Club Atlético Delfines de Coatzacoalcos, A.C. is a team of football from the city of

Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos () is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municip ...

, that is in the

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History

The team was founded in 1997 and they first appeared in Segunda División de México. They lasted six seasons until they were crowned champions in the Clausura 2003 and eventually won the final for promotion to the Primera Division 'A' against Coras Tepic. The team had good performances in the Second Division, but in the Clausura 2004 were relegated. They achieved promotion again in 2005 after winning the final of the Segunda División de México against

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by a score of 5–4 on penalties. In regulation time the match ended 4–4 in aggregate after the first match held in

, the ''Delfines'' won 2–1; while in the second match they lost 3–2 to

. Their history in the Primera Division 'A' finished in 2006 when the franchise was sold to make way for the

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. In 2013 another team ended up setting up in the same area with the same name. Club de Fútbol Delfines Atlético Coatzacoalcos managed to win the Segunda Division de Mexico in 2014 and promotion to Ascenso MX. Atlético Delfines de Coatzacoalcos managed to be promoted to the Liga de Ascenso MX after winning the final against Linces de Tlaxcala, but were unable meet the standards by the Mexican Federation of Football and was replaced by

Tepic Tepic () is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit, as well as the seat of the Tepic Municipality. Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of above sea level, on the banks of the Rí ...

Honors

National Tournaments

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(Goal scoring Champion Ascenso MX): Clausura 2006, 15 goals

Segunda División de Mexico The Mexican football league system is organized by the Mexican Football Federation, except for the Liga MX and the Ascenso MX that are organized independently; The tournaments consist of five levels, male and female professional levels. In additio ...

(2): Clausura 2003, Apertura 2005

Footnotes

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