Barranquilla Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian
football team based in
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...
, that currently plays in the
Categoría Primera B
Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay (formerly ''Torneo Águila''), is the second-division football league in Colombia.
Format
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. They play their home games at the
Estadio Romelio Martínez.
History
Barranquilla F.C. was founded in January 2005 by a group of businessmen led by Arturo Char who considering that Barranquilla did not have a team in the
Primera B
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, decided to give the city a new alternative.
Barranquilla F.C. has always been strongly supported by the lower divisions of
Junior. Even the former president of Junior
Alejandro Arteta was previously president of Barranquilla F.C. The team has not won any title in the Primera B, but has always been a great promoter of the tournament, qualifying to several finals and displaying great football. Its home stadium is the Romelio Martínez, former home of Junior de Barranquilla.
Stadium
Barranquilla FC uses
Romelio Martínez Stadium for their home matches, which has a capacity of 8,600 spectators.
Squad
Affiliated clubs
*
Junior
References
External links
Official Website
{{Football in Colombia
Football clubs in Colombia
Association football clubs established in 2005
2005 establishments in Colombia
Categoría Primera B clubs