Cafetaleros de Tapachula Futbol Club was founded on May 25, 2015 after Altamira based Estudiantes de Altamira announced the relocation of the club to Tapachula due to economic reasons.

[3] On June 7, 2015, the club's relocation to Tapachula was made official by Ascenso MX.

[5] On May 28, 2019 the team was moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and was renamed as Cafetaleros de Chiapas.

[8] Originally the team would be a reserve team of a Liga de Expansión MX club named Jaguares,[9] however on July 12, 2024 the project was rejected in the second tier of Mexican football, so finally Jaguares will compete in the Liga Premier – Serie A using the Cafetaleros de Chiapas franchise.

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