Zacatepec
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Zacatepec is a Mexican
Mexico
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 football team based in Zacatepec
Zacatepec de Hidalgo
Zacatepec de Hidalgo is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at...

, 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....

. They are nicknamed Cañeros (Sugarcane growers). Their colors are white and green (from sugar and sugarcane, respectively). Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two titles in First Division
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

. They won their first league title in the 1954-1955 season and their second title in the 1957-1958 season. Zacatepec won the Mexican Cup
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 championship in the 1958-1959 season.

The head coach of Zacatepec during the 1950s was Ignacio Trelles, a Mexican former professional football player whom later became head coach of the Mexican National Team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
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 in Chile and 1966 FIFA World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup
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 in England
England
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.

Nowadays, after the original franchise departure from Zacatepec in 2004, an association of fans has been organized since October 2005, The Promotora Deportiva Zacatepec, S.C., keeping alive the history and competitiveness of the "Futbol Cañero".

The Promotora Deportiva Zacatepec, S.C. has currently more than 470 associates and owns a franchise in the 3rd. Division of Mexican Professional League. The goal for summer of 2011 is to obtain the National Championship and promotion to 2nd. Division; or acquire a 2nd. Division franchise. All of this with the objective of reestablishing the historical venue of Zacatepec, Morelos to the higher levels it used to belong to.

History

The club dates back to the early 1920s and was formed by local farmers and coop members that operated the local sugar mill.

It was until 1948 when Rodrigo Ampudia del Valle along with the sugar mill's coop membership, including the mill's superintendent and its chief chemist Gustavo de la Parra, founded Club Social y Deportivo Zacatepec who from its foundation sought to play in the professional division. Nobody would imagine that a few years later the club would go on to win important things in the national level and international level.

It was in 1951 when future manager Ignacio Trelles
Ignacio Trelles
Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles is a Mexican former football player and coach. He had five tenures as coach of the Mexican national team, managing it in 106 international matches, and was in charge of the Mexican squads at the World Cups of 1962 and 1966.With professional clubs, he coached 1083 matches,...

 took over the club. In the 1951 second division final they won, earning a promotion to the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
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, taking over the spot left by Club San Sebastián de León
Club San Sebastián de León
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 who would never again return to the top division.

The club finished runner-up in 1953. In 1955, the club won its first league title, becoming the first club in the state of 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....

 to achieve that achieve that, Which made the locals celebrate in the streets thing that had no been seen before. The following year the club won the 1956-57 Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

 against Club Leon
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...

 for the first time.

The club won the 1957 league title just ahead of Deportivo Toluca F.C. once ageing under the care of Ignacio Trelles
Ignacio Trelles
Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles is a Mexican former football player and coach. He had five tenures as coach of the Mexican national team, managing it in 106 international matches, and was in charge of the Mexican squads at the World Cups of 1962 and 1966.With professional clubs, he coached 1083 matches,...

 who would go on to win titles with other clubs in the league becoming one of the best managers in the league history. The following tournament the club finished third 4 points behind runner-up Club Leon
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...

 and 6 points behind before C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

 who would go on to win the next 6 out of 7 titles from 1958 to 1965. The club would also go on to loss the 1957-58 Copa Mexico to Club Leon
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...

.

In the following years the club would struggle, finishing 10th in the 1959-60, 6th in 1960-61 and it was finally in 1961 when the club played its worst tournament, finishing last and being relegated to the second division

That club from the 50s is still remembered as one of the best in the club's history. The club played some importation international friendlies in the 50s against some of the best clubs from around the world. The club defeated Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football
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 who had used won the Campeón Mundial de Clubes and would also go on to beat Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
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 in a friendly game.

1960s and 70s

The club started the 1960s playing the top division but after a bad league tournament in 1961 the club was relegated to the second division  where after one year in the lower league the club was promoted after winning the 1962-63 tournament and was once again in the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
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, taking over the spot left by Jaibos Tampico Madero
Jaibos Tampico Madero
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. The club struggle in its first years back and it was in their third year when the club once again finished last in the competition and was relegated to the second division. The club allied in the second division from 1965 to 1970 when the club won its second second division title and earning the promotion along with Puebla FC who had one a promotional playoff series with four other clubs that year in order to increase the numbers of clubs in the league.

The club started of the 70s once again in the first division, in the 1970-71 tournament the club finished tied for second in Group Corsairs 5 points behind the group leader and league runner-up Toluca. In the 1971-72 tournament the club finished 5 in Group A 15 points behind leader and league champion Cruz Azul. In the 1972-73 tournament the club just barely avoided relegation n finishing 4 points ahead of C.F. Pachuca. The club struggles the following year finish in 8 in group 8 Group A once again avoiding relegation. In the 1974-75 tournament the clubs struggles continue once again finishing in the bottom 5. In the 1875-76 the club once again avoided relegation finishing 6 points ahead of Atlante F.C.
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

 who was relegated. It was finally in the 1976-77 tournament when the club could not avoid relegation after having a bad year, finishing with 27 points fewest in the league.

It didn't take long for the club to return to the main stage after winning the 1977-78 second division title its third in its history. The club had a good year in the 1978-79 tournament qualifying to the playoff tournament, a short tournament where they finished last. In the 1979-80 the club once again qualify after finishing first in group 4 with 44 points but would again have a bad playoff tournament. And so the 70s were over having the club struggles at the begging of the decade and finishing with back-to-back playoff berths.

1980s

The club started the 80s in the first division. In the 1980-81 tournament the club managed to qualify to the play off stage with 42 points by means of 17 wins, 8 draws, and 13 defeats.In the playoffs the club played out of group 1 where they finished second behind Cruz Azul who would go on to loss the final against the winner of group 2 Pumas Unam.In the 1981-82 tournament the club once again qualify this time playing a series which they lost to Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza
Deportivo Neza also known as Coyotes is a Mexican football team. The club was founded in 1978 when the city of Ciudad Neza bought the Club de Fútbol Laguna franchisee. The club has played in various leagues in Mexico. The club played from 1978 to 1982 in the first division before the club was sold...

 2-3 after 2 matches.n the 1982-83 tournament the club tied for the worst record in the league with Atletico Morelia both only earning 30 points on 38 games.A relegation match was held where after 2 matches Atletico Morelia managed to keep the category winning the series after a penalty shootout.The club would play for the 5th time in the second division but it would only take them one year to return winning the 1983-82 second division championship. After their 5th promotion the club would lose the category again in the 1984-85 tournament, being the last time the club played in the first division.

Season to season

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Season Division Place Notes
1950-51 2nd Division 1st Promoted
1951-52 1st Division 9th
1952-53 1st Division 2nd
1953-54 1st Division 9th
1954-55 1st Division 1st First Ttile
1955-56 1st Division 7th
1956-57 1st Division 12th
1957-58 1st Division 1st Second Title
1958-59 1st Division 3rd
1959-60 1st Division 10th
1960-61 1st Division 6th
1961-62 1st Division 14th 1st Relegation
1962-63 2nd Division 1st Champion
1963-64 1st Division 6th
1964-65 1st Division 13th
1965-66 1st Division 16th 2nd Relegation
1966-67 2nd Division ?
1967-68 2nd Division ?
1968-69 2nd Division ?
1969-70 2nd Division 1st Champion
1970-71 1st Division 2nd G.1
1971-72 1st Division 5th G.1
1972-73 1st Division 8th G.1
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Notes 1973-74 1st Division 8th G.1 First Ttile 1974-75 1st Division 8th G.2 1975-76 1st Division 4th G.3 1976-77 1st Division 5th G.2 3rd Relegation 1977-78 2nd Division 1st Champion 1978-79 1st Division 2nd G.4 1979-80 1st Division 1st G.4 1980-81 1st Division 2nd G.3 1981-82 1st Division 1st G.1 1982-83 1st Division 5th G.3 4th Relegation 1983-84 2nd Division 1st Champion 1984-85 1st Division 5th G.4 5th Relegation 1985-86 2nd Division 1986-87 2nd Division 1987-88 2nd Division 1988-89 2nd Division 1989-90 2nd Division 1990-91 2nd Division 1991-92 2nd Division 1992-93 2nd Division Lost Promotion 1993-94 2nd Division 1994-95 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1995-96 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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1996-97 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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1997-98 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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1998-99 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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1999-00 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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2000-01 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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2001-02 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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2002-03 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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1st defunct 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Primera A
Liga de Ascenso
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Return Apertura 2007 3rd Division
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Clausura 2008 3rd Division
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Apertura 2008 3rd Division
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Cluasura 2009 3rd Division
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Apertura 2009 3rd Division
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Clausura 2010 3rd Division
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Apertura 2010 3rd Division
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Clausura 2011 3rd Division
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Apertura 2011 2nd Division
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  • Has played 27. 1st Division Tournaments last in 1985.
  • Has Played 18 2nd Division Tournaments last in 2011.
  • Has Played 10 Primera A
    Liga de Ascenso
    The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

     Tournaments last in 2007.
  • Has Played 8 3rd Division
    Tercera División de México
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     Tournaments last in 2011.

Past Home Kits

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  • Home Kit white shirt with a green strip that runs across the chest with green shorts and white socks.
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Stadium

Agustin "Coruco" Diaz
Estadio Coruco Díaz
Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz is a football stadium named in honour of a local player named Agustín "Coruco" Díaz. It has a capacity of 16,000 seats and is home to the team Cañeros de Zacatepec....

 stadium is the home of Zacatepec. It was founded in November 1954. It was inaugurated by then president of Mexico Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964...

. The stadium is nicknamed la selva cañera (the sugarcane jungle) due to Zacatepec's humid weather conditions.

Motto

Club Zacatepec's motto is “Hacer Deporte es Hacer Patria” which means doing sports is to be a patriot.

Current roster


Honors

  • First Division
    Primera División de México
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    : (2) - 1954–55, 1957–58
    • Runner Up- 1952-53

  • Copa Mexico
    Copa México
    The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...

    : (2): 1956-57,1958–59
    • Runner Up 1957-58 , 1970-71

  • Campeón de Campeones
    Campeón de Campeones
    Campeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...

    : (1)-1958

  • Segunda División de México: (5)::1950–51, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1977–78, 1983–84
    • Runner Up-1968-69 , 1991-92

  • Primera A
    Liga de Ascenso
    The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

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    • Runner Up Verano 1998 ,Invierno 1999
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