Artesanos Metepec F.C.

Artesanos Metepec F.C.
Full nameArtesanos Metepec Fútbol Club
NicknameLos Artesanos (The artisans)
FoundedAugust 2022 (2022-08)
GroundUnidad Deportiva Alarcón Hisojo
Metepec, State of Mexico
Capacity2,000[1]
Owner(s)Santiago Murleiro
Víctor Venice Osorio[2]
ChairmanEdson Esquivel
ManagerGustavo Contreras
LeagueLiga Premier (Premier A)
2025–26Liga Premier (Serie B)
Regular phase:
1st
Final phase:
Champions

Artesanos Metepec Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Metepec, State of Mexico that competes in the Premier A, the intermediate branch of the Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football.

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 Segunda División de México, achieving its first promotion in its first season of existence.[5]

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 January 2026[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
2 DF  MEX Héctor Hernández
3 DF  MEX Francisco Castillo
4 DF  MEX Diego García
5 MF  MEX Óscar Altamirano
6 MF  MEX Édgar Gutiérrez
7 MF  MEX David Flores
8 MF  MEX Carlos Rodríguez
10 FW  MEX Joab Ruiz
11 MF  MEX Dilan Dávila
12 GK  MEX Darco Zaragoza
13 MF  MEX Alejandro Bernal
14 DF  MEX Anselmo Ávila
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  MEX Ricardo Bonilla
16 DF  MEX Héctor Chávez
17 MF  MEX Carlos Galicia
18 MF  MEX Armando Pineda
19 MF  MEX Enrique Gómez
20 MF  MEX Jesús Ramírez
21 DF  MEX Leonardo Bonilla
22 FW  MEX Luis Rivas
23 GK  MEX Víctor Álvarez
24 FW  MEX Emanuel Albarrán
25 FW  MEX Rafael Rivas
26 MF  MEX Ever Flores

Reserve teams

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

Honours

Winners: 2025–26

References

  1. ↑ "Poder Mexiquense". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. 1 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.