| Full name | Altamira Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Estudiantes (Students) | |||
| Founded | August 9, 2001 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Altamira Altamira, Tamaulipas (Capacity: 13,500) |
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| Chairman | Enrique de Hita Sánchez | |||
| Manager | Mario Alberto García | |||
| League | Liga de Ascenso | |||
| Apertura 2010 | 10th (did not qualify to playoffs) | |||
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Altamira Fútbol Club, or Estudiantes de Altamira (previously known as "Estudiantes de Santander") is a Mexican football team that is based in Altamira, Tamaulipas. They play in the Liga de Ascenso[1].
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On July 12, 2001, the expansion club Estudiantes de Santander announced an open try-out that was attended by hundreds of youth in Tamaulipas, wishing to form part of the club that would begin play in the Segunda División de México (Second Division). The club was officially founded on August 9 of the same year. During the 2004-05 season, the club was promoted to the Primera A (now Liga de Ascenso), where they became a farm team to Real San Luis and later, Pumas UNAM. But their stay in the Primera A was short, and they were eventually relegated back to the Second Division after the Clausura 2005 tournament.
In 2006, the team changed its name to Estudiantes de Altamira.
It would be almost 5 long years before Altamira returned to the Liga de Ascenso in 2010. This, due to the fact that the teams that reached the Second Division championship that year (Universidad del Futbol and Chivas Rayadas, respectively) did not have the right to be promoted. So, Estudiantes de Altamira took their place[2].
The team crest represents the important resources in and around the port city of Altamira (the anchor, the ship, and the factories). In the foreground, there is a ship's steering wheel. The navy blue and white colors symbolize the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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