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Match Day | Fresno FC vs. Club Leon

November 14, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Fresno FC News Release


MATCH PREVIEW | Fresno FC will host seven-time Liga MX champion Club León tonight in an International Friendly, presented by Jack In The Box. The match is the 13th time a Liga MX will play in Fresno over the last seven years and the first-ever against Fresno FC. Just four months ago, a total of 10,767 soccer fans filled downtown in another international friendly that featured Mexico's Club America and Club Atlas on July 11th.

This is Club León's first visit to Fresno since October 2016, when the club played Las Chivas in front of 15,000 fans at Chukchansi Park. Recently, Léon made headlines in the spring when it signed U.S. superstar Landon Donovan to a short-term contract for the 2018 Apertura (Spring) tournament. The club is managed by former Mexican professional soccer player Ignacio "Nacho" Ambriz, who was named manager in September. As a player, Ambriz spent several seasons with Mexico's Club Necaxa and captained the Mexico National Team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Club León, out of León, Guanajuato in central Mexico, plays in the top division of the Mexican Football Federation and plays its home matches at Estadio León. León, which also goes by the nickname La Fiera (The Beast), last lifted the trophy in 2014 when it became just the second club to win back-to-back league titles following the 2014 Clausura (Fall) tournament.

Notable players for Club León are Mexican national team midfielder Luis "El Chapo" Montes, defender Fernando Navarro, U.S. national team goalkeeper William Yarbrough and Argentine forward Mauro Boselli, who is the club's second all-time leading scorer. All four are on the team's roster for tonight's exhibition.

TICKETS | Fans can purchase tickets at fresnofc.com, at the stadium box office, or at various consignment locations: Don Roberto Jewelers, Jalisco Jewelers, Dinuba Football Club and Los Panchos Mexican Restaurant.

Attendance for previous Liga MX exhibitions at Fresno FC

2012 Club America vs. Chiapas - 16,125

2015 Chivas vs. Atlas - 16,821

2016 Atlas vs. Club León - 9,500

2016 Chivas vs. Club León - 15,122

2017 Chivas vs. Monarcas Morelia - 11,977

2018 Club America vs. Club Atlas - 10,767



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