Querétaro
Querétaro Fútbol Club is a Football (soccer) club based in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico. Their home stadium is Estadio Corregidora
History
Founded in the Segunda División (second tier) in 1950 by Alfonso Pachín Niembro and Raúl Ayala to represent the city of Santiago de Queretaro. In its first years the team was given the nickname of "Gallos Blancos" (white roosters). In 1976, they arrived for the first time to a Second Division final, which they lost.
In 1977 they changed their name to Atletas Industriales and in the early 80's to UAQ Gallos Blancos. In 1988 another team was created in the city, named Queretaro FC. These two teams then became rivals as they were playing on the Second Division.
UAQ Gallos Blancos arrived to another Second Division final in 1987, now against the Correcaminos , but after playing the first game of the series in the Correcaminos stadium(with a result of 0 - 0), the team suffered an accident while returning to Santiago de Queretaro, where three very important players lost their lives. Even though the final match was moved a month, the team lost the series on a third match in the Estadio Azteca.
Querétaro FC played in the Mexican First Division from 1990 to 1994 and finally disappeared.
In 1998 Querétaro FC and Gallos Blancos merged into one club and formed a team that played for three years, with the original name of Gallos Blancos de Queretaro (the White Roosters of Queretaro).
In 2002, a First Division team, CF La Piedad, moved from the city of La Piedad to play in Santiago de Queretaro, where the team stayed for two years (four seasons), until the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación decided to reduce the number of teams in the First Division from twenty to eighteen, and decided to eliminate the two teams with the worst financial situation: Querétaro FC and Club Irapuato.
In May 28, 2006, Querétaro FC ascended to the Primera División de México, after beating CF Puebla in the Clausura 2006 tournament and the 2005/2006 Primera A promotion play-off.
In April 29, 2007 The Gallos Blanco were relegated after failing to achieve 6 out of 9 points in the final 3 games. They lost their final game to Atlas after forfeiting the salvation of the franchise which lay in their hands.
Playing squad
As of July 19, 2008:
Notable former and current players
- Luciano Emilio
- Silvano Tellez
- Pedro Cortez
- Salvador "Zurdo" Ochoa
- JJ Torruco
- Missael Espinoza
- Alfredo Tena
- Carlos De Los Cobos
- Luis Hernández (footballer)
- Jorge Collazo
- Roberto Nurse
- Erubey Cabuto
- Margarito González
- Carlos Ochoa
- Miguel Becerra
- Agustín Jimenez
- Gerardo "Pillo" Orona
- René Montalvo
- Ruben Omar Romano
- Gustavo Moriconi
- Carlos Casartelli
- Mauro Gerk
- Iván Hurtado
Notable former managers
- Salvador Reyes de la Peña
- Carlos Jara Saguier
- Carlos de los Cobos
- Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe
- Antonio Ascencio
- Luis Alvarado
- Miguel Marín
- Salvador Reyes
Honours
- Primera División A (Second Division until 1994)
- - Champions Clausura 2005, Clausura 2006
- - Runners-up 1976/1977, 1986/1987
- - Promotion play-off winners 2005/2006
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