Artesanos Metepec F.C. is a football club that plays in the

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. It is based in

Metepec Metepec () is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of above sea level. The center of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The city of ...

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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. The team officially debuted on August 27, 2022, defeating

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with a score of 3–1. 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,

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, Progreso F.C. and

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, finally, on May 13, 2023, the team was promoted to the

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, achieving its first promotion in its first season of existence.

Players

First-team squad

Reserve teams

;Artesanos Metepec (Liga TDP) :Reserve team that plays in the

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, the fourth level of the Mexican league system. ;Napoli Tabasco–Artesanos Bajos de Chila (Liga TDP) :Reserve team that plays in the

, the fourth level of the Mexican league system.

References

External links

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