Global InformationClub Universidad Nacional information
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| Full name | Club Universidad Nacional, A.C.[1] | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pumas Universitarios (Collegiates) Universidad (University) Auriazules (Gold-and-Blues)[2] Los de Pedregal (The Guys from Pedregal)[3] | |||
| Short name | Pumas UNAM | |||
| Founded | 2 August 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad[4][5] | |||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||
| Capacity | 58,445[6] | |||
| Owner | National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) | |||
| Chairman | Luis Raúl González Pérez | |||
| Manager | Gustavo Lema | |||
| League | Liga MX | |||
| Clausura 2023 | Regular phase: 14th Final phase: Did not qualify | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM or their nickname Pumas, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Founded in 1954, they play their home games at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.
Domestically, Pumas UNAM has won 11 trophies: 7 Liga MX, 1 Copa MX, the Campeón de Campeones twice, as well as 1 Segunda División de México. In international club football, the club has won 3 CONCACAF Champions Cups[7] and 1 Copa Interamericana.[8] The club has a long-standing rivalry with Club América in the derbi capitalino.[9]
The club is one of the most popular clubs in Mexico. It is considered to be one of the Cuatro Grandes of Mexican football, alongside Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, and Club América.[10][11]
The team is also known for its youth development system, which has produced international players such as Hugo Sánchez, Manuel Negrete, Luis Flores, Miguel España, Claudio Suárez, Luis García, Alberto García Aspe, David Patiño, Jorge Campos, Braulio Luna, Gerardo Torrado, Francisco Fonseca, Efraín Juárez, Héctor Moreno, Pablo Barrera, Israel Castro, Eduardo Herrera and Jesús Gallardo.
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- ^ "Pumas sign Erick". www.sportingnews.com. 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Pumas: ¿qué fue de la vida de Saúl Berjón?". 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Club Universidad, 61 años de historia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Pumas MX". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
- ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". ligamx.net.
- ^ "About". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Palmarés". Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Pumas vs. America: What you need to know". 16 March 2017.
- ^ "How to watch Liga MX: A beginner's guide". ESPN.com. July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Liga MX 101: The terms you need to know". ESPN.com. January 17, 2018.