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Manager: Ignacio Ambriz
Owner: Grupo Pachuca
Founded: 1944
Average Age of Players: 28
''Founded in 1944, Club Leon is the official Mexican soccer club. Also known just as Leon or Liga MX, the professional soccer club is based in the city of Leon. The organization was first managed by Antonio Lopez Herranz and has since had over 20 managers. The team has won the Mexico Championship five times and was the runner-up in the CONCACAF Champions' League in 1993. Club Leon narrowly lost that game to Costa Rica. Managed by Ignacio Ambriz, Club Leon has a solid set of players, including Jean Meneses and Luis Montes, who scored the two goals against the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). In 2020, Club Leon has started strong, defeating LAFC 2-0 in one of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League games. To see the solid players from the Club Leon team, grab your Club Leon tickets at StubHub today.'
'Club Leon will play in the newly constructed Estadio Leon or the Leon Stadium. It will be the official stadium of the city of Leon. The stadium is going under renovation from 2020-2023. Its new design will hold 35,000 fans. There will also be roughly 300 private boxes as well as lounges. For fans driving to the stadium, there will be about 3,500 parking spaces.'
'Club Leon's closest rivalry is with the Union de Curtidores team or the Union of Tanners. This team also calls its home base Leon, which is why the rivalry is so fierce. Another rivalry for Club Leon is against Club Atletico Irapuato, another Mexican football team.'
'Club Leon has had some memorable goal scorers since its beginnings in 1944. The team's top goal scorer is Adalberto Dumbo Lopez. He scored a record 196 goals for the team. In 1988, he was elected into the Mexican Hall of Fame. Another top player for the team is Luis Montes. Montes is said to have one of the best left feet in Mexico.'
'The current manager of Club Leon is Ignacio Ambriz. Ambriz was a Mexican soccer player himself before becoming manager. He has managed the team since September 2018. He started as an assistant manager at Atletico Madrid in 2006, became manager of San Luis in 2010 and then he managed Chivas in 2012, Queretaro FC in 2013, America in 2015, Necaxa in 2017 and finally Leon in 2018. Ambriz retired as a soccer player in 2001.'
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'Since Club Leon's beginnings, there has been a long history of not only games but also managers. The football club started with Antonio Lopez Herranz in 1951. There have been over 20 managers in total. Some lasted less than a month, such as Sergio Orduna, who managed the team from August 7, 2010 – August 22, 2010. A few managers lasted for just a few months, such as Salvador Reyes, who managed the team from July 1, 2009, to October 24, 2009, and Mario Garcia, who managed the team from July 1, 2008, to October 13, 2008.'
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