Atlético San Luis

Atlético San Luis
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Full name	Atlético San Luis
Nickname(s)	Los Tuneros (The Prickly Pears); Los Auriazules (The Gold-and-Blues); Los Potosinos (The Potosinos)
Founded	May 28, 2013
Dissolved	May 25, 2016
Ground	Estadio Alfonso Lastras; San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Capacity	25,111
Website	Club home page

Atlético San Luis, commonly known as San Luis or Atlético, is a Mexican Professional football club based in San Luis Potosi. It competed in the Ascenso MX, Founded on May 28, 2013.

The team originally played in the city of Veracruz, Mexico and was called Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz. On May 28, 2013 it was announced the team Tiburones was relocating to the city of San Luis Potosi and was renamed Atlético San Luis. The news came days before San Luis Potosi's Liga MX team San Luis FC was sold and relocated to Tuxtla, Gutiérrez.

History

Atlético San Luis was born from the San Luis F.C. moved to Chiapas to become Chiapas F.C., with this football disappear from San Luis Potosí. However, Jacobo Payán, owner of Estadio Alfonso Lastras and one of the largest employers of this state, acquired Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz from Ascenso, Mexico and in turn moved to the city of San Luis Potosí. This sale was achieved thanks to C.F. La Piedad, newly promoted team, change of venue to the city of Veracruz. Atlético is the successor of Club San Luis, has a new shield that keeps the traditional blue and gold colors of the State of San Luis Potosi and San Luis football, although darker hues. The Apertura 2013 was his first tournament in the Ascenso MX, in which they gained access to their first league finishing the regular season in seventh place in the overall standings, later to be eliminated by Club Necaxa in the quarterfinals. The first leg was held at the Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez with a score of 2-0 in favor of Necaxa set, and back at the Victoria Stadium (Aguascalientes) with a score of 2-0 in favor of Necaxa, and so Atletico San Luis was eliminated for a total of 4-0.

Stadium

Atlético San Luis play their home matches at the Estadio Alfonso Lastras in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí. The stadium capacity is 25,111 people. Its owned by Jacobo Payán Latuff, and its surface is covered by natural grass. The stadium was opened in May 1999.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Guillermo Iriarte (on loan from Puebla)
2	MF	Juan Castro
3	DF	Uriel Álvarez (on loan from Santos Laguna)
5	DF	Diego Cervantes (on loan from BUAP)
6	DF	Orlando Pineda (on loan from UNAM)
7	MF	Diego Esqueda (on loan from Santos Laguna)
8	MF	Diego Hernández (on loan from Guadalajara)
9	FW	Othoniel Arce (on loan from Monterrey)
10	MF	César Villaluz (on loan from Chiapas)
12	MF	Marco Vidal (on loan from León)
14	MF	Felipe Ponce

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Alexis Nuño
17	MF	Sebastián Setti
18	DF	Leonel Olmedo (captain)
19	FW	Vinicio Angulo
20	MF	Miguel Guzmán
22	DF	Samuel San José
24	FW	Leonardo Villagra
25	GK	Leonín Pineda (on loan from Veracruz)
29	FW	Héctor Cuevas
32	MF	Fernando Pérez
35	MF	Diego Campos (on loan from U. de G.)