Artesanos Metepec F.C.

Artesanos Metepec F.C.
Full nameArtesanos Metepec Fútbol Club
FoundedAugust 2022 (2022-08)
GroundUnidad Deportiva Alarcón Hisojo
Metepec, State of Mexico, Mexico
Capacity2,000[1]
OwnerSantiago Murleiro
Víctor Venice Osorio[2]
ChairmanEdson Esquivel
ManagerGustavo Contreras
LeagueLiga Premier – Serie B
Clausura 2025Regular season: 3rd
Play–offs: Semi–finals

Artesanos Metepec F.C. is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier. It is based in Metepec, Mexico.

History

The club was founded in August 2022, with the support of the Metepec City Council and a group of local businessmen to have a team that would represent the town in Mexican professional football.[2][3] The team officially debuted on August 27, 2022, defeating Deportivo Zitácuaro with a score of 3–1.[4]

Artesanos Metepec finished its first season as the best team in Group VI, getting its pass to the promotion playoffs. Successively the team eliminated Fuerza Mazahua, Cruz Azul Lagunas, Progreso F.C. and Faraones de Texcoco, finally, on May 13, 2023, the team was promoted to the Liga Premier de México, achieving its first promotion in its first season of existence.[5]

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 January 2025[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Daniel Vázquez
3 DF  MEX Leonel Castillo
4 DF  MEX Aldair Ángeles
5 MF  MEX Oscar Altamirano
6 MF  MEX Leonardo Garduño
7 MF  MEX David Flores
8 MF  MEX José Robledo
9 FW  MEX Jesús García
10 FW  MEX Joab Ruiz
11 MF  MEX Luis López
12 GK  MEX Darco Zaragoza
18 DF  MEX Héctor Navarrete
19 DF  MEX Luis Ambrosio
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  MEX Diego García
22 MF  MEX Pedro Cárdenas
23 MF  MEX Lenin Francés
27 MF  MEX Edgar Gutiérrez
29 DF  MEX Carlos Soto
31 FW  MEX Carlos Enrique García
33 MF  MEX Ricardo Bonilla
35 MF  MEX Carlos Rodríguez
36 FW  MEX Juan Manuel Fuentes
38 DF  MEX Leonardo Bonilla
39 DF  MEX Héctor Chávez
41 FW  MEX Emilio Herrera
49 MF  MEX Miguel Seseña

Reserve teams

Artesanos Metepec (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.
Napoli Tabasco–Artesanos Bajos de Chila (Liga TDP)
Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

  1. ^ "Poder Mexiquense". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Presentan a Artesanos Metepec FC - 8 Columnas". 8columnas.com.mx (in Spanish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "PRESENTA METEPEC EQUIPO DE FUTBOL ARTESANOS FC". poderedomex.com (in Spanish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Artesanos Metepec F.C. vs Deportivo Zitácuaro". Liga MX (in Spanish). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Artesanos logró el ascenso a Liga Premier". sportanosdxt.com.mx (in Spanish). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Artesanos Metepec F.C." Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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