- Socio Águila
Football club infobox
clubname =Socio Águila
fullname =Socio Águila F.C.
founded =2003
ground =Estadio Azteca ,
Mexico, DF
capacity =126,260
chairman =flagicon|MexicoMichel Bauer
manager = flagicon|MexicoVinicio Bravo
Club Affiliate =Club América
league =Primera División A
season =Primera A Apertura 2007
position = Did not qualify (playoffs)
24th (league)
12th (group)
shirtsupplier =Nike
shirtsponsors =Bimbo
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leftarm2=FFFF00|body2=000077|rightarm2=000077|shorts2=000077|socks2=000077Socio Águila is a Mexican football club which plays in the
Primera División A , particularly serving as the reserve team forClub América .History
Socio Águila was founded in 2003, as the farm team for Club América. It was founded with the purpose of creating a bond between the fans of América and the team itself through a series of exclusive benefits. One buys a membership to become a Socio (partner) Águila, and can be entered in drawings to win prizes, such as autographed jerseys, team apparel, posters, etc. There is even membership for children under 15, known as "Socio Águila Junior".
Socio Águila was in the spotlight the last two weeks of the Apertura 2007 tournament. Due to the absence of the first team, which was in
Argentina to playArsenal de Sarandí in theCopa Sudamericana 2007 championship game, Socio Águila had most of its players called up to the first team. The Mexican sports press dubbed them "Las Águilitas" (The Little Eagles). The young players performed flawlessly, beating Necaxa and Monterrey in the final two weeks, and leading Ámerica to a spot in the repechaje (wild-card playoffs), where the true first team ultimately lost toMonarcas Morelia .The call-up of their players was the only positive note in a dismal season for Socio Águila in which they only won 2 games, tied 5, and lost 11, ending up with a measly 11 points out of a possible 51, making them the worst team in the Primera A.
Current Roster
Confirmed transfers for Apertura 2008
In:
*Notable Players
*
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
*Guillermo Ochoa
*José Antonio Castro
*Óscar Rojas
* Raul Alvin Mendoza
*Rodrigo Íñigo
*Carlos Infante
*Juan Carlos Mosqueda
*Alejandro Argüello
*Juan Carlos Silva
*Santiago Fernández
*Enrique Esqueda
*Éder dos Santos
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