Barranquilla Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian

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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

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. They play their home games at the

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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, decided to give the city a new alternative. Barranquilla F.C. has always been strongly supported by the lower divisions of

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. 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 The Estadio Romelio Martínez, or Romelio Martínez Stadium, is a sports stadium located at 72 street and 46 Avenue in the Colombian city of Barranquilla. It has a capacity of 8,600 spectators. Until the construction of the Estadio Metropolit ...

for their home matches, which has a capacity of 8,600 spectators.

Squad

Affiliated clubs

References

External links

Official Website
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