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Club Real Potosí is a
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n
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club based in
Potosí Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Potosí Department, Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the list of highest cities in the world, highest cities in the wo ...
. Founded on 1 April 1988, it plays in the Potosí Football Association Championship, after being relegated from the
Bolivian Primera División The División de Fútbol Profesional is the top-flight professional football league in Bolivia. In 2017 it replaced the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (; ). Since 1950, a total of 16 clubs have been crowned champions of the Bolivian foot ...
in 2021, holding home games at
Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, also known by its old name Estadio Mario Mercado Vaca Guzmán, is a multi-purpose stadium in Potosí, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches, on club level by Club Real Potosí ...
, with a 32,000-seat capacity.


History

Real Potosí was founded on 1 April 1988, as Fútbol Academy of Real Potosì. They subsequently merged with ''Banco Minero of Bolivia (Bamin)'', which was founded on 20 October 1941. The club played their first continental competition, the
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, in
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. They were drawn with
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of Uruguay, El Nacional of Ecuador, and
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of Argentina. Even though they came in last place, they beat San Lorenzo 1-0 and thrashed Peñarol 6-1. The reason for the strange one-sided result was most likely due to the high elevation of the stadium (4,000 metres), since the team had lost the away leg 4-0. In
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Real Potosi became champion of the ''Apertura tournament'', earning qualification for that year's Copa Libertadores''.'' The following year they won the '' Copa Aerosur del Sur'' and ''Torneo Play Off.'' Real Potosí gained popularity by being announced as one of the opponents of
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and
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in the 2007 Copa Libertadores, by forcing teams to play in the city of Potosí, at 4,090 metres (13,200 feet) above the
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. They came in third place in the group, recording a 3-1 victory against Parana, and were undefeated at home, despite getting no away wins. The following year Cruzeiro played against Real Potosí, losing 5-1, despite having won 3-0 in Brazil, and
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Palmeiras was the most famous opponent, eliminating Real from the tournament.


Stadium

The
Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, also known by its old name Estadio Mario Mercado Vaca Guzmán, is a multi-purpose stadium in Potosí, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches, on club level by Club Real Potosí ...
is a
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n football stadium located in
Potosí Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Potosí Department, Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the list of highest cities in the world, highest cities in the wo ...
, which seats 32,000 fans. The stadium was originally called Estadio San Clemente, but was renamed Mario Mercado Vaca Guzmán after some modifications on the structure, including new illumination towers, were made. Newer modifications led ultimately to its actual name. Located 4,090
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s above
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, the stadium is one of the highest in the
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. It has raised numerous
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in footballing circles, as its significant
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affects the absorption of
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in the human body, offering considerable advantage to the home team who are more accustomed to such conditions.


Current squad


Rivalries

The club has a rivalry with the only other first division club in the
Potosí Department Potosí (; Southern Quechua, Quechua: ''P'utuqsi''; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi'') is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. Its area is 118,218 km2 and its population is 856,419 (2024 census). The capital is the ...
,
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. They share the same stadium, and matches between them usually draw lots of attention. The first match played between the two clubs was in the 2009 Copa Aerosur on 18 January 2009. Real Potosi won 2-1. The first league match between the two clubs was on 19 April 2009, which finished in a 1-1 draw. Although both clubs were founded in the 20th century, the reason why it took so long for both clubs to meet was because Nacional Potosi had been playing in the lower divisions until 2009. Nacional Potosí have won 18 times, while Real Potosí have only done it 15 times, there were 11 draws.


Honours


National

*
Bolivian Primera División The División de Fútbol Profesional is the top-flight professional football league in Bolivia. In 2017 it replaced the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (; ). Since 1950, a total of 16 clubs have been crowned champions of the Bolivian foot ...
** Winners (1): 2007-A * Torneo de Play-Off ** Winners (2): 2008, 2009 * Bolivian Second Division ** Winners (1): 1997


Regional

* Primera "A" (AFP) ** Winners (6): 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2023


Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

*
Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
: 6 appearances ::2002 â€“ First Round ::2007 â€“ First Round ::2008 â€“ First Round ::2009 â€“ Preliminary Round ::2010 â€“ Preliminary Round ::2012 â€“ Preliminary Round *
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, also known as Copa Sudamericana (; ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club com ...
: 4 appearances ::2007 â€“ First Round ::2013 â€“ First Round ::2015 â€“ First Round ::2016 â€“ Second Round


Notable managers

* Félix Berdeja * Mauricio Soria (10 April 2007–14 March 08) * Vladimir Soria (16 Sept 2009–25 Sept 11) * Dalcio Giovagnoli (2011) * Victor Zwenger (28 Nov 2011–10 Feb 12) * Julio César Baldivieso (10 Feb 2012–18 May 12) * Óscar Sanz (3 June 2012 – 2013) * Fernando Ochoaizpur (December 2018 – March 2019)


References


External links

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Club Real Potosí
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