Selección Jalisco
| Full name | Selección de Jalisco |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926 |
| Dissolved | 1943 |
| Ground | Parque Oblatos, Guadalajara, Jalisco Parque Estrella, Guadalajara, Jalisco |
Selección Jalisco was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the México Primera División. Prior to the invitation to the Primera Fuerza the team played exhibition games formed with players with various Jalisco teams from the Liga Occidental De Jalisco.
The first squad, formed by players from Guadalajara, Atlas, Nacional, and Oro, was organized in 1926
The team traveled around Mexico playing exhibition games against local teams. The most famous matches were against team from Mexico City where they played in 1926, 1928, and 1930. The matches were against teams from Primera Fuerza of the Mexico City. These teams were Marte, Club España, Asturias, and América.
Although the matches were even, the Jaliscience teams were greatly affected by the capital teams. The capital teams saw the potential of the players and began to give offers to bring them to play for them. Marte would end up staying with half of the Selección Jalisco after General Aguirre offered large sums in order to get the players on loans.
"La Venada" Alatorre, Ignacio "El Calavera" Ávila, Tomás "El Poeta" Lozano, Lorenzo "La Yegua" Camarena, "El Patarato" Hernández y "El Moco" Hilario López, were some of the players that played in the first team in 1926.
After some time, the team influenced the Liga de Jalisco by giving it a huge boost by helping expand football over the whole state of Jalisco.
José Pelón Gutiérrez, Fausto Prieto, Max Prieto, Reyes "Terile" Sánchez, Luis Reyes, Teofilo Tilo García, Victoriano Zarco Vázquez, Pablo "Pablotas" González, Manuel "Cosas" López and Wintilio Lozano, were some of the players that formed the second squad in 1928.
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