Club Deportivo Muxes is a Mexican football club that plays in the Liga TDP, the Mexican third division. The club is based in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is the first professional Mexican football club declared as LGBT.[2][3]
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Muxes A.C. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Muxes | ||
| Founded | December 2018 | ||
| Ground | Campo 1 Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | Gerardo Ramírez Gandarilla[1] | ||
| Manager | Arturo Viche | ||
| League | Liga TDP - Group IV | ||
| 2020–21 | 5th – Group IV (round of 16) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
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.[4] In its origins, the team competed in amateur leagues in Mexico City.[5]
In 2020 the team joined the Mexican Football Federation, Subsequently, the club registered in the Liga TDP, being placed in Group IV with other teams from the Greater Mexico City.[6]
On 25 September 2020, the team played its first official match. Muxes defeated FC Politécnico by a score of 0–4. Pablo de la Rosa scored the club's first goal in its history in professional competition.[7]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 8 October 2021[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Llega a la Presidencia de Club Muxes Gerardo Ramírez Gandarilla". C.D. Muxes on Facebook (in Spanish). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Magallán, Ricardo (12 September 2020). "Club Deportivo Muxes, primer equipo profesional representativo de comunidad LGTB en futbol mexicano". As México (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Club Deportivo Muxes es el primer equipo que representa a la comunidad LGBT en el futbol mexicano". Sinembargo.mx (in Spanish). 12 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Sánchez, Montserrat (12 November 2019). "Muxes buscan golear a la homofobia". Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ González, Fernanda (2 October 2020). "Club Deportivo Muxes: lo que importa es lo que dice el balón". The Line Breaker (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ De la Cruz, Luis (2 October 2020). "Liga MX: Club Muxes, primer equipo inclusivo hace su debut en la Tercera División". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Fútbol Club Politécnico 0 – 4 Club Deportivo Muxes". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Club Deportivo Muxes". Liga BBVA MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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