ATLANTE
Full name	Club de Fútbol Atlante, S.A. de C.V.
Nickname(s)	Potros de Hierro (Iron Colts)
Founded	1916
Ground	Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Capacity	27,000
Chairman	José Antonio García Rodríguez
Manager	José Guadalupe Cruz
League	La Primera Division
Clausura 2007	Did not qualify for playoffs 11th (league) 4th (group)
Home colours Away colours

Club de Fútbol Atlante, also known as Atlante, is one of the oldest and most traditional football teams at the Primera División de México, currently playing at the Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 championship league. Starting for the next season of Apertura 2007, Atlante will be the tenants of Andrés Quintana Roo, located in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo,^[1]. In words of Javier Alarcón, one of the most important sports journalists in Mexico, "Atlante cannot be absent within the Mexican league teams. Atlante is unique, unmistakable, perennial and irremplazable, no matter where it plays".^[2] Image File history File links Atlante. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Canc n is a coastal city in Quintana Roo, Mexicos easternmost state. ... Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... La Primera División del Futbol Méxicano is the premier football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (F.M.F.) in the Mexican League System. ... The Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 (Primera División de México) is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... La Primera División del Futbol Méxicano is the premier football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (F.M.F.) in the Mexican League System. ... The Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 (Primera División de México) is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. ... Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ...

Honours

• Professional Era Championships: 2
  • 1946-1947, 1992-1993
• Major League Championships: 5
  • 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927, 1931-1932, 1940-1941
• Runner-up: 4
  • 1945-1946, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1981-1982

• Mexican Cup Titles: 3
  • 1941-1942, 1950-1951, 1951-1952
• Runner-Up: 4
  • 1943-1944, 1945-1946, 1948-1949, 1962-1963

• Champion of Champions: 2
  • 1941-1942, 1951-1952
• Runner-Up: 2
  • 1946-1947, 1950-1951

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1
  • 1983
• Runner-Up: 1
  • 1993

History

The beginning

Atlante was founded in 1916 with the name Sinaloa by a group of young Mexican football enthusiasts, led by Refugio "El Vaquero" Martínez. The team began playing at La Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City. After changing its name to Lusitania and U-53, Refugio Martínez proposed the name Atlante, after the mighty battles fought at the Atlantic ocean during the WWI. Condesa is a neighborhood in the central borough of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. ... WWI may be an acronym for: World War I World Wrestling Industry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

During the 1920's, players such as Manuel and Felipe Rosas, as well as Juan "El Trompo" Carreño helped to propel Atlante in becoming one of the most popular teams, mostly among the working classes, which led to its most famous and legendary nicknames, El Equipo del Pueblo, "People's team". Atlante legend Juan Carreño scored Mexico’s first goal in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928, as well as Mexico’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup during the inaugural match against France in Uruguay 1930. Juan Carreño Sandoval-the nickname Trompito (1909-December 16, 1940) was a Mexican footballer, and a participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

Despite its popularity, the Mexican Federation did not allow the team to be involved at the Mexican championship, the Liga Mayor. In order for Atlante to be allowed into the league, it had to win its matches against Toluca and America, two powerful football houses. The duels were finally won by Atlante with scores of 7-2 and 2-1, respectively.

Within the Liga Mayor, Atlante formed a major rivarly against Necaxa, which became the oldest classic in Mexican football. The games against these two were furious battles, even drawing in points at the end of the 1931-1932 tournament. Atlante also became famous for their victories over foreign teams. In 1929, Atlante defeated the powerful Sabaria of Hungary 3-1. In 1930, Atlante defeated twice Sportivo of Buenos Aires (2-1 and 3-2), along with their famous "Fiera" Bernabé Ferreyra, the most fearsome South American striker of his time. And in one of their best remembered victories in 1931, they saw off Bellavista of Uruguay, 3-2, which had eight players that won the first World Cup in Uruguay. Bernabé Ferreyra was one of the first professional football players in the Argentine Football Association to reach great popularity to the point that a movie was made about his life. ...

In the 1940's, during the final years of the WWII, Horacio Casarín began being noticed for his tremendous skill and ability, which also lead him to become a major figure in the Mexican national football team. Horacio Casarín (May 25, 1918 - April 12, 2005) also known as Cascarín was a Mexican football player and coach who established himself as one of his countrys most popular sports figures in the 1940s and 50s. ... First international Guatemala 2-3 Mexico (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 January 1923) Biggest win Mexico 13-0 Bahamas (Toluca, Mexico; April 28, 1987) Biggest defeat England 8-0 Mexico (London, England; May 10, 1961) World Cup Appearances 13 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1970 and 1986 CONCACAF Gold Cup...

Professional Era and First Championship Title

In 1943, the Mexican Federation founded the Professional League with six clubs of the Primera Fuerza of Mexico City, two clubs from the Liga Occidental (Western League) and two members from the Liga Veracruzana (Veracruz League), being Atlante one of those six clubs of Mexico City. Together, they all became what is known today as the Primera División de México. La Primera División del Futbol Méxicano is the premier football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (F.M.F.) in the Mexican League System. ...

After 4 tournaments, and with the aid of its owner General Jose Manuel Nuñez (a retired militar asked personally by former President Lázaro Cárdenas to watch over the team) as well as of its sensational player Horacio Casarín, the team obtained its first championship in the 1946-1947 season. The final match against León was attended by 48,622 people, including the current President Miguel Alemán Valdés (he even got into the field after the match in a famous photograph with the champions). Before that, in 1945 the team imposed the Latin American record for more goals in a single season with 121 goals in 30 matches (more than four goals per game). Atlante also became the first Mexican team to be crowned at the Campeón de Campeones - Champion of Champions - tournament during the 1941-1942 season. This article is about Gen. ... León is one of the most traditional soccer teams of the Primera División de México. ... Miguel Alemán Valdés (September 29, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952. ...

After the first title, several other teams dominated the championship; nevertheless, Atlante remained as a powerful rival and still a popular team for the working classes, along with its runner-up, Mexican Cup and the Champion of Champions titles in the early 1950's. In 1966, General Jose Manuel Nuñez decided to sell the team to Fernando González, "Fernandón". Poor level and irregular campaings proceeded the selling, which led Atlante to be relegated from the Primera División to Segunda División in 1976. segunda division logo Segunda division is mexicos third tier in the Mexican football ladder, there are 5 zones in the league. ...

The IMSS Era

The team managed to return to the Primera División for the 1977-1978 championship. In October 1978, the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) acquired the team in a 100% ownership, promising to make the largest football club in the world with 22 million associates throughout the country. With the financial support of the governmental institution, the team experienced successful campaings with reinforcements such as the old-time idol Horacio Casarín as headcoach and the Mexican football's all-time top goalscorer Evanivaldo Castro Cabinho, who would become three-time champion striker with Atlante in 1980, 1981 and 1982. Its fabulous campaings led them to the 1981-1982 final championship match against Tigres de la U.A.N.L., and after regular and extra time, Atlante became runner-up at penalty kicks. In 1983, Atlante won its first continental title with the CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Suriname's SV Robin Hood. The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) or Mexican Institution for Social Security is a governmental organization that attends health, pensions and social security in Mexico. ... Evanivaldo Castro Silva Cabinho was born in Salvador de Bahia, Brasil on April 28, 1948. ... Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, and the youngest team from the state of Nuevo León. ... CONCACAF Champions cup logo The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the annual international football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America and the Caribbean). ...

While the government still owned the team, another institution took over the management activities. The Departamento del Distrito Federal, DDF (the former body which controlled the Mexican Federal District) intended to propel the team with little results. After playing for several years at the Azteca Stadium, the team even had to leave this venue and setting its new battleground at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, nowadays Cruz Azul's Estadio Azul. The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ... Aztec Stadium, safe stadium. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Deportivo Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional football club. ... The Estadio Azul, formerly Estadio Azulgrana and Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, is a stadium with a capacity of 39,000 seats, located in Mexico City. ...

In 1989, the media broke out with a major news: The DDF sold the team to Jose Antonio García, a businessman owner of the sports' goods & apparel company Garcis. Nevertheless, and after a failed campaing and a new venue, this time at Querétaro's Corregidora Stadium, the team was relegated, again, to the Segunda División. Latitude 20. ... Estadio Corregidora is one of the newest Mexican stadiums. ...

Second Championship Title

Right from its ashes, and back to its homeground Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, now rebaptized as Estadio Azulgrana, Atlante managed to make an incredible come back to the Primera División, after 3 outstanding games against Pachuca in the final series for the Segunda División Championship. After the series' end, which led to extra time, penalty kicks and sudden death, Atlante's goalkeeper Felix Fernández scored the last penalty kick for a 9-8 final score. Club de Futbol Pachuca, also known as Pachuca, is a popular Mexican football club which competes in the Primera División de México. ... Félix Fernández (born 1 November 1967 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football goalkeeper, who was a squad member for the Mexican national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, albeit without playing a game. ...

In 1991-1992, back into the Primera División, Atlante became the championship leader, raising the most positive comments for a recently upgraded team in the league. During the quarterfinal match against Cruz Azul, Atlante's players thought they were going through the semifinals after scoring for a global tied score; nevertheless, since the rule changed for that tournament, which the visiting goals had a double value, it was Cruz Azul which was advancing to semifinals. At the ending, Atlante's players realized the new rule, and began a fierce offensive against Cruz Azul, but their effort was in vain. León was to become the champion, in a dream campaing for a returning team. Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Deportivo Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional football club. ... León is one of the most traditional soccer teams of the Primera División de México. ...

Finally, in 1992-1993, and guided by Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, Atlante obtained its second championship title against Monterrey, with the final match played at Monterrey's stadium, Estadio Tecnológico. Atlante's greatest legends emerged from that championship title, to mention: Felix Fernández, current headcoach José Guadalupe Cruz, former coaches Miguel Herrera and René Isidoro García, Raúl Gutiérrez, Pedro Massacessi, Wilson Graneolatti, Roberto Andrade, Guillermo Cantú, as well as feared strikers Luis Miguel Salvador and Daniel Guzmán. In a memorable moment for all Atlantistas throughout the country, the team was crowned as champion for its second time in 45 years, and received recognition, cheers and applauses of all the Monterrey's fans that remained at the stadium to congratulate the new champion. By winning the tite, Atlante was able to access, once again, the Concacaf's Champions Cup, which eventually was lost against Sport Cartaginés of Costa Rica at the final match. Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe (also spelled La Volpe or LaVolpe, born February 6, 1952 in Argentina) is a former football goalkeeper and is currently the coach of Mexican national team. ... Club de Fútbol Monterrey, also known as Monterrey, is a Mexican professional football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the northeast of the country. ... The Estadio Tecnológico is a stadium located in city of Monterrey, Mexico. ... Félix Fernández (born 1 November 1967 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football goalkeeper, who was a squad member for the Mexican national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, albeit without playing a game. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Luis Miguel Salvador (born February 1968 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football striker. ...

Right after winning the championship title, Atlante was eliminated for the next years from the Liguilla stage, even with important acquisitions such as Hugo Sánchez, Jorge Campos & Venezuelan player Gabriel Miranda, among others. Once again, the team faced relegation issues; therefore, Grupo Televisa decided to acquire Atlante and move it back again to the Azteca Stadium. With this boost, Atlante was able to be reinforced by notable players, such as Luis Roberto Alves "Zague", Martín Felix Ubaldi, José Damasceno Tiba, Miodrag Belodedici and Luis García, as well as the renamed coach Miguel Mejía Barón, who just had a positive result coaching the National team at United States' World Cup '94. Despite in having memorable campaings, such as being the first all-championship leader for a short tournament (Invierno 1996), and qualifying for the playoffs in Verano 1997 and Invierno 1997, the team did not accomplished any major results, and even had disastrous moments such as the embarrassing playoff series against Toros Neza in Verano 1997, which was lost in a 9-2 global score, against a small team which eventually became the championship's runner up. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958) is a Mexican football coach and former striker, and the current coach of the Mexico national football team. ... Jorge Campos Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody) (born October 15, 1966 in Acapulco, Mexico) is one of the most notable Mexican football players of the 1990s. ... Televisa is Mexicos largest media company and the number one producer and provider of Spanish television programming in the world. ... Luis Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic (born May 23, 1967 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) also known as Zaguinho is a former Mexican footballer. ... Miodrag Belodedici (born May 20, 1964 in Socol, Romania) is a former Romanian football (soccer) defender. ... Luis García (born June 1, 1969 in Mexico City) is a Mexican soccer striker, an important player on Mexican national team throughout the 1990s. ... Miguel Mejía Baron (born April 17, 1949) is a Mexican football manager. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... Toros Neza was a team that played in the Primera División of the Mexican soccer league since 1993. ...

The Third "Relegation" Era

Several mistakes in Atlante's history occurred during the last years of the 20th. century. Unknown and old head coaches (Zlatko Petricevic, Angel Cappa, Roberto Saporitti and Eduardo Rergis) arriving to the team, weak and vain players, and even a short decision in changing the main uniform's colours of red & blue to orange, make the team and its followers to feel without identity. Fans began switching into other successful teams, and Atlante's local matches began to feel desolated. Awful and bored matches, poorish skill level and players without a real commitment to the team, led Atlante to face again relegation issues to Segunda División, now transformed into Primera División A. Primera Division As logo The Primera División A (First Division A) is the second level of football(soccer) in Mexico. ...

Manuel Lapuente, who had recently succeeded with the National team at France 1998, had the responsibility to guide the team throughout the Verano 2001 tournament and save the team of an imminent relegation: at the end, Lapuente and his players did not accomplished it. However, a ray of light appeared: the Mexican Federation was looking to expand the Primera División with 2 new teams, and after paying a 5 million dollar fee, Atlante was allowed to play a promotion-series matches against the Primera A's runner up, which turned out to be Veracruz. Atlante won the series 4-1, allowing them to remain at the top division as one of the new expansion teams. Club Deportivo Veracruz, also known as Veracruz, is a Mexican professional football club. ...

The Reborn of Atlantismo and The Future

A serious commitment has been taken since then by the directors' board. After breaking up its relationship with Televisa and Alejandro Burillo Azcárraga being the sole owner, the youth level program has been developed as the main philosophy, which has made Atlante the team with most youth debuts at Primera División since 2000. First Carlos Reinoso and then Miguel Herrera, both managed to build a new spirited team with its own personality, and with fabulous players such as popular Sebastián González "Chamagol", Luis Gabriel Rey, who would become the champion striker for Apertura 2003 and the emblematic goalie Federico Vilar, the team returned to the spotlight of the playoffs, arriving into 3 quarterfinals and 2 semifinals stages. The team suffered a new movement to a different venue, this time to the Estadio Azulgrana Neza 86, and back again to Azteca Stadium. Perhaps the number one icon whom ever played for Club America 1970-79 League Champion 1970-71 and 1975-76. ... Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés (born December 14, 1978 in Viña del Mar), is a Chilean football striker, who currently plays for UANL_Tigres of the Primera División de México. ... Luis Gabriel Rey Villamizar (born February 20, 1980 in Bucaramanga, Colombia) is a Colombian football striker, who currently plays for Atlante of the Primera División de México. ... Federico Vilar (born May 30th, 1977) is an Argentinian goalkeeper for one of Mexicos premier league teams: Atlante. ... The Estadio Neza 86 is a relative new stadium having capacity for near 30,000 seats and is built in the city of Nezahualcoyotl, Estado de Mexico. ... Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca is a football stadium in Mexico City. ...

Recently, former players (now turned into head coaches) René Isidoro García and José Guadalupe Cruz have struggled into maintaining the spirit, strength and skill with a successful formula that equalizes experienced players (Patricio Galaz, Gustavo Biscayzacú and Javier Muñoz Mustafá) with young and relentless players (Andrés Ugalde, Christian Bermúdez and José María Cárdenas). However, the lack of assistants to their home matches is still the major problem of the team, due the city teams' lack of assistance to local matches,^[3] as well as the irregularity and the lack of identity for the team. In despite of this critic situation, the team has lately emerged as a power house of young and talented players, who are willing to sacrifice for their team, their colors and their fans. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Patricio Sebastián Galaz Sepúlveda (born on December 31, 1976) is a Chilean footballer and currently plays for Universidad de Chile in the Chiles first division. ...

In May 14, 2007 Atlante officially left the Azteca Stadium due it became non-profitable, and went to Cancún, Quintana Roo to play at the Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo which right now holds 7,000, but will have a capacity of up to 20,000^[4]. Plus, all the minor teams in Quintana Roo will become feeder teams of Atlante ^[5]. Cancún is a coastal city in Mexicos easternmost state, Quintana Roo. ...

Current roster

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Squad changes for Clausura 2007 season

In:

• Cristián Canío transferred from Universidad de Chile
• José Joel González returns from CF Monterrey
• Franco Mendoza transferred from Godoy Cruz

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• Horacio Cervantes transferred to Necaxa
• Patricio Galaz transferred to ''Universidad de Chile

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Goalscoring Champions

Football Player	Season
Nicho "Rabanito" Mejía	1927-1928
Juan "Trompo" Carreño	1931-1932
Alberto "Caballo" Mendoza	1939-1940
Martín "El Maestro" Valtonrrá	1941-1942
Bernardo "Manolete" Hernández	1967-1968
Evanivaldo Castro Cabinho	1979-1980
Evanivaldo Castro Cabinho	1980-1981
Evanivaldo Castro Cabinho	1981-1982
Luis Garcia	Invierno 97
Luis Gabriel Rey	Apertura 2003

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Notable Players

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Head Coaches

Champion coaches

• Luis Grocz
• Miguel Tovar Mariscal
• Raymundo Orsi
• Eduardo Valdatti
• José Carlos Bauer
• José "Ché" Gómez
• Luis Manuel Torres Salinas
• Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe

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Notable coaches

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Retired numbers

Player	Position	Number
Felix Fernández	Goalkeeper	12

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Former Local Venues

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Feeder Teams

• León - A traditional team in Mexico Football League relegated in 2002 to Primera División A. The team currently plays at the city of León, Guanajuato within the Nou Camp field. León has been 5 times champion at the Primera División tournaments, a pillar of the Mexican football. An interesting rivalrly was delevoped against Atlante during the last years of León at Primera División.
  
• Pegaso Real Colima - The Segunda division last champion (as Pegaso Anáhuac), hence upgraded to Primera División A, the club currently plays at Colima, Colima.
  
• Atlante USA - A soccer club located in North Carolina, USA. AUSA plays in a league managed by the Inter-American Sports Organization (IASO).
  

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Notes

References

1. ^ Atlante leaves Mexico City for Cancun. Soccer America Daily. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
2. ^ Alarcón, Javier (May 2007). "Los Potros de Quintana Roo". Cancha - Reforma 535 (2): 12. 
3. ^ No hay mudanza. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
4. ^ De Potros de Hierro a Caballitos de Mar. La Opinión. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
5. ^ Atlante da el si a Cancún. Diario de Yucatán. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.

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External links

• (Spanish) Official site
• (Spanish) Atlantista
• (Spanish) Primera División
• (Spanish) IASO Team