ACF Zapotlanejo is a professional Mexican football club that plays in the Liga PremierSerie A of the Segunda División de México, the third division level of Mexican football. It is based in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco.

ACF Zapotlanejo
Full nameAcatlán Club de Fútbol Zapotlanejo
Founded31 July 2025; 10 months ago (2025-07-31)
GroundEstadio Municipal Miguel Hidalgo
Zapotlanejo, Jalisco
Capacity1,800
OwnerErnesto de la Torre
ChairmanDiego Jiménez
ManagerGandhi Vega
LeagueLiga Premier (Serie A)
2025–26Regular phase:
13th (Group I)
Final phase:
Did not qualify

History

edit

In 2021, Acatlán, then a member team of the Tercera División de México, was moved to Zapotlanejo because the city had better infrastructure conditions than its hometown of Acatlán, Jalisco. In 2024, the team was promoted to the Liga PremierSerie A, the third division level of Mexican football.[1]

In the 2024–25 season, Acatlán F.C. left Zapotlanejo due to the local stadium being damaged by a severe rainstorm, attempting to establish alternative projects in Tepatitlán and then Arandas, although none of them achieved their objective.[2]

Following the failure of the projects in Arandas and Tepatitlán, it was announced on June 27, 2025, that the team would return to Zapotlanejo starting with the 2025–26 season.[3] However, in order to seek greater identification with the town, on July 31, 2025 it was decided to dissolve Acatlán F.C. and use the club's license to found a new club called ACF Zapotlanejo.[4]

Current squad

edit

First team squad

edit
As of 11 January 2026[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Alonso Gutiérrez
3 DF  MEX Alan Cuevas
5 DF  MEX Diego Pérez
6 MF  MEX Yahir López
7 MF  CHI Matías Fredes
8 MF  MEX Kevin Bautista
9 FW  MEX Juan Diego Arias
10 MF  MEX César Colin
11 MF  MEX Leandro Corona
13 MF  MEX Luis Alberto García
14 DF  MEX Javier Medina
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  MEX Diego González
16 MF  MEX Isaí Camacho
17 DF  MEX Raúl Pérez
18 DF  MEX Luis de la Mora
19 FW  USA Patrick Sandoval
20 FW  CHI Francisco Valdés
21 FW  MEX Edwin Bravo
22 GK  MEX Pablo Cárdenas
26 MF  USA Ernesto Chávez
28 DF  MEX Diego Guareño
30 FW  MEX Édgar Vallejo

Reserve teams

edit
ACF Zapotlanejo (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Tercera División de México, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Ynjer Cuauhtémoc (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Tercera División de México, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

edit
  1. "Con drama, Acatlán obtiene su Ascenso". Liga TDP (in Spanish). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ""Queremos un Arandas deportivo": Antonio Huerta, promotor del deporte local". Notiarandas (in Spanish). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. "ACATLÁN REGRESA A ZAPOTLANEJO". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. "ZAPOTLANEJO SIGUE REFORZÁNDOSE". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. "ACF Zapotlanejo". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.