Nickname(s):El Gallo (The Rooster), Gallito (The Little Rooster)
Founded:1947
Stadium:Estadio Nuevo Francisco Urbano
Capacity:32,000
1947-1950
1950-1960
1960-1962
1962-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2002
2002-2016
2016-Present
CD Morón Crest History
The crest history of CD Morón shows a clear evolution from relatively traditional football shields into an identity centred on the club’s most recognisable symbol: the rooster. Throughout the different designs, red and white have remained the dominant colours, while the initials CDM have appeared in almost every period.
The original 1947–1950 crest was introduced when the club was founded. It featured a white shield outlined in red with a broad red diagonal band carrying the initials “C.D.M.” in white. A small football was positioned above the shield, immediately identifying the new institution with the sport.
In 1950, the football above the crest was removed and the design was simplified. The 1950–1960 badge retained the white shield and red diagonal sash, with the initials C.D.M. displayed prominently across it. The stronger use of red created a much cleaner and more recognisable identity.
A substantial redesign appeared in 1960. The 1960–1962 crest reversed the visual balance: most of the shield became red, while a white diagonal band crossed the centre containing the black letters CDM. Black was also introduced around the border and upper sections, making this one of the darkest crests in Morón's history.
Only two years later, another completely different design appeared. The 1962–1970 badge returned to a white shield outlined in red. A broad horizontal red panel occupied the centre and contained the initials CDM in large white letters. The absence of the diagonal sash represented a clear break with the club's earliest badges.
The most important transformation in Morón's visual identity came in 1970, when the rooster first became the dominant feature of the crest. The 1970–1980 version used a rectangular white shield with a red border, the initials “C.D.M.” across the top and a large red rooster in the centre. A football beside the rooster reinforced the club's sporting identity.
The rooster was not simply a decorative addition. It represented the famous Gallo de Morón, a symbol strongly associated with the city of Morón, and its adoption eventually gave the club its enduring nickname El Gallo.
The 1980–1990 crest developed this concept further. The shield gained heavier black and red outlines, while the initials C.D.M. were rendered in black. The rooster became more detailed and dynamic, shown interacting with a black football. This firmly established the rooster as the central symbol of Deportivo Morón.
Between 1990 and 2002, the club experimented with a completely different circular design. The 1990–2002 badge featured the full name “CLUB DEPORTIVO MORÓN” around the outer ring, while the rooster and football remained in the centre. Although the traditional symbol was preserved, the circular format distinguished this version from every other major crest in the sequence.
In 2002, Morón returned to the shield format. The 2002–2016 crest featured a tall rectangular white badge with multiple red outlines and a pointed lower section. The initials C.D.M. appeared prominently at the top, while a detailed rooster standing over a football occupied the centre.
The current identity was introduced in 2016 and represents a significant modernisation of the same concept. The 2016–Present crest simplifies both the shield and the rooster, using stronger lines and considerably less fine detail.
The foundation year “1947” appears above the shield for the first time, emphasising the club's history. Inside the badge, C.D.M. remains prominently displayed above a stylised red rooster standing alongside a football.
The modern design therefore combines the three elements that have come to define Deportivo Morón: the initials CDM, the red-and-white colours and the Gallo de Morón.
CD Morón Club History
Founded in 1947, Club Deportivo Morón is one of the traditional football clubs of the western Greater Buenos Aires area. Based in Morón, the club is universally known as “El Gallo” (The Rooster), a nickname derived from the historic rooster symbol associated with the city.
Deportivo Morón was founded on 20 June 1947, originally under the name Sportivo Morón. The club emerged during a period of rapid development in the western suburbs of Buenos Aires and soon became an important sporting institution for the local community. It later adopted the name Club Deportivo Morón, which remains its official identity today.
The club chose red and white as its traditional colours. Over time, the rooster became its most recognisable symbol, linking the football club directly with the identity and history of Morón itself.
Morón entered competitions organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) during the early 1950s and began its progression through the lower divisions. The club steadily developed during the following decade, attracting an increasingly large following from Morón and the surrounding western suburbs.
One of the first major breakthroughs came in 1959, when Deportivo Morón won promotion from the fourth level. Further progress followed during the 1960s as El Gallo climbed through the Argentine football pyramid.
The greatest early achievement came in 1968, when Morón earned promotion to the Primera División for the first time.
The club therefore competed at Argentina's highest level during the 1969 season. Although its stay among the elite lasted only one year, reaching the Primera División represented a historic achievement for a relatively young club that had been founded only two decades earlier.
After relegation, Morón spent much of the following decades competing in the second and third levels of Argentine football. The club became particularly associated with the fiercely competitive promotion divisions around Buenos Aires, where large traditional clubs regularly faced one another in highly charged local encounters.
Morón enjoyed another important period during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1990, El Gallo won the Primera B Metropolitana championship, earning promotion to the Nacional B, Argentina's national second division.
The club remained in the second tier for much of the 1990s, regularly competing against clubs from across Argentina. Although Morón was unable to achieve another promotion to the Primera División, this period strengthened its reputation as one of the important football institutions outside the top flight.
Relegation eventually returned Morón to the Primera B Metropolitana, where the club would spend a prolonged period attempting to regain its place in the national second division.
A major part of the club's modern history was the replacement of its traditional stadium, the Estadio Francisco Urbano. Morón had played at the old ground for decades, making it one of the most recognisable football venues in the western Buenos Aires suburbs.
In 2013, the club inaugurated the Nuevo Francisco Urbano, a substantially larger and more modern stadium. The move provided Deportivo Morón with facilities better suited to its large supporter base and ambitions to return to the higher levels of Argentine football.
Sporting success followed several years later.
During the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana season, Deportivo Morón produced an outstanding campaign and won the championship, securing promotion to the Primera B Nacional after a long absence.
The achievement was particularly emotional because generations of supporters had followed the club through years of unsuccessful promotion campaigns. Returning to Argentina's national second division represented one of the most important achievements in Morón's modern history.
The same period also produced an extraordinary run in the 2016–17 Copa Argentina. Morón defeated several higher-ranked opponents and reached the semi-finals, one of the greatest cup performances in the club's history.
El Gallo's run was eventually ended by River Plate, but reaching the final four of a national competition dramatically increased the club's profile and demonstrated its ability to compete against teams from higher divisions.
Rivalries have always played an important role in Deportivo Morón's identity. The club's principal traditional rival is Almirante Brown, with matches between the two forming one of the most intense rivalries in the western Greater Buenos Aires football scene.
The rivalry is fuelled by geographical proximity, strong working-class supporter bases and decades of meetings in Argentina's promotion divisions. Matches between El Gallo and Almirante Brown regularly attract considerable attention regardless of the clubs' league positions.
Morón also has a significant rivalry with Nueva Chicago. Both clubs possess large supporter bases in western Buenos Aires and have frequently competed against one another in the same divisions. Encounters developed into particularly intense fixtures during their many years together in Primera B and the national second tier.
Other traditional tensions have developed with clubs such as All Boys and Defensores de Belgrano, largely as a consequence of repeated meetings throughout the promotion categories, but Almirante Brown remains the rivalry most closely associated with Deportivo Morón.
