| Full name | Salamanca Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Petroleros (Oilers) | ||
| Founded | 1958 | ||
| Dissolved | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico Sección 24, Salamanca, Guanajuato, México (Capacity: 12,000) |
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| President | Ramón Morato | ||
| Manager | Jorge Humberto | ||
| League | Primera División A | ||
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Salamanca F.C. is a Mexican football club based in Salamanca, Guanajuato, México which currently plays in the Liga primer de ascenso, the third tier of the Mexican football league system.
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the club was founded in the 1950s and soon after in 1958 the club joins the Segunda División de Méxicoand plays under the name of Mapaches. The club plays in the second divination till 1961 when the club folds due economical problems.In 1964 the clubs rejoins the second division this time the club was own by a local Oil Company who brought in big name players but never achieved a promotion the the first division.From 1964 the club would go own to play good to mediocre tournaments which finally came to and end once again in 1986 when the club folded and would not come this time for several years all time times playing under the name of Petroleros de Salamca.
In 2001 the same oil company that had own the club in the 1980s started up several professional clubs ,the first a basketball club in 2001 who played under the name of Petroleros de Salamanca.In 2004 the football club finally made its return quickly joining the Primera A.In 2006 the club reach its first final in the Primera A only to loss it to Puebla FCin a Penalty shoot out.The club would go out to play 6 more tournaments before the club was sold and relocated in La Piedad, Michoacan were it became C.F. La Piedad.
In the early 1950s clubs were a costume to use the city's crest for their own so Salamanca used the city crest from 1958-1961.In the early 1970s the club used a crest which had an oil rig along with a soccer ball.In 2004 the club return with a brand new crest bet kept the oil rig and the soccer ball along with the clubs colors.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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