The Club Atlético Angelópolis was a Mexican

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club based in

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. The club was founded in 2020, and played in the

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History

The team was founded in October 2020 as Atlético Rivadavia, having its field in

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, a municipality belonging to the Puebla metro area. Originally, the team participated in alternate leagues to those organized by the

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. In 2022, the team began procedures to join the FMF, finally in July the club was accepted into the

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, being placed in

, for which it began to compete in professional soccer in Mexico. The team announced Óscar Rojas as its first manager. This was the second professional football team in Puebla since the dissolution of

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in the summer of 2019. During its time in Serie B, the team did not have a good sporting performance, in addition to failing to gain the support of the local public, which is why in June 2023 the board requested a one-year hiatus. In June 2024 Atlético Angelópolis did not return to activity, so it was considered a dissolved club.

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