Arcángeles de Puebla
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| Arcángeles de Puebla | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 23 January 2025 | ||
| Folded | 2026 | ||
| Stadium | El Cráter Azul | ||
| Headquartered | Puebla City, Mexico | ||
| Colors | Green and blue | ||
| Website | ArcangelesdePuebla.com | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | Cuauhtémoc Romero Bedolla | ||
| Head coach | Marco Martos | ||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional | |||
The Arcángeles de Puebla (English: Puebla Archangels) are an American football team based in Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico. The Arcángeles compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Cráter Azul.
Inaugural season
On 21 January 2025, it was reported by El Sol de Puebla that an LFA expansion team called the Arcángeles de Puebla would be announced in a forthcoming press conference by league commissioner Alejandro Jaimes.[1] The name was an homage to the Ángeles de Puebla football team and the Ángeles de Puebla basketball team.[2] As expected, the team was officially presented by Jaimes at a press conference in Puebla City two days later, making them the first LFA team to play in the state of Puebla since the Artilleros de Puebla in 2020. Businessman Cuauhtémoc Romero Bedolla was announced as team president while inaugural coaching staff was led by head coach Marco Martos and associate head coach Leonardo Luján.[3][4] Later that month, the Governor of Puebla, Alejandro Armenta, pledged governmental support for the team.[5]
The coaching staff was later bolstered by defensive associate head coach José Luis Farías, offensive coordinator Juan Wong, offensive line coach Jonathan Alderete, and special teams coordinator Edmundo Soriano, as well as former NFL Europe players like running backs coach Arturo Martínez and defensive assistants Roberto "Gato" Silva and Mauricio "Tyson" López.[6] The first member of the roster was announced as being former Texas Tech player Luis Jaramillo.[3] The Arcángeles held a tryout on 8 February at the Instituto México de Puebla, with 120 prospective players in attendance, and signed 25-year-old defensive tackle Fernando Reyes as a result.[7][8] The team then signed former ONEFA national champion quarterback Alex García just prior to the 2025 LFA draft,[9] where they selected offensive lineman Abraham Chacón with the first overall pick.[10] Aside from the collegiate draft, the Arcángeles added nine former players from the Galgos de Tijuana and Jefes de Ciudad Juárez in a dispersal draft in early March.[11]
The Arcángeles opened their 2025 season with the youngest roster in the LFA, with an average age of 24.4 years old. Standout international signings included running backs Denzel Strong and Joshua Mack, Tongan linemen Douglas Kongaika and Siaosi Finau, and wide receiver Kokaji Kyohei, the first Japanese player in league history.[12] The Tongan players popularized the traditional haka dance at preseason practices.[13] Nonetheless, the Arcángeles featured the highest amount of Mexican players in the league.[14] The team revealed their uniforms and the final roster at an official presentation on 29 April.[15]
The Arcángeles played their inaugural game on 2 May 2025, defeating the Gallos Negros de Querétaro 25–8 at home to kick off the 2025 LFA season, while Denzel Strong scored the first touchdown in franchise history on a second quarter run.[16]