Club Deportivo Zapata is a Mexican football club that plays in froup 4 in the Tercera División de México

Tercera División de México

Tercera División is Mexico's fourth tier in the Mexican League System. The Tercera División is divided into 15 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respected group...

. The club is based in Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata, Morelos

Emiliano Zapata is a city in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city is the sixth largest in the state of Morelos, with a 2005 census population of 39,702 inhabitants....

, Morelos

Morelos

Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....

, Mexico

Mexico

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 is one of the original Clubs that inaugurated the Tercera División de México

Tercera División de México

Tercera División is Mexico's fourth tier in the Mexican League System. The Tercera División is divided into 15 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respected group...

 in 1967-68 been the first champions.

History

The club was founded in 1967 as Club Deportivo Zapata A.C playing out of Jojutla

Jojutla

Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of Jojutla de Juárez. The towns of Tequesquitengo and Huautla as well as Lake Tequesquitengo are also located in the municipality. The municipality reported 53,351 inhabitants in the year 2000 census.The name...

. The club's first game was played in the 1967-78 Tercera División de México

Tercera División de México

Tercera División is Mexico's fourth tier in the Mexican League System. The Tercera División is divided into 15 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respected group...

 tournament against Club Deportivo Las Brisas. That year's successful tournament led them to Promotion to the Segunda División de México.

The club changed owners in 2007 along with name, they are now known as Astros Zapata and are affiliated with Astros de Cuernavaca

Club Astros

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 who played in the Segunda División de México.