C.F. La Piedad Explained

Clubname:La Piedad
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Fullname:Club de Fútbol La Piedad
Nickname: Los Reboceros (The Plasters)
Founded:
as Club La Piedad
Ground:Estadio Juan N. López
La Piedad, Michoacán
Capacity:13,356
Owner:Martin Eduardo González Morales
Chairman:Martin Eduardo González Morales
Manager:José Roberto Muñoz
League:Liga Premier - Serie A
Season:2023–24
Position:11th, Group II
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Club de Fútbol La Piedad is a Mexican football club based in La Piedad, Michoacán. The club currently plays in the Liga Premier de Ascenso de Mexico in the Liga Premier. Reboceros was founded in 1951 by football players from "Perros Bravos" neighborhood, most of them were craftsman working with leather and textile.

History

First years of the club

The club was founded in 1951.[1] In 1952, the team won the Second Division and was promoted to Primera División, however, the squad was relegated in 1953.[2] After 1953 relegation, the team would spend several years playing in the Second Division and Primera División 'A'. In 2001 the club won the Verano 2001 championship defeating Toros Neza.[3] Later, La Piedad won the promotion to the First Division by winning Gallos de Aguascalientes in the promotion playoff.[4]

Return to Primera División and first disappearance of the club

La Piedad returned to Primera División in the Invierno 2001 tournament, the team finished in 18th place with 19 points. In Verano 2002 tournament, La Piedad finished the regular season in the first place of the general table. Being eliminated by Pumas UNAM in the quarterfinals, the team was managed by Víctor Manuel Vucetich.[5]

During the season, the team had to face criticism from own players, rival teams and the media, which accused the club and the city of not having the facilities or adequate urban infrastructure for the First Division.[6] Finally, the team was moved from La Piedad to Querétaro and was renamed as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro.[7]

The original La Piedad franchise disappeared in 2004, after the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) decided to reduce the number of participants in the First Division to 18 clubs. The FMF bought the Gallos Blancos franchise for the lack of transparency regarding the origin of its financial resources and decided to disappear it.[8]

Ascenso MX Teams

After original La Piedad team was moved to Querétaro, a new franchise arrived to the city: Tampico Madero adopted the name and colors of Reboceros on Invierno 2002 tournament.[9] The new La Piedad franchise arrived to the tournament final against Irapuato, finally, the Irapuato won the championship, in January 2003, La Piedad was moved to Celaya and was renamed as Cajeteros del Celaya.[10]

In 2004, Guadalajara moved its reserve squad to La Piedad and was named as Chivas La Piedad,[11] however the team only played for one season in the city, because they did not receive the support of local fans. In July 2005 the franchise was moved to Tepic.[12]

In June 2009, an Ascenso MX football club from the neighboring state of Guanajuato, Petroleros de Salamanca, relocated to La Piedad.[13] The club changed its name to Club de Fútbol La Piedad, and four years later the club was promoted to Liga MX after defeating Neza FC in a promotion play-off. The club had asked permission to relocate from La Piedad before the new season began.[14] The club was subsequently renamed when Fidel Kuri Grajales, the owner from Veracruz decided to liquidate the club to use its Liga MX license for their Ascenso MX team Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.[15]

Segunda División Teams

La Piedad maintained a reserve team in Silao, this team played in Liga de Nuevos Talentos, the Reboceritos de La Piedad, this squad was relocated in La Piedad and became the main team in July 2013.[16]

In June 2016, La Piedad bought an expansion place in the Liga Premier de Ascenso.[17] The new team, officially called Club de Fútbol Reboceros was the product of an alliance between the City Council and football players Flavio and Duilio Davino.[18]

In 2017, the Davino brothers sold their participation in the club, which was acquired by José Trinidad Melgoza, a local businessman.[19] In Clausura 2018, La Piedad was a finalist of the championship, being defeated by Loros UdeC.[20]

In June 2018, new members arrived to the board that administers the club, the brothers Carlos Adrián and Ramón Morales.[21] Melgoza left the direction and took his project to Real Zamora, a team from the same region as La Piedad.[22]

Under the new directive, the team began to suffer economic problems,[23] finally in December 2018, Melgoza returned to Reboceros acquiring 90% of the team, the remaining 10% of the shares belong to the City of La Piedad.[24] With the second stage of Melgoza, Reboceros de La Piedad and Real Zamora went to share ownership, for this reason a collaboration between both clubs began, which consists mainly of the exchange of players and staff of the two teams with the aim of creating a project to promote regional football.[25]

In July 2020 Melgoza sold the franchise to Promotora Deportiva Valladolid, a group of businessmen headed by Heriberto Morales and José Alfredo Pérez Ferrer.[26] Pérez Ferrer was appointed as President of the club, while Claudio da Silva was elected as Vice President.[27] La Piedad's project was merged with one that intended to bring a team to Morelia after the departure of Monarcas, however, upon winning another offer, it was decided to combine both. For this reason, Marco Antonio Figueroa and Carlos Bustos were chosen as sports advisers for La Piedad.[28] [29]

Honours

National

(2)

Verano 2001, Apertura 2012

(2)

2001-02, 2012–13

(1)

1951-1952

1984-1985, 1993-1994

Current squad

First-team squad

[30]

Reserve teams

Huetamo F.C.
  • Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

    Notable players

    Managers

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: CF Reboceros de La Piedad: Summary. Soccerway. Global Sports Media. 24 April 2012.
    2. Web site: Sierra Rangel . Yoshio Axel . Reboceros de La Piedad festeja 66 años de historia . Cambio de Michoacán . 14 April 2019 . es . 14 November 2017.
    3. Web site: López . Willy . Reboceros de La Piedad, digno Campeón . Mediotiempo . 14 April 2019 . es . 28 May 2001.
    4. Web site: Pelayo . Alejandro . Primera División A: ¡Piedad, Piedad! . Diario El Norte . 14 April 2019 . es . 7 June 2001.
    5. Web site: Termina La Piedad como superlíder del torneo . El Universal . 14 April 2019 . es . 27 April 2002.
    6. Web site: Reboceros de La Piedad . History Liga MX . 14 April 2019 . es . 26 November 2018.
    7. Web site: Equipo mexicano La Piedad cambiará de nombre . Emol . 14 April 2019 . es . 21 May 2002.
    8. Web site: Gallos Blancos también desaparece…Serán 18 equipos y ya están listos los 3... . Mediotiempo . 14 April 2019 . es . 26 June 2004.
    9. Web site: Cetto . Franzelle . Primera "A": Sorprenden dos equipos . Mediotiempo . 14 April 2019 . es . 21 August 2002.
    10. Web site: Por problemas extracancha, TM se muda a La Piedad para el invierno 2002, ese torneo llegaron a la final y la perdieron con Irapuato. . Twitter: @History_LigaMX . 14 April 2019 . es . 10 April 2017.
    11. Web site: Guzmán . Raúl . Habrá Chivas en La Piedad . ESPN Deportes . 14 April 2019 . es . 26 June 2004.
    12. Web site: Tepic será la casa del nuevo equipo de Chivas en Primera "A". Mediotiempo . 14 April 2019 . es . 6 July 2005.
    13. Web site: El Sol de Salamanca. Alejos Balderas, Teresa. La Piedad may be the final destination of Salamanca. La Piedad, puede ser el destino final de Salamanca. es. 8 June 2009. 21 May 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095108/http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1194502.htm. dead.
    14. Web site: Goal.com. Marshall, Tom. Three teams to move in Liga MX. 21 May 2013.
    15. Web site: Reales van a Chiapas y La Piedad a Veracruz. 28 May 2013.
    16. Web site: Ochoa . Mario . La Piedad regresa al fútbol profesional . VAVEL . 14 April 2019 . es . 10 August 2013.
    17. Web site: Es oficial, el Club de Futbol Reboceros de La Piedad es de Liga Premier de Segunda División. . Info Metrópoli . 14 April 2019 . es . 16 June 2016.
    18. Web site: Toman cargo de logística . Periódico AM . 14 April 2019 . es . 30 June 2016.
    19. Web site: ¿Quién es Trino Melgoza? . Periódico La Redacción . 14 April 2019 . es . 25 January 2018.
    20. Web site: Reboceros de La Piedad es Sub Campeón de la Liga Premier . Noticias Hoy SLP . 14 April 2019 . es . 12 May 2018.
    21. Web site: Llegaron Carlos y Ramón Morales Reboceros, pero Trinidad Melgoza queda fuera . Periódico AM . 14 April 2019 . es . 28 July 2019.
    22. Web site: Sierra Rangel . Yoshio Axel . Franquicia de los Reboceros se muda a Zamora . Cambio de Michoacán . 14 April 2019 . es . 3 August 2018.
    23. Web site: Amenazan jugadores de Reboceros con no jugar y no entrenar por falta de pagos . Periódico AM . 14 April 2019 . es . 9 October 2018.
    24. Web site: Limpia en Reboceros, sólo se quedarán ocho jugadores . Periódico AM . 14 April 2019 . es . 4 December 2018.
    25. Web site: Reestructura en "Reboceros" y "Chongueros". . Acueducto Online . 14 April 2019 . es . 7 December 2018.
    26. Web site: Cervantes . Agustín . Trino Melgoza deja a Reboceros de Liga Premier; equipo tendrá nuevo dueño . Periódico AM . 23 September 2020 . es . 28 July 2020.
    27. Web site: Herrera . Ismael . Reboceros de La Piedad con nuevo proyecto y administración . SMRTV . 23 September 2020 . es . 23 July 2020 .
    28. Web site: Castellanos . Sergio . Liga MX: Reboceros de La Piedad, cerca de volver al fútbol mexicano . Soy Fútbol . 23 September 2020 . es . 8 August 2020.
    29. Web site: Reboceros se reinventa con nueva administración . Ecos del Quinceo . 23 September 2020 . es . 22 July 2020.
    30. Web site: Reboceros de La Piedad . Liga BBVA MX . 18 September 2020.