Jaguares de Chiapas FC (2002–2013) The original franchise was founded on 27 June 2002 after the
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz franchise was sold and moved to
Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas. They played their first game on 3 August, against
Tigres UANL, losing 1–3 at home, with
Lucio Filomeno scoring the club's first ever goal. The club's first win came on 25 August, beating
San Luis 1–0. They finished the Apertura 2002, with a record of three wins, seven draws, and nine defeats. In the Clausura 2005 they finished with six wins, four draws, and seven defeats, and the head coach
José Luis Trejo was sacked in the middle of the season. The club then named
Antonio Mohamed as manager, but poor results meant another change with
Fernando Quirarte taking over for the remainder of the season, bringing stability to the team and results improved. They won the Chiapas Cup in 2004 and on 16 July 2005, they won the Chiapas Cup for a second time, by defeating
Necaxa at the
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna. In February 2008, Sergio Almaguer was named manager of Chiapas. In the Clausura 2006, under new coach
Eduardo de la Torre, the club finished with the second best record over the regular season, and with it a place in the Play-offs, where they lost in the Quarter-finals to
Guadalajara.
Chiapas FC (2013–2017) On 20 May 2013, it was announced that the Jaguares de Chiapas franchise was sold and moved to the city of
Querétaro,
Querétaro. On 28 May 2013, it was announced
San Luis was moved to the city of
Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas and was renamed as
Chiapas Fútbol Club, thus bringing back a
Primera División de México team back to Chiapas. The new Chiapas franchise took over the San Luis television contract with
Televisa. At the conclusion of the Clausura 2017 tournament, Chiapas F.C. was relegated to the
Liga de Ascenso de México after finishing last in the relegation table. On 8 June 2017, the team was dissolved after the owner of Chiapas, Carlos López Chargoy met with their coaching staff and players. However, a week later, the president of the Liga MX announced that the team was disaffiliated and made bail to pay what was due. The next day, a soccer team would return to Chiapas, but it would have to play in the Liga Premier. Jiquipilas Valle Verde F.C. announced on 23 June that it would change its franchise from Jiquipilas to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, naming the team
Chiapas Jaguar and playing their home games at
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, but four days later, this did not happen because the
FMF prohibited it to use the name, which the family Lopez Chargoy owns.
Jaguares FC (2024–present) At the end of Clausura 2024, a rumor arose that the management of the
Cimarrones de Sonora team was seeking to negotiate the transfer of the franchise to
Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas to revive Jaguares F.C. Finally, on 30 May 2024, Juan Pablo Rojo –president of Cimarrones– announced through a statement that the institution was in the process of selling the membership certificate corresponding to the
Liga de Expansión MX. However, the sell was not completed, and it was announced that the team would continue playing in
Hermosillo,
Sonora. On 12 July 2024 the project was rejected by the Liga de Expansión owners assembly, so finally Jaguares F.C. began competing in the
Liga Premier -
Serie A, using the place that
Cafetaleros de Chiapas had in the league and that was originally going to be used for a reserve squad of Jaguares F.C. ==Honours==