Américas Kings League
| File:Logo Americas Kings League.png | |
| Founded | 24 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2024 |
| Country | Hispanic America |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | Uruguay Raniza FC (1st title) (First Split, 2024) |
| TV partners | Twitch YouTube Vix (formely) Fox Sports (Mexico) |
| Website | kingsleague.pro/americas |
| Current: 2024 Américas Kings League season | |
The Américas Kings League (also known as Kings League Américas, and Américas Kings League Santander or simply Kings League Santander for sponsorship reasons) is a seven-a-side football league made up of twelve teams presided by footballers and Internet streamers from across the Hispanic America. It is based on Spain's Kings League, launched by Gerard Piqué in late 2022.
Background
After the Kings League began play in early 2023, league CEO Oriol Querol stated that they had a goal to bring the format to multiple countries, with talks for a version in Brazil and another one across the Hispanic America ongoing at the time. The Hispanic American league was formally announced on 14 July 2023, with a statement saying that it would begin play in 2024 in Mexico City.[1] Two weeks later, during the Kings and Queens Finals event held at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Mexican footballer Javier Hernández was the first team chairman to be announced.[2] A launch event for the league was held on 24 October 2023, with the reveal of all the competing teams and chairpersons,[3] where it was also announced that former Mexico national team player Miguel Layún would be serving as chairman of the league,[4] with Marc Crosas appointed as the league's sporting director.[5] The league includes a team styled after the eponymous football club from the Mexican comedy-drama Netflix series Club de Cuervos. Luis Gerardo Méndez and Mariana Treviño reprised their roles from the show as Chava and Isabel Iglesias respectively for a club announcement trailer featuring Piqué that was aired during the league's launch.[6][7]
Team organisation
The teams and their chairpersons were announced during the league's launch event on 24 October 2023.[3]
| Team | Manager | Chairperson(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia Atlético Parceros | Spain Manuel Lanzarote | Colombia James Rodríguez and Angerson García (Pelicanger) |
| Mexico Club de Cuervos | Mexico Jacques Passy | Mexico Natalia García (NataliaMX) and Iván Navarrete (Pipepunk) |
| Dominican Republic Galácticos del Caribe | Mexico Lucas Ayala | Dominican Republic Vincent 'Will' Pérez and Angelo Valdés (Los Futbolitos) and Santiago Matías (Alofoke) |
| United States Los Aliens 1021 | Mexico Efraín Velarde | United States Edwin Castro (Castro) |
| Venezuela Los Chamos FC | Venezuela Gabriel Cichero | Venezuela Donato Muñoz (TheDonato) and Flavio Broianigo (YOLO) |
| Argentina Muchachos FC | Mexico Rafael Puente Jr. | Argentina Jero Freixas |
| Mexico Olimpo United | Mexico Alejandro Castro | Mexico Javier Hernández (Chicharito) |
| Mexico Peluche Caligari | Mexico Ángel Reyna | Mexico Álex (Escorpión Dorado) and Gabriel Montiel (Werevertumorro) |
| Peru Persas FC | Mexico Víctor Chaires | Peru Andy Merino (ElZeein) |
| Uruguay Raniza FC | Mexico Severo Meza | Uruguay Diego Balsa (BarcaGamer) and Mexico Alana Flores (AlanaLaRana) |
| Chile Real Titán | Spain Pol Font | Chile Germán Garmendia (HolaSoyGerman) |
| Colombia West Santos FC | Canada Isidro Sánchez | Colombia Luis Villa (WestCol) and Puerto Rico Austin Santos (Arcángel) |
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Performance by team
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Semi-final | Splits won | Splits runner-up | Splits semi-final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay Raniza FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2024 | ||
| Chile Real Titán | 0 | 1 | 0 | May 2024 | ||
| Peru Persas FC | 0 | 0 | 1 | May 2024 | ||
| Dominican Republic Galácticos del Caribe | 0 | 0 | 1 | May 2024 |
See also
References
- ↑ Pérez, Álvaro (15 July 2023). "La Kings League llega a las Américas en 2024 con sede en Ciudad de México". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Calvo, Daniel (1 August 2023). "Chicharito Hernández tendrá un equipo en la Kings League Américas en 2024". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Calvo, Daniel (25 October 2023). "Kings League Américas: todos los equipos y quiénes son sus presidentes de la nueva competición". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Elegido por Piqué, Miguel Layún asume presidencia de la Kings League Américas". Forbes México (in Spanish). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Monje, Víctor (25 October 2023). "Gerard Piqué presentó Kings League Américas, nuevo torneo de fútbol espectáculo". MeriStation (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Treviño, Mariana; Méndez, Luis Gerardo; Piqué, Gerard (24 October 2023). "CLUB DE CUERVOS LLEGA A LA KINGS LEAGUE!". YouTube (in Spanish). Club de Cuervos (Américas Kings League). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Beltrán, Jesús F. (25 October 2023). "¡Isabel y Chava Iglesias están de vuelta! Así fue la presentación de Club de Cuervos en la Kings League Américas". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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