Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 and reached Mexico's top division after buying the Angeles de Puebla club.
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19 Facts About Santos Laguna
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Domestically, Santos Laguna has won 6 Liga MX championships, as well as 1 Copa MX and 1 Campeon de Campeones cup.
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Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 by the Mexican Social Security Institute of the state of Durango as Santos IMSS.
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The first Santos Laguna team spent less than a year in Tlaxcala before moving to Gomez Palacio.
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In 1988 Santos Laguna purchased the Puebla Angels, giving them Cristian Saavedra, Wilson Graniolatti, Martin Zuniga and Miguel Herrera and a record of three wins, four draws and one loss.
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Chilean Cristian Montecinos reached the third league during the 1996 regular season, and Santos Laguna won their first First Division title with new player Jared Borghetti.
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Santos Laguna played poorly in the Invierno 1997 tournament, winning three games out of 17 and tied for last in the standings with Pumas UNAM and UAG Tecos.
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Santos Laguna was plagued by injuries during the Apertura tournament.
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On June 1,2008 Santos Laguna won their third Clausura championship, defeating Cruz Azul.
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Under Galindo, Santos Laguna won five consecutive games and reached fourth place.
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However, Santos Laguna did not qualify for the playoffs and was unable to repeat its championship.
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Apertura 2013, Santos Laguna sold Ivan Estrada to Pachuca and transferred Herculez Gomez, Gerardo Lugo and Aaron Galindo.
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Santos Laguna earned its sixth league title, whilst Djaniny Tavares finished the tournament as the top goal scorer, netting fourteen times, the eighth time a Santos Laguna player has achieved this feat.
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Santos Laguna has always worn green, with white or black accessories.
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Santos Laguna plays at the $100 million Estadio Corona, with a capacity of 30,050.
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When Santos Laguna was founded in 1983, its crest was white with green stripes and letters .
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In 1991, when the club was in danger of relegation to the second division, Santos Laguna adopted their first team song: "Es hora de ganar", by Ricardo Serna.
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On December 9,2010, Santos Laguna formed a partnership with Scottish champions Celtic.
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