Lobos UPNFM
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Full name | Club Deportivo Lobos de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán | ||
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Nickname(s) | La U La Pedagógica Lobos Universitarios La Manada Los Puros Criollos | ||
Founded | 10 August 2010 | ||
Ground | Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse Choluteca, Honduras | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Chairman | Hermes Díaz | ||
Coach | Salomón Nazar | ||
League | Liga Nacional | ||
2019 Apertura | Liga Nacional, 4th (regular season) 4th (postseason) | ||
Website | http://web.upnfm.edu.hn/lobos/index.php | ||
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Club Deportivo Lobos de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, most commonly known as Universidad Pedagógica or Lobos UPNFM is a Honduran football club, based In Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The club currently plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
History
[edit]The club was founded on August 10, 2010, as a sports club for the university. By coincidence, that very same year a place opened up in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Until that year, major Honduran teams had fielded affiliates that competed in the Liga de Ascenso. A reform in the league structure forced the withdrawal of those teams, and allowed UPNFM to move right into the spot. The club's roster was drawn from students at the university; here too, however, the withdrawal of the affiliated clubs worked in their favor. UPNFM was an attractive loan partner for reserve players at Olimpia and Motagua because they could pursue a university degree while playing.[1]
On 4 June 2017, the club claimed their first title by winning the Clausura of the 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Ascenso.[2] Seven days later, they defeated Lepaera F.C. to earn promotion to the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional franchise.[3]
UPNFM finished 6th in the Apertura and 8th in the Clausura, finishing comfortably clear of relegation and earning a second season of top flight football.
Achievements
[edit]Performance by year
[edit]Regular season | Postseason | Others | |||||
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Season | Finish | Record | Finish | Record | Cup | Supercup | International |
2017–18 A | 6th | 7–3–8 (22:28) | Playoffs | 0–1–1 (2:4) | Not held | Didn't enter | |
2017–18 C | 8th | 5–3–10 (18:27) | Didn't enter | ||||
2018–19 A | 3rd | 9–3–6 (25:20) | Playoffs | 0–1–1 (1:2) | Quarter-finalist | Didn't enter | |
2018–19 C | 5th | 6–9–3 (22:16) | Semi-finals | 2–0–2 (7:9) |
Other departments
[edit]List of international participations by Lobos UPNFM in other areas of football.
Tournament | Finish |
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2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship | Group stage |
2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship | 4th |
Current squad
[edit]- As of 14 June 2022
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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Former managers
[edit]Salomón Nazar 2010–2012
Donaldo Cáceres 2012
Nahúm Espinoza 2012
Arnold Cruz 2013
Eduardo Bennett 2013
Arnold Cruz 2014
José de la Paz Herrera 2014–2015
Raúl Martínez Sambulá 2015–2016
Salomón Nazar 2017–2021
Raúl Cáceres 2021–2022
Héctor Castellón 2022–2023
Ramón Maradiaga 2023–2024
Orlando López 2024–2025
Salomón Nazar 2025–
References
[edit]- ^ Liga de Ascenso: “Endiablado” debut de Jaguares de la UPNFM Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Lobos de la UPNFM se proclaman campeones de la Liga de Ascenso Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine – 4 June 2017
- ^ Terra.cl – Universidad Pedagógica asciende a la Primera División en Honduras Archived 2017-06-27 at the Wayback Machine – 11 June 2017