Estadio Universitario BUAP (official name) is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

located in Ciudad Universitaria in

Puebla, Puebla Puebla de Zaragoza (; ; ), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and t ...

, 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 1930s ...

professional football team, currently playing in the

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

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 Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

. In 2007, the club moved because it did not meet the requirements of the

Mexican Football Federation The Mexican Football Federation (), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of football in Mexico. It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams, the national teams of futsal and beach soccer, Liga MX wit ...

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 Association football, football stadium in Puebla (city), 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 ...

, 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

, 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

, some top-flight teams had used the stadium due to special events and renovations.

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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 is an association football stadium located at the seaside in Boca del Río, Veracruz, Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico, with a capacity of 27,500. It is named in honour of Luis de la Fuente (Mexican footballer), Lu ...

was being used to host the

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.Sport page< ...

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

played both 2015 tournaments in the Estadio Universitario BUAP, as the

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 footbal ...

from the

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional The Professional American Football League ( or LFA), is a semi-professional American football league in Mexico, founded in 2016. Starting with four teams, the LFA has since expanded to eleven members as of 2022. The regular season runs in the sp ...

, the top American football league in Mexico, moved to the stadium.

External links

BUAP Home Page

Footnotes

Sports venues in Puebla

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Athletics (track and field) venues in Mexico {{Mexico-sports-venue-stub