The club played in the second division in the 1960s coming up short in the 1964–65. tournament after finishing tied for first place with Jabatos de nuevol leon having played a decisive match that the club would go on to loss match played in León Guanajuato. The city of Tampico did not wait along for club to be promoted and so founded Petroleros de Ciudad Madero who would represent the city of Tampico in the first division in the 1960s and early 1970s till the club folded in 1975 after the club's relegation. The club would go on to play most of the 1970s in the second division till 1977 when the club bought out the San Luis club.