Club Deportivo Marte, also known as Marte Fútbol Club, was a Mexican

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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

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in 1928, it later moved to

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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

, but they moved to

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

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in Uruguay.

Honours

Top division

* Liga Mayor ** Champions (1): 1953-54 *

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** Champions (2): 1943, 1954

Promotion division

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** Champions (1): Verano 2000 ** Runners-up (1): Verano 1999

Amateur

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marte Defunct football clubs in Morelos Association football clubs established in 1928 1928 establishments in Mexico Ascenso MX teams Primera Fuerza teams