Tepatitlan de Morelos

The people's team

Its beginnings were after a selection for Regional Tournament with the aim of reaching if they were victorious to the state championship. The Mission was appointed to Fausto Prieto, this team was called The People's Team.

Some names of players that appear in the years of 1944–1946 are: Luis Veles, Miguel Escoto "El Mugres", Andrés González "The different", Max Prieto, Goyo Franco, Gregorio Gómez, Enrique Estrada, Roberto Estrada "El Rocha", Elio Vázquez, Eleuterio Silva, "Tello Silva the face of a cock", Arnulfo de la Torre "El Casarín" and Rafael Martínez "El Piwe".

Liga Premier 2017–18

Tepatitlán was crowned as champions of the Liga Premier in the Apertura 2017 tournament. On 19 May 2018, the club also won the Campeón de Campeones de la Liga Premier, after defeating Loros UdeC by penalty shootout. However, they were not promoted to Ascenso MX and were forced to remain in Serie A, after the FMF ruled the club did not meet the necessary requirements.

"We were 20 seconds away from being sad ... but we touched the back of the medal. And now only plan well what will be the next tournament and work as we have been doing with great enthusiasm to do something important and hopefully gave us a next championship to have the direct promotion," said Enrique López Zarza, a Reporter of the Liga Premier.

New era

On 15 June 2020, the team was renamed as Tepatitlán F.C. and adopted the nickname Alteños, with the aim of representing the entire region, Los Altos de Jalisco. in addition to a possible integration in the Liga de Expansión MX. On July 17, Tepatitlán F.C. was accepted at Liga de Expansión as an expansion team.

On 19 August 2020 the team debuted in the new category, Tepatitlán drew with Atlético Morelia 2–2. Mauricio López scored the club's first goal in the Liga de Expansión.

Liga de Expansión MX (Guardianes 2021)

For the Guardianes 2021 tournament, the Alteña squad performed a regular tournament in which they finished in 6th place, already for the league he faced Dorados de Sinaloa, Cimarrones de Sonora and Mineros de Zacatecas.

On May 15, 2021, the club was proclaimed champions of the Liga de Expansión MX. Tepatitlán won the title after drawing 2-2 as visitors against Atlético Morelia, the club claimed their 1–0 victory in the first leg and thus won the championship.

A week later, on May 22, the club won its second title by winning the Campeón de Campeones de la Liga de Expansión MX, after defeating Tampico Madero by penalty shootout. Tepatitlán tied at two goals on aggregate after winning 2–0 at home and leveling the series, finally, the club won 5–3 on penalties.

Instability and owners change

During 2023 and 2024, the club's board began to question the continuity of Tepatitlán F.C. due to financial problems derived from off-field situations and the constant changes in the team's roster as a result of the age limitations of the Liga de Expansión players. In May 2024, the Tepatitlán board received an offer to purchase the franchise from the owners of Club Jaiba Brava and moving to Tampico, Tamaulipas, a team that was active in the Segunda División de México and sought to ensure its return to the second level in any way, a purchase agreement was not reached, so the team was not ready to change its name or location.

On July 12, 2024, Jaiba Brava was promoted to Liga de Expansión by invitation, however, the Tepatitlán franchise was purchased by the owners of Racing de Veracruz, a team that plays in the Liga Premier (Serie A). With the purchase, the new owners of Tepatitlán planned to move the team to Veracruz for the 2025–26 season. However, in February 2025, the board announced that the team would remain in Tepatitlán due to the limited chances of receiving the Liga de Expansión approval for the team's relocation to Veracruz.

On the other hand, due to the operational instability of Tepatitlán F.C. and with the aim of ensuring the continuity of professional football in the city, a group of local businessmen bought the club Acatlán F.C. from Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, a team that plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A. The owners of Acatlán attempted to move the team to Tepatitlán, however, the management of Tepatitlán F.C. did not grant permission to do so. Finally, in October 2024 Acatlán was established in Arandas, Jalisco, after receiving support from the city council, so the project to create an alternative team for Tepatitlán was abandoned.

In June 2025, Racing Sports Holding sold the team to businessman Gustavo García, owner of a motorsports company, thereby ending the existing alliance between Tepatitlán F.C. and Racing de Veracruz, in addition to ending the option of relocating the team to that city.

Liga de Expansión MX (Clausura 2026)

For the Clausura 2026 tournament, the Alteño squad achieved the objective set by Gabriel Pereyra, establishing themselves as a standout team during the regular season and finishing at the top of the overall standings; in the playoffs, they faced the newly promoted Atlante and Mineros de Zacatecas.

On 16 May 2026, the club was crowned as champions of the Liga de Expansión MX in the Clausura 2026 tournament. Tepatitlán secured the title after a 0-0 draw away against Club Jaiba Brava, ultimately capitalizing on their 1-0 home victory—achieved via a goal from Omar Islas at Estadio Tepa Gómez—to clinch the title.

On May 30, the club secured its second Campeón de Campeones de la Liga de Expansión MX, after defeating the same opponent they had faced for the 2026 Clausura title Club Jaiba Brava in a match decided by a penalty shootout, just like the 2020–21 edition.

Playing away, Los Alteños drew 5–5 on aggregate; this followed a 3–1 victory—featuring a hat-trick by William Guzmán in the first leg at Tepa Gómez. In the ensuing penalty shootout, the club prevailed 4–3, thanks to two remarkable saves by goalkeeper Gustavo Gutiérrez.

2026–27 season

At the start of the 2026–27 season, Tepatitlán was sold once again, acquired by an investment group led by businessman Hugo Vázquez Colorado, who had previously been an investor in the Atlético Aragón and Neza FC teams.

The club's new management was characterized by a low-cost policy, evidenced primarily by the signing of players from Vázquez's teams or footballers who had been out of professional play for years, which led to criticism regarding poor sporting performance and saw some team members embroiled in behavioral scandals.