Lobos ULMX
Full nameLobos de la Universidad Latina de México
Founded12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
GroundEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Capacity23,182
OwnerUniversidad Latina de México
José Hanan Budib
ChairmanEnrique Lemus Muñoz Ledo
ManagerRowan Vargas
LeagueLiga Premier – Serie A
Clausura 20235th, Group II (Reserve teams Runner–up)

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

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
81 GK Mexico MEX Diego Reyes
83 DF Mexico MEX Alan Escoto
84 DF Mexico MEX Isaí Apaseo
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
100 FW Mexico MEX Luis López
No. Pos. Nation Player
107 GK Mexico MEX Diego Rodríguez
110 MF Mexico MEX Emiliano Blanco
112 MF Mexico MEX Tito García
114 DF Paraguay PAR Víctor Benítez
115 FW Mexico MEX Héctor Pardo
117 DF Mexico MEX Ulises Villa
118 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Rodríguez
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. 1 2 "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.


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