In the Invierno del 98 playing now in the Primera A the club started their journey to return once again to the top division hiring Juan Manuel Alvarez who had achieved this task before with Club Celaya a few years back. With the supports still hurt by the relegation at mid tournament Juan Manuel Alvarez was replaced by "El Turco" Aude coach who had much experience in the league and managed to rally the players reaching the semi-finals that year, losing the series to Venados de Yucatán.