in Primera Fuerza in the 1918–19 not faring well with the Mexico City teams. They ended last place in that season
| Season | 1918–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | España FC (5th title) |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.28 per match) |
← 1917–18 1919–20 → | |
The 1918–19 season was the 17th edition of the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association. It had 7 participating clubs, after Iberia de Veracruz joined the league and changed its name to España Veracruz. España FC and Germania FV returned after their withdrawal, Junior Club changed its name to Tigres México and Club América changed its name to Club Centro Unión.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | España FC | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | +41 | 21 |
| 2 | Club Centro Unión | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 |
| 3 | Tigres México | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 15 |
| 4 | Pachuca AC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 9 |
| 5 | Germania FV | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 9 |
| 6 | España Veracruz | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 |
| 7 | Deportivo Español | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 4 |
References
edit1919–20
editAgain as the previous season España Veracruz failed to improve ending in last place.
| Season | 1919–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pachuca AC (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.2 per match) |
← 1918–19 1920–21 → | |
The 1919–20 season was the 18th edition of the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association. The season started with 9 teams with the return of Club México, Asturias FC joined the league. However, Tigres México were expelled for not showing up in their last 3 matches and all their matches were annulled. While España FC and España Veracruz withdrew. It was the last season before the separation of the league (Liga Mexicana and Liga Nacional).
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pachuca AC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| 2 | Germania FV | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Club México | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Asturias FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| 5 | Club Centro Unión | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Deportivo Español | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
References
editReturn to Liga Amateur de Veracruz
editAfter 2 bad seasons winning only 5 games out of 28 games played, the club return to play in the Liga Sur for the 1920–21 season in Veracruz after the Primera Fuerza decides that only clubs from the capital would be allowed to participate in the league. The club returns to a league dominated by Veracruz Sporting Club, who would dominate the league in the 20s and 30s after the club had its chance to play in the Primera Fuerza in Mexico City.[1]
Iberia de Veracruz was able to win a few more titles until the Liga Amateur de Veracruz was dissolved in 1943 in order to begin the first professional league in Mexico, Pimera Division de Mexico.
Honours
editAmateur
edit- Liga Amateur de Veracruz: 1917–18, 1923–24, 1935–36, 1938,39, 1941–42