Club Deportivo Lobos de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, most commonly known as Universidad Pedagógica or Lobos UPNFM is a Honduran

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club, based In

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. The club currently plays in the

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History

The club was founded on August 10, 2010, as a sports club for the university. By coincidence, that very same year a place opened up in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Until that year, major Honduran teams had fielded affiliates that competed in the Liga de Ascenso. A reform in the league structure forced the withdrawal of those teams, and allowed UPNFM to move right into the spot. The club's roster was drawn from students at the university; here too, however, the withdrawal of the affiliated clubs worked in their favor. UPNFM was an attractive loan partner for reserve players at Olimpia and Motagua because they could pursue a university degree while playing. On 4 June 2017, the club claimed their first title by winning the Clausura of the 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Seven days later, they defeated Lepaera F.C. to earn promotion to the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional franchise.Terra.cl – Universidad Pedagógica asciende a la Primera División en Honduras
– 11 June 2017 UPNFM finished 6th in the Apertura and 8th in the Clausura, finishing comfortably clear of relegation and earning a second season of top flight football.

Achievements

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::Winners (1): 2016–17 C ::Runners-up (1): 2014–15 A

Performance by year

Other departments

List of international participations by Lobos UPNFM in other areas of football.

Current squad

Former managers

Salomón Nazar José Salomón Nazar Ordóñez (born 7 August 1952) is a retired Honduran football goalkeeper who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career Nicknamed ''Turco'', Nazar played the majority of his career for Pumas UNAH, but als ...

2010–2012 * Donaldo Cáceres 2012 *

Nahúm Espinoza Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón (born 14 August 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and football manager, who currently is in charge of Club Deportivo Olimpia. Club career He started his career at Real España and also had a lengthy s ...

2012 *

Arnold Cruz Arnold Javier Cruz Argueta (born 22 December 1970) is a retired Honduran football defender. He currently is manager of second division side UPNFM. Club career Nicknamed ''Chele'', Cruz started his professional career at Olimpia before movi ...

2013 *

Eduardo Bennett José Eduardo Bennett (born 11 September 1968) is a Honduran former footballer. He is currently manager of UPNFM. Club career Born in La Ceiba, Bennett played in the youth teams of local side Victoria and moved to Tegucigalpa aged 14. There he ...

2013 *

2014 * José de la Paz Herrera 2014–2015 *

Raúl Martínez Sambulá Raúl Martínez Sambulá (born 14 March 1963) is a former Honduran professional football player, who made his name with the national team in the early 1990s. Club career Martínez Sambulá started his career at Olimpia and then moved abroad ...

2015–2016 *

2017–2021 * Raúl Cáceres 2021–2022 * Héctor Castellón 2022–2023 *

Ramón Maradiaga Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez (born 30 October 1954) is a retired Honduran football player and manager. Club career Nicknamed ''Primitivo'' (Primitive), Maradiaga has played as a midfielder amongst others for F.C. Motagua as well as Salv ...

2023–2024 * Orlando López 2024–2025 *

2025–

References

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