Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
, most notable for its
football
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team, which currently competes in the
Categoría Primera A
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.
Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football teams in Colombia, having won ten domestic league championships, one
Copa Colombia
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and one
Superliga Colombiana, for a total of twelve titles. Their stadium,
Estadio Deportivo Cali
Estadio Deportivo Cali, also called Estadio de Palmaseca, is a association football, football stadium located in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Palmira, Colombia. The stadium opened in 2010, and is the home of Deportivo Cali. Its original capacity was ...
, with an original capacity of 61,890, is the largest football stadium in Colombia, but has recently seen reductions in capacity due to renovations.
Deportivo Cali is the only Colombian football club that owns its own stadium, and the only club in Colombia to be owned by its fans. It was also the first Colombian team to reach the
Copa Libertadores final in 1978. In 2016,
Forbes
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listed Deportivo Cali as the 36th most valuable football team of the Americas.
History
Amateur era
Cali Football Club was formed in 1908 by students under the leadership of Nazario Lalinde, Juan Pablo Lalinde and Fidel Lalinde, who came back from Europe bringing football to the city of Cali, but in 1912 the students under the leadership of the three Lalinde brothers organized the team and renamed it as Deportivo Cali beginning practice under their first coach,
Catalan
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born
Francisco Villa Bisa. Their first match was between CFC "A" and CFC "B" in the Versailles pitch, with 300 spectators in attendance. By 1928 the name was changed to "Deportivo Cali A" and the club represented the
Valle del Cauca Department in the National Games, earning the titles between 1928 and 1930.
In 1945 several clubs decided to become part of the club adding new sports to the institution such as
athletics
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* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, basketball, and swimming. During the next several years the club played against teams from the country and by 1948 the team was ready to play its first professional season in the newly created
national league
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. Their first game was a defeat against
Junior
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* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
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Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
in
Barranquilla
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by a 2–0 score, and their first match at home was a 2–2 draw against
Deportes Caldas
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.
They were the surprise winners ...
. The first victory came in the fourth match against
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...
(then Atlético Municipal) by a 4–1 score. They would end the season in eighth place with a record of 6 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
Golden years
Between 1965 and 1974 Deportivo Cali saw its golden era. During this period, Deportivo Cali reached 11 finals, from which they won five of their nine Colombian championship titles in
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
,
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
1969,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, and
1974
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. It was then that Deportivo Cali was one of the top teams from the Colombian national league, along with Bogotá sides
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.
Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...
and
Santa Fe. It was also during this time period that Deportivo Cali had many of the best players to come across the Colombian football league. This team included:
José Rosendo Toledo, "El Moño" Muñoz,
Miguel Escobar,
Óscar López,
Mario Sanclemente
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...
,
German "El Burrito" González,
Jose Yudica
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* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
,
Miguel Ángel "El Mago" Loayza,
Jairo "El Maestrico" Arboleda,
Oscar Mario "Tranvia" Desiderio,
Diego Edison Umaña,
Henry "La Mosca" Caicedo,
Iroldo Rodriguez de Oliveira,
Jorge Ramírez Gallego,
Roberto Álvarez,
Quarentinha
Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as ''Quarentinha'' (; born in Belém, Pará State, 15 September 1933 – died in Rio de Janeiro, 11 February 1996) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player who played as a forward and was notable for his ...
,
Bernardo "El Cunda" Valencia, and
Ricardo Pegnoty. Unfortunately, most of these players did not receive international fame, yet Jairo Arboleda could have been one of the best players Colombia has had in midfield along with
Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama. Similar to Valderrama, Arboleda used a variety of skill and "magic" that left opponents lost and beaten, which gave rise to his nickname "El Maestrico". He is mostly recognized in Cali as one of Colombia's best players ever. Arboleda was unfortunate to be called to the Colombia national football team at a time when the team was not fully developed and organized, largely preventing him from showing away his skill at an international level. In 1978 Deportivo Cali became the first Colombian club to reach the
Copa Libertadores
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final, losing against
Boca Juniors
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.
During the 1980s, whilst
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
and
Atlético Nacional
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started their emergence and consolidation as Colombian football powers, Deportivo Cali began to fall behind in championship titles and ended up as league runners-up behind its crosstown rival twice in a row, in 1985 and 1986. The key players for Deportivo Cali at the time were "El Pibe" Valderrama and
Bernardo Redín
Bernardo Redín Valverde (born 26 February 1963 in Cali) is a retired Colombian football player. He is the current manager of Cúcuta Deportivo.
Playing career Club
During the 1980s Bernardo Redin was part of Deportivo Cali's Dinamic Duo w ...
, none of whom was able to win a title with the club.
In 1996, the club broke a 22-year domestic title drought under the guidance of coach
Fernando "El Pecoso" Castro, and famous goalkeeper
Miguel "El Show" Calero. The title was sealed after a scoreless draw with crosstown rivals América on the last matchday of the championship round, which ensured the team would end ahead of Millonarios on bonus points. Two years later and with
José Eugenio "Cheché" Hernández as manager, Deportivo Cali won its seventh title after finishing in the top eight of the Finalización tournament, and topping a semifinal group including Atlético Nacional, Millonarios, and América de Cali. This qualified the team for the finals against
Once Caldas
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.
They were the surprise winners ...
, whom they defeated 4–0 in the first leg in Cali and tied 0–0 in Manizales in the second leg in order to claim the title.
Deportivo Cali qualified for the
1999 Copa Libertadores as Colombian champions, and qualified out of a group which also included Once Caldas, and Argentine sides
River Plate and
Vélez Sarsfield. After eliminating
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...
in the round of 16, Uruguayan side
Bella Vista in the quarterfinals and
Cerro Porteño
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in the semifinals, they managed to reach the final of the competition for the second time in its history. Unfortunately, luck was not on their side and they lost to
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
of Brazil on penalties after winning the first leg in Cali 1–0 and losing 2–1 in the return leg in São Paulo. Venezuelan goalkeeper
Rafael Dudamel
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973 ), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team.
Playing career Club
During his car ...
, defenders
Hernán Gaviria
Hermán Gaviria Carvajal (27 November 1969 – 24 October 2002) was a Colombian footballer, who played as a central midfielder.
Football career
During his career, Gaviria played for Atlético Nacional, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Cali, Atlétic ...
,
Mario Yepes
Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (; born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is well known for his time in Paris Saint-Germain, where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the ...
, and
Gerardo Bedoya
Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera (born 26 November 1975) is a Colombian former footballer and current manager. He began as a defender but he also played as a defensive midfielder.
Nicknamed "the beast," he currently holds the record for most ...
, and midfielders
Arley Betancourt,
Mayer Candelo
Mayer Andrés Candelo García (born 20 February 1977) is a Colombian football manager and former football player.
Career
Candelo made his debut in 1996 for Deportivo Cali and played for Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Depo ...
, and
Martín Zapata were some of the most important players of the club in both the 1998 national championship and the Copa Libertadores run the following year.
Recent years
In the start of the 21st century, the club has seen a major downfall in quality of players, quality of team and general managers, and overall results in both the
domestic league and international competition. On 24 October 2002, players
Herman Gaviria and
Giovanni Córdoba
Giovanni Córdoba Rentería (16 March 1978 – 27 October 2002) was a Colombian footballer who played professionally for Deportivo Cali, as well as for Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Quito. On 24 October 2002, Córdoba and teammate Hernán Gaviria w ...
were hit by lightning during a training session with the team. Gaviria was killed instantly, though he was not pronounced dead until arriving at Valle del Lilí Hospital, while Córdoba died three days later. At the time, the team was leading the 2002 Finalización and was heavily favored to win the title but was unable to recover from this event and ended in second place of its semifinal group, behind eventual champions
Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...
. During this timeframe, Cali won its eighth domestic championship (2005 Finalización), but lost finals to underdog teams such as
Deportes Tolima
Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A.
Founded in 1954, the club has wo ...
and
Deportivo Pasto
Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad. D ...
in the 2003 Finalización and 2006 Apertura tournaments, respectively. The championship in the second tournament of the 2005 season allowed Deportivo Cali to take part in the
2006 Copa Libertadores
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, in which the team failed to make it out of the group stage after only being able to collect one point out of 18. A poor campaign during the 2007 Finalización caused Deportivo Cali to fail to qualify for the semifinal stage of the domestic league for the first time since short tournaments began being played in Colombian football. Spectators say that the downfall of the 2007 season was a result of the major injury of
Sergio Herrera and the departure of
Martin Cardetti. Between 2006 and 2007, the club saw over three coaches, and two of them in the 2007 Finalización season alone. The coaches who served Deportivo Cali during this time were
Pedro Sarmiento
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Playing career Club
Born in Medellín, Sarmiento played for Atlético ...
, who won the league with the team as coach in 2005 and was dismissed after losing the 2006 Apertura finals to Deportivo Pasto,
Omar Labruna
Omar Raúl Labruna (, born 3 April 1957) is an Argentine football coach and former player.
Biography
"Omarcito" Labruna started his playing career at River Plate in 1976 during his father Ángel's time as manager of the club. He left River i ...
and
Néstor Otero.
Uruguayan
José Daniel Carreño
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Commonly known as "El Crespo" (; Spanish word: "The curly"), Carreño played as a striker and spent the majority of his playing career at ...
took the reins ahead of the 2008 season, replacing Néstor Otero. Deportivo Cali, during his management, had an above average Apertura, coming in sixth place which qualified them for the semifinals of the tournament. In the
Copa Colombia
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, the club ended in third place of its group and failed to qualify for further play, which was considered as an embarrassment as Deportivo Cali was the favorite to win the group. During the semifinals of the Apertura, Cali failed to win the first four matches, losing two and tying the remaining two. After failing to win the fourth game (a 2–0 loss to
Deportes Quindío
Deportes Quindío is a professional Colombian football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...
at home), Carreño was sacked and replaced by caretaker manager
Ricardo Martínez, who managed the team until the end of the 2008 season and qualified it for the
2009 Copa Sudamericana
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, in which they were knocked out in the first stage by
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. . The 2009 season saw Deportivo Cali qualifying for the semifinals of the Apertura tournament but missing out on the finals on goal difference, while in the Finalización tournament they failed to qualify for the semifinals.
In 2010, Deportivo Cali failed to qualify for the final rounds of both the Apertura and the Finalización, but was able to win the
Copa Colombia
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for the first time in history under the management of
Jaime de la Pava. ''Los Azucareros'' managed to win their regional group and then defeated
Junior
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* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
,
Santa Fe, and
La Equidad
Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros, also known as La Equidad, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium.
History ...
in their run to the final, where they faced surprise package
Itagüí Ditaires
Itagüí () is a city of Colombia, located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department. It is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley.
Demographics
The population at the 2005 census was 230,272. Its density is 1 ...
. Deportivo Cali won both legs of the final, 1–0 in Itagüí and 2–0 at the
Estadio Deportivo Cali
Estadio Deportivo Cali, also called Estadio de Palmaseca, is a association football, football stadium located in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Palmira, Colombia. The stadium opened in 2010, and is the home of Deportivo Cali. Its original capacity was ...
, which also hosted its first official match that year with a 2–0 victory over
Deportes Quindío
Deportes Quindío is a professional Colombian football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...
on 21 February.
In the 2011 Apertura, and despite having one of their worst starts in history by losing the first four games of the season, Deportivo Cali managed to make it to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated in a penalty shoot-out by eventual champions
Atlético Nacional
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in a match that could have gone either way. Deportivo Cali also competed in the
2011 Copa Sudamericana
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but were knocked out by
Santa Fe on penalties, while in the Torneo Finalización they were unable to qualify for the semifinals. The 2012 season brought similar fortunes: the team qualified for the Apertura semifinals but narrowly missed out on the berth to the final, which ended up going to
Deportivo Pasto
Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad. D ...
, and in the Torneo Finalización they were placed in 11th place, thus failing to qualify for the semifinals.
The beginning of a new era
After the disappointing close to the season, Deportivo Cali decided to look for a new coach. On 13 December 2012, they signed
Leonel Álvarez as their new head coach. He led Deportivo Cali to the play-offs in both of the tournaments played in 2013, reaching the final of the
Torneo Finalización, but losing it to
Atlético Nacional
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. The first leg was played on home soil resulting in a scoreless draw, while the second leg ended in a 2–0 loss. Deportivo Cali would go on to win the
2014 Superliga Colombiana against the same rival, however, Álvarez was fired after a poor start in the
2014 Apertura.
In recent years, the club has become stronger with the formation of young players. In
2015
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, Cali won the Torneo Apertura and reached the quarterfinals of the Torneo Finalización with a squad formed mostly by youth footballers. That year, the goalscorer of the team was 21-year old
Harold Preciado
Harold Fabián Preciado Villarreal (; born 1 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX team Santos Laguna.
Club career
Harold Preciado would start his senior career with top tier club Deportivo Cali i ...
with 25 goals, followed by 20-year old
Rafael Santos Borré
Rafael Santos Borré Maury (born 15 September 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Colombia national team.
Succeeding his early career with Deportivo Cali, Borré ...
with 11 goals and 22-year old
Miguel Murillo with 10 goals. Other notable young player is 22-year old
Andrés Felipe Roa, who was called up for the
senior team and played the
Olympic Games play-off against United States along with his fellow mates
Luis Manuel Orejuela and
Kevin Balanta. For the 2016 season, the average age of the squad was 22.8 with 17 players under 21. Deportivo Cali reached another final series in the
2017 Apertura tournament, once again losing to Atlético Nacional after winning the first leg 2–0 at their stadium and losing 5–1 in the return leg played in Medellín.
In
2021
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, Deportivo Cali won their tenth league title after six years. In the Torneo Apertura, they managed to advance to the knockout stages, losing to
Deportes Tolima
Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A.
Founded in 1954, the club has wo ...
in the quarter-finals. Their Finalización campaign started with a 2–1 away victory against
Santa Fe, however, a subsequent string of poor results caused the dismissal of manager
Alfredo Arias midway into the tournament. Former Venezuelan goalkeeper
Rafael Dudamel
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973 ), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team.
Playing career Club
During his car ...
, who was champion with the team as player in 1998 took over, losing the
derby
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to
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
in his debut. However, the team's performance improved, and a winning streak of four matches in the final stretch of the first stage helped them qualify for the semi-finals in seventh place. Deportivo Cali were drawn with Atlético Nacional,
Junior
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Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
, and
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several ...
in their semi-final group, clinching qualification for the finals with one match in hand and a 2–0 win against Junior at home. In the finals, they faced Deportes Tolima, in a rematch of the quarter-final series of the previous tournament as well as the 2003 Finalización tournament finals. The first leg, played at the
Estadio Deportivo Cali
Estadio Deportivo Cali, also called Estadio de Palmaseca, is a association football, football stadium located in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Palmira, Colombia. The stadium opened in 2010, and is the home of Deportivo Cali. Its original capacity was ...
ended in a 1–1 draw, whilst in the second leg played in
Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country, ...
they came from behind to win the game 2–1 and clinch the Primera A title.
Harold Preciado
Harold Fabián Preciado Villarreal (; born 1 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX team Santos Laguna.
Club career
Harold Preciado would start his senior career with top tier club Deportivo Cali i ...
, who scored two goals in the final series against Tolima, ended as the tournament's top scorer with 13 goals.
Crest history
Crest evolution
Valle del Cauca Derby
Deportivo Cali's longtime rival is
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
. The derby is known either as the "Clásico Vallecaucano" (
Valle del Cauca Derby) or the "Clásico de San Fernando" because of the location of the
Pascual Guerrero stadium. The first derby was played in 1931 when the final of the Valle del Cauca league was disputed by the two teams. The result was a 1–0 victory for Deportivo Cali.
The first derby in the professional era was played in 1948. The first leg was a victory for América 1–0 while in the second leg of the tournament it was a 4–3 victory for Deportivo Cali.
On 10 October 2010 Deportivo Cali and América de Cali played the first derby at the former's
new stadium, which was won by Deportivo Cali 6–3 including a hat trick from Argentine player
Martin Morel Martin may refer to:
Places
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Antarctica
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, and three of the most highlighted goals of the tournament. The Derby was not played in
the top flight between 2012 and 2016 because of América de Cali's relegation at the end of the
2011 season, however, it kept being played in the
Copa Colombia
The Copa Colombia ( en, Colombia Cup, link=yes); officially known as Copa BetPlay Dimayor is an annual football tournament in Colombia. It is contested by the 36 professional clubs of DIMAYOR and is the nation's domestic cup competition, equiva ...
as both teams were drawn together in that competition.
* Total matches played: 317
**Deportivo Cali Victories: 119
**América de Cali Victories: 97
**Draws: 101
Stadium
![Deportivo Cali vs Boca Juniors Libertadores 24](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Deportivo_Cali_vs_Boca_Juniors_Libertadores_24.jpg)
Until 2014, Deportivo Cali played their home matches at
Estadio Pascual Guerrero
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in Cali, which had a capacity of 43,000 and was shared with crosstown rivals América. Although they opened their own
Estadio Deportivo Cali
Estadio Deportivo Cali, also called Estadio de Palmaseca, is a association football, football stadium located in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Palmira, Colombia. The stadium opened in 2010, and is the home of Deportivo Cali. Its original capacity was ...
in 2008 with a friendly match against Ecuadorian team
LDU Quito
Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...
and played some games there on a temporary basis due to renovations made to Estadio Pascual Guerrero for the
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 18th FIFA U-20 World Cup. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities. The tournament was won by Brazil who claimed their fifth title.
At a FIFA ...
, they moved into their stadium on a permanent basis starting from the
2015 season. Estadio Deportivo Cali, also known as ''Estadio de Palmaseca'', is located in
Palmira, in the outskirts of Cali. When it opened, it had a capacity of 52,000, but renovations brought it down to 44,000.
Honours
Domestic
*
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...
:
**Winners (10):
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
,
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
,
1969, 1970, 1974, 1995–96,
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
2005–II,
2015–I,
2021–II
**Runners-up (14):
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – Luis ...
,
1962, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986,
2003–II,
2006–I,
2013–II,
2017–I
*
Copa Colombia
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:
**Winners (1):
2010
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**Runners-up (2): 1981,
2019
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*
Superliga Colombiana:
**Winners (1):
2014
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**Runners-up (2):
2016
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,
2022
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International
*
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
:
**Runners-up (2):
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
,
1999
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*
Copa Merconorte
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:
**Runners-up (1):
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Notable players
*
Ernesto Cococho Álvarez
*
Alberto de Jesús Benítez
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...
*
Abel Da Graca
*
Rubén Darío Insúa
*
Martín Morel
*
Cristian Nasuti
Cristian Javier Nasuti (born 6 September 1982) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
Nasuti started his career with Platense in the Argentine Primera B Nacional (Second Division) in 2001. He was spotted by Riv ...
*
Rubén Ponce de León
*
José Sand
José Gustavo Sand (born 17 July 1980), nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Argentinian club Lanús as a striker. He made two appearances for the Argentina national team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Be ...
*
Néstor Scotta
Néstor Leonel Scotta (7 April 1948 – 8 January 2001) was an Argentine football striker who was twice top scorer in Copa Libertadores.
Néstor ''Tola'' Scotta was born in San Justo in 1948, he came from a footballing family, his father playe ...
*
José Rosendo Toledo
*
Jorge Aravena
*
Jaime Riveros
*
Abel Aguilar
Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias (born 6 January 1985) is a Colombian retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central or Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder.
Having start ...
*
Adolfo Andrade
*
Jairo Arboleda
*
Arley Betancourt
*
Víctor Bonilla
Víctor Manuel Bonilla Hinestroza (born 23 January 1971) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
His extensive career includes defending the colors for Deportivo Cali, América de Cali, Deportes Tolima, Atléti ...
*
Rafael Santos Borré
Rafael Santos Borré Maury (born 15 September 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Colombia national team.
Succeeding his early career with Deportivo Cali, Borré ...
*
Henry Caicedo
*
Miguel Calero
Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (14 April 1971 – 4 December 2012) was a Colombian professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played 50 times for the Colombia national footba ...
*
Oswaldo Calero
Oswaldo Calero (24 April 1945 – 23 March 1997) was a Colombian association football, footballer. He played in eleven matches for the Colombia national football team from 1975 to 1977. He was also part of Colombia's squad for the 1975 Copa ...
*
Mayer Candelo
Mayer Andrés Candelo García (born 20 February 1977) is a Colombian football manager and former football player.
Career
Candelo made his debut in 1996 for Deportivo Cali and played for Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Depo ...
*
Fernando Castro
*
Óscar Córdoba
*
Álvaro Domínguez
*
Walter Escobar
*
Andrés Estrada
*
Carlos Estrada
Carlos Enrique Estrada Mosquera (born 1 November 1961) is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Retrieved 1 October 2011 He also played for Millonarios Fútbol Club
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a ...
*
Frank Fabra
Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios (born 22 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Colombia national team.
He began his career with Envigado, debuting ...
*
Hermán Gaviria
*
Teófilo Gutiérrez
Teófilo Antonio Gutiérrez Roncancio (; born 17 May 1985), commonly known as Teo, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Cali and the Colombia national team.
Early life
Guti ...
*
Giovanni Hernández
Giovanni Andrés Hernández Soto (; born 17 June 1976), is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Atlético F.C. in the Colombian Categoría Primera B, and formerly managed Uniautónoma, Real Cartagena an ...
*
Carlos Mario Hoyos
*
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
*
Edison Mafla
*
Faryd Mondragón
Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (born 21 June 1971) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Since his debut in 1993, he has played over 50 times for the Colombia national team. He was named in the Colombia squ ...
*
Fredy Montero
Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz (born 26 July 1987), known as Fredy Montero (, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. He is Seattle's all-time top scorer in official clu ...
*
Tressor Moreno
Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich (born 11 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Named after classical music composer Gustav Mahler and famed french Footballer Marius Tr ...
*
Luis Muriel
Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto (born 16 April 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Atalanta and the Colombia national team.
Having started his professional career with Colombian side Deportivo Cali, Muriel ...
*
Elkin Murillo
*
Jeison Murillo
Jeison Fabián Murillo Cerón (born 27 May 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Italian club U.C. Sampdoria and the Colombia national team.
Club career Early years and Granada
Born in Cali, Murillo ...
*
Jámison Olave
Jámison Olave Mosquera (born April 21, 1981) is a Colombian former footballer who is currently the head coach of USL Championship side Real Monarchs.
Career
Olave began his career with Deportivo Cali in 2001. He played on loan for a multitud ...
*
Willington Ortiz
Willington José Ortiz Palacio (born March 26, 1952 in Tumaco) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. He played 49 times for the Colombia national team scoring 12 goals and is the top Colombian player ...
*
Armando Osma
*
Ever Palacios
Ever Antonio Palacios (born 18 January 1969) is a Colombian football player, who played for a few clubs, including Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, Atlético Junior, Shonan Bellmare (Japan), Kashiwa Reysol (Japan) and Boyacá Chicó.
Career
...
*
Helibelton Palacios
*
Oscar Pareja
*
Andrés Pérez
*
John Wilmar Pérez
John Wilmar Pérez Muñoz (born 21 February 1970) is a Colombian football (soccer) player.
A central midfielder, effective in winning the ball and passing it forward, Pérez played for the Colombian clubs Independiente Medellín and Deportivo ...
*
Harold Preciado
Harold Fabián Preciado Villarreal (; born 1 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX team Santos Laguna.
Club career
Harold Preciado would start his senior career with top tier club Deportivo Cali i ...
*
Jorge Ramírez Gallego
*
Bernardo Redín
Bernardo Redín Valverde (born 26 February 1963 in Cali) is a retired Colombian football player. He is the current manager of Cúcuta Deportivo.
Playing career Club
During the 1980s Bernardo Redin was part of Deportivo Cali's Dinamic Duo w ...
*
Hamilton Ricard
*
Nelson Rivas
Nelson Enrique Rivas López (born 25 March 1983) is a Colombian football defender. Rivas has not played for a professional team since 2015.
Career
Rivas began his career with Deportivo Pasto. After playing for several clubs in his native Col ...
*
Hugo Rodallega
Hugo Rodallega Martínez (born 25 July 1985) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bahia.
Rodallega started his professional career with Deportes Quindío in 2004. An impressive first season with the club earned him ...
*
Ángel María Torres
*
Diego Umaña
*
Carlos Valderrama
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (Colombian Spanish: ; born 2 September 1961), also known as ''El Pibe'' ("The Kid"), is a Colombian former professional footballer and sports commentator for Fútbol de Primera, who played as an attacking mid ...
*
Camilo Vargas
*
Alexander Viveros
*
Mario Yepes
Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (; born 13 January 1976) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is well known for his time in Paris Saint-Germain, where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the ...
*
Cristian Zapata
*
Pedro Zape
Pedro Antonio Zape Jordán (born June 3, 1949) is a former Colombian football goalkeeper who currently works as a goalkeeping coach.
Club career
Zape is considered to be one of the most important players in the history of Deportivo Cali. He was ...
*
Blas Pérez
Blas Antonio Pérez Ortega (born 13 March 1981) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a forward for the Dallas Sidekicks in the Major Arena Soccer League.
Club career
Pérez began his career in his native Panama with Panamá Viejo. He made ...
*
Arístides del Puerto
Arístides del Puerto (born 17 January 1947) is a Paraguayan footballer. He played in 15 matches for the Paraguay national football team from 1966 to 1971. He was also part of Paraguay's squad for the 1967 South American Championship
The 196 ...
*
Darío Caballero
*
Roberto Fernández
*
Buenaventura Ferreira
*
Jorge Amado Nunes
Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán (born 18 October 1961) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder and has been a member of the Paraguay national team.
Club career
Nicknamed "El Cenizo", Nunes played in several ...
*
Miguel Ángel Loayza
Miguel Ángel Loayza Ríos (21 June 1940 – 19 October 2017) was a football midfielder from Peru. He played for several clubs, notably Argentine clubs Huracán, Boca Juniors and River Plate as well as Colombian club Deportivo Cali. He was f ...
*
Valeriano López
Valeriano López Mendiola (born 4 May 1926 in Casma — died 7 May 1993 in Callao) was a football forward from Peru, nicknamed ''Tanque de Casma''. Recognized as one of Peru's most important players, he was an all round forward with great fin ...
*
Guillermo de Amores
*
Ernesto Hernández
*
Juan Castillo
*
Juan Salaberry
*
Rafael Dudamel
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973 ), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team.
Playing career Club
During his car ...
Managers
Women
Deportivo Cali Femenino is the women's football section of Deportivo Cali and they currently play in the
Colombian Women's Football League
The Liga Femenina Profesional de Fútbol Colombiano (Colombian Professional Women's Football League) or Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR (sponsored name) is the top level women's football league in Colombia. The first season was held in 2017, with 18 ...
, the top level women's football league in Colombia. Founded in 2019, the club is one of four to have won the Colombian women's football league, winning the title in
2021
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and having one runner-up finish
the following season,
while also placing fourth at the
2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina.
References
External links
Deportivo Cali official websiteClub profile at DimayorDeportivo Cali at Soccerway
{{Deportivo Cali squad
Football clubs in Colombia
Association football clubs established in 1912
Categoría Primera A clubs
1912 establishments in Colombia
Fan-owned football clubs