Club Leon’s next majority owner will be an international partner and the Martinez family will stay on as minority partners, the club’s owners said on record on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
The statements came on the red carpet of the Salon de la Fama investiture in Pachuca, where both Jesus Martinez Murguia, the president of Club Leon, and his father Jesus Martinez Patino, the president of Grupo Pachuca, spoke about the sale process.
What the Owners Said
“The only thing I can tell the fans is that we are going to leave the club in the best hands,” Martinez Murguia said, in quotes carried by Pagina Central. “I have lived 16 years in the city of Leon. We took the team in the second division. Today the team has another face.”
“It will be in the best hands so that it remains a leading team in Mexican soccer,” he added. “In these months there will be much more news.”
Martinez Patino, speaking to FOX, fixed the profile of the incoming partner. “The partner that is chosen will be international and at a world level,” he said. “My son will remain a partner, as Grupo Pachuca has always done.”
Why Leon Is for Sale
Grupo Pachuca owns both Pachuca and Club Leon, and FIFA’s multipropiedad rules have already cost Leon dearly. Leon earned a place at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup champion, then lost the place because of the shared ownership.
Martinez Patino confirmed the sale process in September, saying he was in talks with investment funds and that he has to sell the club against his will. He said then that control of Leon would be sold, and that his son would remain a minority shareholder and part of the club’s structure.
What Is Still Missing
Tuesday’s statements are the first time the owners have described the incoming partner on record. They do not name the buyer, give an amount, or announce a signed agreement.
Neither Grupo Pachuca nor Club Leon has published a statement on the sale, and Liga MX has announced no approval. The open steps are the identity of the partner and the league’s authorization of the new ownership structure.
FutnSoccer will update this story when a buyer is named or the terms are confirmed. More coverage is in FutnSoccer’s Liga MX section.
