Estadio Universitario BUAP (official name) is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
located in Ciudad Universitaria in
Puebla, Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza (; nah, Cuetlaxcoapan), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known in English simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city ...
, Mexico. It is used by the
Lobos BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 193 ...
professional football team, currently playing in the
Liga MX top flight of Mexican football.
History
The first stage of the stadium opened in 1999 and was used by Lobos de la BUAP, a professional football club that plays in the
Ascenso MX. In 2007, the club moved because it did not meet the requirements of the
Mexican Football Federation
The Mexican Football Federation (; abbreviated as Femexfut or FMF) is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It adm the Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, dire ...
for an Ascenso MX home grounds; namely, it required expansion from 9,000 to at least 15,000 seats.
After three and a half years in the
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla City, Mexico. It is the home of Club Puebla . It is currently the fourth-biggest football stadium in Mexico by capacity. The stadium has been the host of the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 198 ...
, Lobos returned to the Estadio Universitario on February 26, 2012 after it was expanded to hold more than 20,000.
In 2017, Lobos were promoted to
Liga MX, and as the venue seats more than the 20,000 minimum for a first-division football stadium, no expansion was necessary, even though the Estadio Universitario BUAP is the smallest stadium in the league.
Prior to Lobos' promotion to
Liga MX, some top-flight teams had used the stadium due to special events and renovations.
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
played the final two home games of the Apertura 2014 tournament in the Estadio Universitario BUAP, as the
Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
The Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, named in honour of Luis de la Fuente, a Mexican football star who played in the 1950s. It has a capacity of 28,703 and is located at the seaside in Boca del Río. It is used mostly for football games and was the ...
was being used to host the
.
Puebla played both 2015 tournaments in the Estadio Universitario BUAP, as the
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla City, Mexico. It is the home of Club Puebla . It is currently the fourth-biggest football stadium in Mexico by capacity. The stadium has been the host of the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 198 ...
was being remodeled.
In 2020,
Artilleros de Puebla
Artilleros de Puebla (English: ''Puebla Artillerymen'') were a professional American football team based in Puebla City, Mexico. The Artilleros competed in the Central Division of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American footba ...
from the
Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (Professional American Football League), commonly known simply as LFA, is a professional american football spring league in Mexico, founded in 2016. Starting with four teams, the LFA has since expanded t ...
, the top American football league in Mexico, moved to the stadium.
External links
BUAP Home Page
Footnotes
Sports venues in Puebla
Football venues in Mexico
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Athletics (track and field) venues in Mexico
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