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Pachuca FC (1892–1895)

British miners from Cornwall in the south-west of Britain, working for the Compañía Real del Monte y Pachuca (English: Real del Monte and Pachuca Company), practiced football only as an unorganized hobby during their free time while working at the mines. Francis Rule and Alfred C. Crowle were the men who promoted the creation of the very first football club in Mexico, which was named Pachuca Football Club founded on November 1, 1892. The game rapidly spread in popularity and other clubs were soon established in surrounding states, including Orizaba, Puebla and Mexico City.

Pachuca AC (1895–1922, 1950–1952)

Pachuca FC merged with Pachuca Cricket Club and Velasco Cricket Club, for which it changed its name to Pachuca Athletic Club in 1895, because football and other sports could be practiced at the club.

In 1902, Pachuca AC joined Orizaba AC, Reforma AC, British Club and Mexico Cricket Club to found the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association. The club's first match was a 3–3 draw at home against Reforma AC, on November 1, 1902. Pachuca AC won its first amateur title in the 1904–05 season and also won the Copa Tower twice (1907–08 and 1911–12). In the 1908 season, a Mexican born player, David Islas appeared for the first time in the ranks of the team. In 1915, most of the players on the team were Mexicans, winning two more amateur league titles (1917–18 and 1919–20), under the British coach Alfred C. Crowle.

Between 1920 and 1921, the mining company entered into crisis due to the effects of the Mexican Revolution, which is why the most of its players moved to Mexico City. Pachuca was invited to participate in the Torneo Centenario 1921 (English: 1921 Centennial Tournament) and also in the Copa Covadonga 1922, which was its last participation in the amateur era and later the club was dissolved.

The club was dissolved for 28 years (1922–1950) until its return in 1950 as one of the founding members of the Segunda División de México, however the club was dissolved for the second time in 1952 until its refounding in 1960.

CF Pachuca (1960–present)

After Pachuca AC was dissolved for 8 years (1952–1960), the club was refounded in 1960 with a new name and new representative colors, which is the current franchise named Club de Fútbol Pachuca. It also changed its traditional colors for its home kit from black and white to a new blue and white combination that has remained to the present.

In the 1966–67 season, the club was crowned champions of the Segunda División de México and was promoted to the Primera División de México. The 1967–68 season was the club's first season in the Primera División de México, and the team finished 12th out of 16 teams. Their first match was a 1–3 loss against Necaxa at the Estadio Azteca, where Armando Cuervo became the club's first scorer in the top professional division. The club's first victory in the Primera División de México was on July 16, 1967, beating Monterrey 2–1 at home. Pachuca remained in the Primera División until the 1972–73 season, in which the team was relegated for the first time, after losing the relegation playoff.

The "Tuzos" would have to wait 19 years before being able to return to the Primera División, after winning the Segunda División for second time in the 1991–92 season, but the following year they were relegated for the second time, at the end of the 1992–93 season. The Primera División "A" de México is created in 1994, later named Ascenso MX. In the 1995–96 season, the team becomes champions of the Primera A for first time and is promoted to the Primera División. However, once again they would only participate in the Primera División for one season (1996–97 season) and were relegated again to the Primera A, that was the third and last relegation in the club's history.

After the FMF splits the calendar into two half-length tournaments, Pachuca won the Invierno 1997 tournament and becomes champions of the Primera A for second time. Also won the Campeón de Ascenso 1997–1998, beating Tigrillos UANL and were promoted to the Primera División for fourth time and the last promotion in the club's history. Pachuca returns to the Primera División in 1998, and since then it has remained in the top level division. In the 1998–99 season, the team breaks its own bad streak with a draw against Atlante in the Estadio Azteca in front of 30,000 people and avoids returning to the Primera División A.

CF Pachuca's golden era (1999–2010)

The golden era of the club as its most winning years are known, in which Pachuca won most of its titles, winning eleven titles in 11 years (five league titles, four CONCACAF titles, one Copa Sudamericana and one North American SuperLiga). It started in the Invierno 1999 tournament, Pachuca under the coach Javier Aguirre were crowned champions of the Primera División de México for the first time in its history. On December 19, 1999, Pachuca defeated Cruz Azul 3–2 on aggregate in the finals, winning the second leg at the Estadio Azul 1–0 with a golden goal scored by the striker Alejandro Glaria in the 92nd minute of extra time.

After winning the league title, the club was invited to participate in the 2000 Copa Merconorte, which was its first international participation and the first club's appearance in a CONMEBOL competition. The club finished second in their group with 9 points (3 wins and 3 losses), and failed to qualify for the knockout stages. Pachuca also participated for the first time in the top continental club competition of CONCACAF, finishing in third place in the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.