Liga Occidental De Jalisco

Liga Amateur de Jalisco was a football league in Mexico founded by Federación Deportiva de Occidente de Aficionados, where clubs from the city of Guadalajara played from 1908 to 1943. The league folded in 1943, when the Primera División de México, the first professional league in Mexico was founded. Important clubs came out of this league, such as Guadalajara, Atlas, Nacional and Oro.

Liga Amateur de Jalisco
Founded1908
Folded1943
Country México
Divisions3
Level on pyramid3
Most championshipsGuadalajara (13)
Websitewww.femexfut.org.mx

History

As early as 1906[1][2] clubs around the city of Guadalajara had been founded, and they began playing friendly matches. The first clubs to be established in 1906 were Guadalajara, Atlético Occidental, Excelsior, Liceo de Varones, Cuauhtémoc and Iturbide. Most of the players who played for these clubs were workers and miners from the factories and mines around the city. These first clubs faced problems, such as learning the rules of this new sport, as well as learning how to make the ball which they needed to play. The balls they had been introduced to had been brought by wealthy men returning from Europe.

In 1908 Rafael Orozco, President of Club Guadalajara pitched an idea to create a league, and so in that same year the Liga Tapatía de fútbol was founded with Rafael Orozco as president, Alberto de la Mora as secretary, and Agustín Arce as treasurer.

The two first tournaments were played in various fields and amateur styles, and thus the two first titles went to Guadalajara. By 1910, due to the Mexican Revolution, most of the fields had been affected by fighting, making it difficult for the tournament to be played. Nonetheless, the tournament went on, with Liceo de Varones taking the cup that year. That club was mostly made up by seminarians. Guadalajara and Liceo de Varones became the first derby in the league.

In 1916 Atlas was founded by young returning students that had studied in England, and they brought a different style to Mexico. This club represented the high-class society in the city of Guadalajara, and became rivals with Guadalajara, therefore quickly becoming a Derby, considered the oldest in Mexico, and is referred to as the Clásico Tapatío.

The following years, from 1917 to 1921, Atlas due to the experience they had gained playing in England—went on to win four consecutive leagues. That all came to and end in 1922 when Guadalajara, with new and experienced players, managed to with the next four titles, from 1922 to 1925, once again claiming supremacy in the league.

In 1926 the Primera Fuerza invited a club from the league to play, and so the Selección Jalisco was formed, made up with the best players from Guadalajara, Atlas, Oro, Nacional and Morelos. With good performance by the Selección Jalisco, many players did return to their clubs, signed by the top clubs in Mexico City. This had an effect on the Tapatio League, but would also encourage other players to take their spot, which helped the league to continue.

Amateur Era Occidental League Champions (1908–1943)
Season Champion Runner-Up
1908–09GuadalajaraAtlético Occidental
1909–10GuadalajaraLiceo de Varones
1910–11Liceo de VaronesGuadalajara
1911–12GuadalajaraLiceo de Varones
1912–13Liceo de VaronesGuadalajara
1913–14Liceo de VaronesGuadalajara
1914–15Not Played
1915–16Not Played
1916–17ColónGuadalajara
1917–18AtlasColón
1918–19AtlasGuadalajara
1919–20AtlasColón
1920–21AtlasGuadalajara
1921–22GuadalajaraAtlas
1922–23GuadalajaraAtlas
1923–24GuadalajaraAtlas
1924–25GuadalajaraNacional
1925–26NacionalGuadalajara
1926–27NacionalAtlas
1927–28GuadalajaraNacional
1928–29GuadalajaraNacional
1929–30GuadalajaraNacional
1930–31NacionalAtlas
1931–32NacionalGuadalajara
1932–33GuadalajaraLatino
1933–34NacionalAtlas
1934–35GuadalajaraAtlas
1935–36AtlasNacional
1936–37NacionalAtlas
1937–38GuadalajaraNacional
1938–39NacionalOro
1939–40OroNacional
1940–41S.U.T.A.J.Nacional
1941–42RastroOro
1942–43OroRastro

Champions

The total championships by each club are summarized in the following chart.

Team Championships
Guadalajara13
Nacional7
Atlas5
Liceo de Varones3
Oro2
Colón1
S.U.T.A.J.
Rastro

Top scorer
Year Name Club Goals
1908-09Eugenio CherpenelGuadalajara
1909-10Guillermo SimoniGuadalajara
1910-11Salvador PalafoxGuadalajara
1912-13Agustín ValenzuelaLiceo de Varones6
1913-14Daniel BenítezLiceo de Varones6
1918-19Pedro Fernández del ValleAtlas7
1921-22Anastasio PrietoGuadalajara4
1922-23Anastasio PrietoGuadalajara9
1923-24Daniel GómezNacional6
1937-38Salvador SuárezGuadalajara

Footnotes
  1. Amateur era - LIGA DE OCCIDENTE Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Artículo sobre el Centenario del Club Guadalajara donde se mencionan los campeones de la liga amateur Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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