Club Deportivo Cuautla is a Mexican
football club based in
Cuautla,
Mexico
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. Their home stadium is
Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia. The club plays in the Mexican
Liga Premier
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in the
Serie B
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.
History
The club's history dates back to 1952 when the club was founded in
Cuautla,
Mexico
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and join the
Segunda División Profesional. In 1953-54 the club finished runner-up. Due to the increased number of clubs in
Primera División de México, the federation organized a promotional playoff series with: Cuautla; two teams from the 2nd Division (
Zamora and
Querétaro); and the last place two teams in
Primera División de México (
Atlante F.C.
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and
Marte). The outcome: Atlante remained in 1st Division; Cuautla was promoted to the 1st Division; Querétaro remained in the 2nd Division; and Marte was demoted to 2nd Division.
The club played 4 years in the First division until its relegation in the 1958-59 season.
The club has come close to returning to the 1st Division on two occasions (first, 1971–72; second, 1978–79) when they lost to
Atlas
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in promotional matches.
In modern times
The club has played intermittently in the
Segunda División Profesional since its last first-division appearance in 1959.
Players
Current squad
Season to season
Club Honors
*
Segunda División Profesional: 0
::Runner-up (1): 1954
*Promotional Play-off: 1
::1955
References
External links
All Mexican Clubs
{{Liga Premier de México (Serie B) teamlist
Association football clubs established in 1952
Football clubs in Morelos
Liga Premier de México