C.D. Marte

Marte

Full name	Club Deportivo Marte
Nickname(s)	Marcianos (Martians)
Founded	1928 (1928) 1992 (1992), refounded as Marte Morelos
Dissolved	2001 (2001)
Ground	Estadio Centenario Cuernavaca, Morelos
Capacity	13,500
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Marte, also known as Marte Fútbol Club, was a Mexican football club, that played in the Campeonato de Primera Fuerza/Liga Mayor (1928–1932, 1937–1943) and also played in the Liga Mayor/Primera División de México from 1943 to 1955. Founded in Mexico City in 1928, it later moved to Cuernavaca, Morelos in 1953, and three years later CD Marte was dissolved. The club was refounded in 1992 as Marte Morelos and then changed its name to Potros Marte Pegaso, and once again the club was dissolved in 2001.

History

The club was founded in Mexico City, but they moved to Cuernavaca in 1953. The early club mainly consisted of Mexican soldiers, hence the name, in homage of the Roman god of war.

Amateur era

The first tournament played by the club was during the 1928–29 season. In the early era, the club won two of its three titles.

First title

The first title came in the 1928–29 season, its first year. The club finished with 14 points from 8 matches, with a total of 7 victories and only 1 loss (at the time there were 2 points for a victory). The club made up a part of the Mexico national team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

	Club	J	G	E	P	Pts
1	Marte FC	8	7	0	1	14
2	España FC	8	6	1	1	13
3	América	8	5	1	2	11
4	Atlante	8	5	0	3	10
5	Necaxa	8	5	0	3	10
6	Asturias	8	3	1	4	7
7	Germania	8	2	0	6	4
8	Aurrerá	8	0	2	6	2
9	México FC	8	0	1	7	1

2001 badge

Honours

Top division

• Liga Mayor
  • Champions (1): 1953-54
• Campeón de Campeones
  • Champions (2): 1943, 1954

Promotion division

• Segunda División
  • Champions (1): Verano 2000
  • Runners-up (1): Verano 1999

Amateur

• Campeonato de Primera Fuerza/Liga Mayor: 1928–29, 1942–43

See also

• Football in Mexico