| Founded | 24 October 2023 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2024 |
| Country | Latin America |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partners | Twitch YouTube |
| Website | kingsleague.pro/americas |
The Américas Kings League (also known as Kings League Américas, and Américas Kings League Santander or simply Kings League Santander for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming seven-a-side football league made up of twelve teams presided by footballers and Internet streamers from across the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin 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 Spanish-speaking countries Latin America ongoing at the time. The Latin 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 Américas Kings League will feature a team styled after the eponymous football club from the Mexican comedy-drama series Club de Cuervos, with actors Luis Gerardo Méndez and Mariana Treviño reprising their roles from the show for a video that was aired during the league's launch livestream.[6]
Team organisation
The teams and their chairpersons were announced during the league's launch event on 24 October 2023.[3]
| Team | Manager | Chairperson(s) |
|---|---|---|
 Atlético Parceros |
 Manuel Lanzarote |
James Rodríguez and Pelicanger |
 Club de Cuervos |
Jacques Passy |
Mercedes Roa |
 Galácticos del Caribe |
Lucas Ayala |
Vincent Pérez and Angelo Valdés (Los Futbolitos) and Santiago Matías (Alofoke) |
 Los Aliens 1021 |
Ramón Raya |
Edwin Castro (Castro) |
 Los Chamos FC |
Gabriel Cichero |
Donato Muñoz (TheDonato) and Flavio Broianigo (YOLO) |
 Muchachos FC |
Ricardo La Volpe |
Jero Freixas |
| Olimpo United |
Alejandro Castro |
Javier Hernández (Chicharito) |
| Peluche Caligari |
Ángel Reyna |
Álex (Escorpión Dorado) and Gabriel Montiel (Werevertumorro) |
 Persas FC |
Marcos Guillermo Samso |
Andy Merino (Zeein) |
 Raniza FC |
Severo Meza |
Diego Balsa (BarcaGamer) and Alana Flores (AlanaLaRana) |
 Real Titán |
Pol Font |
Germán Garmendia |
| West Santos FC |
TBA | Luis Villa (WestCol) and  Austin Santos (Arcángel) |
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.
- ↑ Calvo, Daniel (1 August 2023). "Chicharito Hernández tendrá un equipo en la Kings League Américas en 2024". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Elegido por Piqué, Miguel Layún asume presidencia de la Kings League Américas". Forbes México (in Spanish). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ Monje, Víctor (25 October 2023). "Gerard Piqué presentó Kings League Américas, nuevo torneo de fútbol espectáculo". MeriStation (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ 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.