Liga Amateur de Veracruz

Liga Amateur de Veracruz
Country Mexico México
Founded 1915
Folded 1943
Divisions 1
Level on pyramid 3
Website www.femexfut.org.mx

Liga Amateur de Veracruz was a former football league in Mexico founded by local businessmen in the state of Veracruz, where clubs from the State of Veracruz played from 1908 to 1943.The league folded in 1943 when the Primera División de México the first professional league in Mexico was founded.. Important clubs came out of this club such as Orizaba, Veracruz Sporting Club, Iberia de Córdoba and Moctezuma.

History

As early as 1894[1] clubs around the State of Veracruz were being founded and having friendly matches. The first clubs to be established in 1898 was Albinegros de Orizaba along with other clubs formed and sponsored by local factories. Most of the players who made up these clubs were workers and minors from the factories and mines around the city owned by Scottish and English men who had just arrived to the state. In 1915 an amateur league that would later be known as La Liga del Sur was established mainly due to the fact that the other closest league were Albinegros de Orizaba had taken part in 1902 winning the tournament that years was located in Mexico City.

Amateur Era Occidental League Champions (1908–1943)

Season Champion
1915–16Veracruz Sporting Club
1916–17Veracruz Sporting Club
1917–18Veracruz Sporting Club
1918–19N/A
1919–20Iberia de Córdoba
1920–21N/A
1921–22Iberia de Córdoba
1922–23N/A
1923–24Espana de Veracruz
1924–25Veracruz Sporting Club
1925–26Iberia de Córdoba
1926–27Veracruz Sporting Club
1927–28Veracruz Sporting Club
1928–29Veracruz Sporting Club
1929–30Veracruz Sporting Club
1930–31Veracruz Sporting Club
1931–32Iberia de Córdoba
1932–33 |N/A
1933–34|N/A
1934–35Unión Deportiva Río Blanco
1935–36Espana de Veracruz
1936–37C.I.D.O.S.A
1937–38Moctezuma de Orizaba
1938–39Veracruz Sporting Club
1939–40C.I.D.O.S.A
1940–41Veracruz Sporting Club3
1941–42Espana de Veracruz
1942–43Veracruz Sporting Club

Champions Table

The total championships by each club are summarized in the following chart.

Team Championships
Veracruz Sporting Club12
Iberia de Córdoba7
Unión Deportiva Río Blanco1
C.I.D.O.S.A1
Moctezuma de Orizaba1

References