Club Deportivo Muxes is a Mexican football club that plays in the
Liga TDP
Liga TDP is a professional association football league in Mexico and the fourth level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Tercera División de México (1967–2017). It has 223 participating clubs, divided into 17 regional gro ...
, the Mexican third division. The club is based in
Venustiano Carranza
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Re ...
,
Mexico City
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. It is the first professional Mexican football club declared as
LGBT
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.
History
The team was founded in 2018 with the aim of representing the LGBT community that until then had not had a representative club, in addition to generating spaces for the visibility of these groups. In its origins, the team competed in amateur leagues in Mexico City.
In 2020 the team joined the
Mexican Football Federation
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, Subsequently, the club registered in the Liga TDP, being placed in Group IV with other teams from the
Greater Mexico City
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.
On 25 September 2020, the team played its first official match. Muxes defeated
FC Politécnico
The Fútbol Club Politécnico, commonly known as Poli, is a Mexican football club based in Mexico City. The club was founded in 2013, and currently plays in Group IV of Liga TDP.
History First Team
On September 4, 1954, the Second Division o ...
by a score of 0–4. Pablo de la Rosa scored the club's first goal in its history in professional competition.
Players
First-team squad
See also
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Futbol in Mexico
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Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
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Tercera División de México
Liga TDP is a professional association football league in Mexico and the fourth level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Tercera División de México (1967–2017). It has 223 participating clubs, divided into 17 regional gro ...
References
External links
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Liga MX Profile
Football clubs in Mexico City
2018 establishments in Mexico
LGBTQ sports organizations
LGBTQ culture in Mexico City
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