Club Deportiva Venados, is a professional football club based in Tamanché, Yucatán. The club competes in Liga Premier (Primera Premier), the third level of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Alonso Diego Molina. Founded in 2014, during its first season was registered as Mérida B by acquiring the reserve and affiliate team of Mérida FC. The club officially adopted its current name in 2015 to recover the tradition of franchises that previously represented the state of Yucatán.
History Deportiva Venados was founded with the aim to reviving the traditional colors and the name of Venados previously used by the football clubs representing Yucatán, as the state's main franchise had changed its colors and name to Mérida FC. However, the club had to be registered as Mérida B during the 2014–15 season of the Tercera División, due to the purchase of the Mérida FC reserve team that was competing in that division. In 2015, the name Deportiva Venados was officially registered with the FMF.
In the 2021–22 season the club was promoted to the Liga Premier de México (Serie A), after defeating C.D. Avispones de Chilpancingo in the promotion playoff. Previously the team had eliminated clubs Álamos, Inter Playa del Carmen, Caballeros de Córdoba and Delfines UGM. However, the team failed to win the national championship as it was defeated in the final by Mazorqueros F.C.
In the 2025–26 Serie A de México season Deportiva Venados were crowned champions after defeating Alacranes de Durango in the final with an aggregate score of 1–2. Previously, the team had eliminated Club Calor; Tritones Vallarta M.F.C. and Real Apodaca F.C. However, the team was unable to move up to the Liga de Expansión MX because it did not meet the requirements requested by the league, since Venados F.C., the other team from Mérida, did not agree to share the use of the Estadio Carlos Iturralde, the city's main field, and the Estadio Alonso Diego Molina, home of Deportiva Venados, is not suitable to host matches of that division.
Stadium Deportiva Venados plays its home matches at Estadio Alonso Diego Molina located in the town of Tamanché, belonging to the city of Mérida, Yucatán. It has a capacity to hold 2,500 spectators.
Honours Domestic TypeCompetitionTitlesWinning yearsPromotion divisionsLiga Premier12025–26—Liga TDP0—2021–22Liga TDP Zona A12021–22—
Players First-team squad
Reserves Deportiva Venados TDP Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican football league system. The team won the Copa Promesas LMX-TDP in 2025.
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