Lobos BUAP

Club de Futbol Lobos de la Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla is a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s when the club was known as Preparatoria, formed exclusively by players that attended the university. The club has played on and off since then. It was not until the 1990s when the club made a serious comeback. It has been playing in the lower level Mexican football divisions. In 2003 the club was awarded a spot in the Primera A (now known as the Liga de Ascenso), a league where the club played until earning promotion in 2017 to the Liga MX Primera Division. The club marked its home in the Estadio Universitario BUAP.

History

Early BUAP soccer teams

The club's history dates back to 1930 when the club was known as Preparatoria, composed exclusively of players that attended the university. It was not until 1966 when the Mexican Football Federation allowed the club to join the third division; the club played under the name Carolinos UAP, named for the university's main building that today houses the rector's office.

By 1969, Rafael Moreno Valle owned the team. He went on to leave the club and become one of the owners of Puebla FC, the other major local team in the city. Management of the club was taken over by the university's Department of Physical Studies of Puebla. The club failed to be sustained economically and folded in 1971. The final match was placed in the Copa Mexico, on August 22, 1971.

Lobos BUAP

In the mid-1990s, during the term of Jose Doger Corte as rector, Eduardo Rivera Hernandez and Paul Moreno pitched the idea of buying a franchise in the Segunda Division de Mexico for the university. The brothers Adolfo and Pedro Ayala later joined the board of directors, with Ayala as the club's executive president.

It was made clear that the club should only consist of Players attending the Univer

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