Atlético Yucatán
The Club Deportivo Atlético Yucatán , also known by the nickname Venados ( Spanish for deer ), is a former football club from Mérida , the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán .
history
Between 1988 and 2001, the club was part of the second Mexican football league , which appeared until 1994 as Segunda División and from 1994 as Primera División 'A' .
In both leagues, the Venados reached the playoffs for promotion to the Primera División , but failed in both cases.
At the end of the 1988/89 season Atlético Yucatán was in the promotion final against Potros Neza . After a 0-1 away defeat and a 1-0 home win, a third game was necessary, which the Venados lost 3-0 at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara and thus remained in second place. The Potros then did not notice their rise, but sold their license to the CD Veracruz .
Ten years later, the Venados were again in the promotion finals, where they had to deal this time with the former first division club Union de Curtidores . Fate repeated itself tragically: At first, Atlético lost (this time clearly with 0: 2 and 1: 5) and then the team eligible for promotion did not perceive their promotion, but sold their license. This time the beneficiary was Puebla FC .
Because the Venados struggled with increasing financial problems, they finally sold their second division license at the end of the 2000/01 season. Although they got their license back for the 2002/03 season, they then had to give up once and for all. This unsatisfactory situation for local football fans called the brothers Arturo and Mauricio Millet Reyes on the scene. In order to continue to watch second division football, they brought the team from Nacional Tijuana to Mérida and formed the Venados del Mérida Fútbol Club as the legitimate successor to the missing Venados de Yucatán.
Known players
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Dirceu (1995) -
Sergio Pacheco (1997-1999) -
Lorenzo Sáez (2000) -
Uwe Wolf (1997–1998)