Lobos UPNFM

Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, most commonly known as UPNFM or Lobos (English: Wolves) is a Honduran football club, based In Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Lobos UPNFM
Full nameLobos de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán
Nickname(s)La U
La Pedagógica
Lobos Universitarios
Los Puros Criollos
Founded10 August 2010 (2010-08-10)
GroundEstadio Nacional
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Capacity35,000
CoachSalomon Nazar
LeagueLiga Nacional
2019 AperturaLiga Nacional, 4th (regular season)
4th (postseason)

The club currently plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

History

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
Winners (1): 2016–17 C
Runners-up (1): 2014–15 A

Performance by year
Regular seasonPostseasonOthers
SeasonFinishRecordFinishRecordCupSupercupInternational
2017–18 A6th7–3–8 (22:28)Playoffs0–1–1 (2:4)Not heldDidn't enter
2017–18 C8th5–3–10 (18:27)Didn't enter
2018–19 A3rd9–3–6 (25:20)Playoffs0–1–1 (1:2)Quarter-finalistDidn't enter
2018–19 C5th6–9–3 (22:16)Semi-finals2–0–2 (7:9)

Other departments

List of international participations by Lobos UPNFM in other areas of football.

TournamentFinish
2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club ChampionshipGroup stage
2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship4th

Squad
As of February 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON Celio Valladares
4 DF  HON Lesvin Medina
5 DF  HON Luís Santos
6 DF  HON Edward Reyes
7 DF  HON José Fiallos
8 FW  HON Marvin Cálix
9 FW  HON Jairo Róchez
10 MF  HON Júnior Padilla
11 FW  HON Árnold Meléndez
12 GK  HON Bryan Cruz
13 DF  HON Lázaro Yánez
14 MF  HON Hermes Castillo
15 MF  HON Cristopher Urmeneta
16 DF  HON Ronal Montoya
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  HON Luís Argeñal
20 MF  HON Nissi Sauceda
21 FW  HON Kílmar Peña
22 DF  HON Michael Osorio
24 MF  HON Víctor Moncada
25 MF  HON Neeskens Almendares
26 DF  HON Ian Osorio
28 MF  HON Jahasiel Vásquez
29 DF  HON Sonny Fernández
30 GK  HON José Mendoza
38 DF  HON Marco Godoy
50 MF  HON Edgar Vásquez
60 MF  HON Héctor Flores
77 FW  HON Franco Güity

Former managers

References
  1. Liga de Ascenso: “Endiablado” debut de Jaguares de la UPNFM Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  2. DiarioMas.hn – Lobos de la UPNFM se proclaman campeones de la Liga de Ascenso – 4 June 2017
  3. Terra.cl – Universidad Pedagógica asciende a la Primera División en Honduras – 11 June 2017


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