Club Necaxa is a Mexican professional football club. Necaxa plays in the the Primera División de México. The club plays its home games at Estadio Victoria, located in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
History
Necaxa was founded August 21, 1923 with the support of the Compañía de Luz, from which they drew a nickname, the "Electricistas". They were very successful in the early days of the Mexican league, winning championships in the 1932-33, 1934-35, 1936-37, and 1937-38 seasons.
Necaxa's fortunes declined after the professionalization of the Mexican league following the 1942-43 season, as they were excluded from the newly formed, 10-team Liga Mayor.
Necaxa went the next fifty years without winning a single championship, before finally returning to prominence in the mid-1990s. They won conseecutive championships in the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons under manager Manuel Lapuente . The have gone on to win the 2001-02 apertura, and finish runners-up three times.
Current Roster
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 Carlos E. González
- 17
 Fabiano
- 18 Víctor Ruiz
- 19 Jorge Orozco
- 20 José María Higareda
- 21 Rodolfo Espinoza
- 22 Marco Capetillo
- 23 José Nuñez
- 24
 Daniel Hernández
- 25 Rafael Alamo
- 26 Héctor Herrera
- 31 Tomás Banda
- 33 José Aldo Diaz
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