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Lobos UPNFM

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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; 14 years ago (2010-08-10)
GroundEstadio Emilio Williams Agasse
Choluteca, Honduras
Capacity8,000
CoachHector Castellón
LeagueLiga Nacional
2019 AperturaLiga Nacional, 4th (regular season)
4th (postseason)

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

The club currently plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

History

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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

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

Performance by year

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Regular season Postseason Others
Season Finish Record Finish Record Cup Supercup International
2017–18 A 6th 7–3–8 (22:28) Playoffs 0–1–1 (2:4) Not held Didn't enter
2017–18 C 8th 5–3–10 (18:27) Didn't enter
2018–19 A 3rd 9–3–6 (25:20) Playoffs 0–1–1 (1:2) Quarter-finalist Didn't enter
2018–19 C 5th 6–9–3 (22:16) Semi-finals 2–0–2 (7:9)

Other departments

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

Tournament Finish
2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Group stage
2017 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship 4th

Current squad

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As of 14 June 2022

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 Honduras HON Celio Valladares
4 DF Honduras HON Lesvin Medina (captain)
6 DF Honduras HON Eduard Reyes
8 MF Honduras HON Óliver Morazán
10 MF Honduras HON Elder Torres
11 MF Honduras HON Jefryn Macias
15 FW Honduras HON Cristopher Urmeneta
17 DF Honduras HON Édgar Vásquez
18 MF Honduras HON Pedro Gónzales
19 FW Honduras HON Ted Bodden
20 MF Honduras HON Luis Argeñal
22 DF Honduras HON Robel Bernárdez
23 MF Honduras HON Josman Figueroa
24 DF Honduras HON Ismael Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK Honduras HON Denovan Torres
27 MF Honduras HON Jason Sánchez
28 DF Honduras HON Axel Gómez
60 MF Honduras HON William Moncada
62 MF Honduras HON Juan Gómez
77 MF Honduras HON Carlos Róchez
78 MF Honduras HON Arnold Meléndez
- DF Honduras HON Cristopher Meléndez
- DF Honduras HON Kenneth Hernández
- DF Honduras HON Hesler Díaz
- MF Honduras HON Alexander Welcome
- MF Honduras HON Cristhian Gutiérrez
- MF Honduras HON Rembrandt Flores
- FW Honduras HON Erick Andino

Former managers

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References

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