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| Full name | Club Deportivo Irapuato[1] | ||
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| Nicknames | La Trinca (TheOffensiveTrident) Los Freseros (The Strawberries) Los Azulgranas (The Blue-and-Garnets) | ||
| Short name | IRA | ||
| Founded | February 15, 1911; 114 years ago (February 15, 1911) March 27, 2022; 3 years ago (March 27, 2022) (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato,Guanajuato | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner(s) | Club Deportivo Irapuato AC Healthy People | ||
| Chairman | Selomith Ramírez Moreles[2] | ||
| Manager | Daniel Alcántar[3] | ||
| League | Liga de Expansión MX | ||
| Clausura 2025 | Regular phase: 2nd (Group II) Final phase: Champions (Liga Premier –Serie A) | ||
| Website | cdirapuato | ||
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Club Deportivo Irapuato is a Mexican professionalfootball club based inIrapuato,Guanajuato, that currently competes inLiga de Expansión MX, the second level division ofMexican football.It was the first football club founded in Guanajuato by Pedro Parnu and Diego Mosqueda in 1911. Throughout its history the club was also named asReal Irapuato (2002–2004),Club Irapuato Por Siempre (2008–2013) andClub Atlético Irapuato (2019–2020).
Irapuato has mostly played in the Promotion League of Mexico (formerlyPrimera División 'A' de México orLiga de Ascenso de México). From 2000 to 2004, the team briefly rose to prominence in theLiga MX reaching the playoffs. Historically, Irapuato has spent over 26 years in the Primera División, never quite excelling to challenge for the title.
The team was relegated from the Primera División in 2004 but not because of their on-field performance, but because of financial irregularities. In 2013, the team then took a turn for the worse being relegated toSegunda División de México, the Third Division of Mexico for a year.
The team briefly returned to theLiga de Ascenso in May 2014 when theBallenas Galeana franchise was relocated to Irapuato, and also changed its name toClub Irapuato, once again givingIrapuato a football team.But that team was relegated too after a couple of mediocre seasons toSegunda División, where they play to this day.
The club dates back to 1910 in the city ofIrapuato,Guanajuato where a club was founded under the nameClub Mutualista Irapuatense by Pedro Garnu and by Diego Mosqueda who was an important person in the sports development in the city, and would later go on to establish the club's rivalClub León in the 1920s. In its first years many clubs were formed in order to create a futbol league inGuanajuato Deportivo Irapuato, Internacional,Club Marte, ISCO andLeón inaugurated the league in 1925.
The first tournament was won by Club Marte because the tournament was not finished due to problems betweenIrapuato and ISCO. In 1928 the club reached the final and played against Deportivo Internacional; the club's squad was made up by Kurt Lenk as keeper Antonio Aguilar and José Núñez playing defender Julián Ramírez, Francisco Belman and Salvador Silva in the mid field and Antonio "El Gato" Baltazar, Crisoforo Juárez, Secundino Alvarado, Teofilo and Juan Aguilera playing as forwards. The club came out with a 1–0 victory, winning its first league title. This club wore a white shirt with black shorts and socks.
The club that plays today under the nameClub Deportivo Irapuato was founded in 1948 where it had trouble staying in the league. in the late 1940s there were various clubs that represented the city ofIrapuato and it was until 1948 when they decided to merge in order to become more competitive and so they did and joined theSegunda División de México in 1949. The men in charge of the merge wereOscar Bonfiglio andJesús Vaca Gaona both had participated in the1928 Olympic games inAmsterdam. The club would once again change its name this time to Club Deportivo Irapuato A.C which many people believe to be the date when the club was established.
The club was one of the first clubs to inaugurate theSegunda División de México in the 1949–50 tournament where after 3 seasons the club won its first promotion. The club made its debut to thePrimera División de México in the league on August 22, 1954 againstZacatepec who they beat 4–5. In the second round the club played at home in theEstadio Revolución stadium againstPuebla who they also defeated 4–0. The club also revived its rivalry which had stopped in the late 1930s againstLeón, that game ended in a 1–1 draw. The club's best tournament was the1963–64 Mexican Primera División season where the club finished 4th place with 32 points;Guadalajara finished with 33 points.
In the1971-72 season the club found itself playing in group 2 with clubsMonterrey,Guadalajara,Puebla,Atlante,Pachuca,Pumas,Toluca andTorreón. At the end of the tournament the club finished last and had to play a relegation series against the other last place teams. The series was played againstTorreón,Atlético Español, andVeracruz. the first match was played against Veracruz who defeated them 3–1 the first leg, the second leg ended in a 0–0 draw. The last game was played againstTorreón in theEstadio Jalisco where Irapuato lost 1–0 and were relegated for the first time in 18 years to theSegunda División de México.
Back in theSegunda División the club became a top club reaching the final in its first year back againstPetroleros de Ciudad Madero. The first game was played inIrapuato which they won 1–0. It seemed the club would clinch its promotion having the second match at home, but surprisingly Ciudad Madero came out with a 2–0 victory and so earning its promotion.
In the 1974–75 season, the club had its second opportunity when they once again reached the final this time playing againstTecos. The club would lose that final match 1–0. It took place in theEstadio Azteca inMexico City.
The club would get a third opportunity to earn a promotion in 1978; this time againstZacatepec. This time a series was played. The first match ended in a 1–0 victory for Zacatepec. The second match ended in a 4–1 victory for Zacatepec and so the club would lose its third promotion series in 6 years.
In the 1980s the club had a streak of qualifying to the quarterfinals but not been able to reach the final. After four years the club finally reached the final in the 1984-85 tournament under the management ofDiego Malta Solano againstPachuca. The first match was played in Irapuato where they took a 2–1 advantage. in the return match Irapuato came out with a win and finally earn the promotion after 13 years. Notable players from that club were Anselmo Romero, Rafael Lira, Jesús Montes, Eugenio Constantino andTeodoro Orozco.
In the1990-91 season Irapuato got relegated to the Segunda División for the second time. In 1994, Irapuato joined the newly formedPrimera División 'A' de México and got the opportunity to return to the Primera División.
In the Invierno 99 season, Irapuato facedZacatepec in the Final, they beat them 3–1 in the first leg with goals fromCristián Ariel Morales, and Martín Rodríguez in the second leg things got complicated when Zacatepec tied the game, but Morales and Rodriguez scored and they took the championship with an overall score of 5–3.
In the Verano 2000 season, the champion Irapuato made it to the final, again this time facingCruz Azul Hidalgo if Irapuato would win they would be promoted to the Primera División, the first leg was played inHidalgo and the score was 2–2 Martín Rodríguez and Jesús Gutiérrez scored the two goals for Irapuato. The second leg and Promotional Final was played in TheSergio León Chávez on June 10, 2000. The final score was 2–2Cristián Morales and Martín Rodríguez scored for Irapuato,Alejandro Corona andJames Owusu-Ansah scored for Cruz Azul Hidalgo. In extra time no one scored so they went to penalties, Cruz Azul Hidalgo's Pedro Resendiz, Josef Nemec, scored the penalties but Erik Marín, and Mario Ramírez missed. However, Irapuato's Martín Rodríguez,Cristián Morales, Víctor Saavedra and Héctor Gómez scored the penalties the final score was 4–2 in penalties. Irapuato would return to the Primera División almost a decade after being relegated in 1991.
Suddenly, on December 26, 2001, Grupo Pegaso announced that Irapuato was sold and moved to the city ofVeracruz,Veracruz and renamedTiburones Rojos de Veracruz for its spot in the Primera División after the original Veracruz franchise was sold and moved toTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas and renamedJaguares de Chiapas, and therefore, the city Irapuato was left without a team for the Verano 2002 season. Also, in the Invierno 2002 season or Apertura 2002, it was announced thatQuerétaro, a Segunda División team was also sold and moved to Irapuato under the nameReal Irapuato. In their first season, they made it to the final againstLa Piedad and eventually won the Apertura 2002 championship in penalties.
For the Apertura 2002,Querétaro, a team from thePrimera División 'A' de México was sold and transferred to Irapuato afterLa Piedad was dissolved in the Primera División and later sold and transferred to the city ofQuerétaro,Querétaro.
In the 2003, season Irapuato made it to the 2002-03 promotional final against Clausura 2003 champions and arch rivalsLeón. The first leg was played on June 18, 2003 when Irapuato won theClásico del Bajío and the first game in Leon's home 2–1 with a goal fromAriel González and an own goal from Gorsd, the second leg was played in Irapuato and in the last moments of the game Josias Ferreira scores a goal ending the game 1–0 and returning Irapuato to the Primera División.
After the Clausura 2004, Irapuato ended up with 6 wins, 8 ties and 5 losses with a total of 26 points. It was announced that the club was sold and relocated to the city ofColima,Colima, but theFMF reduced the league from 20 to 18 teams, and Irapuato was joined with Querétaro to dissolve both of those teams.
Irapuato was the city without a soccer team for 1 year, but it was announced thatMérida F.C., a team from the Segunda División was transferred to Irapuato for the Apertura 2005. After the Clausura 2006, the team was playing for a survival to stay in the league, but they relegated to theTercera División de México after losing in a playoff againstDelfines de Coatzacoalcos.
In theClausura 2011 Season, Irapuato was crowned Champion by defeatingTijuana in the final with a score of 2–1. The First Leg was played inTijuana,Baja California and it ended in a 1–1 draw goals were scored by Luis Alberto Valdez at 8' for Irapuato, andAlejandro Molina at 60' for Tijuana. The Second Leg was played in Irapuato and ended in a 1–0 win for Irapuato crowning them as Champions of the Clausura 2011, the goal was scored byJosé Cruz Gutiérrez in the 85' minute of the game.
1Adrián Martínez2Margarito González8Jorge Manrique10Cuauhtémoc Blanco
11Ariel González
89'13Gandhi Vega16Arturo Alvarado18 Esteban Alberto González 64'21José Luis López 88'27Gerardo Gomez44 Juan Carlos ArellanoSubstitutes
6Francisco Razo
89'7Alejandro Castillo45José Cruz Gutiérrez 64'23Javier Saavedra28 Luis Alberto Valdés29José Guadalupe Martínez58Efraín Cruz 88'5Ezequiel BrítezAfter being crowned Champions of the Clausura 2011 season. Irapuato facedTijuana the Apertura 2010 Champions again, for a spot in the Primera División.The First leg of the Promotional final was played atIrapuato,Guanajuato on May 18, 2011, four days after winning the championship at home. Irapuato was highly motivated to return to the Primera División after 7 years of absence, Tijuana on the other hand had never had Primera División experience. The first leg of the final was tied in a scoreless tie between the two teams.
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Three days after the first match in Irapuato, the second leg of the Promotional final was played in Tijuana'sEstadio Caliente stadium. Tijuana made several changes to their starting 11 players, replacing defenderMiguel Almazán with a forward, and changing their formation from a 5-4-1 formation to a more attacking 4-2-2 formation. Irapuato made many drastic changes as well; they changed to a5-3-2 formation fortifying their defense with 5 players. During the match, Tijuana had various chances for goal and the first goal came from young prospectJoe Corona scoring a header in the first half. Three minutes later,Mauro Gerk scored. Five minutes after the second goal, Irapuato scored afterAlejandro Molina from Tijuana accidentally pushed the ball into the net from a free kick done byJosé Cruz Gutiérrez. The game ended in a 2–1 win for Tijuana.Tijuana got promoted to the Primera División while Irapuato remained in theLiga de Ascenso de México.
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Joe Corona 29'Mauro Gerk 31' | Report | Alejandro Molina (own goal) 38' |
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After the Clausura 2013, Irapuato finished in the bottom 5 of the standings and the team was sold and moved toZacatepec,Morelos and rebranded asZacatepec 1948.Union de Curtidores was rumored to be moving into the city of Irapuato to replace the dissolved franchise there, but the owner of Union de Curtidores decided to keep the team inLeón after getting approval to play their home games inEstadio Nou Camp. However, some time after a franchise from the city ofQuerétaro was purchased, the team was revived in theSegunda Division de México and began playing in the Liga Premier for the Apertura 2013.
The franchise came to join the Copa de la Liga Premier de Ascenso Apertura 2013, where they reached the final againstCruz Azul Jasso and lost 1–0 on aggregate, so Irapuato was runner-up. At the end of the tournament the franchise returned to the city of Querétaro, because of the restructuring that occurred in Grupo Delfines, which decided that the team that played in the Apertura 2013 atEstadio Sergio León Chávez as Irapuato, would return to their roots to play either atEstadio Corregidora or La Cañada.
On May 29, 2014, Enrique Bonilla, Sports CEO of the Ascenso MX unveiled the emergence of Irapuato, instead ofBallenas Galeana, who had to relocate to the city of Irapuato due to their economic and financial problems, same which were resolved by guanajuatenses entrepreneurs which in turn called for the team to move to their state. Furthermore, circulated a letter from the President of the Civil Association Club Irapuato, J. Concepción Director and Enrique Bonilla, secretary general of the Ascenso MX, where the AC are declared owners of the brand name and badge Irapuato equipment.Ballenas Galeana was sold and moved to Irapuato and renamedClub Irapuato.
On June 7, 2015, Irapuato was officially sold and relocated toLos Mochis,Sinaloa and renamedMurciélagos Los Mochis. They began playing in theSegunda División de México after playing one season in the Ascenso MX.
From 2015, Irapuato reached three consecutive finals, losing them all. TheApertura 2016 andClausura 2017 againstTlaxcala and the Apertura 2017 againstTepatitlán.
On June 17, 2019, the team was renamed as Atlético Irapuato, but maintained the same shield design, colors and identity.[4]
On July 30, 2020, the club was renamed Club Deportivo Irapuato after Grupo Temachalco took possession of the franchise.[5] At the end of the season, the team won its third Segunda División championship after defeatingCruz Azul Hidalgo 1–3 on the aggregate scoreboard.[6]
At first it was reported that Irapuato was promoted after the Liga Premier championship.[7] However, on June 3, 2021, theFMF announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier's third place,[8] because Irapuato still had to meet some requirements to compete in theLiga de Expansión MX,[9] three Liga Premier clubs were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion. On July 5, 2021, it was confirmed that no team undergoing the certification audit approved the procedure, so there would be no club promoted from the Liga Premier, for this reason the promotion of Irapuato was very frustrated by administrative issues of the club and regulations of the league.[10]
Therefore, the club announced that it would continue to participate in theSerie A and began a process to form a new roster of players.[11] However, at the end of August 2021, Grupo Tecamachalco transferred the franchise to local businessmen to ensure its continuity and avoid promotion problems for the club, this after Fernando San Román, CEO of Tecamachalco, was sanctioned by theFMF and the company decided to seek the purchase of a football team inCosta Rica.[12]
However, at the end of August 2021, the Irapuato city council denied the use of theEstadio Sergio León Chávez to the club due to breach of the agreement signed between the team and the government, since a clause of the agreement stipulated that the team should be promoted to the Liga de Expansión MX for the 2021–22 season, something that could not be fulfilled.[13][14] After this fact, the new board sought to establish the team in a city near Irapuato while the city council negotiated with the owners ofAlebrijes de Oaxaca for the arrival of a new franchise that would continue the football in the city. Finally, neither the club nor the city council managed to close the negotiations, so on September 10, it was announced that the team went into a hiatus, so it would not dispute any competition during the season.[15][16]
After two years of absence, the team was reestablished in June 2023, keeping the name Club Deportivo Irapuato and returning to play in theLiga Premier –Serie A.[17] Under that era, the team won the Serie A championship in the2025 Clausura tournament.[18]
Following that victory, the team began to be considered as a candidate for an invitation to participate in the Liga de Expansión MX. This invitation became effective on June 19, 2025, when Irapuato's entry into that league as a guest team was announced becausePeribán, the season's champion team in the Liga Premier – Serie A, did not meet the requirements to aspire to promotion.[19]However, the announcement sparked an institutional crisis within the team. Juan Manuel Albo, president of an association named Club Deportivo Irapuato A.C., which holds the rights to the club's logo and name, announced that he would not allow the franchise operated by Healthy People to play in the Liga de Expansión MX due to an alleged financial debt related to the payment of the rights to use the brand. Furthermore, Albo intended to pursue his own sports project in the same league.[20] Consequently, the league and theFMF announced that they would not allow the participation of any project other than the one operated by Healthy People, which caused football in Irapuato to go on a hiatus for several weeks.[21]
The crisis was finally resolved after the intervention of theGovernment of Guanajuato, which acted as a mediator between the opposing sides, and on July 10, 2025, Irapuato's entry into the Liga de Expansión MX was confirmed.[22]
Throughout its history, "Irapuato" has seen how the name of the institution has changed to its current name. The club was founded under the name of Club Deportivo Irapuato. The different names that the club has had throughout its history are listed below:
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (1948-01) Official name when the franchise debuted.
Real Irapuato: (2002–04) Official name when the franchise moved from Querétaro to Irapuato.
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (2005–08) Official name when the franchise moves from Mérida to Irapuato.
Club Irapuato Por Siempre: (2008–13) Official name when the Pachuca Juniors franchise moves to Irapuato.
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (2013–14) Official name when the franchise moves from Querétaro "B" to Irapuato.
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (2014–15) Official name when the Ballenas Galeana franchise moves to Irapuato.
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (2015–18) Official name when Desarrollodora de Fútbol México ALC becomes the owner of the team and makes it a subsidiary of Celaya.
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (2018–19) Official name when Jorge Rocha becomes owner of the team.
Club Atlético Irapuato: (2019–20) Official name when Jorge Rocha decides to change it.
Club Deportivo Irapuato: (2020–present) Official name when Grupo Tecamachalco became the owner of the team and maintained by the management of the Healthy People company.
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| Former names | Estadio Irapuato (1969–1990) |
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| Location | Irapuato,Guanajuato, Mexico |
Irapuato FC play their home matches at Estadio Irapuato founded on 23 March 1969 under the name "Estadio Irapuato" renamed Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez in 1990. Irapuato played their first home matches at Estadio Revolucion. On 27 October 1968 the board of Irapuato invited theSpanish Olympic football team that competed at the1968 Olympics to play a friendly match against Irapuato, the stadium recorded a large entry in that game the Spanish beat Irapuato.
The first goal was scored by the captain of SpainJuan Manuel Asensi and Marco Antonio Sanchez Moya of Irapuato tied the score. 23 March 1969 was the official opening. in 1970 the Mexico National Team played vs Irapuato at that time Mexico was being prepared for the1970 FIFA World Cup, The Mexico national team came out victorious with a score of 4–1.
The stadium has hosted two international football tournaments, the1983 FIFA World Youth Championship and the1986 FIFA World Cup.
| Name | Season | Goals |
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| Jaime Belmonte | 6 | |
| Jaime Belmonte | 7 | |
| Ángel Lemus | Primera División A Verano 97 | 12 |
| Cristián Morales | Primera División A Invierno 98 | 19 |
| Cristián Morales | Primera División A Invierno 99 | 17 |
 Martín Rodríguez Alba | Primera División de México Invierno 01 | 12 |
| Ariel González | 11 | |
| Ariel González | 11 |
The nickname "Trinca Fresera", which means "Strawberry Lashers", originates from the year 1949, when the team got an invitation to Play teams such asLa Piedad,Leon, and the Brazilian TeamVasco da Gama. The Games would Take Place in The Estadio de la Ciudad de Los Deportes now known asEstadio Azul in Mexico City.Vasco da Gama had a very good Offence, in that time it was known as "la trinca infernal" the term trinca, utilized in that time as a reference for 3, trinca infernal referenced Vasco da Gama's Offence which had 3 very agile, quick men.Don Agustín González Escopeta, Master of the Sport Commentary, Watched the Match between Irapuato and La Piedad, chronically the Leon vs Vasco match was on and He said: "si el Vasco da Gama es una trinca infernal, el Irapuato es la trinca fresera" ¡que bonito juegan!, which meant "If Vasco da Gama are the Infernal Lashers then Irapuato are the Strawberry Lashers ¡boy they play nice!" .It was then that don Agustín González Escopeta, Baptized Irapuato as la trinca fresera, To this date in any Stadium they enter the fans identify them as la trinca fresera del Irapuato.
| Season/Year | Kit manufacturer | Primary Shirt partner |
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| 1980's | Le Coq Sportif | |
| 1980's-1993 | Adidas | El Pollo Loco |
| 1994-95 | Afghans | Corona |
| Invierno 1996 | Jima | Corona |
| Verano 1997-Verano 98 | Marval | Corona |
| Invierno 1998-Verano 2000* | Garcis | Corona |
| Invierno 2000-Invierno 2001 | Garcis | Grupo Pegaso/Bimbo |
| Invierno 2002* | Garcis | Grupo Pegaso/Pollo Feliz |
| Verano 2003 | Gaytan | Bimbo |
| 2003-04 | Eescord | Boing!/Tres Hermanos Shoes/Rezza Editores |
| 2004-05 | Eescord | Volkswagen |
| 2005-06 | Keuka | C.Botanica Azteca |
| 2006-07 | Keuka | Caja Libertad/Honda |
| 2007-08 | Keuka | Caja Libertad/Corona Extra |
| 2008-09 | Keuka | Caja Libertad/Corona Extra |
| 2009-10 | Keuka | Caja Libertad/U Taisan/ALDE/Credicor Mexicano/Corona Extra |
| 2010 | Concord | Caja Libertad/U Taisan/ALDE/Credicor Mexicano/Corona Extra |
| Clausura 2011* | Concord | Caja Libertad/U Taisan/ALDE/ETN/Adhler/Tele Cable/Corona Extra |
| Apertura 2011-Clausura 2012 | Concord | Caja Libertad/ALDE/Don Billete/Corona Extra/Tele Cable/Life and Fitness |
| Apertura 2012-Clausura 2014 | Silver Sports Wear | Caja Popular Mexicana/Coca-Cola/Corona Extra/Cemento Monterrey/Nivada |
| Apertura 2014 | Keuka | Grupo Rotoplas/Corona Extra/State of Guanajuato/Pollo Feliz/Jimsa Electrónica |
| Clausura 2015 | Keuka | Aeroméxico/Nivada/Corona Extra/State of Guanajuato/Pollo Feliz/Jimsa Electrónica |
| Apertura 2017–Clausura 2018 | Keuka | Comex/Corona Extra/Casa Inn Hotels/Bachoco/Pollo Feliz/Jimsa Electrónica/Electrolit/Leche León/California |
| 2018–19 | Silver Sports Wear | Comex/Izzi/Lotería Nacional/Pronosticos/The Home Depot/Jimsa Electrónica/Pollo Feliz/Azteca Tax Service |
| 2019–20 | Silver Sports Wear | Healthy People/Pollo Feliz/Servicio Rápido/TVCU4TRO |
| 2020–21* | Keuka | Healthy People/Pollo Feliz/TVCU4TRO/Servicio Rápido/Caliente.mx/Life & Fitness/Jimsa Electrónica/Universidad Quetzalcoátl Irapuato/H-E-B/Salud Digna |
| 2023-24 | Silver Sports Wear | TVCU4TRO/Healthy People/Pollo Feliz/Tonic Music Multimedia/Astrid Spa |
| Apertura 2024 | JAG Sportswear | Healthy People/TVCU4TRO/Pollo Feliz/Tonic Music Multimedia |
| Clausura 2025* | uin mx | TVCU4TRO/Healthy People/Pollo Feliz/Tonic Music Multimedia/MG Motor |
| Apertura 2025- | Keuka | Chay Printer/Healthy People/Tonic Music Multimedia/Toniclife Group/Pollo Feliz/Chilchota Alimentos/Corona Extra/Red Cola |
| Season | Manager | Notes |
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| Apertura 2007 | Eduardo Bacas | |
| Clausura 2008 | Martin Manjarrez Herrera | Originally fromIrapuato, Guanajuato |
| Apertura 2008-Clausura 2009 | Ricardo Rayas | Left midway through the Clausura 2009 season |
| Clausura 2009-Clausura 2010 | Teodoro Orozco | Orozco was the Assistant Manager of the team, but took charge of the Team when Rayas left. |
| Clausura 2010 | Osvaldo Batocletti | |
| Clausura 2010 | Juan Alvarado Martin | |
| Apertura 2010 | Luis Scatolaro | |
| Apertura 2010 | Carlos Turrubiates | |
| Clausura 2011 | Ignacio Rodriguez | Lead the team to the 2011 promotional Final AgainstClub Tijuana |
| 2011 | Omar Arellano Nuño | |
| 2011-2012 | Ricardo Rayas | |
| 2012 | Teodoro Orozco | |
| 2012 | Héctor Medrano | |
| June 2014–15 | Roberto Sandoval | |
| 2015 | Jorge Manrique | |
| July 2015–May 2016 | Ernesto Sosa | |
| June 2016–May 2018 | Luis Alberto Padilla Velasco | Lead the team to the Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017 Final AgainstTlaxcala and Apertura 2017 Final AgainstTepatitlán |
| August 2018–May 2019 | Carlos Bracamontes | |
| July 2019–April 2020 | Omar Arellano | |
| June 2020–December 2020 | Juan Manuel Rivera | |
| December 2020–August 2021 | Javier San Román | Club president between June 2020 and December 2020. Won the2020–21 Liga Premier de México season againstCruz Azul Hidalgo. |
| August 2021 | Marco Antonio Trejo | |
| June 2023–February 2024 | Luis Fernando Soto | |
| February 2024–June 2025 | Víctor Medina | Won theClausura 2025 againstAguacateros de Peribán |
| July 2025– | Daniel Alcántar |
Irapuato FC Official Supporter group areLos Hijos de la Mermelada which translates toThe Children of the Jam in English
Irapuato's most fierce rivalry according to the fans is againstLeón, named after both of the teams region "Clásico del Bajio".
Irapuato Also have other Rivals Such AsCelaya team in Guanajuato.
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Daniel Alcántar |
| Assistant managers | Gerardo Castillo Víctor Morales Félix Martínez |
| Goalkeepers coach | Roberto Cota |
| Fitness coach | Román Bermúdez |
| Team doctor | Enrique Hernández |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning editions | Runners-up |
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 Top division | Copa México | 0 | – | 1955–56 |
| Promotion divisions | Primera División A/Liga de Ascenso | 4s | Invierno 1999,Verano 2000,Invierno 2002,Clausura 2011 | Apertura 2008,Apertura 2009 |
| Campeón de Ascenso | 2s | 2000,2003 | 2011 | |
| Segunda División/Liga Premier | 4 | 1953–54,1984–85,2020–21,Clausura 2025 | 1972–73,1974–75,1977–78,1993–94,Apertura 2016,Clausura 2017,Apertura 2017,Apertura 2024 | |
| Copa México de Segunda División | 3 | 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 | Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 | |
| Campeón de Campeones de Segunda División | 1 | 1954 | 1953, 2025 |
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