Zitacuaro

The team was formed in 1995, being registered in the Tercera División de México. In its first year the team won the category championship and promotion to the Segunda División de México.

In the summer of 2001, the team was champion of the Segunda División after defeating Cihuatlán. Later, the team got its promotion to the Primera División 'A' de México after defeating Halcones de Querétaro in a promotion play-off. During that time the team was known as Potros Zitácuaro and was owned by Grupo Pegaso, making it a reserve team for Atlante so it had players like Federico Vilar and Luis Gabriel Rey. In 2002, the team was relocated to Mexico City and renamed as Potros DF, this due to administrative issues of the club's owner group.

Later, the team was revived in the Tercera División, in and 2013 the team got its promotion to the Liga de Nuevos Talentos. In 2015, the team was dissolved due to poor sports results. In 2017, the team returned to compete in the Liga Premier - Serie B, and was renamed as Atlético Zitácuaro. However, the team only participated in the 2017–18 season.

In 2019, the team competed again, but from that year it took the name Club Deportivo de Fútbol Zitácuaro, in 2021 the team paused its participation temporarily due to financial problems derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the team returned to compete in the league.