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]

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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