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Atlético Morelia
Mexican association football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican football club based in Morelia, Michoacán. Founded on 4 June 1950, the club competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of Mexican football.[2] The club plays their home matches at the Estadio Morelos.
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Full name | Club Atlético Morelia | |||
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Nickname(s) | Los Canarios (The Canaries)[1] | |||
Founded | June 4, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-06-04) | |||
Ground | Estadio Morelos Morelia, Michoacán | |||
Capacity | 35,000 | |||
Owner | List
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Chairman | José Luis Higuera | |||
Manager | Mario García Covalles | |||
League | Liga de Expansión MX | |||
Clausura 2024 | 14th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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From 1981 to 2020, the club played in Mexico top-flight football league, winning the Invierno 2000 championship. On 2 June 2020, Monarcas Morelia relocated to Mazatlan and rebranded as Mazatlán F.C..[3] A few weeks later, on 26 June, Atlético Zacatepec relocated to Morelia and rebranded as Atlético Morelia at the Liga de Expansión MX.[4] On 11 June 2024, Atlético Morelia announced the acquisition of Monarcas Morelia brand, badge and history, thus becoming the lineal club founded in 1950.[5]
Morelia has won the Liga de Expansión championship, in the Clasura 2022 season. It was the clubs second title, in a second division league.