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Lobos ULMX
Full nameLobos de la Universidad Latina de México
Founded12 March 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-12)
Ground Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Capacity23,182
OwnerUniversidad Latina de México
José Hanan Budib
ChairmanEnrique Lemus Muñoz Ledo
Manager Rowan Vargas
League Liga Premier –  Serie A
2023–2413th, Group II

Lobos de la Universidad Latina de México is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de MéxicoSerie A. It is based in the city of Celaya, Mexico.

History

On March 12, 2021, an agreement was signed between Celaya F.C. and the Universidad Latina de México with the objective of establishing a football team that would participate in the Liga Premier de México, which would bear the name of the university but would be based on the franchise that the club already had in that league. [1] As part of the agreement, Celaya provided the soccer players, the coaching staff, the stadium and the training facilities, while the ULM contributed with the identity and the financial part, in addition to offering university education for the players incorporated into the team.

In April 2021, the university board made official the project to build a stadium to host the institution's soccer and football games, which will have a capacity to hold 1,200 spectators. [2] [3]

The team was officially entered into soccer competitions on July 30, 2021, when its entry into the Liga Premier – Serie A was announced, the club was placed in Group 2 of this category. [4]

On August 3, Rowan Vargas was announced as the club's first manager. [5] The following day the first players of the team were announced: Alejandro Padua, Ricardo Chávez, Rafael Rodea and Rogelio Calixto. [6]

Stadium

The team plays its home games in the Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, that is the Celaya F.C. ground and is used by Lobos ULMX due to its status as an affiliated team, this stadium has a capacity for 23,182. [1]

Players

Current squad

As of January 13, 2024 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
82 MF Mexico  MEX Brian Pineda
83 FW Mexico  MEX Salvador Sánchez
84 DF Mexico  MEX Isaí Apaseo
85 GK Mexico  MEX Maximiliano Cruz
86 MF Mexico  MEX Pablo Ramírez
87 MF Mexico  MEX Mateo Vargas
88 GK Mexico  MEX Bruno Velázquez
89 DF Mexico  MEX Ricardo Contreras
90 DF Mexico  MEX Alan Cuevas
91 FW Mexico  MEX Diego Rangel
92 DF Mexico  MEX Arath Zavala
93 DF Mexico  MEX Víctor Moreno
94 DF Mexico  MEX Jonathan Sánchez
95 MF Mexico  MEX Jonathan Trejo
96 MF Mexico  MEX Ángel Flores
97 FW Mexico  MEX Christopher Vázquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
98 DF Mexico  MEX Roberto Morales
100 FW Mexico  MEX Luis López
102 DF Mexico  MEX Cristian Vargas
107 GK Mexico  MEX Diego Rodríguez
108 MF Mexico  MEX Rubén López
110 MF Mexico  MEX Emiliano Blanco
112 MF Mexico  MEX Tito García
115 FW Mexico  MEX Héctor Pardo
117 DF Mexico  MEX Ulises Villa
122 MF Mexico  MEX Sergio García
127 MF Mexico  MEX Roberto Palacios
128 MF Mexico  MEX Héctor Pérez
130 DF Mexico  MEX Giovanni Ledezma
140 FW Mexico  MEX Francisco Vivas
153 DF Mexico  MEX Rafael García

References

  1. ^ a b "Lobos de la ULM firman convenio con Club Celaya FC; rescatan segunda división". Expresa TV (in Spanish). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ Hernández, Ignacio (21 April 2021). "Presentaron el Programa de Deporte de Alto Desempeño y Formación Integral, de la ULM". El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ Martínez, Diego (4 June 2021). "La ULM tendrá estadio deportivo". El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "ROWAN VARGAS SERÁ EL DT DE LOS LOBOS DE LA ULMX". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ "ALEX PADUA, REFUERZO DE LOS LOBOS ULMX". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Lobos ULMX". ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.