were promoted to the Mexican Primera División following their play-off victory against Léon. 2008 relegation In the 2007 Apertura the club finished second to last in the percentage table just above Puebla and below Tigres UANL with a percentage of 1.0706. In the Primera División de México Clausura 2008 the club once again had a bad year with a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and losing 8 for a total of 17 points finishing 16 in the league. The club shed its relegation after losing at home against their direct rivals in the relegation fight Puebla with a score of 2–0. The club's relegation was made official in the following match against UNAM at home losing 4–2 and setting a new league record for a relegation with 4. The club played in the Liga de Ascenso since the Apertura 2008 and came close several times but always coming short. 2011 Disaffiliation On June 3, 2011, the FMF disaffiliated the Tiburones Rojos because of a failure of payments to the FMF. “The Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Asociacion, AC informs that the Ordinary General Assembly at its meeting today, once it analyzed the situation of Representaciones Soha, Inc., SA de CV, (Club Veracruz and / or Club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz), a member of the Liga de Ascenso, The Mexican Football Federation, AC unanimously decided, with its power under Articles 17, 25 and other related and applicable Statute of the FMF, revoke the Certificate of Membership and consequently disaffiliate such an entity, for failing to meet its financial obligations to FMF and its affiliates.” After that announcement, it was accorded between Veracruz and Albinegros de Orizaba to unify their teams after the debts the team had. 2013 Club Change Club San Luis was relocated to Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas to play at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, under the name Chiapas Football Club. Club La Piedad was relocated to the state of Veracruz to play at the Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, under the name of Veracruz. 2019 disaffiliation After enduring a 41-game winless run dating from September 2018 to October 2019, multiple reports of players not receiving payment, an in-game protest against Tigres UANL in the 2019 Apertura, where they conceded 3 goals in the first 8 minutes, and repeated discontent with owner Fidel Kurri, the FMF officially disaffiliated Veracruz from Liga MX following the 2019 Apertura. Their players became free agents,