Iberia de Veracruz

Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association
Season	1918–19
Champions	Real España (5th title)
Matches played	40
Goals scored	91 (2.28 per match)
	← 1917–18 1919–20 →

Iberia de Veracruz
Full name	Iberia de Veracruz
Founded	1915
Dissolved	1943
Home colours	Away colours

Iberia de Veracruz was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Amateur de Veracruz prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. The club was established in 1915 and was dissolved in 1943.

Liga Amateur de Veracruz

Iberia de Córdoba played in the Liga Amateur de Veracruz and became champions in the 1917–18 season.^[1] In 1918, after winning the title, the club was invited to play in the Primera Fuerza by Club España to replace España B. Before the start of the 1918–19 season the club decided to switch their name to España Veracruz.

Primera Fuerza

1918–19

España Veracruz began playing in Primera Fuerza in the 1918–19 not faring well with the Mexico City teams. They ended last place in that season

The 1918-19 season was the edition XVII of the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association. For the first time 7 teams participated, with Iberia de Veracruz joining the league and changed its name to España Veracruz. Real España and Germania returned after their withdrawal, Junior Club changed its name to "Tigres México" and Club América changed its name to "Centro Unión".

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real España	12	10	1	1	42	1	+41	21
2	Centro Unión	12	7	1	4	14	15	−1	15
3	Tigres México	12	5	5	2	9	7	+2	15
4	Pachuca	12	4	1	7	5	14	−9	9
5	Germania	12	3	3	6	9	19	−10	9
6	España Veracruz	10	3	1	6	8	11	−3	7
7	Dep. Español	10	1	2	7	4	24	−20	4

Source: RSSSF

References

^ "Historia del Futbol en Mexico".

Mexico - List of final tables (RSSSF)

1919–20

Again as the previous season España Veracruz failed to improve ending in last place.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Club España (C)	16	13	2	1	26	6	+20	28
2	Tigres Mexico	16	10	2	4	23	12	+11	22
3	Asturias	16	9	2	5	21	14	+7	20
4	América	16	8	1	7	19	15	+4	17
5	México FC	16	5	4	7	12	15	−3	14
6	Germania	16	6	2	8	15	16	−1	14
7	Deportivo Español	16	4	4	8	12	19	−7	12
8	Pachuca	16	3	3	10	15	25	−10	9
9	España Veracruz	16	2	4	10	6	27	−21	8

Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Return to Liga Amateur de Veracruz

After 2 bad seasons winning only 5 games out of 28 games played, the club return to play in the Liga Sur for the 1920–21 season in Veracruz after the Primera Fuerza decides that only clubs from the capital would be allowed to participate in the league. The club returns to a league dominated by Veracruz Sporting Club, who would dominate the league in the 20s and 30s after the club had its chance to play in the Primera Fuerza in Mexico City.^[1]

Iberia de Veracruz was able to win a few more titles until the Liga Amateur de Veracruz was dissolved in 1943 in order to begin the first professional league in Mexico, Pimera Division de Mexico.

Honours

Liga Amateur de Veracruz:

Winners (5): 1917–18, 1923–24, 1935–36, 1938,39, 1941–42

References

^ "Mexico - Liga Veracruzana - List of Champions".

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Liga Amateur de Veracruz

Primera Fuerza

1918–19

Standings

References

1919–20

Return to Liga Amateur de Veracruz

Honours

References

See also