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UNAM
Full name	Club Universidad Nacional A.C.
Nickname(s)	Pumas
Founded	1954
Ground	Olimpico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Capacity	82,694
Chairman	Victor Mahbub
Manager	Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti
League	Primera División de México
Clausura 2007	Did not qualify for playoffs 12th (league) 5th (group)
Home colours Away colours

Club Universidad Nacional, also known as Universidad, UNAM, or Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club, one of the most popular and most important in Mexico.^{[citation needed]} This team is closely related to UNAM, the largest university in Mexico; however this team has fans all over the country due to the fact that alumni of the university support the club and are spread out all around Mexico. Throughout the years Pumas has always been an important producer of young quality players that have been an integral part of Mexico's National team such as Enrique Borja, Hugo Sánchez, Claudio Suarez, Alberto Garcia Aspe, and Jorge Campos, to name a few. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Stop_sign_MUTCD.svg 600 mm by 600 mm (24 in by 24 in) stop sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign R1-1). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Mexico City. ... Nickname: Motto: Ciudad en movimiento Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Ricardo Ferrretti de Olveira (born February 22, 1954 in Brazil) is a football coach, who as of 2006 was coaching UANL Tigres. ... La Primera División del Futbol Mexicano (also known as La Liga) is the premier football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación in the Mexican League System. ... Image File history File links Left arm of a soccer guernsey with navy blue shoulders. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_navyshoulders. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ... Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December 1945) is a famous Mexican football (soccer) player. ... Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ... Claudio Su rez (born December 17, 1968 in Texcoco) is a Mexican football defender who holds the world record for the most international appearances by a male player. ... Alberto García Aspe (born May 11, 1967 in Mexico City) is a Mexican soccer midfielder, one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexican national team. ... Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15, 1966) is a Mexican football coach and former goalkeeper, one of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s. ...

The Club

Club Universidad Nacional transformed itself from a simple amateur representative of UNAM to one of the most successful first division franchises in Mexican football soccer.^{[citation needed]} Originally established in 1954, the club earned its promotion in 1962, and ever since they’ve become a national powerhouse, one of the most followed Mexican teams and an international recognized club. UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

The team got its nickname and colors out of their brothers from American football; back in the days of the establishment the Pumas Dorados de la UNAM were more popular than their soccer brothers, and the soccer team followed the example set by the American football team. The Pumas Dorados originally got their color as a tribute to the University of Notre Dame, because coaches from Notre Dame helped to develop the program of the American football team, years later the team got his nickname as an idea of the coach Roberto “Tapatio” Mendez, that gave motivational speeches to their players often telling them that they were like pumas, the nickname got to the ears of the press, they spread it, and it became pretty popular, ever since all the athletes representing the University are called Pumas. Pumas Dorados de la UNAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame (standard name; full legal name University of Notre Dame du Lac) is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA adjacent to the... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame (standard name; full legal name University of Notre Dame du Lac) is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA adjacent to the...

Their home ground is the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, which was the setting for the 1968 Summer Olympics. It has a capacity for 82,694 fans and is within the University allowing it to be very close to its main supporters, the students. The Pumas also have training facilities within the University but their main complex is the fabulous Cantera, located pretty close to the University city. Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Mexico City. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

History

The early days: 1930’s & 40’s

In the first decades of the 20th century the most popular sport among the UNAM student body was American Football, still Football soccer was becoming a stronger presence in campus. The dean of the University in 1937, Luis Chico Goerne made the first attempt to affiliate a representative of UNAM to the top soccer Mexican championship of its days, when UNAM filed a petition to join the Liga Mayor de Futbol Professional del Distrito Federal, but the petition was rejected in favor of Club Marte de Morelos. UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

By the 1940’s the dean Gustavo Baz Prada assigned the task to prepare the UNAM representative to Rodolfo "Butch" Muñoz, then player of Club España. The new manager formed its new team with members of the student body of the many schools and faculties of the university. The UNAM representative joined many universitarian tournaments, with successful results, and "Butch" Muñoz went on to manage the team for 13 years, that served for preparation to complete the future transition to professionalism. Gustavo Baz Prada (born Mexico City, 1894) was a distinguished politician and medical doctor who was head of government of the Estado de México. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

Establishment: 1950s

In August of 1954, the Club Universidad was accepted as a member of the Segunda División, in those days the second tier division of professional soccer in Mexico. This achievement was accomplished with the support of the dean Nabor Carrillo and Guillermo Aguilar Alvarez Sr. a true benefactor for the club. Aguilar Alvarez was appointed by the dean as the chairman of the club.

September 12, 1954 is marked in the history of the club as the day UNAM played its first professional game as a visitor in Monterrey against CF Monterrey. The transition wasn’t easy after only three years; Club Universidad asked a special permit to leave the Segunda División for a year while they went under a rebuilding process, the process was completed within that year, Hector Ortiz was appointed as the new manager of the club, and the Board of Patrons of Club UNAM was formed, laying the foundation to obtain the promotion years later. is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: , Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... Club de Fútbol Monterrey, also known as Monterrey, is a Mexican professional football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the northeast of the country. ... Hector Ortiz, Héctor Ortíz, or variants may refer to: Héctor Ortiz (baseball), Major League baseball player Héctor Ortíz (referee), Paraguayan football referee Héctor Ortiz Ortiz, Mexican politician Hector Ortiz (track), track star and cross-country coach, see Western Kentucky University#Notable alumni Héctor...

The Promotion: 1960’s

After eight years in Segunda División finally UNAM achieved the objective to win its promotion to Primera División. Club Universidad won the promotion on January 9th of 1962 by defeating Club Cataluña de Torreón by a score of 5-1 in Ciudad Universitaria. At the end of the game the celebration was moved from the stands to the pitch when the fans invaded the field to congratulate their heroes, and the players were carried in the shoulders of the fans, this was the first step towards the consolidation of the club. UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

The day after the team was received and congratulated by the dean Ignacio Chávez. Octavio Vial, the manager that led the team to win the promotion, and the players; Homero Villar, Raúl Chanes, José Antonio "La Espátula" Rodríguez, Alfredo Echávarri, Jose Ruiz, Carlos Gutiérrez, Alfredo "Tito" Zenteno, José Luis "El Chango" Ledezma,Antonio Sámano, Jorge Gaitán, Guillermo Vázquez Sr., Lorenzo García, Carlos Calderón de la Barca, Manuel "Manolo" Rodríguez, Edmundo "El Poli" Pérez and Gustavo "El Gato" Cuenca became important characters in the history of the club.

Once the team had established in first division the Board of Patrons took one of the most important decisions in the history of the club, they decided to create a modern youth system to develop new generations of players for the club.

The legend begins: 1970’s

After two years under the management of Alfonso “El Pescado” Portugal, the Spaniard Ángel Zubieta took the reins of the team, by doing so he opened the door to foreign reinforcements, but he also gave continuity to the tradition of the club to play with players that had been formed in its youth system.

The first half of the decade was marked by the arrival of two of the most important foreign players in the history of the club, the Serbian Velibor "Bora" Milutinović and Evanivaldo Castro "Cabinho". They arrived to join a solid base of Mexican players such as Miguel Mejía Barón, Héctor Sanabria, Arturo Vázquez Ayala, José Luis "Pareja" López, and Leonardo Cuéllar. In the second half of the decade those same players would give the club its first titles in the top division. Velibor Bora Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Бора Милутиновић) (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina BaÅ¡ta, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). ... Evanivaldo Castro Silva Cabinho was born in Salvador de Bahia, Brasil on April 28, 1948. ... Miguel Mejía Baron (born April 17, 1949) is a Mexican football manager. ...

In the 74-75 season Pumas won the Copa México and the Campeón de Campeones, in the 76-77 season Club Universidad became league champion for the first time in its history, that championship was followed by two sub championships. This success it’s often attributed to the new administration that the club adopted in 1975, by the formation of an independent civil association that helped the University to support the club. Still this assumption is near sighted and it doesn’t take into consideration the previous decades of development of new players. The final stroke of a successful decade for Pumas came with the debut towards the end of the decade of the greatest players in its history and the history of Mexican football, Hugo Sánchez. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ...

Consolidation: 1980’s

In the 1980-81 season Pumas won its second league championship, that season was also the last season Hugo Sánchez played for the club. In the following season Pumas won the CONCACAF Championship and the Interamerican Cup. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...

This decade also marks the national recognition of the work performed by the club, the development of players through its youth system, and the revolutionary and dynamic style of play that helped Mexican football overall. For the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the Mexican Football Federation appointed the manager of Pumas, "Bora" Milutinovic as the manager of the Mexico national football team, to that team he called numerous Pumas and former Pumas such as; Hugo Sánchez, Félix Cruz Barbosa, Rafael Amador, Raúl Servín, Miguel España, Manuel Negrete and Luis Flores. This generation of players gave great satisfactions not only to the followers of Pumas, but also to the Mexican football fans. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the mens national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA... Velibor Bora Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Бора Милутиновић) (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina BaÅ¡ta, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ... Miguel España (born 4 April 1961) is a Mexican football player and coach. ... Manuel Negrete can refer to: Manuel Negrete, a Mexican football (soccer) player Manuel Negrete, a Mexican actor Manuel Negrete, a Chilean individual that was allegedly killed by Armed Forces This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Luis Alberto Flores (Born April 11, 1981 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a professional basketball player. ...

Ups & downs: 1990’s

This decade began with one of the most celebrated championships in club history, the 1990-91 League Championship against archrival Club América. A new generation of players arrived, players such as Luis García, Jorge Campos, Claudio Suarez, and then Antonio Sancho, Israel López, Braulio Luna, Rafael García and finally Jaime Lozano and Gerardo Torrado; still this decade is considered as one of the least successful in terms of championships and development of players. Towards the end of the decade Hugo Sánchez had its first chance as manager of the club. For other uses, see América Football Club (disambiguation). ... Luis García (born June 1, 1969 in Mexico City) is a Mexican soccer striker, an important player on Mexican national team throughout the 1990s. ... Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15, 1966) is a Mexican football coach and former goalkeeper, one of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s. ... Claudio Su rez (born December 17, 1968 in Texcoco) is a Mexican football defender who holds the world record for the most international appearances by a male player. ... Antonio Sancho (born 14 June 1976) is a Mexican football player. ... Israel López (born September 29, 1974) is a Mexican football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Club Toluca. ... Braulio Luna Guzmán (born 8 September 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player, who currently plays as a midfielder for San Luis in the Primera División de México. ... For Mexican professional wrestler, see Rafael García. ... Jaime Arturo Lozano Espín (born September 29, 1979 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player who, as of 2006 was playing for UANL Tigres. ... Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born 30 April 1979 in Mexico City) is a international Mexican football player, currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. ... Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ...

Modern era: 2000’s

This decade is definitely marked by the return of Hugo Sánchez as club manager, combined with a good generation of players, to brought back Pumas to its glory days. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ...

Until this date Pumas is the only team to become back-to-back champion in short tournaments. The team won the Clausura 2004 tournament in June, 2004 by defeating in penalty kicks Guadalajara and the Apertura 2004 tournament in December of the same year by defeating Monterrey playing as visitors.

2004: El año de oro (The golden year)

The year 2004, will always be known as El año de oro (The golden year) to all Pumas fans. This is because Pumas legend and five times Pichichi Hugo Sánchez led Pumas to many victories that year. Pumas won every thing that they could have won in 2004 which included the 2004 Clausura Championship, the Campeon de Campeones playoff, the Santiago Bernabeu trophy against Real Madrid, and the 2004 Apertura Championship. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. ... The Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu is dedicated to the memory of long-time Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabéu. ...

The 2004 Apertura tournament was by far the best for Pumas. They ended up in 2nd place, right behind Jaguares, however, Pumas seemed like the better team.^{[citation needed]} They had been the team that had scored the most goals and had also allowed the fewest amount of goals. In the first round, they had to play against 7th place Atlas. They easily beat Atlas and advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi's, they had to play against Cruz Azul. After defeating Cruz Azul, Pumas went on to play the finals, and possibly win their first championship since the 90-91 season. In the finals they played against Chivas. The first leg in Guadalajara ended 1-1, which included a last minute penalty that was awarded to Chivas. The championship would be decided in Pumas' home stadium. After 90 minutes of intense play, the game ended 0-0 and it would go into Extra Time. About 2 minutes away from penalties, Pumas goalkeeper Sergio Bernal made almost an impossible save after Rafael Medina unleashed a volley. After the save, even the referee went to congratulate Bernal on the spectacular save. The game would then go on to be decided by penalties. After both teams made the first four penalties, Ailton Da Silva went up to take Pumas' last penalty and he made it. The pressure was on Rafael Medina, who just minutes ago had the game winning goal denied by Sergio Bernal. Rafael Medina put the ball over the bar and the stadium exploded with excitement. Pumas had just one their first championship in 13 years! Also, Bruno Marioni had become an idol that season^{[citation needed]}, being a key player that led Pumas to the championship after being the top scorer for the tournament. Club Jaguares de Chiapas, also known as Jaguares, is a Mexican professional football club. ... Club de Futbol Atlas, also known as Atlas, is a Mexican professional football club. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional football club. ... Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (goats), is a Mexican sports club. ... Bruno Marioni (b. ...

In the summer, Pumas won a second trophy after they defeated Pachuca in the Campeon de Campeones. This signaled to many that Pumas were favorites to repeat in the 2004 Apertura Tournament. Later, they defeated Real Madrid 1-0 in El Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid to win the Santiago Bernabeu trophy. Israel Castro scored the only goal in the game. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ...

For the 2004 Apertura tournament, Pumas replaced Pumas idol with Diego Alonso. Bruno Marioni had been the top scorer the previous tournament, so Diego Alonso had some big shoes to fill. Pumas started the 2004 Apertura by losing 6 out of their first 8 games. Diego Alonso had failed to fill Bruno Marioni's shoes as he was put on the bench after failing to score. The Pumas crowd even boo'd him every time he touched the ball. Surely, repeating as champions seemed like only a dream. However in the 2nd half of the season, Pumas managed to turn things around. Five straight victories ensured the Pumas would qualify for the playoffs as the 8th seed. The string of victories began after a 93rd minute header that Diego Alonso made on Puebla. In the playoffs, Pumas would not have home field advantage like they had in the previous tournament, this did not stop them. They eliminated the first place team that season, Veracruz. Then they went on to beat the second best team that season Atlas. In the final, they had to play Monterrey. Pumas won the first leg in Mexico City 2-1. The final leg was played in Monterrey. In the 2nd half, a goal by "Kikin" Fonseca ensured that Pumas would repeat as champions. After 90 minutes, Pumas were once again champions. They had accomplished what seemed impossible after their horrible start to the tournament. Pumas also became the first team to ever win back to back championships in Mexico since the tournaments were shortened up into two short tournaments. In one year, Pumas had won four trophies after 13 trophy-less years. Uniform Club Deportivo Veracruz, also known as Veracruz, is a Mexican professional football club. ... Club de Futbol Atlas, also known as Atlas, is a Mexican professional football club. ... José Francisco Fonseca Guzmán (born October 2, 1979 in León, Guanajuato), also known as Kikin, is a Mexican international football player, who is currently a striker with the Mexican team UANL Tigres and for the Mexican national team. ...

Copa Sudamericana 2005

In 2005, Pumas played the Copa Sudamericana (the most prestigious Latin American trophy after the Copa Libertadores). Pumas began the cup by defeating Bolivian side The Strongest with a 4-3 aggregate. After this, Pumas went on to eliminate the reigning Brazilian champions Corinthians who were boasting Argentine stars Carlos Tévez and Javier Mascherano with a 3-0 win in Estadio Olímpico Universitario after losing the first leg in Brazil 2-1. Next were the upcoming Argentine champions, Velez Sarsfield. After drawing 0-0 in Buenos Aires, Pumas came back to Mexico City and defeated Velez 4-0 with a hat trick by Bruno Marioni, including a goal with his heel. With these results Pumas was set to play the final against Boca Juniors. The winner of the Pumas-Velez series was set to close the final at their home stadium, but since Pumas was a team from Mexico and Mexican teams are invited to play the Copa Sudamericana, they were forced to play the first leg in Mexico City and have the final game be in Buenos Aires. Hours before the first leg was set to kick-off, Conmebol changed the rules yet again and said that away goals would count in the final. Rodrigo Palacio scored the opening goal for Boca Juniors that night before Joaquin Botero equalized in the second half. There was also a controversial play where the ball looked like it had crossed the line and should've been a goal for Pumas. However, the referees never saw the ball cross the line and allowed the game to play on. Once the replay was shown on the big screen, the crowd began to chant "ratero" (which means he was robbing Pumas of a goal). The game ended 1-1, and with the away goals rule that was changed before kick-off, Boca Juniors went to Buenos Aires as the heavy favorite. Before a crazed atmosphere at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, Pumas came out to do what most people viewed as impossible, win. A goal in the first half by Martín Palermo seemed to crush the hopes of the Pumas fans. At halftime, Pumas was down 1-0 after clearely being outplayed by a superior Boca Juniors side. Pumas would have to turn the game around in the 2nd half and remarkably they did. After giving away the first half, Pumas came out as the better team in the 2nd half. In the 54th minute, a handball was called in the box on Boca Juniors defender Rolando Schiavi. Bruno Marioni stepped up to take the penalty and comfortably fooled Boca Juniors keeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to draw the game level at 1-1. This goal was Bruno Marioni's 7th goal in the cup and made him the top scorer of the Copa Sudamericana. In the 61st minute, Ismael Iniguez was left one on one with keeper after a brilliant through ball by Bruno Marioni. Ismael Iniguez took out the Boca Juniors keeper Roberto Abbondanzieri outside of the keeper's box but Abbondanzieri deflected the ball with his hand outside of his box and didn't allow the ball to go through. After such an action, the keeper is to be shown a red card since he directly interfered with a goal (in this case, Iniguez would've been left with an open goal had Abbondanzieri not deflected it with his hand and would've put Pumas on top 2-1). The linesman saw the hand and alerted the referee, the referee, however, only issued a yellow card to Abbondanzieri when he should have been sent off with a red card. This also didn't make sense since the referee had called the handball outside of the box, and since he did this, he had to issue a red card. The game ended 1-1 and went to penalties. After five penalties each, the series was still level so they went to sudden death. Gerrardo Galindo was set to take the sixth penalty for Pumas. He hit it off the left post and it went out. Now Boca Juniors had to make their penalty and they would be crowned champions. Abbondanzieri stepped up to take the game winning penalty after the Galindo miss and put it in the back of the net to give Boca Juniors the cup. Clearly Abbondanzieri not getting sent off went on to play a major role in the final since he was the one that made the game winning penalty in the end. Pumas went back home heartbroken after being so close to winning an international competition. Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, is a traditional and popular Brazilian football club. ... 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Rivalries

Pumas has strong rivalries with Cruz Azul, Chivas and Club América. These games are passionate and followed by the whole country. The rivalries with Cruz Azul and Chivas are fairly recent.^{[citation needed]} Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional football club. ... Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (goats), is a Mexican sports club. ... For other uses, see América Football Club (disambiguation). ...

The rivalry with Cruz Azul comes out of the fact that both clubs are located in Mexico City, and it intensified when Cruz Azul bought Pumas idol Francisco Fonseca in the early 2000’s. Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional football club. ... Nickname: Motto: Ciudad en movimiento Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... José Francisco Fonseca Guzmán (born October 2, 1979 in León, Guanajuato), also known as Kikin, is a Mexican international football player, who is currently a striker with the Mexican team UANL Tigres and for the Mexican national team. ...

The rivalry with Chivas comes from a press ad in which the owner of Chivas, the businessman Jorge Vergara, made fun of Pumas after his team defeated Universidad in 2003. Months later Pumas took revenge and the player Ailton da Silva provided a clever answer to the press ad on a simple T-shirt. Only a few weeks later these two teams faced each other in the finals of the tournament Clausura 2004 where Pumas defeated Chivas and won the league, intensifying the rivalry. In 2005 the Mexican rock group, Molotov composed the song "Vale Vergara el Guadalajara" making fun of the owner of Chivas and proclaiming their allegiance to Pumas. Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (goats), is a Mexican sports club. ... Jorge Vergara is a Mexican businessman and film producer. ... Molotov can refer to: Vyacheslav Molotov - a Soviet politician and diplomat under Stalin The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed by Molotov, also known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact The Molotov Line, a line of fortifications built by the Soviet Union in World War II following the Nazi-Soviet Pact Molotov cocktail...

The rivalry with Club América, compared to the others, is quite old and began during the 60’s, when Pumas won its promotion, and the mere fact that both clubs are located in Mexico City generated the right atmosphere to see a rivalry born and grow. A few years later América bought Pumas idol Enrique Borja, even though the player had made a public statement that he didn’t wanted to be sold to América. In the 80’s the rivalry grew when América defeated Pumas twice in the league finals, always with controversial performances of the referees. The 90’s began with a victory of the Pumas over their hated rivals in the league finals, and a new generation of players from the youth system that grew up hating their adversaries; this decade is also marked by the birth of Las Barras that supported both sides but that had a much longer background story of rivalry. This rivalry is often referred as the most violent of the country and while that might be true or not the fact remains that this is one of the most passionate rivalries of the league. For other uses, see América Football Club (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Ciudad en movimiento Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December 1945) is a famous Mexican football (soccer) player. ...

Support

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Pumas had hundreds of thousands of followers ever since it was established, by the mere fact that it’s the team of the UNAM, which means that most students (past and present), teachers and workers of the University root for the team, but Pumas is also very popular with people not related to the University, usually people that follow the team like the tradition of developing its own players through the youth system instead of buying them, they also relate to the youthful image and tradition of the club.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

In its early days the team had something most Mexican teams didn’t; an organized group of fans with uniforms, chants and music.^{[citation needed]} That was a product, as many other things in the club, of the influence of the American football team. Many students were already organized by the UNAM in clubs of supporters known as Porras, the people on them were usually students that received lots of concessions to attend matches of the club either home or away, they also received uniforms, travel expenses, accommodations and sometimes even some sort of salary.^{[citation needed]} At first the Porras provided a great environment for games of Pumas either of soccer or American football, but after some years of this practice it became a problem for the authorities to control these groups, and the leaders began to blackmail the authorities in order to keep the peace in games.^{[citation needed]} Pumas Dorados de la UNAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

By the 70’s authorities had officially disbanded these groups, but it has taken years to effectively get rid of them. In American football it was even necessary to disband the Pumas Dorados de la UNAM for some years as well as the Burros Blancos. As a result the soccer team organized more passive and controlled Porras. Pumas Dorados de la UNAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Aguilas Blancas (White Eagles) is an american football squad which plays in ONEFA (Mexicos American College Football League). ...

The scheme of Porras survived until the early 90’s when some Porras began to follow the ways of the South American Barras.^{[citation needed]} This way Pumas became the first Mexican team with Barras, La Ultra and La Plus were formed at first with a similar scheme of supporting a mix between a Porra and a Barra, today both are Barras, years later radical members of La Ultra uncomfortable with the direction la Barra was taking decided to separate and form a new Barra, La Orgullo Azul y Oro better known as Rebel, with a more active and radical style to support the club.^{[citation needed]} In very few years La Rebel became extremely popular, at one time were considered too violent and dangerous, but they have managed to change that perception and now they are one of the largest and most passionate Barras in Mexico.^{[citation needed]}

In the stadium the Barras are distributed in such way that they cover most of the stadium. All Barras are located in the upper level of the stadium, in the East section known as Pebetero you can find La Rebel, the followers of La Rebel can fill completely that section of the stadium.^{[citation needed]} La Ultra and La Plus can be found on the West section or Palomar, while the North section has no official Barra, it's reserved to Pumas followers and sometimes it receives Barras of Pumas that come from other places of the country and don’t attend to every match. The South section of the stadium is reserved to the followers of the visiting team, when the visiting team doesn’t have a large number of followers, Pumas followers are allowed to buy tickets for that section. The lower section of the stadium has no Barras but they are often influenced by the people in the upper level. While in theory fans of the visiting team are allowed in any section of the stadium, the Pumas crowd is very hostile with the rival followers in every section of the stadium with the exception of the South section, that situation limits the number of tickets available to visitors and they are always outnumber by a proportion of at least 10-1, that’s why rivals are advised to buy tickets for the South section, either way the security of the stadium would place them there. In the other hand Pumas followers aren’t allowed in the South section unless there’s very few or no visiting followers, but they can have a great time in any other section of the stadium, each section is different in terms of environment, but all have good visibility, you can have fun and enjoy the overall experience.^{[citation needed]}

As visitors the Barras of Pumas, la Rebel in particular, like to follow the team wherever they go, making Pumas one of the best supported clubs while playing as a visiting team, the Rebel is particularly proud to make sure that the rivals are aware of their presence in the stadium by chanting and taunting the local Barras, a matter of pride to la Rebel is to make the rivals feel that Pumas brought more fans to their stadium and therefore Pumas is the local club not them, sometimes this generates off the field problems but most of the time is just a part of the show.^{[citation needed]}

Traditions

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Chant of War: La Goya

¡GOYA! ¡GOYA!// ¡CACHUN, CACHUN, RA, RA!// ¡CACHUN, CACHUN, RA, RA!// ¡GOYA!// ¡¡UNIVERSIDAD!!

The origins of the Goya cheer are a little bizarre.^{[citation needed]} In the early 1940s, a very skinny boy, Luis Rodriguez, was attending Preparatory School, who through time became the most enthusiastic cheerleader.^{[citation needed]} He was nicknamed "Palillo" (toothpick).^{[citation needed]} Palillo arranged entrance to the theaters for some students, who preferred watching movies than going to school, with the movie theaters' supervisors^{[citation needed]} The movie theaters close to the Preparatory school were: Rio, Venus and Goya^{[citation needed]} When some students wanted to go to the movies, they shouted out Goya! That is the story behind the university cheer, which now all university members echo.^{[citation needed]}

Anthem

The anthem was created in 1940 by a group of alumni integrated by Ernesto "Agapito" Navas, Luis Pérez Rubio, Alfonso De Garay, Gloria Vicens, Angel Vidal, Fernando Guadarrama and Ismael "Tío" Valdez, who composed its music and lyrics.^{[citation needed]} The anthem was first sung at the National Preparatory School before the match.^{[citation needed]} Since then the representatives of the University and fans sing together before every match, the tradition also commands to lift the right fist, making this an impressive and one of a kind pre-game show.^{[citation needed]}

¡Oh Universidad!// Escucha con qué ardor// Entonan hoy tus hijos// Este himno en tu honor// Al darte la victoria// Honramos tus laureles// Conservando tu historia// Que es toda tradición// Unidos venceremos// Y el triunfo alcanzaremos// Luchando con tesón// Por tí Universidad// Universitarios,// Icemos siempre airosos// El pendón victorioso// De la Universidad// Por su azul y oro// Lucharemos sin cesar// Cubriendo así de gloria// Su nombre inmortal// ¡¡México, Pumas, Universidad!!

Translation

Oh University!// Listen with what passion// Your children sing today// This anthem in your honor// By giving you the victory// We give honor to your laurels// Keeping your history// That’s all tradition// United we will be victorious// And the triumph we will reach// Fighting with tenacity// For you University// Universitarians,// Let’s hoist always proud// The victorious pendant// Of the University// For its blue and gold// We will fight continuously// covering with glory// Its immortal name// Mexico, Pumas, University!!

Famous Chant: ¿Cómo no te voy a querer?

¿Cómo no te voy a querer?// ¿Cómo no te voy a querer?// Si mi corazón azul es,// Y mi piel dorada,// Siempre te querré.

TRANSLATED How could I not love you?// How could I not love you?// If my heart is blue,// And my skin is gold,// I will always love you

One of the newest traditions, the chant ¿Cómo no te voy a querer? (How am I not going to love you?) became immensely popular during the golden year of 2004,^{[citation needed]} the first Barra to sang it was La Rebel, but all the other Barras of Pumas adopted it.^{[citation needed]} This chant is performed by the Barras at the 85th minute of the game, regardless of the score.^{[citation needed]}

After the 2004 success of the team, and this chant, many other followers of other teams from Mexico and abroad have copied the chant.^{[citation needed]}

Athletic Shield: The Puma

The Pumas logo is the university's sports logo, and an example of a simple and functional solution to a difficult problem of graphic representation. The PUMA summarizes in one expression two contradictory elements, the letter U, in a geometric abstract shape, along with the puma face, a figurative form, although stylized and that also resembles the power of a fist. Manuel Andrade Rodriguez, alias "El Pajarito Andrade" was the creator of this design.^{[citation needed]}

This UNAM sport symbol became an icon, easy to remember for the student population, and easy to reproduce. The PUMA design has two changing elements, the blue and gold colors, which represent university sports, and the puma itself, designed to be stylized and thus integrated in one synthesis where UNAM is represented as well.^{[citation needed]} UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...

The Puma and the Uniform

A Pumas tradition that originated in the 70's, is the display of their shield on the club uniform. While most teams include their shield in the upper section of the jersey in either the right, left or central area, Pumas took a different direction; they decided that the shield should completely cover the chest and abdominal area.^{[citation needed]}

The result is an original and distinctive uniform with the monumental face of a Puma in the middle of it: a reminder to rivals that they aren't playing against an ordinary team.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

• League Championships: 5
  • 1977, 1981, 1991, Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004
• Cup Titles: 1
  • 1975
• Champion of Champions: 2
  • 1975, 2004
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 3
  • 1980, 1982, 1989
• Interamerican Cup: 1
  • 1981
• Santiago Bernabeu Cup: 1
  • 2004

2007-2008 roster

No. Position Player 1 GK Odin Patiño 2 DF Efraín Velarde 3 DF Hector Moreno 4 DF Darío Verón 5 DF Israel Castro 6 MF Gerardo Espinoza 7 MF Leandro Augusto 8 FW Pablo Barrera 9 FW Esteban Solari 10 FW Ignacio Scocco 11 MF Rubens Sambueza 12 GK Sergio Bernal (Captain) 13 DF Jehu Chiapas 14 MF Alex Diego 15 DF Carlos González

No. Position Player 16 MF Fernando Espinoza 17 FW Francisco Palencia 18 DF Guillermo Meza 19 FW Pablo Bonells 20 FW Ismael Íñiguez 21 MF David Cabrera 22 MF Fernando Santana 23 DF Leonardo García 24 DF Benjamín Mosco 25 GK Alejandro Palacios 26 MF Luis Ricardo Rosas 30 DF Christian Ramirez 34 MF Orlando Pineda 67 FW Oscar Alanís

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Notable Players

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External links

• (Spanish) Official Website
• (Spanish) Rebel Website

Primera División, Apertura 2007 & Clausura 2008  v • d • e
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League Levels
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Miscellaneous
List of champions | El Clásico | Clásico Regiomontano | InterLiga | SuperLiga| Campeón de Campeones // Primera División de México Category: ... El Clásico[1] (English: the classic), also often named El Súper Clásico[2] (superclassic), is the name for the rivalry between two Mexican football teams: Guadalajara and América. ... Clásico Regiomontano is a football derby in Monterrey, México, between rival teams Rayados de Monterrey and Tigres UANL. Since the first Clásico in 1974, the two teams have competed 84 times for bragging rights and city honour. ... The InterLiga is a football competition between Mexican clubs to determine qualifying spots for that country in South Americas premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores. ... The SuperLiga is a North American football (soccer) competition between teams from Mexicos Primera División and the United States and Canadas Major League Soccer, the top football divisions of each respective country. ... Campeón de Campeones is a competion that is played every year between the champions of the mexican football apertura and clausura. ...
Primera División de México short tournaments
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