[1] On July 12, 2001, the expansion club Estudiantes de Santander announced an open try-out that was attended by hundreds of youths in Tamaulipas, wishing to form part of the club that would begin play in the Segunda División de México (Second Division).

During the 2004–05 season, the club was promoted to the Primera A (now Liga de Ascenso), where they became a farm team to San Luis and later, Pumas UNAM.

This, because the teams that reached the Segunda Division championship that year (Universidad del Futbol and Chivas Rayadas, respectively) did not have the right to be promoted.

[2] After unsuccessful seasons in the Ascenso MX, on May 25, 2015, Altamira moved to Chiapas and change its franchise to Cafetaleros de Tapachula after facing economic struggles due to their low attendance.

The team crest represents the important resources in and around the port city of Altamira (the anchor, the ship, and the factories).