Necaxa are a Mexican soccerclub playing in the Liga MX. In the town of Aguascalientes, they play at the Estadio Victoria. The club was founded on August 21, 1923. They are mostly known as Los Roji-blancos (the Red-Whites) andLos Electricistas(theElectricians).
It started with the foundation of a soccer team by the English engineer and owner ofLight and Power Company,William H. Frasser.As an undergraduate, Frasser was a soccer player in the UK and was a great fan of the sport.
The club merged withFrasser’s company and existed under the same name. However, they wereforced to change the name due tothe fact that theMexican football federation don’t allow naming clubs after private firms.Thus, it became known as Neaxca after the Necaxa Riverlocated near the powerstation.
Necaxa celebrate victory in the Mexican championship final match against Guadalajara in 1998. (Getty)
Liga MX: Everything you need to know about the new era of Necaxa under Capitalism
It tookNecaxa nine years to win their first Mexican championship title, in 1933. From their foundation to1940, they managed to win four league titles, and to finish the season the runners-upthree times. However, little did they know that they would not win anything at allfor the next fivedecades.
The arrival of Argentine coach Roberto Saporiti in 1991 meant going back totheirglory days.In a time That time isknown to the Necaxa fans as “the new era of Necaxa under Capitalism”.Saporitispent three seasons at the club, and despite not winning any title, he helped them accumulatethe most points in the 1992-93 season(54).
Despite leaving in 1994, it was clear thatSaporiti significantly improved the teamand hislegacy continued the following season whenNexaca won a league title for the first time since1938. In the 1994-45 season, they won theMexican League Championship thanks to a win over Cruz Azul, and theCONCACAF Cup Winners Cup after a winagainstAurora.
They also added the 1995-96 title after beating Celaya,and the Invierno 1998title after defeating Guadalajara. The Necaxa team of the 1990srepresented the solidarity and desire to function and play as a team under generous financial rewards, forced excellent coordination and execution on the field in the midst of a Capitalism competition system.
