In 1998 the first representative team of the city was founded, which was called Deportivo Cihuatlán and competed in the Tercera División.

[1][2] In Invierno 2002 the team debuted in the Primera División 'A' getting 26 points in 19 games, which allowed him to play the repechage stage, however, in this series the club was eliminated by Acapulco.

[6] In 2004 Jimmy Goldsmith founded a new team called Atlético Cihuatlán which was enrolled in the Tercera División.

[7] In May 2008, the team was merged with Loros UdeC, so the University of Colima took the place in the Segunda División as well as some players and coaching staff belonging to Cihuatlán.

[9] The Estadio El Llanito is a football stadium located in Cihuatlán, Jalisco, it was inaugurated in 1998 and has a capacity for 5,000 spectators.