The 1994–95 Tampico Madero-TM Gallos Blancos season is the 4th campaign in existence and first season in the top flight division of Mexican football. The campaign is best remembered as the last season played in First Division.

Summary

After the team was promoted from Second Division in summertime Owner Antonio Pelaez Pier reinforced the squad with several transfers in: Héctor Quintero (Veracruz), Ángel Torres (Puebla), Alejandro Domínguez (América), René Isidoro García (Atlante), Tomás Cruz (Atlante), Gerardo Silva (América), Álvaro Torres (Santos), Gerardo Jiménez (Monterrey), Guillermo Galindo (Querétaro) and Rubén Martínez (Santos). Club legend Forward Sergio Lira left the club transferred out to

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. Also Jose Camacho in his second season as manager renew his contract until 1995 along Panamanian Forward Victor Rene Mendieta. The squad lost 9 matches in its first 15 games collapsing in the relegation table below

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. On 20 November 1994 the municipal government of

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...

sanctioned the club allegedly due to Pelaez did not pay the lease of Tamaulipas Stadium and banned the team to play at that field. The match on 19 November 1994 against

was in fact the last First Division game played in the port. After the ban, in a shockingly move, Owner Pelaez Pier transferred the franchise out from

to Queretaro and leased the Corregidora Stadium until June 1995. Also, the team left its name

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and was renamed TM-Gallos Blancos and even Pelaez sacked Jose Camacho as manager appointing

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. However, the squad collapsed for the second half of the season and on 2 April 1995 after a 0-1 defeat against

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the club was relegated to Primera Division A after just one single season.

Squad

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

La Liga

League table

=Group 1

=Overall Table

=Results by round

Matches

Statistics

Goalscorers

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References

External links

* 1994–95 Mexican Primera División season Club Jaiba Brava {{DEFAULTSORT:1994-95 Tampico Madero-TM Gallos Blancos season