Real de Arteaga Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional football team based in
Querétaro City
Santiago de Querétaro (; Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), known simply as Querétaro City ( es, Ciudad de Querétaro), is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is n ...
,
Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...
,
Mexico
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that played in Liga Premier de México.
History
The team was founded in May 2022 to be registered in the Liga Premier.
On July 1, 2022, the team's entry into the league was officially announced, being placed in the
Serie A de México
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.
After confirming the entry, the team announced
Pablo Robles
Pablo Andrés Robles Hatadi (born March 21, 1968) is a Mexican football
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as the team's first coach. The team announced its intention to settle for young people from schools in the city in addition to establishing an agreement with
Real Betis
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.
The team had poor sports results and attracted little interest from the public, so its owners decided to sell the franchise. On June 13, 2023, the purchase of the team was announced by businessmen and footballers based in the Monterrey area, finally the new owners moved the team to that region and renamed it
Real Apodaca F.C. ending the history of Real de Arteaga.
Stadium
The Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro, also called ''Estadio Olímpico Alameda'', is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Querétaro City
Santiago de Querétaro (; Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), known simply as Querétaro City ( es, Ciudad de Querétaro), is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is n ...
,
Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...
,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and
athletics
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Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 4,600 people, was opened in 1939 and renovated in 2021.
External links
Liga MX Profile
References
Football clubs in Querétaro
Association football clubs established in 2022
2022 establishments in Mexico
Liga Premier de México
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