| Full name | Club Irapuato Por Siempre | |||
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| Nickname(s) | La Trinca, Freseros, La Trinca Fresera (The Strawberry Lashers) | |||
| Founded | November 1910 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Sergio León Chavez (Capacity: 35,000) |
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| Chairman | Roberto Martínez Calderón | |||
| Manager | Omar Arellano Nuño | |||
| League | Liga de Ascenso | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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The Club Deportivo Irapuato, is located in Irapuato, Mexico. That has mostly played in the second tier of Mexican football (Now called the Liga de Ascenso). From 2000 to 2004, the team briefly rose to prominence and to the first division reaching the playoffs or liguilla. Historically, Irapuato has spent 26 years in the first division never quite excelling to challenge for the title.
The team was relegated in 2004 but not because of their on-field performance but because of financial irregularities. The team then took a turn for the worse being relegated to its current position in the regionalized third division or Segunda Division.
The team finally returned to Primera División A when the filial team of Pachuca, Pachuca Juniors, decided to move to Irapuato, and also change their name to Irapuato FC, once again giving Irapuato a soccer team for them to stay behind. However, there is no indication of how this move or name change might have taken place. But it is known that such action has happened when Pachuca Juniors won promotion to Primera División A, and, as stated on the FMF website, moved to Irapuato and changed their name to Irapuato FC.
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The club dates back to 1910 in the city of Irapuato where a club was founded under the name Club Mutualista Irapuatense by Pedro Garnu and by Diego Mosqueda who was and important person in the sports development in the city , who would later go on to establish the clubs rival Athletic Leon in the 1920s.In does first years many clubs were formed in order to create a futbol league deportivo Irapuato, Internacional,Club Marte,ISCO and Atlético Leon inaugurated the league in 1925.That first tournoment was unofully won by Club Marte due to the fact that the tournament was not Finnish to problems between Irapuato and ISCO.In 1928 the club reach the final and played it against Deportivo Internacional, the clubs squad was mas made up by Kurt Lenk as keeper Antonio Aguilar and José Núñez playinf defende Julián Ramírez, Francisco Belman ND Salvador Silva in the mid fild and Antonio “El Gato” Baltazar, Crisoforo Juárez, Secundino Alvarado , Teofilo and Juan Aguilera playing forward.The club managed to come out with a 1-0 victory and by so winning its first league title. this club wore a white shirt with black shorts and socks.
The club that plays today under the name Club Deportivo Irapuato was founded in 1948 where it had trouble staying in the first division.in the late 1940s there were various clubs that represented the city of Irapuato and it was until 1948 when they decide to merge in order to become more competitive and so they did and join the Second division in 1949.The man in charge of the merge were Coronal Oscar Bonfilio and Jesús Vaca Gaona both who had participated in the 1928 Olympic games in Amsterdam. The club would once againg changed is name this time to Club Deportivo Irapuato, A.C which many people believe to be the date the club was establish.
The club was one of the first club to inaugurate the Segunda División de México in the 1949-50 tournament where after 3 tournament the club managed to win its first promotion against Club Deportivo Zamora 2-1 under the care of Profe Castañeda.The club made it debut First Division debut in the league on August 22, 1954 against Zacatepec who they beat 4-5. In the secoud round the club played at home in the old Revolución stadium against Puebla FC who they also defeated 4-0.The club also revive its rivalry which had stop in the late 1930s against the club from Leon who now played under the name Club Leon, that game ended in a 1-1 draw.
The clubs best tournament was played in 1963-64 where the club finished with 32 points only 1 behind that years champions C.D. Guadalajara who finished with 33.The clubs played mediocre tournaments the following years were in the 1971-72 season the club found itself playing in group b with clubs Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla FC, Atlante, Pachuca, UNAM, Toluca and Torreón.At the end of the tournament the club finished last and had to play a relegation series against the other last place teams.The series was played against Torreon Atletico Espanol and Veracruz.the first match was played against Veracruz who defeated them 3-1 ,the second ended in a 0-0 draw.The last game was played against Torreon in Guadalajara where the club lost 1-0 and was regelated for the first time to the second division after 18 years.
Back in the second division the club became a top club reaching the final in its first year back against Tampico Madero. The first game was played in Irapuato which they won 1-0. It seemed the club would clinch its promotion having the second match at home but surprisingly Ciudad Madero came out with a 2-0 victory and so earning its promotion.
In the 1974-75 tournament the club had its second opportunity when they once aging reach the final this time played against Tecos. Thos time the club would loss that final 1-0 match that took place in Mexico City.
The club would get its third opportunity to earn a promotion in 1978 this time against Zacatepec. This time a series was played the first match ended in a 1-0 victory for Zacatepec. The secound match ended in a 4-1 victory for Zacatepec and so the club would lost its third Promotion series in 6 years.
In the 1908s the club had a streak of qualifying to the quarterfinals but not been able to reach the final. After 4 years the club finally managed to reach the final in the 1984-85 tournament under the management of Diego Malta Solano against Pachuca. The first match was played in Irapuato were they took a 2-1 advantage in the return match Irapuato came out with a win and finally earn the promotion after 13 years. Notable players from that club were Anselmo Romero, Rafael Lira, Jesús Montes, Eugenio Constantino and Teodoro Orozco.
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