Atlético Hidalgo
Mexican football club
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Atlético Hidalgo, nicknamed Toltecas is a Mexican football team which plays in the Premier B, the bottom branch of the Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. It is based in Pachuca and was founded in 1992.
Atitalaquía, Hidalgo, Mexico
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| Full name | Atlético Hidalgo Fútbol Club | ||
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| Founded | 24 December 1996 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal Atitalaquía, Hidalgo, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Pachuca | ||
| Chairman | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | ||
| Manager | Fausto Pinto | ||
| League | Liga Premier (Premier B) | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga Premier (Serie A) Regular phase: 14th (Group II) Final phase: Did not qualify | ||
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History
The Club Atlético de Hidalgo S.A.D. was a football club based in the city of Pachuca, Mexico. Founded on December 24, 1996, it was one of the few football teams from the state of Hidalgo. 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, 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.
In June 2025 the team was revived after C.F. Pachuca decided to rename its reserve team, Atlético Pachuca, as Atlético Hidalgo.[1] For its new stage, the team announced its change of field to the Estadio 10 de Diciembre, located in Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul, Hidalgo.[2] However, the team was unable to take possession of the new stadium due to internal problems in the city's organization; consequently, Atlético Hidalgo continued playing in Atitalaquía, where it had played during the Atlético Pachuca era.[3]
Players
First team squad
- As of 12 January 2026[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
- Atlético Hidalgo (Liga TDP)
- Reserve team that plays in the Liga TDP, the fourth level of the Mexican league system
Honours
- Primera A: 0
- Runner-up (1): 1996
