Arcángeles de Puebla

Arcángeles de Puebla
Established23 January 2025 (2025-01-23)
Based inPuebla City, Mexico
Home fieldEl Cráter Azul
Head coachMarco Martos
Owner(s)Cuauhtémoc Romero Bedolla
LeagueLiga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
ColoursGreen and blue
   
WebsiteArcangelesdePuebla.com

The Arcángeles de Puebla (English: Puebla Archangels) are an American football team based in Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico. The Arcángeles compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Cráter Azul.

History

On 21 January 2025, it was reported by El Sol de Puebla that an LFA expansion team called the Arcángeles de Puebla would be announced in a forthcoming press conference by league commissioner Alejandro Jaimes.[1] The name was an homage to the Ángeles de Puebla football team and the Ángeles de Puebla basketball team.[2] As expected, the team was officially presented by Jaimes at a press conference in Puebla City two days later, making them the first LFA team to play in the state of Puebla since the Artilleros de Puebla in 2020. Businessman Cuauhtémoc Romero Bedolla was announced as team president while inaugural coaching staff was led by head coach Marco Martos and associate head coach Leonardo Luján.[3][4] Later that month, the Governor of Puebla, Alejandro Armenta, pledged governmental support for the team.[5]

The coaching staff was later bolstered by defensive associate head coach José Luis Farías, offensive coordinator Juan Wong, offensive line coach Jonathan Alderete, and special teams coordinator Edmundo Soriano, as well as former NFL Europe players like running backs coach Arturo Martínez and defensive assistants Roberto "Gato" Silva and Mauricio "Tyson" López.[6] The first member of the roster was announced as being former Texas Tech player Luis Jaramillo.[3] The Arcángeles held a tryout on 8 February at the Instituto México de Puebla, with 120 prospective players in attendance, and signed 25-year-old defensive tackle Fernando Reyes as a result.[7][8] The team then signed former ONEFA national champion quarterback Alex García just prior to the 2025 LFA draft,[9] where they selected offensive lineman Abraham Chacón with the first overall pick.[10] Aside from the collegiate draft, the Arcángeles added nine former players from the Galgos de Tijuana and Jefes de Ciudad Juárez in a dispersal draft in early March.[11]

Inaugural season

The Arcángeles opened their 2025 season with the youngest roster in the LFA, with an average age of 24.4 years old. Standout international signings included running backs Denzel Strong and Joshua Mack, Tongan linemen Douglas Kongaika and Siaosi Finau, and wide receiver Kokaji Kyohei, the first Japanese player in league history.[12] The Tongan players popularized the traditional haka dance at preseason practices.[13] Nonetheless, the Arcángeles featured the highest amount of Mexican players in the league.[14] The team revealed their uniforms and the final roster at an official presentation on 29 April.[15]

The Arcángeles played their inaugural game on 2 May 2025, defeating the Gallos Negros de Querétaro 25–8 at home to kick off the 2025 LFA season, while Denzel Strong scored the first touchdown in franchise history on a second quarter run.[16]

Stadium

Following the announcement of the Arcángeles in January 2025, the Estadio Universitario BUAP, the Estadio Templo del Dolor, the Estadio Ignacio Zaragoza, and even the Estadio Cuauhtémoc were all floated by local media as potential venues for the team.[17][18] Later that month, the Governor of Puebla, Alejandro Armenta, stated that the team could also play at the newly built Universidad del Deporte.[5] In early February, team president Cuauhtémoc Romero Bedolla announced that the Arcángeles would be playing their inaugural season in the Estadio Ignacio Zaragoza.[6] However, in late March, the team announced that their home stadium had switched to El Cráter Azul, home of the Borregos Salvajes Puebla.[19]

Media

In early April 2025, team president Cuauhtémoc Romero Bedolla announced that Arcángeles games would be broadcast across the state by SICOM Televisión.[20]

References

  1. ^ Lopez, Alland (21 January 2025). "Sí, Arcángeles marca el regreso de la LFA a Puebla". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ^ Hernández, Emmanuel (27 January 2025). "LFA tendrá nuevo equipo en Puebla: Arcángeles". El Horizonte (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b Lopez, Alland (23 January 2025). "Buscará Marco Martos hacer de Arcángeles de Puebla un equipo competitivo". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ Pacheco, Gabriel (23 January 2025). "Arcángeles de Puebla, nuevo integrante de la LFA para la temporada 2025". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b García, Eduardo (30 January 2025). "Gobierno apoyará al nuevo equipo de fútbol americano Arcángeles de Puebla: Armenta". Alcance Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b Fernández, Katia (8 February 2025). "Los Arcángeles de Puebla vuelan al Estadio Zaragoza". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ^ Fernández, Katia (8 February 2025). "Resultan un éxito los tryouts de Arcángeles LFA, con taleto poblano tocando la puerta". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ^ Badillo, David (10 February 2025). "Prueba Arcángeles de Puebla a más de 100 jugadores". Grada.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. ^ Lopez, Alland (1 March 2025). ""El Magnífico" García, nuevo mariscal de Arcángeles de Puebla". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. ^ Solchaga, Rafael (1 March 2025). "Abraham Chacón se convierte en el primer jugador de Arcángeles Puebla en el Draft de la LFA 2025". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  11. ^ Aguilar, Leopoldo (7 March 2025). "Los Arcángeles refuerzan su roster con talento del draft extraordinario de la LFA 2025". La Jornada de Oriente (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  12. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (1 May 2025). "Arcángeles de Puebla inician su vuelo en la LFA". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  13. ^ Vela, Lizzette (1 May 2025). "Arcángeles de Puebla debuta en casa ante Gallos Negros Querétaro". Periódico E-consulta (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  14. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (15 April 2025). "Arcángeles de Puebla se reporta listo para iniciar la Temporada 2025". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  15. ^ Zamora, Antonio (29 April 2025). "Arcángeles presenta roster oficia". Crónica Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  16. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (3 May 2025). "Arcángeles de Puebla ganan en su debut ante Querétaro en la LFA". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  17. ^ "¡Vuelve el fútbol americano! Presentan a los Arcángeles de Puebla". Tribuna Noticias (in Spanish). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  18. ^ Lopez, Alland (26 January 2025). "De la Liga MX a la LFA: la Angelópolis lo tiene todo". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  19. ^ Lopez, Alland (27 March 2025). "¿Arcángeles de Puebla cambiaría de casa aún sin comenzar a jugar?". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  20. ^ Lopez, Alland (1 April 2025). "Arcángeles de Puebla va la por la Tv Abierta, aquí los detalles". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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