Guerreros de Autlán
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(as Club Deportivo Autlán)
2023
(as Club Guerreros de Autlán)
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| Full name | Club Guerreros de Autlán | ||
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| Nickname | Guerreros (Warriors) | ||
| Founded | 2002 (as Club Deportivo Autlán) 2023 (as Club Guerreros de Autlán) | ||
| Ground | Unidad Deportiva Chapultepec Autlán, Jalisco | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Owner | José Luis Rentería | ||
| Chairman | José Luis Rentería[1] | ||
| Manager | Sergio Díaz | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Serie A) | ||
| 2025–26 | Regular phase: 9th (Group I) Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
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Club Guerreros de Autlán is a Mexican professional football club based in Autlán, Jalisco. It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at the Unidad Deportiva Chapultepec. Founded in 2002 as Club Deportivo Autlán, the club was dissolved in 2008 and refounded in 2023 under its current name but registered as Atlético Cocula. In 2025, the franchise has been registered under its official name.
The club first appeared in the 2002 under the name of Club Deportivo Autlán, it participated in the Segunda División de México and finished as runners-up in the Apertura 2004, while their affiliate B team finished as champions of the Tercera División de México in the same year (Apertura 2004).[2] In 2008, the team was dissolved after selling its place in the Segunda División to C.D. Oro.[3] In 2014, the team returned to competition for a brief period in the Tercera División, before being dissolved the following year.[3]
After eight years of inactivity, the team was re-established on February 28, 2023, now under the name Guerreros de Autlán, and registered in the Tercera División de México, the fourth tier of Mexican football.[1] However, due to regulatory issues, the team competed officially under the name Atlético Cocula, the franchise it leased to participate in the professional football.[4]
On May 25, 2025, the team was promoted to the Liga Premier-Serie A after defeating C.F. Cadereyta in the Zona B semifinals.[5] The team had finished the regular season in first place in its group and had previously eliminated Atlético Tesistán, Charales de Chapala, and Tapatíos Soccer.[6] Guerreros de Autlán, registered under the name Atlético Cocula, finished as champions of Zona B after defeating Gorilas de Juanacatlán in the zone final, but finished as runners-up in the Tercera División de México after losing the final to Héroes de Zaci.
On June 27, 2025, the name Guerreros de Autlán was officially recognized by the Mexican Football Federation and its affiliated leagues, abandoning the old name Atlético Cocula.[7]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 11 January 2026[8]
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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