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| Full name | Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Potros (The Colts) Los Guayaberos (TheGuava producers) Guerreros (Warriors) | ||
| Founded | 1995; 30 years ago (1995) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Ignacio López Rayón Zitácuaro,Michoacán | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Orihuela | ||
| Chairman | Ignacio Orihuela | ||
| Manager | Mario Alberto Trejo García | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Serie A) | ||
| Clausura 2025 | Regular phase: 10th (Group III) Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro, simply known asZitácuaro, is a Mexican professionalfootball club based inZitácuaro,Michoacán, that plays in theLiga Premier, the third level division ofMexican football.[1]
The team was formed in 1995, being registered in theTercera División de México. In its first year the team won the category championship and promotion to theSegunda División de México.[2]
In the summer of 2001 the team was champion of the Segunda División after defeatingCihuatlán. Later the team got its promotion to thePrimera División 'A' de México after defeatingHalcones de Querétaro in a promotion play-off. During that time the team was known asPotros Zitácuaro and was owned by Grupo Pegaso, making it a reserve team forAtlante F.C. so it had players likeFederico Vilar andLuis Gabriel Rey.[3] In 2002 the team was moved toMexico City and renamed Potros DF, this due to administrative issues of the club's owner group.[4]
Later the team was revived in the Tercera División, in 2013 the team got its promotion toLiga de Nuevos Talentos. In 2015, this team disappeared due to poor sports results. In 2017 the team returned to compete inSerie B de México, and was renamed Atlético Zitácuaro.[5] However, the team only participated in the 2017–18 season.
In 2019 the team competed again, but from that year it took the name Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro,[6] in 2021 the team paused its participation temporarily due to financial problems derived from theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7] In 2022 the team returned to compete.[8]
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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