C.D. Irapuato

Irapuato's first game in the México Primera División Against Puebla FC in 1954.

The club was one of the first clubs to inaugurate the Segunda División de México in the 1949–50 tournament where after 3 seasons the club won its first promotion. The club made its Primera División debut in the league on 22 August 1954 against Zacatepec who they beat 4–5. In the second round the club played at home in the Estadio Revolución stadium against Puebla FC who they also defeated 4–0. The club also revived its rivalry which had stopped in the late 1930s against Club Leon, that game ended in a 1–1 draw. The club's best tournament was the 1963–64 Mexican Primera División season where the club finished 4th with 32 points; Guadalajara finished with 33 points.

In the 1971-72 season the club found itself playing in group 2 with clubs Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Atlante, Pachuca, Pumas, Toluca and Torreón. At the end of the tournament the club finished last and had to play a relegation series against the other last place teams. The series was played against Torreón, Atlético Español, and Veracruz. the first match was played against Veracruz who defeated them 3–1 the first leg, the second leg ended in a 0–0 draw. The last game was played against Torreón in the Estadio Jalisco where Irapuato lost 1–0 and were relegated for the first time in 18 years to the second division .

Back in the Segunda División the club became a top club reaching the final in its first year back against Petroleros de Ciudad Madero. The first game was played in Irapuato which they won 1–0. It seemed the club would clinch its promotion having the second match at home but surprisingly Ciudad Madero came out with a 2–0 victory and so earning its promotion.

In the 1974–75 season, the club had its second opportunity when they once again reached the final this time playing against Tecos. The club would lose that final match 1–0. It took place in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

The club would get a third opportunity to earn a promotion in 1978; this time against Zacatepec. This time a series was played. The first match ended in a 1–0 victory for Zacatepec. The second match ended in a 4–1 victory for Zacatepec and so the club would lose its third promotion series in 6 years.

In the 1980s the club had a streak of qualifying to the quarterfinals but not been able to reach the final. After four years the club finally reached the final in the 1984-85 tournament under the management of Diego Malta Solano against Pachuca . The first match was played in Irapuato where they took a 2–1 advantage. in the return match Irapuato came out with a win and finally earn the promotion after 13 years. Notable players from that club were Anselmo Romero, Rafael Lira, Jesús Montes, Eugenio Constantino and Teodoro Orozco.

In the 1990-91 season Irapuato got relegated to the second division for the second time. in 1994 Irapuato joined the newly formed Primera Division A and got the opportunity to return to the Primera División.

In the Invierno 99 season Irapuato faced Zacatepec in the Final, they beat them 3–1 in the first leg with goals from Cristián Ariel Morales, and Martín Rodríguez in the second leg things got complicated when Zacatepec tied the game but Morales and Rodriguez scored and they took the championship with an overall score of 5–3.

In the Verano 00 season the champion Irapuato made it to the Final again this time facing Cruz Azul Hidalgo if Irapuato would win they would be promoted to the Primera División, the first leg was played in Hidalgo and the score was 2–2 Martín Rodríguez and Jesús Gutiérrez scored the two goals for Irapuato. The second leg and Promotional Final was played in The Sergio León Chávez on 10 June 2000. The final score was 2–2 Cristián Morales and Martín Rodríguez scored for Irapuato, Alejandro Corona and James Owusu-Ansah scored for Cruz Azul Hidalgo. In extra time no one scored so they went to penalties, Cruz Azul Hidalgo's Pedro Resendiz, Josef Nemec, scored the penalties but Erik Marín, and Mario Ramírez missed. However Irapuato's Martín Rodríguez, Cristián Morales, Víctor Saavedra and Héctor Gómez scored the penalties the final score was 4–2 in penalties. Irapuato would return to the Primera División almost a decade after being relegated in 1991.

Suddenly on 26 December 2001 Grupo Pegaso announces Irapuato was sold to Veracruz for its spot in the Primera División and Irapuato was left without a team for the Verano 2002 season. And in the Invierno 2002 season or Apertura 2002 as it was now called, Querétaro a Second Division team moved to Irapuato under the name Real Irapuato. In their first season they made it to the final versus C.F. La Piedad and eventually win the Apertura 2002 championship in penalties.

For the Apertura 2002, Querétaro F.C. from the Primera Division A transferred to Irapuato when La Piedad dissolved in the Primera Division.

In the 2003 season Irapuato makes it to the 2002-03 promotional final against Clausura 2003 champions and arch rivals Club Leon. The first leg was played on 18 June 2003 Irapuato won the Clasico del Bajio and the first game in Leon's home 2–1 with a goal from Ariel González and an own goal from Gorsd, the second leg was played in Irapuato and in the last moments of the game Josias Ferreira scores a goal ending the game 1–0 and returning Irapuato to the Primera División.

After Clausura 2004, Irapuato with 6 wins, 8 ties and 5 losses with a total of 26 points. They announced the club was relocated to Colima. But the federation reduced the league from 20 to 18 teams, Irapuato join Querétaro to dissolved their teams.

Irapuato was the city without a soccer team for 1 year, but Mérida F.C. from the Segunda Division transferred to Irapuato for the Apertura 2005. After Clausura 2006 was playing for survival to stay in the league, but they relegated to Tercera Division after losing in a playoff against Delfines de Coatzacoalcos.

• Apertura 2008: Promoted from Segunda Division from Pachuca Juniors and renamed "Club Irapuato Por Siempre". They made all the way to the Final but lost to Querétaro on the road after tied 0–0 at their home turf.
• Clausura 2009: Bad Torneo, with 20 points (17th overall and 4th in Group 2).
• Apertura 2009: Changed format to one full standings from 3 groups from the federation and reduced the teams to 17. Clinched Homefield and 1st round bye with a first-place finish of a total of 32 points. They made all the way to the Final for the 2nd Time in 3 Torneos but lost to Necaxa in extra time at home after losses 1–0 on the road in the first leg.
• Bicentenario 2010: They maintain their roster but finished 11th with 20 points.
• Apertura 2010: Increased the teams to 18. They brought Cuauhtémoc Blanco to Irapauto for 1.5 seasons. They made all the way to the Final for the 3rd Time in 5 Torneos but lost to Veracruz (the top seed in the playoffs) in full-time on the road after tied 1–1 at their home turf in the first leg with their 26 points and finished in the top 4.

In the Clausura 2011 Season, Irapuato was crowned Champion by defeating Tijuana in the final with a score of 2–1. The First Leg was played in Tijuana and it ended in a 1–1 draw goals were scored by Luis Alberto Valdez at 8' for Irapuato, and Alejandro Molina at 60' for Tijuana. The Second Leg was played in Irapuato and ended in a 1–0 win for Irapuato crowning them as Champions of the 2011 Clausura, the goal was scored by José Cruz Gutiérrez in the 85' minute of the game.

• 1 Adrián Martínez
• 2 Margarito González
• 8 Jorge Manrique
• 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco
• 11 Ariel González  89'
• 13 Gandhi Vega
• 16 Arturo Alvarado
• 18 Esteban Alberto González  64'
• 21 José Luis López  88'
• 27 Gerardo Gomez
• 44 Juan Carlos Arellano

Substitutes

• 6 Francisco Razo  89'
• 7 Alejandro Castillo
• 45 José Cruz Gutiérrez  64'
• 23 Javier Saavedra
• 28 Luis Alberto Valdés
• 29 José Guadalupe Martínez
• 58 Efraín Cruz  88'
• 5 Ezequiel Brítez

After being crowned Champions of the Clausura 2011 season. Irapuato faced Tijuana the Apertura 2010 Champions again, for a spot in the Primera División. The First leg of the Promotional final was played at Irapuato on Wednesday 18 May 2011 4 days after winning the championship at home. Irapuato Were highly motivated to return to the Primera División after 7 years of absence, Tijuana on the other hand had never had Primera División experience. The 1st leg of the final was tied in a scoreless tie between the two teams.

Irapuato

Tijuana

GK 1 Adrián Martínez LB 13 Gandhi Vega  67' CB 16 Arturo Alvarado CB 6 Francisco Razo RB 2 Margarito González LM 45 José Cruz Gutiérrez  75' CM 27 Gerardo Gómez  63'  73' CM 8 Jorge Manrique  73' RM 21 José Luis López  64' CF 11 Ariel González (c) CF 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco  87' Substitutions: RM 28 Luis Alberto Valdés  64' CM 23 Javier Saavedra  73' LM 18 Esteban Alberto González  75' Manager: Ignacio Rodríguez

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GK 25 Leonín Pineda RB 2 Richard Ruíz CB 3 Javier Gandolfi (c) CB 5 Joshua Abrego  86' CB 4 Miguel Almazán LB 13 Alejandro Molina  67' RW 28 Fernando Massiel Santana CM 16 Gerardo Galindo  61' CM 10 Raúl Enríquez  85' LW 22 Juan Carlos Núñez CF 11 Luis Orozco  74' Substitutions: CB 24 Javier Yacuzzi  67' CF 9 Mauro Gerk  74' CF 29 Armando Pulido  85' Manager: Joaquín del Olmo

3 days after the first match in Irapuato, the second leg of the Promotional final was played in Tijuana's Estadio Caliente stadium. Tijuana made several changes to their starting 11 players, replacing defender Miguel Almazán with a forward, and changing their formation from a 5-4-1 formation to a more attacking 4-2-2 formation. Irapuato made drastic changes as well; they changed to a 5-3-2 formation fortifying their defense with 5 players. During the Match Tijuana had various chances for goal and the first goal came from young prospect Joe Corona scoring a header in the first half. 3 minutes later Mauro Gerk scored. 5 minute after the second goal Irapuato scored after Alejandro Molina from Tijuana accidentally pushed the ball into the net from a free kick done by José Cruz Gutiérrez. The game ended in a 2–1 win for Tijuana. Tijuana got promoted to the Primera División while Irapuato remained in the Second Division.

21 May 2011

15:00 UTC−7

Tijuana	2–1	Irapuato
Joe Corona 29' Mauro Gerk 31'	Report	Alejandro Molina (own goal) 38'

Estadio Caliente, Tijuana, Mexico

Attendance: 33,333

Referee: Oscar Macias Romo (Mexico)

Tijuana

Irapuato

GK 25 Leonín Pineda RB 2 Richard Ruíz CB 3 Javier Gandolfi (c)  64' CB 13 Alejandro Molina OG 38' LB 5 Joshua Abrego CM 16 Gerardo Galindo  50' CM 17 Félix Ayala  4'  71' RW 15 Joe Corona 29' AM 10 Raúl Enríquez LW 24 Javier Yacuzzi CF 9 Mauro Néstor Gerk 31'  60' Substitutions: CB 4 Miguel Almazán  64' CM 22 Juan Carlos Núñez  72' FW 11 Luis Orozco  60' Manager: Joaquín del Olmo

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GK 1 Adrián Martínez RB 16 Arturo Alvarado  74' CB 13 Gandhi Vega  65' CB 44 Juan Carlos Arellano CB 2 Margarito González LB 27 Gerardo Gómez CM 8 Jorge Manrique RW 58 Efraín Cruz  23'  33' LF 11 Ariel González (c)  55' LW 45 José Cruz Gutiérrez RF 28 Luis Alberto Valdés  47' Substitutions: LB 19 Jonathan Miramontes  74' LW 21 José Luis López  33' RF 7 Alejandro Castillo  5' Manager: Ignacio Rodríguez

• Apertura 2011: The league reduced the teams to 16. Cuauhtémoc Blanco didn't play some games due to injury, but they still finished in 5th place. However, they were eliminated in the Quarterfinals by their rivals Leon.
• Clausura 2012: The league reduced the teams once again to 15 teams. Cuauhtémoc Blanco was released from the team due to injury issues and a bad season. They earned 14 points and finished in 12th place after they didn't win in their final 5 games.
• Apertura 2012: They have their worst season, with 16 points. They finished in 12th place after they didn't win in their last 5 games. When the season was over, the federation was owed 3 million for Cuauhtémoc Blanco. On 15 December, they had a 65% chance of being dissolved. The team was relocated to Morelos and renamed Zacatepec beginning next season.

After Clausura 2013, Irapuato finished in the bottom 5 of the standings and the team was moved to Zacatepec, Morelos and were rebranded to Zacatepec 1948. Union de Curtidores was rumored to be moving into the city of Irapuato to replace the dissolved franchise there, but the owner of Union decided to keep the team in Leon after getting approval to play their home games in Estadio Nou Camp. However, some time after a franchise from Querétaro FC was purchased to the team was revived in Segunda Division de Mexico playing in the Liga Premier for the Apertura 2013.

The franchise came to join the Copa de la Liga Premier de Ascenso Apertura 2013, where they reached the final against Cruz Azul Jasso and lost 1–0 on aggregate, so Irapuato was runner-up. At the end of the tournament the franchise returned to Querétaro, because of the restructuring that occurred in Grupo Delfines, which decided that the team that played in the Apertura 2013 at Estadio Sergio León Chávez as Irapuato, would return to their roots to play either at Estadio Corregidora or La Cañada.

On 29 May 2014, Enrique Bonilla, Sports CEO of Ascenso MX unveiled the emergence of Irapuato, instead of Ballenas Galeana, who had to relocate because of their economic problems, same which were resolved by guanajuatenses entrepreneurs which in turn called for the team to move to their state. Furthermore, circulated a letter from the President of the Civil Association Club Irapuato, J. Concepcion Director and Enrique Enriquez Bonilla, secretary general of Ascenso MX, where the AC are declared owners of the brand name and badge Irapuato equipment. Ballenas Morelos was sold and moved to Irapuato and named Club Irapuato.

On 7 June 2015, Irapuato was officially relocated from Irapauto to Los Mochis, Sinaloa and renamed to Murcielagos Los Mochis. They are now playing in the Segunda Division de Mexico after playing one season in the Ascenso MX.

From 2015, Irapuato reached three consecutive finals, losing all. Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017 against Tlaxcala F.C. and Apertura 2017 against Club Tepatitlán.

On 17 June 2019. The team was renamed as Atlético Irapuato, but maintained the same shield design, colors and identity.[2]

On 30 July 2020, the club was renamed Club Deportivo Irapuato after Grupo Temachalco took possession of the franchise.[3] At the end of the season, the team won its third Second Division championship after defeating Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1–3 on the aggregate scoreboard.[4]

At first it was reported that Irapuato was promoted after the Liga Premier championship.[5] However, on 3 June 2021, the Mexican Football Federation announced the opening of a selection process to choose the club that would occupy the Liga Premier 3 place,[6] because Irapuato must still meet some requirements to compete in the Liga de Expansión MX,[7] three Liga Premier clubs were chosen for an audit process that would determine the winner of the promotion. On 5 July 2021, it was confirmed that no team undergoing the certification audit approved the procedure, so there will be no club promoted from the Liga Premier, for this reason the promotion of Irapuato was frustrated by administrative issues of the club and regulations of the league.[8]

Therefore, the club announced that it would continue to participate in Serie A and began a process to form a new roster of players,[9] however, at the end of August 2021 Grupo Tecamachalco transferred the franchise to local businessmen to ensure its continuity and avoid promotion problems for the club, this after Fernando San Román, CEO of Tecamachalco, was sanctioned by Femexfut and the company decided to seek the purchase of a football team in Costa Rica.[10]

However, at the end of August 2021, the Irapuato city council denied the use of the Estadio Sergio León Chávez to the club due to breach of the agreement signed between the team and the government, since a clause of the agreement stipulated that the team should be promoted to the Liga de Expansión MX for the 2021–22 season, something that could not be fulfilled.[11][12] After this fact, the new board sought to establish the team in a city near Irapuato while the city council negotiated with the owners of Alebrijes de Oaxaca for the arrival of a new franchise that would continue the football in the city. Finally, neither the club nor the city council managed to close the negotiations, so on 10 September it was announced that the team went into hiatus, so it does not dispute any competition during the season.[13][14]

After two years of absence, the team was reestablished in June 2023, keeping the name Club Deportivo Irapuato and returning to play in the Liga Premier – Serie A.[15]

• Irapuato vs. Leon

Irapuato's most fierce rivalry according to the fans is against León, named after both of the teams region "Clásico del Bajio".

• Irapuato vs. Celaya

Irapuato Also have other Rivals Such As Celaya and Salamanca both teams in Guanajuato.

As of 13 August 2023[17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Gerardo Magaña 2 DF  MEX Jorge Gaytán 3 DF  MEX Juan Ornelas 4 DF  MEX José Ramírez (on loan from Necaxa) 6 DF  MEX José Patiño 7 MF  MEX Jayson Sosa 8 FW  COL Jefferson Palacios 9 FW  MEX Adolfo Hernández 10 MF  MEX Fernando Vázquez 11 MF  MEX Jorge Lumbreras (on loan from Necaxa) 13 DF  MEX Carlos Alvarado 14 MF  MEX Diego Cervantes 15 FW  MEX Emilio González

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  MEX Alexis Castillo 18 GK  MEX Jaime Patiño 19 MF  MEX Rafael Rodea 20 MF  MEX Luis Torres 22 FW  MEX Carlos Pacheco 23 FW  MEX Randy Macías 24 DF  MEX Francisco Chávez 25 GK  MEX Oscar Cruz 27 MF  MEX Jaime Arriaga 28  MEX Daniel Grajeda 29 FW  MEX Luis González 34 GK  MEX Axel Cortéz 35 MF  MEX Jassiel Ruiz

• Ascenso MX: (4)

Champion : Invierno 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Clausura 2011.

Runner-up (2): Apertura 2008, Apertura 2009

• Campeón de Ascenso: (2)

Champion : 2000, 2003

• Segunda División: (3)

Champion : 1953–54, 1984–85, 2020–21

• Copa México: (0)

Runner-up (1): 1955-56

• Copa Mexico Segunda División (2)

Champion : 1953, 1954

• Canpeonato Liga Mayor del Centro (11)

Champion : 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954

• Campeonato Estatal de Futbol (7)

Champion : 1919, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938

• Campeonato Federacion Nacional de Futbol (4)

Champion : 1931, 1936, 1938, 1942

• Campeonato FMF para Asociaciones Afiliadas (3)

Champion : 1943, 1946, 1959

• Liga Amateur de Guanajuato (1)

Champion : 1928

• Copa de Oro de Occidente (4)

Champion : 1957, 1959.