Liga Mexicana de Aficionados de Association Foot-ball
Regular season
NB: All clubs (except Pachuca AC) from Mexico City
Venues: Parque España III, Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City (official ground)
Campo del Antiguo Velódromo, Pachuca
Round 1
[Oct 14]
Club México 1-1 España [annulled]
[Bruno Milán; Delio Bonet]
Round 2
[Oct 21]
Junior Club 1-0 América
[Bernardo Hernández (pen)]
Pachuca AC 3-2 Germania FV [annulled]
Round 3
[Oct 28]
Deportivo Español 0-1 Club México
[Nov 1]
Junior Club - Germania FV [result unknown; annulled]
Round 4
[Nov 4]
América 2-0 Deportivo Español
[Abel Flores (2; 1pen)]
España 2-0 Pachuca AC [annulled]
[Manuel Lecanda, ?]
Round 5
[Nov 11]
Club México 0-3 Germania FV [annulled]
[Márquez, Mues II, Stein]
Round 6
[Nov 18]
Junior Club 0-0 Deportivo Español
Pachuca AC 3-1 América
[Héctor Ortiz, Hecksher (pen), Frederick Williams; Abel Flores]
Round 7
[Nov 25]
Germania FV 1-0 España [annulled]
[Márquez 55]
Club México 0-1 Pachuca AC
[Horacio Ortiz]
Round 8
[Dec 9]
Junior Club awd Deportivo Español [Junior had won 1-0; awarded match to Deportivo Español; undue alignment of Junior]
América 0-1 Pachuca AC
[Frederick Williams]
Round 9
[Dec 12]
Club México 2-0 Junior Club
Round 10
[Dec 16]
Pachuca AC 0-0 España [annulled]
América 1-1 Deportivo Español
[Abel Flores; Salustiano Mayo]
Round 11
[Dec 23]
Germania FV 0-2 Club México [annulled]
[Amado Milán, Serafín Cerón]
Junior Club unk España [unknown score, España won; annulled]
Round 12
[Dec 30]
Pachuca AC 0-0 Deportivo Español
Junior Club 1-0 Germania FV [annulled]
[Sandoval]
[Jan 1]
Club México 2-0 España [annulled]
Round 13
[Jan 6]
Junior Club 1-4 Pachuca
[A. García de León; Orozco, Vergara, Vivar, Roldán]
Round 14
[Jan 13]
América 0-0 España [annulled]
Deportivo Español 2-0 Club México
Round 15
[Jan 20]
España 1-0 Deportivo Español [annulled]
[Tijero]
Pachuca AC 2-0 Club México
[Alfred C. Crowle (2)]
On January 26 España withdrew in protest by refereeing decisions in the match against América on January 13
All the matches of España were annulled.
Round 16
[Jan 27]
España - Junior Club [canceled; played as a benefit match, see note below]
Round 17
[Feb 3]
Germania FV 0-0 Deportivo Español [annulled]
América 1-1 Club México
[Abel Flores; Serafín Cerón]
After this round Germania FV withdrew, all its matches were annulled
Round 18
[Feb 10]
Deportivo Español 0–2 España [annulled]
Pachuca AC awd Junior Club [Junior Club dns; match awarded to Pachuca AC 1-0]
Round 19
[Feb 17]
Germania FV – América [canceled]
Round 20
[Feb 24]
Deportivo Español 4-2 Pachuca AC [in Junior Club ground]
[?; Castañeda, Alfred C. Crowle]
Junior Club 1-0 Club México [in Junior Club ground]
Round 21
[Mar 3]
Junior Club 3-2 América [in Junior Club ground]
[A. García de León, Sandoval (2); Adeodato López, Alfredo García Bezné]
Germania FV – España [canceled]
Round 22
[Mar 10]
Germania FV – Pachuca AC [canceled]
América 1-4 Club México
[Abel Flores; Gómez, Viadas, Serafín Cerón]
Round 23
[Mar 17]
España – América [canceled]
Round 24
[Mar 24]
Deportivo Español – Germania FV [canceled]
Round 25
[Mar 31]
América – Germania FV [canceled]
FINAL TABLE
1. Pachuca AC 8 6 1 1 14 6 13 (champion)
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2. Deportivo Español 8 3 3 2 7 6 9
3. Club México 8 3 1 4 8 8 7
4. Junior Club 8 3 1 4 6 9 7
5. América 8 1 2 5 8 14 4
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-. España - - - - - - - (withdrew]
-. Germania FV - - - - - - - (withdrew)
Top scorer: Abel Flores Reyes 6 goals América
Before the start of Cup Tournament España and Germania FV rejoined the league
Copa Tower 1917-18 (Cup Tournament)
All the matches played in Parque España III, Paseo de la Reforma
Preliminary Round
[Mar 16]
Junior Club 2-0 Germania FV
[Sandoval, J. García]
First Round
[Mar 24]
España 1-1 Pachuca AC
[Mar 31]
América 2-1 Club México
[?, Gómez; Serafín Cerón]
[Apr 7]
Junior Club 2-1 Deportivo Español [aet]
[A. García de León (2); Lozano]
NB: On April 9 Junior Club changes its name to Tigres
Replay
[Apr 14]
España 1-0 Pachuca AC
Semifinal
[Apr 21]
España 4-0 América
[Lecanda (2),?]
Tigres bye
Final
[Apr 28]
España 1-0 Tigres
[Lecanda (pen)]
Changes for the next season:
América changes its name to Centro Unión
Club México asked permission for not play 1918/19 season and comeback for 1919/20
España B (filial of RC España) joined the league
Friendly matches trough the season 1917/18
Benefit matches
[Dec 2]
Parque España III
San Cosme FC 0-3 América [only 35 minutes played]
Pachuca Jr. 2-0 Junior 2nd team
Club México 3-0 Junior Club
[Dec 8]
Parque España III
España 1-0 Germania FV
[Cazal]
Friendly
[Jan 13]
Parque España III
Club México 0-0 España de Veracruz
Parque España III
[Jan 27]
España 1-0 Junior Club [originally scheduled as regular season match]
[Lecanda]
[Feb 10]
Inauguration of Campo San Cosme
San Cosme FC 1-0 América
Friendly
[Mar 3]
Campo San Cosme
San Cosme FC 2-1 Germania FV
[Apr 14]
Inauguration of Campo Asturias, Paseo de la Reforma
Asturias 3-1 América
Copa El Universal (friendly cup tournament)
Parque España III, Paseo de la Reforma
First Round
[May 5]
Deportivo Español 1-0 América
[Salustiano Mayo]
[May 12]
España awd Tigres [originally ended 1-1; awarded match to España; undue alignment of three players of Junior]
[Zavala; Bruno Milán]
[May 19]
Club México 2-1 Pachuca AC
[Guadarrama (2); Enrique Esquivel]
Semifinal
[May 26]
España 3-0 Deportivo Español
[Manuel Lecanda (2), Lázaro Ibarrecge]
Club México bye
Final
[Jun 2]
España 2-0 Club México
[Antonio Arechedera (pen), ?]
España (cup winners) invited Pachuca AC (league winners) to play a three match friendly series in México City
Parque España III
Match 1
[Jun 16]
España 2-0 Pachuca AC
Match 2
[Jun 23]
España 3-0 Pachuca AC
[Olarra, Lázaro Ibarreche (2)]
Match 3
[Jul 14]
España 4-0 Pachuca AC
After winning the series España demanded to be recognized as champions of 1917/18 season;
however, the league rejected the demand.
Sources:
Paper “El Pueblo, diario independiente” (HNDM)
Paper “Nacional: Periódico de literatura, ciencias, artes, industria, agricultura, minería” (HNDM)
Francisco Coca Salinas (RIP) “América, el recuento de los años, Gestación y nacimiento
del Club América (1915-18), la historia, la anécdota, la leyenda, las celebridades 2016
Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo, Federico Martínez Creixell and Francisco Coca Salinas for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Erik Francisco Lugo
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Federico Martínez Creixell
(federicom@cih.edu.mx)
and Francisco Coca Salinas (RIP)
Last updated: 23 Jul 2020
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