Veracruz Red Sharks

Red Sharks of Veracruz

Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente Veracruz

Red Sharks of Veracruz

The Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz (officially known as Club Deportivo Veracruz) was a Mexican soccer team from the city and port of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico. It was founded on April 9, 1943 until its dissolution by the FMF on December 5, 2019 due to economic and political problems while playing in the First Division of Mexico.

History

Start, championships and disappearance

On April 9, 1943, Club Deportivo Veracruz was legally established, which participated in the first edition of the First Division of Mexico, then called the Major League. In the 1943-1944 season, the team's headquarters was the Parque Deportivo Veracruzano, which it shared with the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz baseball club. The Red Sharks team was integrated in the first instance with the merger of the Veracruz Sporting Club and España de Veracruz teams, great rivals in the Veracruz League at the time, but which joined forces to form a new team in the nascent professional era. of Mexican soccer.

They were baptized as the Red Sharks by the Veracruz sports writer Manuel Seyde. From then on, the team from the port of Veracruz adopted the shark as its mascot, also called sharks. The colors that identify the club are red and blue. Red is the color adopted by the teams of the Veracruz entity as a symbol of strength, passion and courage. Blue represents the ocean, uniqueness of the plaza with a spectacular view of the deep blue sea. The red of the Veracruz teams have been associated with political purposes but history explains the true purposes. On the shield you can see a red shark with a fin hitting a white and red ball; in the background a blue circle, on the outside the words Red Sharks at the top and Veracruz at the bottom. Two stars: one on the right and one on the left, represent each championship of the Jarocho team in the First Division: 1945-1946 and 1949-1950.

In the club's third season (1945-1946) in the first division, the team managed to go 18 games undefeated (14 wins and 4 draws, in this streak they had 8 consecutive wins), scoring 105 goals in 30 games. Luis "Pirate" Fuente was the notable player of the time, he was characterized by his control of the ball, his vision of the game, his recovery of balls, his headers and his physical condition. He is considered one of the idols of Jarocho football (the other is Jorge Comas). He is also the first Mexican to have played abroad: in Spain with Racing Santander, in Argentina with Vélez Sarfield and in Paraguay with the team Atlético Corrales, before returning to Mexico.

On Sunday, June 2, 1946, at "Asturias" from Mexico City, the sharks beat Spain 3-2, on the penultimate day of the championship, with goals from José Valdivia, Luis de la Fuente y Hoyos and Raymundo "Pelón" Gonzalez. In that team was Jorge Enrico, Lezcano, the "Pachuco" Duran. In this way, champions were proclaimed, and the league title came out of the country's capital for the first time in 26 years. The coach of that team was the Argentine Enrique Palomini.

In 1946 Veracruz lost the title of champion of champions with Atlas who defeated it 3:2. In the 1946-1947 tournament, Veracruz was third, only behind Atlante and León.

In the 1947-48 Copa México, despite the departure of Argentine player Jorge Enrico from the club, together with other great players such as Lazcano and "Pachuco" Durán, in addition to the departure of coach Enrique "Gitano" Palomini, the team from the port obtained its first Copa México title, and it was achieved by defeating the Chivas Rayadas of Guadalajara on July 25, 1948 by 3 goals to 1, with two scores by Raymundo "Pelón" González and one more by José Luis "Chito" Garcia.

For the 1949-1950 season, the "red sharks" With a renewed squad they obtained their second and to date last league title in the first division. The coach was the Spanish Juan Luque de Serrallonga, former coach of the Mexican National Team for the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay.

In that campaign, in addition to the league title achieved by Veracruz, they also had the first scoring champion in the club's history, which was obtained by the Peruvian Julio Ayllón (better known as "el Negro Aparicio&# 34;), who with 30 scores would become the top scorer of that season.

After being champion in the 1949-1950 season, the following campaigns were very bad and finally the team was relegated in the 1951-52 season, when the team was previously dismantled by the Argentine promoter Casildo Osés, bringing the best Club Deportivo Tampico A.C., which would be champion the following season. Once in relegation the team disappears for several years.

1960s: Return to the First Division

During the 1960-1961 season, Veracruz returned to the Second Division, with the idea of going up to the first. In the 1963-1964 season, said tournament consisted of 14 teams. That year there was no relegation, which corresponded to the Pericos del Nacional de Guadalajara. The champion of the second division, the Cementeros del Cruz Azul (previously named Conejitos Blancos or Liebres de Jasso, Hidalgo), which would be the team number 15 and along with the winner of a triangular game where the descendants "Periquitos& #3. 4; from Nacional, the Orinegros from Ciudad Madero and the Tiburones Rojos from Veracruz, who, being second place in said tournament, were promoted as team number 16 in the First Division.

Their promotion was received with great joy by the veteran Jarocha fans and by the new fans, since they already had a First Division team in the port. The owner of the team was José Lajud Kuri, who supported the team until the 1974 season, the year in which the team's franchise was sold to Juan Lara Castilla and José Ajo Lozada, who kept it until the 1978 season, being sold. to José Mantecón, descending in the 1978-79 season.

First seasons in the First Division

Propped up by the main base of the team that had promoted to the First Division with José Luis Aussin, Hugo Frank, Enrique Rivas, Francisco Montes Varela, Tranquilino Velázquez, Hugo Herrera, Zárate Machuca, Jesús Puente, the Peruvian Jesús Pelaéz and with the arrival of Brazilian players such as center forward Mariano Ubiracy, right winger Francisco Gomes "Batata" and the central defender, Marcio, the team began to compete in Mexican soccer, later being reinforced with the arrival of Waldir Pereira "Didi", two-time Brazilian world champion, as well as having the central defense of the National Team Mexican of that time: Guillermo Hernández Sánchez and Jesús del Muro. It was possibly the best time for the Jarocho team, where it was even in the top places of the table.

1970s

Even so, the bad seasons continued and in the 1970-1971 championship the relegation came even closer to the Sharks team, in a dance where they were involved in addition to the Red Sharks, the Tuzos del Pachuca, the Zorros del Atlas, the Camoteros from Puebla and the Chivas Rayadas from Guadalajara. Led by the Argentine coach Valdovinos, the team began to lose games, becoming the general bottom, being relieved by Enrique Rivas, who kept it in the First Division. First championship in Mexican soccer, which divided the First Division teams into two groups, having a league for the championship and a league not to be relegated. At the end of the tournament, the team that was relegated to the Second Division were the Zorros del Atlas, which despite being led by the Hungarian Arpad Fekete, could not save themselves and were defeated by the Tuzos del Pachuca, in three hectic games given that the first two matches had ended tied.

Players from those seasons: Hugo Herrera, Jesús "Charro" García, Pancho Montes, Tranquilino Velázquez, Olindo Guzmán, Juan Carlos Carone, Daniel Willington who never showed what he played in Argentina, Pedro Elizondo, Batata, Jorge "Coquis" Molina, Pedro Damián, Hugo Frank, Hugo Herrera, José Luis Aussín, Chucho Hernández.

In the 1971-72 season, the team started badly, losing games and quickly became the owner of one of the places that would compete with other teams for relegation. At that time, the 16 teams were divided into two groups of 8 teams, the last two of each group being the ones that would fight to stay in the First Division. Led by Luis Grill, the team did not work out and began to be a serious candidate for relegation. Although the team improved later with the Management of Enrique "Impala" Rivas, the eternal teardrop of the team, could not avoid playing in the league due to non-relegation. He had to play his first participation in this league for not being relegated, against the Freseros de Irapuato, which was won at the "Pirata" Stadium. Source 3 goals to one, goals scored by the Brazilian Paulo Matta and by Pedro Damián, being the goal of Irapuato, scored by the Argentine Antonio "Pibe" Reds. The return match to be held next Sunday, the following happened, with news that went around the world: When the team was eating at the concentration hotel, former Irapuato players in cahoots with the hotel cooks, mixed laxative powder with food, which gave the players impressive diarrhea. The newspapers in Mexico, South America and Europe mentioned what happened in Irapuato, what the strawberry crew had done to keep it from descending. Obviously the game was suspended and the following Sunday, Veracruz drew 0-0 with the Freseros and they would go to the final match against the Diablos Blancos del Torreón who sent Irapuato to the Second Division, in two highly contested games and that there was a need of a third game at the Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Irapuato being defeated one to zero and the strawberry team went to the Second Division.

Players of that campaign: Roberto "Cacho" Alatorre, Tranquilino Velázquez, Waltinho, Pedro Damián, Paulo Matta, Hugo Herrera, Jorge Ávalos, Vicente de la Mata Jr., Pedro Martínez, Sergio "Lechero" Martínez, Humberto Álvarez, Jesús "Charro" Garcia, Francisco Gomes "Batata", René Carreón.

With bad seasons and because there were weaker teams than the Red Sharks, they survived these difficulties. In the 1972-73 season, led by Enrique Rivas, and having a good position, the directors decided to terminate the contract with Rivas and the Red Sharks were coached by the Austrian Skender Peroli, who was dismissed for not having good results, being replaced by a once again by Enrique Rivas, who ended up with many tumbles that season, with anguish but the category is saved. Given the contacts that coach Peroli had, European players who would be hired by the club, coming from United States soccer, arrived at the port: The Czechoslovakian Joseph Jelinek, the liaison medium and the Yugoslavian Romanovic, extreme left, the latter being the one with the best performance. had with the Jarocho organization, associated with the base of the red sharks such as Ismael García "El Torombolo", Vicente de la Mata, Fernando "Pipo" White, Trinidadian Everald Cummings.

Later, Enrique Rivas is dismissed and the Uruguayan Tanque Carlos Miloc is hired, with whom there is also a campaign of anguish, disappointment and saving the team in the last days to avoid relegation. At the end of this campaign, the owner of the club, José Lajud Kuri, entered into a controversy with the Government of the State of Veracruz, due to the lack of support for the team and put the franchise up for sale, which was bought in 1974 by the Mr. Juanito Lara Castilla and José Ajo Lozada, who from that moment on, take charge of the team, better contracts are made and the team has quiet seasons, even trying to participate in the leagues for the Primera División championship.

During this time, with the new owners, there was stability in the team, giving good matches at the Pirata Fuente against the big teams of the First Division. Led that season by José Moncebaéz, the team finished within the top 10 places. A sip of water for a thirsty person. Moncebaéz would not return to the next tournament. Players of that campaign: Ismael "Torombolo" García, Eduardo Bautista, Jorge Torres Salinas, the Argentine Juan Carlos Cárdenas, Chango, and players from previous seasons.

The 1975-76 campaign began with a new coach: the Peruvian Walter Ormeño, who when he arrived at the port issuing this concept "With me soccer has come to Veracruz!" which caused great controversy among the fans, considering it a lack of respect for the achievements previously obtained, such as the two Mexican League championships. Peruvian players of apparent quality arrived: José Del Castillo, midfielder, Juan Carlos Oblitas, high-quality left winger, José Goyzueta goalkeeper and Eladio Reyes who, with the exception of Oblitas and Del Castillo, and the later arrival of Uruguayan center forward Ricardo Brandon, coming from Atlético Español, the other two were no big deal. Poor results and a drop in the standings led to Walter Ormeño being thanked and replaced by Odilón Mireles, who finished the campaign without so many problems.

Later, in the 1976-77 season, at that time the team was led by José Ricardo de León, brought in with great fanfare, who had made Toluca champion a season before. As expected, Uruguayan players arrived: Eliseo Álvarez, Juan Carlos Oyarbide, Juan Carlos Leyva and together with Ricardo Brandon and Juan Carlos Oblitas, the team started well but gradually began to fall. The straw that broke the camel's back was the 8-2 win by the Gallos de Jalisco enough to be fired and Professor Ricardo de León was replaced. However, the team was already beginning to show deterioration in its administrative structures. At this time there were quality players such as: Jorge Torres Salinas, Juan Carlos Oblitas, Ricardo Brandón, Guaracy Barbosa, Domingo Canales, Manuel Cerda Canela, Jorge Ávalos, José Luis "Ruso" Estrada, Ruben Cortes, Jesus de Anda.

During the 1977-78 campaign the team showed better solidity and above all power in the games at the "Pirata" Fuente, where the team won and even had the luxury of thrashing big teams. Preserving the base as well as the arrival of the Super Mouse the Argentine Jorge Coch, holder of a fearsome shot with his right foot, Ángel Salazar and Daniel Báez, who came from the pre-Olympic teams, the Argentines Rico Herrera and Enrique del Val. He did not enter the league on points, but at the end of that campaign the team was sold. The flight of quality players that the team had began.

Finally the team is sold to Mr. José Mantecón who keeps it for two seasons of anguish. But in the 1978-1979 season, led by the Uruguayan José Sassía, the team did not lift, associated with playing losses and injuries to key players, such as Juan José Pomarico. One fine day, José Sassía leaves the team, taking his countryman center forward Alonso with him and the parade of coaches begins, among them Odilón Mireles, Pipo Telléz and Hugo Herrera, which, added to a terrible campaign and to the fact that the number 19 place had more than three points of difference that were the Coyotes del Neza, Veracruz descended for the second time in its history.

Franchise purchase, return to First Division and relegation

The Veracruz team spent several seasons in the Second Division, reaching the semifinals but unable to be promoted to the First Division due to sporting merits. However, with the purchase by the State Government at that time, of the franchise of the Potros Neza team that had been champion of the Second Division in the 1988-1989 season, the Red Sharks, returned to the port. The team was formed practically by steam at its Mexican base and Héctor Sanabria was appointed as coach. From abroad came: Jorge Comas from Boca Juniors, Omar Palma, Miguel Ángel Gambier, Davidovich, Edgardo Bauza, Víctor Medina, José Luis González China, Horacio Rocha, Eduardo Moses, Héctor Salcedo, Murillo Kuri. La Tiburomania appeared, along with the red wave and the batucada, which set the stage for such a performance.

During practically the first years of the nineties, the team remained in the first places, getting to participate in the championship leagues, but with very little luck, despite having a quality team. Players from that era, Adolfo Ríos, José Luis González China, "Harlem" Medina, Jose Serrizuela, Daniel Fascioli, Sasha Milasevich, Pascual Ramirez.

Coaches of that time: The Brazilian Coimbras, Zico's brother, Tomás Boy, Carlos Reinoso, Roberto Matosas, who led to success in those campaigns, achieving postseason qualification in some of them.

With a lot of convincing work and with the acceptance of one of Barcelona's stars, José Mari Bakero was hired with the Red Sharks. But the Spaniard was never able to adapt to Aztec soccer and he only stayed in the team for six months, although to be honest, he only showed glimpses of the great quality he had. The stalking of the percentage of permanence in the First Division was already beginning.

Moreover, bad campaigns coupled with poor administration and already with the percentage of permanence in the First Division, the team was relegated in the 1998-1999 season when they lost their match at the Jalisco Stadium, against the Zorros del Atlas de Guadalajara. Third relegation of the franchise in its history.

2000s: New Rise and Fall

In the Winter 2001 tournament of the Primera División 'A', the club was fortunate to put together a squad that perfectly blended experience with youth, as well as the right direction by Argentine coach Pablo centrone.

Among the outstanding players of that remarkable generation were the likes of Argentine striker Carlos Casartelli, experienced midfielder José Luis González China, and fierce Argentine defender Germán Gords, who became the backbone of the team; coupled with the talented young people who were part of that team, as was the case with: Manuel López Mondragón, José Luis Ávila, Martín Calderón, Fernando Juárez, Ulises Delgado and Víctor Hugo López. The foreign legion was made up of Argentines Diego Melillo, Germán Gords, Raúl Gordillo and Carlos Casartelli. Special mention should be made of experienced players who also contributed enormously to the achievement of the title, such as goalkeeper José Luis Vincent, midfielder Luis Ramón Medel and striker José Luis Malibrán.

Real San Luis was the team that the sharks faced in the grand final of that tournament, this club being the big surprise of the league, since it ranked number eight, however it agreed to the final. The first leg was played in the capital of San Luis in the old Plan de San Luis Stadium, the result of that match was a two-goal tie, scoring for the Veracruz team the Argentine Raúl Gordillo twice. The second leg was held at the Luis "Pirata" Source on Saturday December 15, 2001, which presented a full to the lamps. The result was 2:0 in favor of the team from Buenos Aires, with notes by Raúl Gordillo and an own goal by defender Herrera from San Luis Potosí, this being the team's last championship in the professional era.

José Mari Bakero, Veracruz player in the season 97/98.

Team bus.

The Clausura 2003 tournament begins with a squad of experienced players such as Martín Rodríguez, Isaac Terrazas, Andy Pérez, Diego Cocca, Damián Grosso and Luis Hernández. Veracruz reached the semifinals where they lost to Morelia, under the technical direction of Daniel Guzmán Castañeda.

He had 27 points in the 2003 Apertura and was just one away from reaching the playoffs, but in the 2004 closing he occupies last overall place. In the 2004 Apertura, Braulio Luna, Pablo Quatrocchi, Walter Jiménez, Christian Giménez and Kléber Boas joined the Cuauhtémoc Blanco team (one of the team's greatest figures). The State Government committed to remodeling the Stadium, and with this investment the team finished as the leader of the tournament, but fell in the quarterfinals of the league against the Pumas de la UNAM.

Making an important effort, Dr. Herrerías, convinces and hires one of the stars of Club América, the national team and World Cup player Cuauhtemoc Blanco. His arrival at the port was not very pleasing to the fans but his demonstration, desire, gift of leadership, made him throw the fans into the bag. Even with this type of performance, he is the third idol that Club Veracruz has, behind the mythical Luis de la Fuente and Hoyos el Pirata and Jorge Comas. This season, Veracruz won 8 games over its rivals, a streak that was cut short when it was thrashed 7-1 by the UANL Tigres, playing in Monterrey. Even so, they finished as first place in the tournament, facing the Pumas de la UNAM who won in Mexico 3-0. In the Port they would tie at one goal per side. This team was led by Wilson Graneolatti.

In the 2005 Clausura, the figure of the previous tournament (Cuauhtémoc Blanco) left the team but would remain at the base of the team, in addition to hiring the attacking midfielder Leandro Romagnoli, figure of the multi-champion San Lorenzo de Almagro for a record amount for the club: paid 5,000,000 dollars for the entire pass, this being the most expensive signing in Mexican soccer at the time. Despite this, the Sharks finished in the penultimate place in the general table. Finally, the following year, the Argentine player was sold for a millionaire figure to the Portuguese club Sporting de Lisboa.

The departure of Leandro Romagnoli was a hard sporting blow for the Sharks, and despite his record sale the economy did not improve. After several disputes that still do not end, the Red Sharks of Veracruz passed into the hands of the State Government. The tournaments after this movement were bad for the club since it did not stand out in any of them, perhaps the most salvageable thing is the salvation from relegation in the last game of the 2006 closing tournament, since with Lucas Ayala's goal the team achieved the a 1:1 draw against Morelia, a result with which the club fought relegation to the First 'A'.

For the 2006 Apertura tournament, the team underwent an important roster renewal, hiring renowned players such as Colombians Martín Arzuaga and Tressor Moreno, Héctor Mancilla and "Negro" Sandoval, that unfortunately none of the signings gave the desired results, the first due to a physical problem that prevented him from showing his qualities, and the second due to acts of indiscipline, situations that led them to leave the team and the other two, could never adapt to the team. Finally, the team qualified for the playoffs where they lost to Chivas. In the 2007 Apertura tournament, they began being led by the Argentine coach Nery Alberto Pumpido, however he was dismissed after the bad campaign he carried out in front of the team, being replaced by the Argentine coach Antonio "Turco" Mohamed, but the threat of relegation continued due to the poor results that continued to be achieved.

At the end of the 2007 Apertura, the team finished in the penultimate position of the table due to non-relegation with a percentage of 1.0706, just above the Puebla Camoteros and below the UANL Tigres. This tournament is remembered for having suffered a tremendous 8-0 win at the hands of the Pumas de la UNAM.

In the 2008 Clausura tournament, with only two dates elapsed and due to poor results, the Argentine coach Mohamed was dismissed, being replaced by Miguel Herrera, who could do nothing to avoid relegation.

On the penultimate day of the 2008 Clausura Tournament, the Red Sharks lost the category for the fourth time in their history, when they fell at the Luis "Pirata" Fuente by 4 to 2 before the Pumas of the UNAM. After several seasons of bad planning and bad decisions by the State Government (owner of the team), the "Squalos" once again they will play for at least one year in the Liga de Ascenso de México. It was the franchise's fourth relegation.

2010s: Franchise change, disaffiliation and resurgence

The Mexican Soccer Federation reported on June 3, 2011, that the Ordinary General Assembly in session held on that date, once it had analyzed the situation of "Representaciones Soha, Inc., S.A. de C.V.", (Club Veracruz and/or Club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz), member of the Promotion League of the Mexican Football Federation, A.C. decided unanimously, with the power granted by articles 17, 25 and other related and applicable articles of the Statute of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), to revoke the Affiliation Certificate and consequently disaffiliate said legal entity, for failing to comply with its financial obligations to the FMF and its affiliates.

On June 7, 2011 at the Assembly of the teams of the Promotion League held in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo; The change of the Albinegros de Orizaba franchise, owned by the State Government, to Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz is made official by the Mexican Football Federation.

On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, it was reported that the Sports Development Committee of the BBVA Bancomer MX League decided to authorize Club Reboceros de La Piedad to change its venue to the state of Veracruz to play at Estadio Luis " Pirate" Source from the Opening 2013, under the name Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. With this, the Jarocho team returned to the maximum circuit since it was relegated in the Clausura 2008. Meanwhile, the franchise that was originally Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in Ascenso MX, was bought by a businessman San Luis to become Atlético San Luis.

Returning to the First Division now Liga Mx, the Red Sharks began to fight with the percentage of relegation being led by Juan Antonio Luna with which, maintaining the base of the Reboceros de La Piedad team, they managed to perform well, finishing the final campaign 2013, without surprises. But in the 2014 campaign, the team began to stumble, and because there were other teams involved in the relegation, since that campaign was a relegation one, the Atlante team now based in Cancun. Quintana Roo were relegated and the Leones Negros Club of the University of Guadalajara returned after 20 years of absence in the First Division.

The season begins in August 2014, where the shark box continues with worse and worse performances. This originates the output of the "Cabezón" Luna being replaced by José Luis Sánchez Solá, "El Chelis", which despite adjustments in lineups and playing scheme, the team ends up in the last place in percentage tied with the University of Guadalajara and the Camoteros from Puebla. Sánchez Solá does not finish the championship and is replaced by Carlos Reinoso. Given the low percentage that the shark had, he was the most logical candidate to go to the Promotion Division.

However, the school board began by confirming Carlos Reinoso as coach and they began the much-needed hiring to strengthen the team. This is how the Chilean mixed midfielder Fernando Meneses from the Catholic University, the Argentinian holding midfielder Gabriel Peñalba, the Argentinian center forward Julio César Furch, the Uruguayan attacking midfielder Juan Ángel Albin who came from Romanian football, who along with Daniel Keko Villalba and the Colombian naturalized Mexican Leyton Jiménez central defender would give the shark a new face together with the Mexican base that was formed a good team with which relegation was avoided and that the Red Sharks team entered two leagues for the First Division championship. But they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Clausura at the Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro by the Gallos Blancos 2-1, and with a tie at the Luis "Pirata" de la Fuente in the port, 2-2 where two blunders by shark goalkeeper Melitón Hernández left the Jarocho team out. Later in the Apertura they entered as eighth place and faced the leader Club Universidad Nacional, where they were eliminated with an aggregate of 1 to 1, the pumas went through the best position in the table. So far these two leagues are the only ones that Veracruz has played since its return to the First Division.

Champion of the Copa MX: Clausura 2016

In the 2016 Copa México Clausura, the team from the port obtained their second Copa México title led by Chilean Carlos Reinoso, and they did so by defeating Rayos del Necaxa on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, by 4 goals to 1, with two annotations by the Argentine Julio César Furch, one by the Jarocho Hugo Cid and one more by the Argentine naturalized Mexican Rodrigo Javier Noya.

Problems in the institution

For the 2018 Apertura of the MX League, the Red Sharks started the tournament with Guillermo Vázquez as coach, however, he only remained in the position for four days. On matchday 8, the board hired the Chilean Juvenal Olmos as its new strategist, later, this coach was removed from his position on matchday 14, Hugo Guillermo Chávez finished the tournament. In this tournament they no longer had Daniel Villalva, who was transferred to the Gallos Blancos del Querétaro. His figure was the Argentine striker Cristian Menéndez and the goalkeeper who has been part of the Peru team, Pedro Gallese. The Sharks finished the tournament in last place overall with 10 points, which would later be eight due to a penalty. Although these results were not final in the fight for relegation, they did condition the situation for the next tournament.

The 2019 Clausura was the worst tournament in the team's history. After the departure of Juvenal Olmos, the experienced coach and champion in the MX League arrived at the port team: Robert Siboldi, who tried to do the impossible for the team to remain in the first division, thanks to the mismanagement of the school board.. However, the sporting and administrative situation of the team caused the club to be relegated on matchday 11 of the tournament, being the occasion in which a club lost the category in the fastest way in the history of short tournaments, surpassing the Indians. from Ciudad Juárez who were relegated on matchday 12 of the 2010 Bicentennial. Pachuca, after this game Siboldi resigned from the technical direction of the Red Sharks. On April 15, Veracruz was sanctioned by Liga MX with the loss of six points for an administrative matter. With the sanction, Veracruz he lost his accumulated points in the Clausura 2019, and on matchday 17 of the same tournament, they also surpassed the mark for the most games without winning, with 28, also surpassing the Indians, he finished the tournament with 0 points, which gave him the record the worst team in a Mexican league tournament. At the end of the 2018-19 season, the Red Sharks were relegated to Ascenso MX, however, due to plans to extend the league to 20 teams by 2020, the team paid a fine of 120 million pesos to remain in the maximum circuit, a situation that became effective in the owners' assembly and with this Veracruz avoided relegation.

In August 2019, the club's board of directors decided to rename the squad, the team was renamed Club Deportivo Veracruz, in addition to adopting a new shield similar to the one used during the 1940s and 1950s, when both club championships were won.

On August 23, 2019, Veracruz ranked as the worst team in the entire history of the League by losing 1-2 against Club Atlético de San Luis. With this score, the team completed a year without officially winning a game, 32 games without winning, which placed it among one of the worst streaks in football history.

On October 18 of the same year, and in the middle of the financial crisis, the Sharks made a symbolic protest by not playing for the first five minutes in the game against the UANL Tigers, however, the cats did not support them and André Pierre Gignac was present on the scoreboard, they scored two goals in that time, generating outrage from the fans and the soccer union, that match would end in a 1-3 defeat.

Eleven days later, on October 29, the team managed to defeat Puebla 1-0, thus breaking a streak of 41 games without winning, thus remaining with the second worst streak of games without winning in a row, only behind Bulgaria's FC Chernomorets Burgas, who went 43 consecutive games without a victory in 2007.

On December 5 of the same year, the disaffiliation of Veracruz from the FMF was announced due to economic, political and, in some cases, personal problems against Fidel Kuri, especially against the Orlegi Group, one of the sponsors so that the disappearance of the Mexican soccer team was carried out accordingly

Rivalries

• In the beginning his great rivalry was with the Atlantean FC which came from the 40's when the Red Sharks appeared and were champions. This rivalry followed in the 60's when the Club Veracruz returned to the First Division but the fall in the 1975-1976 season of the Atlantean Iron Pots and subsequent descent of the Veracruz in the 1978-1979 season led to a decline in rivalry. This was diluting over time and now it seemed to relive when there was a game of permanence in the First Division, being defeated by the Atlantean and then by bad campaign went to the Ascenso Division. But from the old rivalry, nothing remains.

• But, his great rival to life is the Puebla Football Club, a rivalry that has come since the 1940s and revived in the 1970-1971 season when the Puebla returned to the First Division. In addition to the proximity of their cities and the meetings are very close, mainly before the parties both at the Cuauhtemoc stadium in Puebla and at the Luis de la Fuente stadium in Veracruz. Although the people of the two states are very dear and peaceful, but when there is a party they forget about it and encourage their respective state, especially the port of the shark, through the shake. In titles they are very similar and are of the most identified clubs in the South. They are recently considered by the Mexican Federation of Football, high-risk parties, since both teams are fully involved for their low percentage in the stay of the First Division.

• The classic Veracruzano plays it before the Albinegros of Orizaba, very few times this game is given but it is very exciting for the affidavit. And for the hobby of the Albinegros cradle of Mexican football. These meetings have been in Second Division.

Clothing

Latest Uniforms

• Local uniform: Red t-shirt with a diffminated "V" in the chest, trousers and red stockings with blue details.
• Uniform visitor: Black t-shirt with red details, trousers and black stockings with red details.
• Alternative uniform: White t-shirt with a pattern of blue horizontal pinstripes, trousers and white stockings with blue details.

First Uniform Second Uniform Third uniform

Previous Uniforms

• 2018-2019

First Uniform

Second Uniform

Third uniform

• 2017-2018

First Uniform

Second Uniform

Third uniform

• 2016-2017

First Uniform

Third uniform

Second Uniform

• 2015-2016

First Uniform

Third uniform

Second Uniform

• 2015

First Uniform

Second Uniform

Third uniform

• 2014

First Uniform

Second Uniform

Third uniform

• 2013-2014

First Uniform

Second Uniform

Third uniform

• 2012-2013

First Uniform

Second Uniform

Period	Brand brand
1989-1994	Pony
1994-1995	Adidas
1995-1998	Umbro
1998-1999	Atletica
1999	Eescord
2000	Atletica
2000-2001	Garcis
2001-2002	Spalding
2002-2003	Garcis
2003-2006	Joma
2006-2009	Atletica
2009-2010	Joma
2010-2011	Karosso
2011-2012	Nike
2013-2014	Kappa
2015-2019	Charly

Players

Goleo Champions

Player	Season	Goles
Julio Ayllón	League 1949-1950	30
Jorge Comas	League 1989-1990	26

Scorers

These are the top scorers who have worn the jersey over the years.

Player	Goles
Mariano Ubiracy	98
Luis "Pirata" Fuente	83
Raymundo "Pelón" González	77
Jorge Comas	75
Francisco Gomes "Batata"	66
José Luis "Loco" Aussín	65
Jorge Enrico	54
Ricardo Brandon	45
Gustavo "El Grillo" Biscayzacú	40
Jesus "Chucho" Hernandez	39
Grimaldo González	37
Pedro Damián	36
Julio César Furch	33
Julio Ayllón "El Negro Aparicio"	30

Idols

The club has had outstanding players throughout its history, but only four have earned the idol label. They are:

Player
Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Jorge Comas
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Francisco Gomes "Batata"
Daniel Villalba

Coaches

• Enrique Palomini The Gypsy (1945-47)
• Joaquín Urquiaga (1947–48)
• Juan Luque de Serrallonga (1949–50)
• José Moncebaez (1964-65)
• Waldir Pereira Didi (1965-66)
• Enrique Valdovinos
• Enrique Rivas (1969)
• Luis Grill (1970-71)
• Enrique Rivas (1971-72)
• Skender Perolli (1972-73)
• Enrique Rivas (1973)
• Carlos Miloc The Tank (1973-74)
• José Moncebaez (1974-75)
• Walter Ormeño (1975)
• Odilon Mireles (1975)
• José Ricardo de León (1976-77)
• Velibor "Bora" Milutinović (July 1, 1988–88)
• Edu Antunes (1991)
• Carlos Reinoso (1992–94)
• Miguel Company (July 1, 1993–Dec 31, 1993)
• Tomás Boy (Sept 23, 1995–June 30, 1996)
• Luis Manuel Blanco (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 1998)
• Héctor Hugo Eugui (1999)
• Carlos Trucco (2000)
• Pablo Centrone (2001)
• Hugo Fernández (2002)
• Daniel Brailovsky (Sept 27, 2002–Dec 31, 2002)
• Daniel Guzmán (Jan 1, 2003–March 14, 2004)
• Tomás Boy (March 20, 2004 – June 30, 2004)
• Wilson Graniolatti (July 1, 2004–Feb 28, 2005)
• Víctor Manuel Vucetich (March 4, 2005 – June 30, 2005)
• Alfredo Tena (Jan 1, 2006–Feb 14, 2006)
• Víctor Manuel Vucetich (March 3, 2006–Sept 3, 2006)
• Pedro Monzón (Sept 7, 2006–Feb 16, 2007)
• Carlos Barra (interim) (Feb 15, 2007–Feb 19, 2007)
• Emilio Gallegos Sánchez (Feb 22, 2007–March 11, 2007)
• Alejandro Domínguez (interim) (March 13, 2007 – March 17, 2007)
• Aníbal Ruiz (March 15, 2007 – June 30, 2007)
• Nery Pumpido (July 1, 2007–Oct 6, 2007)
• Antonio Mohamed (Sept 4, 2007–Jan 26, 2008)
• Miguel Herrera (Jan 31, 2008–June 30, 2008)
• Pablo Luna (July 1, 2008–Aug 31, 2008)
• Sergio Orduña (Sept 8, 2008–March 22, 2009)
• Luis Flores (April 16, 2009 – June 30, 2009)
• Joaquín del Olmo (July 1, 2009–Feb 15, 2010)
• Jorge Almiron (Feb 17, 2010–March 29, 2010)
• Sergio Bueno (July 1, 2010–Sept 23, 2010)
• Carlos Turrubiates (Sept 24, 2010–Dec 31, 2010)
• Omar Arellano Nuño (Jan 1, 2011–June 30, 2011)
• Daniel Guzmán (July 1, 2011–Feb 12, 2012)
• Joaquín del Olmo (Feb 23, 2012–June 30, 2012)
• David Patiño (July 1, 2012–Sept 24, 2012)
• Ignacio Rodríguez (Sept 27, 2012–Dec 31, 2012)
• Miguel Fuentes (Dec 22, 2012–June 30, 2013)
• Juan Antonio Luna (July 1, 2013–Feb 9, 2014)
• José Luis Sánchez Solá (Feb 11, 2014–14)
• Cristóbal Ortega (May 26, 2014–1?)
• Carlos Reinoso (2014–2017)
• Pablo Marini (2016)
• Jose Saturnino Cardozo (2017-2018)
• Juvenal Olmos (2018)
• Guillermo Vazquez (2018-2019)
• Robert Siboldi (2019)
• José Luis González China (2019)
• Enrique Meza (2019)
• Enrique López Zarza (2019)

League Champions Managers

• Enrique Palomini (1945-1946)
• Juan Luque de Serrallonga (1949-1950)

Cup Champions Trainers

• Joaquin Urquiaga (1947-1948)
• Carlos Reinoso (2016)

Honours of Prizes

Official tournaments

National competition	Titles	Subcamponatos
Mexico First Division (2)	1945-46, 1949-50.
Mexico Cup (2/3)	1947-48, Clausura 2016.	1949-50, 1967-68, 1994-95.
Champion of Champions (0/3)		1945-46, 1947-48, 1949-50.
Mexico Super Cup (0/1)		2015-16.
Mexican Ascenso League (1/1)	Winter 2001.	Opening 2010.
Ascenso Champion (0/1)		2001-02.
Second Division of Mexico (0/1)		1952-53.

Affiliates

Albinegros de Orizaba

It participates in the Second Division of Mexico.

Atletico Veracruz

It was a team that participated in the Second Division of Mexico.

Córdoba FC Patriots

It was a team that participated in the Second Division of Mexico.

Veracruz Premier Red Sharks

It was a team that participated in the Second Division of Mexico.

Records

These are the records that have been generated in the years of history of the Red Sharks of Veracruz.