Nicknames
The club has several nicknames, the best known is "Morlacos" (Vlachs), and "Expresso Austral" (Southern Express), the first is because people belonging to the city of Cuenca are commonly called so, the second was placed by the national press in the 1970s due to the campaigns being undertaken by the team, calling the team the southern train, a southern Express, as a visual depiction of overpassing it's apponents as a train.
It is also popularly called "Red" because of its shirt. The club was well known in its infancy, also as "Red Flannel" because the fabric and the color of their clothing. It is less commonly recognized as the "Leon" (Lion) because this is also the symbol of the City and is present in the emblem of the institution.
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