Pumas Tabasco

Pumas Tabasco is a Mexican professional football team based in Villahermosa, Tabasco currently playing in Liga de Expansión MX. It is an affiliated team of Club Universidad Nacional, team that plays in Liga MX.

Pumas Tabasco
Full nameSoccer Pumas de Tabasco F.C.
Founded24 June 2020 (2020-06-24)
GroundEstadio Olímpico de Villahermosa
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Capacity10,500
OwnerSoccer Pumas de Tabasco
Club Universidad Nacional
ChairmanRamón Neme Sastré
ManagerAlejandro Pérez Macías
LeagueLiga de Expansión MX
Guardianes 202012th (Quarter-finals)
WebsiteClub website

History

On April 13, 2020, the owners of the Liga MX teams voted to transform the Ascenso MX into a development league, in which these clubs could create a branch team to give experience to youth players.[1] On May 9, the Club Universidad Nacional confirmed that it would have a branch team in the new league.[2]

On June 24, 2020, the arrival of an agreement to establish the team in Villahermosa was announced, the administration of the team is divided into two parts, the operational theme is carried out by local entrepreneurs, while the sports aspect is controlled by Club Universidad Nacional.[3] In addition, it was announced that the team was named Pumas Tabasco.[4] Subsequently, it was announced that the team will only play its matches in Villahermosa, training in Mexico City, in addition, the squad will be based on the Club Universidad Nacional Premier, team that plays in Liga Premier de México.[5]

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Alejandro Pérez Macías
Assistant managers Manuel de la Torre
Miguel Carreón
Goalkeeper coach Arturo González
Fitness coach Arístides Verón
Physiotherapist Iván Hernández
Team doctor Jorge Rivero

Players

Current squad
As of January 12, 2021[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
41 GK  MEX Rodrigo Cerecedo
42 GK  MEX Álex Cruz (on loan from Monterrey)
43 GK  MEX Ramón Pasquel (on loan from Toluca)
44 DF  MEX Pablo Jáquez
45 DF  MEX Mauricio Reyna
46 MF  MEX Brian Figueroa
47 MF  MEX José Galindo
48 DF  MEX Arturo Cárdenas (on loan from Querétaro)
49 DF  MEX Érick Espinosa (on loan from Querétaro)
50 DF  MEX Santos Robles
53 MF  MEX Tonatiuh Mejía
54 MF  MEX José Alcántara
55 MF  MEX Lenin Camacho
No. Pos. Nation Player
56 MF  MEX Marco García
57 MF  MEX Darío Medina (on loan from Querétaro)
58 MF  MEX Bryan Lozano
59 MF  MEX Alejandro Zamudio
62 FW  MEX Jacob Morales
63 FW  MEX Álvaro Verda (on loan from Querétaro)
64 GK  MEX José Castillo
65 MF  MEX José Cobián (on loan from Necaxa)
66 MF  HON Carlos Mejía (on loan from Vida)
67 MF  COL José Caicedo
68 FW  MEX Omar Islas
69 DF  MEX José Carlos Robles

References
  1. Huerta, Héctor (13 April 2020). "Decisión dividida elimina el ascenso cinco años y un 'grande' lo definió". ESPN México (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. Bianchi, Nicole (9 May 2020). "Confirmado: Pumas tendrá filial en la Liga de Desarrollo". Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. Cruz, Michel (24 June 2020). "Pumas jugará en la Liga de Expansión en Tabasco". Milenio Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Se firmó el acuerdo para la participación de Pumas Tabasco en la Liga de Expansión". FOX Sports (in Spanish). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. Uzeta, Karla (25 June 2020). "Pumas: Filial entrenará en CDMX y viajará a Tabasco antes de cada juego". Diario Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. "Pumas Tabasco". Liga BBVA Expansión MX. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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