Pumas CU Pumas CU Pumas CU, also known as "Pumas Dorados", "Pumas", or "Universidad" is the varsity American football team representing the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: "Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico", or "UNAM"). It is one of the oldest and most important teams in Mexico. They maintain a fierce rivalry with teams from the National Polytechnic Institute (Spanish: "Instituto Politécnico Nacional", or "IPN") particularly with its Miguel Hidalgo-based team from Santo Tomás, Águilas Blancas. The team was founded in 1927 by a group of students led by the Noriega brothers, but it wasn't until 1931 when Pumas was officially the
Tigres UANL regarded as the most important Mexican derby after the Clásico Nacional. Tigres and Monterrey played their first Clásico on 13 July 1974 at the Estadio Universitario, game that ended with a 3–3 draw. The teams played an historical final for the Liga MX championship of the Apertura 2017 season. In the first leg the teams tied by 1-1 at the Estadio Universitario. In the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Tigres beat Monterrey by 2-1 with goals of Edu Vargas and Francisco Meza, winning the first league final between the two. Tigres claims to have Mexico's most loyal supporting crowd. Every season Tigres