U.A.B.J. Oaxaca

U.A.B.J. Oaxaca

Full name	Linces de la Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca.
Nickname(s)	Linces
Founded	November 2, 1975
Ground	Unidad Deportiva de CU. Oaxaca
Capacity	1,000
League	liga mayor Oaxaca
Home colours Away colours

U.A.B.J. is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Oaxaca, it competes in liga mayor Oaxaca, a regional league in the state of Oaxaca. It was founded in 1975. The club represents the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca. Its activities began in the Tercera Division de Mexico but has yet to reach the Liga MX.

History

1970s

U.A.B.J. Oaxaca was founded in 1975 by Julio Ortiz Díaz and took part of the 1975-76 Tercera Division tournament. Its first game was at home against S.U.O.O. that ended in a 1–1 draw. That first year, after 22 games that club had a good season but finished just one point behind S.U.O.O. to advance to the playoff series. During the 1976–77 season the club had its first struggles and finished mid table; this was one reason why the club ended up going on a two-year hiatus. The club finally returned during the 1979–80 season where they finished 8th at the lower part of group 1 centro.

1980s

During the 1980-81 tournoment, the club failed to qualify to the final phase, finishing at the bottom of the table. They went on to struggle for the 1981–82 season, where after 30 games they were among the worst teams that year.

For the 1982-83 season the Mexican federation created the Mexico Segunda Division B which was a buffer league between the second and third Division in Mexican football. During that year U.A.B.J. was invited by this newly created league and thus earning a promotion to 2nd B. The club went on to win group 4, with 54 point which along with Irapuato, Lobos Tlaxcala y Uruapan move on the playoff series. During this stage the club finished third and failed to advance to the final. At the end of that season, club Club Jaiba Brava who played in the Segunda Division A folded and its place was taken by U.A.B.J. thus earning its promotion to Mexico's 2nd tier football league at the time.

For the 1983-84 during its first year in the 2nd division, the club struggled to keep up with this division clubs who were better established and run; the end of the season saw U.A.B.J. lose relegation and it was sent back to the segunda B after just one year.

The 1984–85 season was its last season playing under the name U.A.B.J.. The club went on to win 54 which qualified them to the playoff rounds along with Lobos Tlaxcala, Pumas E.N.E.P. and Bachilleres. After this season the club went on to play under the name of Oaxaca B.

For the 1985-86 season as Oaxaca B the club took part in group B alongside Cachorros Neza, Orizaba, Galicia and Mtz. de la Torre where after 36 the club finished last wining just four games which caused their relegation to the third Division. After this season, the club went into hiatus throughout the 1980s.

Recent Years

In recent years the club has participated in the Liga mayor Oaxaca's focus on developing young football players from the state of Oaxaca to help them to ease their transition in to the Mexican professional leagues since the early 2000s.