Lobos ULMX
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| Full name | Lobos de la Universidad Latina de México | ||
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| Founded | 12 March 2021 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 23,182 | ||
| Owner | Universidad Latina de México José Hanan Budib | ||
| Chairman | Enrique Lemus Muñoz Ledo | ||
| Manager | Rowan Vargas | ||
| League | Liga Premier – Serie A | ||
| 2023–24 | 13th, Group II | ||
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Lobos de la Universidad Latina de México is a football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México – Serie A. It is based in the city of Celaya, Mexico.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of September 7, 2024[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Martínez, Diego (4 June 2021). "La ULM tendrá estadio deportivo". El Sol del Bajío (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "¡YA ESTÁN LOS GRUPOS!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "ROWAN VARGAS SERÁ EL DT DE LOS LOBOS DE LA ULMX". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "ALEX PADUA, REFUERZO DE LOS LOBOS ULMX". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Lobos ULMX". ligapremier-fmf.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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