Club Deportivo Litoral, commonly known as Club Litoral or as just Litoral, is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz. The team plays in La Paz Football Association, the regionalised third division of Bolivian football league system. The only participation of Litoral in international football came in 1948 when the squad competed in the

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, the first wide–continental tournament of South American football.

History

A group of workers of Soligno factory in La Paz founded the club on March 23, 1932, but the

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under the name "Deportivo Saboya", which was then changed to "Club Deportivo Calama". In 1938 the name was changed to "Club Deportivo y Cultural Litoral" commemorating the region tamed by

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during the

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. As most of the club's founders were

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, the colors adopted for the squad jersey were red, white and green. In 1948, Litoral was one of the seven clubs that contested the first wide-continental competition in South America, the

won by Vasco da Gama. Litoral finished in the sixth place out of seven clubs, with forward Roberto Caparelli being the top scorer of the tournament.

Stadium

Club Litoral play their home games at

Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a multi-purpose stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest stadium, with a capacity of 41,143 seats. It is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia (1926–1930). The stadium is locat ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 42,000 people.

Honours

* Primera División (1): 1954

References

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External links

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