Atlético Angelópolis

The Club Atlético Angelópolis is a Mexican football club based in Puebla City. The club was founded in 2020, and currently plays in the Serie B of Liga Premier.

Atlético Angelópolis
Full nameClub Atlético Angelópolis
Founded5 October 2020 (2020-10-05)
GroundUnidad Deportiva Mario Vázquez Raña,
Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico
Capacity800
OwnerVíctor Hugo Herrera
ChairmanVíctor Hugo Herrera
ManagerRomeo Quiroz
LeagueLiga Premier - Serie B
Clausura 20239th

History

The team was founded in October 2020 as Atlético Rivadavia, having its field in San Pedro Cholula, a municipality belonging to the Puebla metro area.[1] Originally, the team participated in alternate leagues to those organized by the Mexican Football Federation.[2]

In 2022, the team began procedures to join the FMF,[3] finally in July the club was accepted into the Liga Premier de México, being placed in Serie B, for which it began to compete in professional soccer in Mexico.[4] The team announced Óscar Rojas as its first manager.[5]

This is the second professional football team in Puebla since the dissolution of Lobos BUAP in the summer of 2019.[6]

Players

First-team squad
As of January 28, 2023[7]

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 Luis Herrera
3 DF Mexico MEX Víctor Ocampo
4 DF Mexico MEX Armando Moreno
5 MF Mexico MEX Axel Martínez
6 MF Mexico MEX Erick González
7 FW Mexico MEX Giovanni Preza
8 MF Mexico MEX Aarón Camacho
9 FW Mexico MEX Jared Bustamante
10 MF Mexico MEX Alexis Alejandre
11 FW Mexico MEX Edmundo Saldaña
12 GK Mexico MEX José Pérez
13 DF Mexico MEX Mauricio Kosegarten
14 FW Mexico MEX Mario Millán
15 DF Mexico MEX José Pineda
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Mexico MEX Diego López
17 MF Mexico MEX Jhovani Cruz
18 MF Mexico MEX Guillermo Domínguez
19 FW Mexico MEX Ernesto Maldonado
20 FW Mexico MEX Marcos Ramírez
21 DF Mexico MEX Emiliano Flores
22 FW Mexico MEX César Rodríguez
23 DF Mexico MEX Zair González
24 FW Mexico MEX Andersson Ramírez
25 DF Mexico MEX Rodrigo Reyes
29 MF Mexico MEX José Ángel Morales
33 FW Mexico MEX Diego Becerra
35 MF Mexico MEX Ezequiel Gómez

References
  1. Sánchez, Omar (5 October 2020). "Nace Club Atlético Rivadavia en San Pedro Cholula, dará becas del 50%". Periódico Enfoque (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. Santamaría, Mauricio (16 April 2021). "Club Atlético Rivadavia será legendario como Cholula". Puebla Sport News (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. "Atlético Angelópolis jugará en Liga Premier y "Kevin" Rojas será su técnico". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. "¡SERIE B CON NUEVOS INTEGRANTES!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. González, Edgar (28 June 2022). "Atlético Angelópolis se declara listo para el debut en Liga Premier "B"". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. Castillo, Etianne (23 June 2022). "Puebla tendrá nuevo equipo de fútbol: el Club Atlético Angelópolis". Ángulo 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. "Club Atlético Angelópolis". Liga Premier FMF. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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