Atlético Hidalgo, nicknamed Toltecas is a Mexican

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team which plays in the

Tercera División de México Liga TDP is a professional association football league in Mexico and the fourth level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Tercera División de México (1967–2017). It has 223 participating clubs, divided into 17 regional gro ...

. It is based in

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

and was founded in 1992.

History

The Club Atlético de Hidalgo S.A.D. was a football club based in the city of

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. Founded on December 24, 1996, it was one of the few football teams from the state of

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico :''Most, if not all, named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811)'' * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coah ...

. It spent numerous seasons in the Third Division of Mexico and is considered one of the founding clubs of the competition. In 2009, the club was involved in a match-fixing scandal and was punished with relegation. From that moment, Grupo Pachuca decided to become the majority shareholder with 80% ownership. It played its home matches at the Estadio Revolución Mexicana, with a capacity of 3,500 spectators. Identified by its red and black colours, from which it received the nickname "rojinegros" or "diablos", it was one of the most decorated clubs in Hidalgo, reaching the final of the Torneo Invierno 1996 Primera División 'A'. In 1998, the club was sold to

Deportivo Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican professional football club based in Toluca, State of Mexico. The club plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, from which they have never been relegated. The club was f ...

, and relocated to Mexico City, changing its identity to Atlético Mexiquense. They returned to the Third Division in November 2003, but in 2015, they disappeared for the last time. On June 2025 the team was revived after C.F. Pachuca decided to rename its reserve team,

Atlético Pachuca Atlético Pachuca was a Mexican professional football team based in Atitalaquía, Hidalgo, which played in the Liga Premier since the 2023–24 season. Between 2021 and 2023 the team played in the Liga TDP. Founded in 2021, it was an affiliate te ...

, as Atlético Hidalgo.

Players

First team squad

Honours

* Primera A: 0 ::Runner-up (1): 1996

References

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