Puebla Futbol Club, also known as the Camoteros and La Franja (The Stripe), is a professional Mexican football club. Puebla FC recently ascended to the First National Division (05-26-07). The team's white home jersey features a blue sash, which crosses the chest diagonally from the right shoulder to the waist.
The team was formed as an amateur club in 1904, by Englishmen who integrated into the Mexican Football League. Between 1944 and 1949, Puebla FC gained one second place, one third, and three fourth-place finishes, plus their first Copa México in the 1944-45 season, thereby becoming one of the great football clubs in México. During the 1953-54 season they managed their second Copa México title. Puebla took home their first League Title in the 1982-83 season, after defeating Guadalajara on penalty kicks. Another Copa México was theirs after the 1987-88 season, and in the 1989-90 season they won both a Copa México and their second League Title after beating the Black Lions of the Universidad de Guadalajara. This feat (winning both the League and the Copa Mexico Championships) erned the team the right to be counted among the exclusive "campeonísimo" club.
In 1991 they defeated Trinidad and Tobago for their first CONCACAF championship. Throughout more than sixty years of professional football, Puebla FC has counted on notable international players, mainly from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Chile, Uruguay and other locations in Africa and Europe.
The team was relegated to the Mexican Primera A at the end of the Clausura 2005. The team won the "Apertura 2006" tournament in an exciting match against Salamanca. On May 26th, 2007, Puebla won back the right to play in Mexico's premier soccer league, by defeating Dorados de Sinaloa in the Cuauhtémoc stadium, packed with more than 45,000 fans. Celebrations all around Puebla city ensued, reminding of the celebrations in 1983 and 1990, when the team won the championship of the premier league. Puebla now has the opportunity to relive those former days of glory.
Campeonato de Primera División: 1982-83, 1989-90 Campeonato de Ascenso 1970, 2007 Campeonato de Primera División "A" Apertura 2005, Apertura 2006 Copa México: 1945, 1953, 1988, 1990 Campeonisimo: 1990 Copa de Campeones de CONCACAF: 1991
Year by Year standings
First Division
Year
Pos
GP
W
T
L
GS
GA
PTS
1944-45
2
24
14
2
8
53
30
30
1945-46
3
30
17
4
9
85
48
38
1946-47
4
28
13
9
6
55
45
35
1947-48
3
28
15
5
8
40
34
35
1948-49
4
28
14
4
10
53
50
32
1949-50
7
26
11
3
12
51
54
25
1950-51
7
22
9
3
10
38
47
21
1951-52
8
22
6
7
9
30
47
19
1952-53
6
22
8
5
9
34
28
21
1953-54
3
22
8
9
5
31
29
25
1954-55
8
22
7
6
9
29
37
20
1955-56
13
26
6
4
16
35
64
16
Totals:
300
128
61
111
534
513
317
After this season, the team folded, being reformed in 1964.
Second Division
Year
Pos
GP
W
T
L
GS
GA
PTS
1964-65
4
30
14
9
7
49
31
37
1965-66
4
30
17
8
5
68
32
42
1966-67
4
30
17
7
6
69
37
41
1967-68
5
34
18
7
9
54
33
43
1968-69
3
34
15
12
7
44
28
42
1969-70
9
34
13
8
13
38
38
34
Total
192
94
51
47
322
199
239
In 1970 the First Division was expanded from 16 to 18 teams; the
Second Division champion Zacatepec was promoted and a playoff was held
for the remaining place. The teams competing for the place were Nacional, Naucalpan, Puebla and
Union de Curtidores. Puebla won the playoff and was promoted.
First Division
Year
Position
Games played
Won
Tied
Lost
Goals Scored
Goals Against
Points
Postseason place
1970-71
11
34
11
10
13
43
49
32
Didn't qualify
1971-72
6
34
13
9
12
47
42
35
Didn't qualify
1972-73
8
34
12
9
13
46
46
33
Didn't qualify
1973-74
4
34
13
14
7
57
40
40
Semifinals
1974-75
9
38
14
12
12
49
48
40
Didn't qualify
1975-76
18
38
9
10
19
42
61
28
Didn't qualify
1976-77
10
38
13
11
14
49
49
37
Didn't qualify
1977-78
18
38
10
8
20
35
52
28
Didn't qualify
1978-79
7
38
14
14
19
53
49
42
Didn't qualify
1979-80
13
38
11
11
16
56
62
33
Didn't qualify
1980-81
11
38
12
13
13
57
59
37
Didn't qualify
1981-82
8
38
15
11
12
57
56
41
Didn't qualify
1982-83
3
38
15
15
8
53
39
45
CHAMPIONS
1983-84
13
38
12
10
16
53
58
34
Didn't qualify
1984-85
10
38
13
11
14
53
43
37
Quarterfinals
PRODE 85
??
??
??
??
??
??
??
??
Mexico 86
??
??
??
??
??
??
??
??
1986-87
6
40
15
12
13
61
48
42
Semifinals
1987-88
10
38
13
12
13
58
51
38
Quarterfinals
1988-89
1
38
20
13
5
73
31
53
Quarterfinals
1989-90
2
38
17
12
9
55
42
46
CHAMPIONS
1990-91
?
38
14
11
13
40
42
39
Semifinals
1991-92
7
38
14
13
11
44
42
41
Final
1992-93
9
38
?
?
?
58
56
43
Didn't qualify
1993-94
14
38
9
16
13
41
49
34
Didn't qualify
1994-95
7
36
12
16
8
45
41
40
Quarterfinals
1995-96
7
34
6
10
18
31
53
22
Didn't qualify
1995-96
7
34
6
10
18
31
53
22
Didn't qualify
Total
864
335
279
294
1198
1142
897
??
This last total does not include the 92-93 season.
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