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]
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 August 2023[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 Mexico MEX Christian Corona
2 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Hernández
3 DF Mexico MEX Eduardo Pastrana
4 DF Mexico MEX Aldair Ángeles
5 DF Mexico MEX Eric García
6 MF Mexico MEX Leonardo Garduño
7 MF Mexico MEX David Flores
8 MF Mexico MEX José Robledo
9 FW Mexico MEX Jesús García
10 FW Mexico MEX Joab Ruiz
11 MF Mexico MEX Luis López
12 GK Mexico MEX Darco Zaragoza
13 GK Mexico MEX Hugo Becerra
14 MF Mexico MEX Dante Delgadillo
15 FW Mexico MEX Thomas Seay
16 DF Mexico MEX Miguel González
17 DF Mexico MEX Ángel Mendoza
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Mexico MEX Héctor Navarrete
19 DF Mexico MEX Luis Ambrosio
20 MF Mexico MEX Ricardo Guadarrama
22 MF Mexico MEX Pedro Cárdenas
23 DF Mexico MEX Leonel Castillo
24 DF Mexico MEX Ricardo Nieto
25 MF Denmark DEN Jonathan Nielsen
26 GK Mexico MEX Julio Muñoz
27 MF Mexico MEX Edgar Gutiérrez
28 FW Mexico MEX Erick Vásquez
29 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Soto
30 MF Mexico MEX Rodrigo Policarpio
31 FW Mexico MEX Carlos García
34 MF Mexico MEX Luis Rodríguez
35 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Rodríguez
39 MF Mexico MEX Ronaldo Santibañez
49 MF Mexico MEX Cuauhtémoc Montes de Oca

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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