Pumas UNAM

Also known as Pumas, UNAM Pumas, Club Universidad Nacional

Mexican association football club

Key facts

Full name: Club Universidad Nacional, A.C.
Nicknames: Pumas , Universitarios (Collegiates), Universidad (University), Auriazules (Gold-and-Blues) , El equipo del Pedregal (The Pedregal Team)
Short name: UNAM, PUM
Founded: 2 August 1954 ; 71 years ago ( 1954-08-02 ) , ( as Club Deportivo Universidad )
Ground: Estadio Olímpico Universitario , Coyoacán , Mexico City
Capacity: 72,000
Owner: UNAM
Chairman: Luis Raúl González Pérez
Head coach: Efraín Juárez
League: Liga MX
Clausura 2026: Regular phase: 1st, Final phase: Runners-up
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Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., simply known as Pumas UNAM or Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad, the club represents the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. It is one of the most popular Mexican clubs and also considered one of the commonly called Cuatro Grandes (English: Big Four of Mexico). Pumas UNAM is one of seven Mexican clubs that have never been relegated.