Artesanos Metepec F.C.

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

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
ManagerJuan Carlos Pedroza
LeagueLiga Premier – Serie B
2022–23Liga TDP – Group VI, 1st (promoted)

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 13 January 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Christian Corona
2 DF  MEX Néstor Hernández
4 DF  MEX Aldair Ángeles
5 DF  MEX Eric García
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
13 GK  MEX Hugo Becerra
14 MF  MEX Dante Delgadillo
15 FW  MEX Thomas Seay
16 DF  MEX Miguel González
17 DF  MEX Ángel Mendoza
18 DF  MEX Héctor Navarrete
19 DF  MEX Luis Ambrosio
20 MF  MEX Ricardo Guadarrama
21 DF  MEX Diego García
22 MF  MEX Pedro Cárdenas
23 DF  MEX Leonel Castillo
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  MEX Ricardo Nieto
25 MF  DEN Jonathan Nielsen
26 GK  MEX Julio Muñoz
27 MF  MEX Edgar Gutiérrez
28 FW  MEX Erick Vásquez
29 DF  MEX Carlos Soto
30 MF  MEX Rodrigo Policarpio
31 FW  MEX Carlos Enrique García
32 FW  MEX Manuel López
33 MF  MEX Ricardo Bonilla
34 MF  MEX Luis Rodríguez
35 MF  MEX Carlos Rodríguez
36 MF  MEX Jonathan Mendoza
37 MF  MEX Kevin Mendoza
38 DF  MEX Leonardo Bonilla
39 MF  MEX Ronaldo Santibañez
41 MF  MEX Gael García
44 DF  MEX Carlos Samuel García
45 DF  MEX Daniel Castro
47 FW  MEX José Acosta
49 MF  MEX Cuauhtémoc Montes de Oca
50 GK  MEX Carlos Fuentes

Reserve teams
Artesanos Metepec (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. "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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