Atlante F.C.
Atlante Fútbol Club, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. Founded in 1916, Atlante were original members of the Mexican Primera División when it began in 1943.
| Full name | Atlante Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Potros de Hierro (The Iron Colts) Los Azulgranas (The Blue-and-Garnets) El Equipo del Pueblo (The People's Team) los Prietitos | |||
| Founded | 18 April 1916 as Sinaloa 8 December 1916 as Atlante | |||
| Ground | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Capacity | 33,000 | |||
| Owner | Emilio Escalante | |||
| Chairman | Jorge Santillana | |||
| Manager | Daniel Alcántar | |||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | |||
| Apertura 2022 | 1st of 18 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Atlante has won three national league championships, two from their original home in Mexico City, and the most recent following their 2007 relocation to Cancún before eventually returning to Mexico City. They are also three-time winners of the Copa México, and twice winners of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League.
Atlante currently compete in Mexico's second-tier Liga de Expansión MX following relegation from Liga MX at the end of the 2013–14 season. They won the Apertura 2021 and Apertura 2022.
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