Academia Deportiva Fancesa is a Bolivian football club based in
Sucre
Sucre () is the Capital city, capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the List of cities in Bolivia, 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . T ...
,
Chuquisaca. The club was founded on 10 March 1965, and compete in the
Bolivian Football Regional Leagues The third tier of the Bolivian football league system consists of nine regional leagues (one for each department); the number of participants varies depending
on the department. It usually has between 8 and 12 teams. The winner and the runner-up o ...
, holding home matches at the ''
Estadio Olímpico Patria
Estadio Olímpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, Bolivia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home venue for Universitario de Sucre and Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the 1997 Copa América
Bolivi ...
'', with a capacity of 30,700 people.
History
Named after the Fábrica Nacional de Cemento S.A. (FANCESA), the club reached the final of the
Copa Simón Bolívar in 2002, missing out a direct promotion after losing to
Aurora
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. They also lost the
promotion/relegation play-off against
Independiente Petrolero, and remained in the second division.
The club was also one of the participants of the
2022 Copa Bolivia,
but the tournament was cancelled.
References
Football clubs in Bolivia
Association football clubs established in 1965
1965 establishments in Bolivia
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