Pumas Tabasco is a Mexican professional
football club based in
Villahermosa
Villahermosa ( , ; "Beautiful Village") is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco, and serves as the municipal seat (governing county) of the state. Located in Southeast Mexico, Villahermosa is an important city because o ...
. Founded in 2020, Pumas Tabasco is the official reserve team of
Club Universidad Nacional and is part of the
Liga de Expansión MX
The Liga de Expansión MX, also known as Liga de Desarrollo (Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons), is a Mexican football league founded in 2020 as part of the Mexican Football Federation's "Stabilization Project", which has the prim ...
, the second professional football division of the
Mexican football league system.
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. On May 9, the Club Universidad Nacional confirmed that it would have a branch team in the new league.
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. In addition, it was announced that the team was named Pumas Tabasco. 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
Club Universidad Nacional A.C. Premier was a professional football team that played in the Mexican Football League. They were playing in the Liga Premier (Mexico's Third Division). Club Universidad Nacional A.C. Premier was affiliated with Club ...
, team that played in
Liga Premier de México
The Liga Premier is the third tier of football in Mexico within the Mexican football league system that governs Serie A and Serie B leagues/group competitions. They compete from the fall to spring each season, promotion and relegation between eac ...
.
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
References
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Mexican reserve football clubs
Villahermosa
Football clubs in Tabasco
Association football clubs established in 2020
2020 establishments in Mexico