Club Aurora is a
football
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club from
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 63 ...
, Bolivia, that plays in the
División de Fútbol Profesional, the top tier of Bolivian football. The club was founded May 27, 1935, and plays its home games at the
Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Sudamericano Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Cl ...
.
Achievements
National honours
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First Division – Professional Era: 2
::1963, 2008-C
::Runners-up (4): 1960, 1961, 1964, 2004-A
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Copa Simón Bolívar: 2
::2002, 2016–17
::Runners-up (1): (2000)
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Copa Aerosur
The Aerosur Cup was a Bolivian football tournament held in the La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by Aerosur airline. The original idea was to make AeroSur Cup a tournament for the winning teams from previous seasons in the whole countr ...
:
::Runners-up (2):
2004,
2011
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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
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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 ...
: 2 appearances
::1964 – First Round
::2009 – First Round
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Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
: 4 appearances
::2004 – Preliminary Round
::2011 – Round of 16
::2012 – Second Round
::2015 – First Round
Current squad
Managers
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Mario Ortega
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Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Baldivieso was a midfielder who played for the Bolivia national team at the 1994 World Cup and several Co ...
(July 1, 2008 – July 24, 2009), (April 2, 2011 – Nov 2, 2011)
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Jorge Habegger
Jorge Habegger (born 19 October 1946) is an Argentinian football coach.
Career
Habegger started his career as coach in Colombia. He has trained clubs in Argentina, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; ...
(Jan 5, 2012 – Feb 13, 2012)
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Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Baldivieso was a midfielder who played for the Bolivia national team at the 1994 World Cup and several Co ...
(June 20, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012)
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Victor Hugo Antelo (March 14, 2013 – Sept 30, 2013)
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Miguel Ángel Zahzú (Jan 7, 2014 – July 7, 2014)
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David Torrico (Aug 1,2014 – Oct 11, 2014)
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Luis Manuel Blanco
Luis Manuel Blanco (born 13 December 1953) is an Argentine football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of footba ...
(Oct 13, 2014)
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Marcelo Claros (Feb 3, 2015 )
* Julio Fuentes (June 8, 2019 – )
External links
Club website
Association football clubs established in 1935
Aurora
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1935 establishments in Bolivia
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