Club Universidad Nacional
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.
| Full name | Club Universidad Nacional, A.C. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pumas Universitarios (Collegiates) Universidad (University) Auriazules (Gold-and-Blues) Los de Pedregal (The Guys from Pedregal) | |||
| Short name | Pumas UNAM | |||
| Founded | 2 August 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad | |||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||
| Capacity | 58,445 | |||
| 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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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 and 1 Copa Interamericana. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Club América in the derbi capitalino.
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.
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.