Club León

Also known as Club Leon, Club Leon FC, Club Leon F.C.

Mexican men's professional football club

Key facts

Full name: Club León
Nicknames: Los Panzas Verdes (The Green Bellies), La Fiera (The Wild Beast), Los Esmeraldas (The Emeralds), Los Verdiblancos (The Green and Whites)
Short name: LEO
Founded: 20 August 1944 ; 81 years ago ( 1944-08-20 ) , ( as Unión-León )
Ground: Estadio León , León , Guanajuato
Capacity: 31,297
Owner: Grupo Pachuca
Chairman: Jesús Martínez Murguia
Head coach: Javier Gandolfi
League: Liga MX
Clausura 2026: Regular phase: 10th, Final phase: Did not qualify
Website: clubleon.mx

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Club León is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio León. Founded in 1944 as Unión-León, after the merger of Unión de Curtidores and the Selección de Guanajuato.