Deportivo Zitácuaro
Mexican football club
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Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro, simply known as Zitácuaro, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zitácuaro, Michoacán, that plays in the Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football.[1]
Los Guayaberos (The Guava producers)
Guerreros (Warriors)
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| Full name | Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro | ||
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| Nicknames | Los Potros (The Colts) Los Guayaberos (The Guava producers) Guerreros (Warriors) | ||
| Founded | 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) | ||
| 2025–26 | Regular phase: 11th (Group II) Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
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History
The team was formed in 1995, being registered in the Tercera División de México. In its first year the team won the category championship and promotion to the Segunda División de México.[2]
In the summer of 2001 the team was champion of the Segunda División after defeating Cihuatlán. Later the team got its promotion to the Primera División 'A' de México after defeating Halcones de Querétaro in a promotion play-off. During that time the team was known as Potros Zitácuaro and was owned by Grupo Pegaso, making it a reserve team for Atlante F.C. so it had players like Federico Vilar and Luis Gabriel Rey.[3] In 2002 the team was moved to Mexico 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 to Liga de Nuevos Talentos. In 2015, this team disappeared due to poor sports results. In 2017 the team returned to compete in Serie 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 the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In 2022 the team returned to compete.[8]
Players
Current squad
- As of January 12, 2026[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
- Deportivo Lázaro Cárdenas (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP in the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
