Luis Cruz Martínez de Curicó

Football club infobox
clubname = Luis Cruz Martínez


fullname = Club Deportivo Luis Cruz Martínez de Curicó
nickname = "Ele U"
founded = October 5 1905|
ground = Estadio La Granja Curicó Chile|
capacity = 4,500 | chairman =
manager =
league = "Curicó Amateur"
season = 1966
position = Primera B, 15th
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Club Deportivo Luis Cruz Martínez, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Curicó, VII Región of El Maule, which honors Luis Cruz Martínez, the local hero of the War of the Pacific, who died into battle.

They currently play in the Curicó Amateur Association.

Between 1962 and 1966, a period of 5 years, they were continuously members of Chile's second high professional level although they never won promotion to the top level, the "Primera Division".

History

Luis Cruz Martínez were founded in October, 1905, with Juan B. Forbe as the first President.It was one of the first football clubs in the city.

Before 56 years of amateur football life, the club authorities won the right to play professional football at the Second level, the league.

Luis Cruz first appearance in a professional tournament was the Copa Chile 1962, when Luis Cruz went on to win the tournament, stunning three First Division teams to won the Cup.

In the opening match against Lister Rossel, Luis Cruz achieved a 3-1 victory. One week later, they beats Ñublense 3-2.The next week they won over the first division side Unión Española, by 2-0. Later they reached the semifinals to beat Santiago Wanderers, another first division team, 1-0.In the final Luis Cruz faced off with the reigning national champions Universidad Catolica on their home ground, the "Estadio Independencia" in Santiago in front of a crowd of 10,000 people, 1,500 of them Luis Cruz Martínez fans who made the trip from Curicó to the chilean capital city. Luis Cruz won 2-1, and Vergara and Guajardo scored the goals for the new champions.

Since then, the club struggles to show good results on the pitch, and they lose the category at the 1966 season, returning to the Curicó Amateur Football Association, until today.

Honours

*Copa Chile: 1
**1962----
*5 "seasons" in ""

Records

*Record victory — 7-1 "v." Valparaiso Ferroviario (Primera B 1963)
*Record defeat — 0-7 "v." Lister Rossel (Primera B 1966)
* Best Position — 5th (1962 & 1965)

Notable players

* Juan Baum

Notable managers

* Ovidio Casartelli

ee also

*Club Provincial Curicó Unido