Puebla to Change Identity in Liga MX

Puebla will disappear from Liga MX and make way for a new team, Reales del Puebla, for the Apertura 2026. The board of the Puebla team is analyzing this option to once and for all resolve the legal conflicts regarding the name and emblem of the institution before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property.

Puebla's history as La Franja will disappear, including the nickname and the characteristic design that has identified the team for decades.

Entrepreneur Ricardo Henaine is demanding payment for damages and losses due to the violation of exclusive use rights with the brand that has been his property since 2013.

This possible change will represent one of the most drastic modifications in the identity of a Mexican club in recent years, generating uncertainty among Puebla's fans.