Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional
football
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club based in
Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country ...
,
Tolima Department that currently plays in the
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...
.
Founded in 1954, the club has won the Colombian top tier thrice: in the
2003–II,
2018–I, and
2021–I tournaments, and the
Copa Colombia
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once: in
2014
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. They play their home games at
Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
The Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro is a sports arena located in Ibagué, capital of the department of Tolima. It currently has a capacity of 28,100 spectators.
The stadium, whose main use is for football, is used by Colombian Categoría Primera A ...
.
History
Foundation
Club Deportes Tolima was founded by Manuel Rubio Chávez on 18 December 1954, when he gave Juan Barbieri (an Argentinian living in
Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country ...
,
Colombia
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) a sum of $5.000 Colombian pesos in order to hire soccer players from his native country. Barbieri came back to
Colombia
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with a mix of Argentine and Colombian players like
Jorge Gandulfo,
José Jamardo and
Enrique Laino. This team competed for the first time in the
Colombian football league in
1955
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, using the uniform of
Argentine
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club
Racing Club. In Tolima's league debut, they finished 7th in the league competing with 9 other teams. In
1957
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, the club finished runner-up in the league.
1980s and 1990s
Senator
Gabriel Camargo Salamanca
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was given the opportunity to work for the team in the 1980s. He accepted, becoming the biggest stock holder of the team. He bought important players such as
Francisco Maturana
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,
Óscar Héctor Quintabani,
Osvaldo Redondo,
Arnoldo Iguarán
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,
Óscar López, and
Janio Cabezas. With this team Deportes Tolima finished as league runner-ups in
1981
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and 1982. Tolima participated for the first time in an international tournament with the
1982 Copa Libertadores
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, where the club reached the semi-finals after topping their group consisting of
Atlético Nacional
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,
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Argentina
* Estudiantes de La Plata, sports club based in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province
* Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, football club based ...
, and
Deportivo Táchira
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* Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club
* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico
* Deport ...
. The team also played the Copa Libertadores the following year, in
1983
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, where the team was eliminated in the first round after placing second in their group.
In 1993, the club was relegated to the
Primera B, or the second division, because of poor results. Tolima played for one year in the second division but won the title, which allowed them to make an immediate return to the top tier for the 1995 season.
The first star: 2003
Deportes Tolima had a very interesting group of players for the second half of 2003. These players included
Ricardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Manuel Ciciliano Bustillo (September 23, 1976 – September 17, 2020) was a Colombian football midfielder.
Career
Ciciliano was born in Barranquilla. From 2006, Ciciliano played at Millonarios where he achieved several remarkable fea ...
,
Henry Zambrano,
Yulián Anchico,
Oscar Briceño,
Jhon Charría,
Jorge Artigas,
Nelson Rivas
Nelson Enrique Rivas López (born 25 March 1983) is a Colombian football defender. Rivas has not played for a professional team since 2015.
Career
Rivas began his career with Deportivo Pasto. After playing for several clubs in his native Col ...
, and
Diego Gómez among others. Deportes Tolima finished in sixth place in the league and qualified to the playoffs. The club was placed in a group with against
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...
,
Atlético Junior
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, and
Independiente Medellín
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. When everyone predicted
Atlético Junior
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would finish first in the mini league and would go to the final, Deportes Tolima beat
Atlético Nacional
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2–0 in
Ibagué
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and
Atlético Junior
Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría ...
lost 1–0 to
Independiente Medellín
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in
Medellín
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. WIth these results, Deportes Tolima qualified to the final against
Deportivo Cali
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Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...
on head-to-head results after tying Junior on points. Tolima won the first game 2–0 in
Ibagué
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with an exceptional performance of
Rogeiro Pereira, who scored both goals. In the second leg Tolima lost 3–1 in Cali, which forced penalty kicks as the aggregate score was 3–3. In the penalty shootout, Deportes Tolima only missed one penalty and goalkeeper
Diego Gómez saved two penalties, which helped the club win the league title for the first time in history.
As league champion, Tolima qualified for the
2004 Copa Libertadores, where they were eliminated in the group stage with a third-placed finish.
2006 runners-up
2006 was a great year for Tolima. The team was second on the overall table (points added up over the Apertura and Clausura tournaments), scored the most goals in the year (over 80), and were runners up in the league for
2006-II. At the beginning of 2006, Deportes Tolima did not seem like a very strong team for the season as it did not sign any new players. The coach was
Jorge Luis Bernal
Jorge Luis Bernal Caviedes (born 27 September 1952) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is a current staff member of Patriotas Boyacá.
Career
Born in Ibagué, Bernal played amateur football in the 196 ...
, who had been the reserve team coach for many years. However, the team performed well in both home and away games, with victories against
Envigado
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7–3,
Atlético Nacional
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5–1,
Millonarios
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Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...
away 3–0 and Huila away 4–1. They reached the semi-finals of the 2006-I tournament and were placed in a group with
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several ...
,
Deportivo Cali
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Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...
, and
Once Caldas
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They were the surprise winne ...
, and were in route to making the finals until they lost an important game against Pereira, who finished last in the group. Tolima won their last game, but eventually finished in second, three points behind Cali.
The 2006-II campaign was even better than the first one. Tolima ended first in the league, and played the semi-finals against
Atlético Nacional
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,
Deportivo Pasto
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, and
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* Boyacá Department
** Boyacá, Boyacá, a municipality
* Boyacá State, a former state
* P ...
.
Atlético Nacional
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were leaders of the group most of the time, while Deportes Tolima remained a point behind. A dramatic 2–1 away win over
Atlético Nacional
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made them leaders, and they advanced to the final against
Cúcuta Deportivo
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The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league ...
after a 2–0 win over
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* P ...
. The first game was away in
Cúcuta
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and Tolima lost 1–0; later in
Ibagué
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the game ended tied 1–1, with
Yulián Anchico scoring Tolima's goal, but it wasn't enough to win the league title.
Since Tolima finished fifth in the 2005 overall table, they were able to play the
2006 Copa Sudamericana
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. The team began the competition in the first stage, where they beat
Independiente Medellín
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4–2 on aggregate. In the next stage, Tolima tied against
Mineros de Guayana
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History
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on aggregate, but passed to the next round on the away goals rule. In the third round, the club was matched up with
Pachuca
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. Tolima won the first leg 2–1 at home, but in the second leg in Mexico they lost 5–1, and Tolima was eliminated from the competition, while Pachuca went on to become champion of the cup. At the end of the year, Bernal left the club.
2007–2009
For the 2007 season Deportes Tolima signed important players like defenders
Nicolás Ayr and
Javier Arizala, strikers
Gustavo Savoia
Gustavo Humberto Savoia (born 21 August 1981 in Reconquista, Santa Fe
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and
Jorge Perlaza
Jorge Isaacs Perlaza Aguiño (born 11 October 1985) is a Colombian footballer.
Club career
Colombia
Perlaza began his professional career in 2001 with Atlético Huila debuting with the club as a 16-year-old. In 2002, he moved to Deportes Quin ...
, and midfielder
Jésus Sinisterra
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. Tolima also got a new coach,
Jaime de la Pava. Since Tolima finished second in the 2006 overall table, they qualified for the
2007 Copa Libertadores. They began their campaign in the tournament by defeating
Deportivo Táchira
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on aggregate in the first stage, which qualified the club to the group stage with
Grêmio,
Cerro Porteño
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and the team that beat Tolima in the 2006 Finalizacion finals,
Cúcuta Deportivo
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The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league ...
. Tolima finished third in the group stage and was eliminated after losing to Cucuta Deportivo at home. In the Apertura tournament, Tolima finished in 12th position, missing out on the playoffs. Shortly after, Jaime de la Pava left his post, citing the failure to qualify to the Liberadores knockout stages and missing out on the playoffs as his reasoning.
Fot the 2007 Finalizacion, Jaime de la Pava was replaced by long-time assistant manager
Hernán Torres. Tolima qualified to the playoffs as the fourth seed, but failed to reach the finals, finishing third in the group. In the 2008 Apertura, Tolima had a terrible campaign, finishing last in the table, which included heavy losses to
Boyaca Chico (7–2) and Independiente Medellin (4–1). This was mainly due to the departures of forwards
Jorge Horacio Serna and
Darwin Quintero. Despite the terrible campaign, the board decided to keep Torres for the 2008 Finalizacion, where they had a much better campaign, finishing as the first seed in the regular season and qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoffs, Tolima were expected to make the finals after leading the table with four out of six games player, but in the fifth game, La Equidad won, effectively crushing the ''Pijao's'' hopes of making the finals, since Medellin and Nacional had tied. Although Tolima later beat finalists Medellin 4–1 in the last matchday, it was useless but still gave the Tolima fans a chance to celebrate a big victory over one of the best teams in the league, and more support for manager Torres as the beginning of a new era.
For the 2009 Apertura, Tolima finished first in the table again and qualified for the playoffs. In the playoffs however, the team was inconsistent and struggles to score, eventually missing out on the finals again. In the 2009 Finalizacion Tolima finished fifth and qualified for the playoffs, but finished last in their group. In the annual table, Tolima finished second, but only qualified for the
Copa Sudamericana
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because the third placed team, Medellin, won the Finalizacion and took the Libertadores spot.
2010s
In the 2010 Apertura, Tolima finished first in the regular season, this being the third time they do so in the last four tournaments. In the playoffs, there was a new format of direct elimination with home and away games. Tolima were matched up with La Equidad, who eliminated them in a penalty shootout after a 3–3 draw on aggregate. For the 2010 Finalizacion the team topped the regular season table again, qualifying for the playoffs, and won their playoff group to make the finals. In the finals, they played Once Caldas: in the first leg at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Tolima won 2–1. However, in the second leg, Once Caldas won 3–1, and won the title 4–3 on aggregate, leaving Tolima and their fans in disappointment after having such an excellent campaign but not being the champion.
The team began their
2010 Sudamericana campaign in the second stage, beating Bolivian club
Oriente Petrolero
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. In the round of 16, Tolima was matched up with
Banfield; a 2–0 loss in Argentina left Tolima halfway knocked out, but in the second leg in Ibague, Tolima produced a great comeback and won 3–0 to eliminate them. In the quarter-finals, Tolima was paired with
Independiente, with the first leg in Ibague finishing in a 2–2 draw. The second leg in
Avellaneda
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finished in a 0–0 draw, with a controversial Tolima goal being disallowed, but the draw meant Independiente progressed to the semi-finals on away goals. Independiente went on to win the competition, which gave the sensation that Tolima had a great campaign since they almost eliminated the champions.
The club finished first in the 2010 annual table, and qualified for the first stage of the
2011 Copa Libertadores. Usually the first-placed team qualifies for the group stage, but since the second placed team, Once Caldas, was the champion, the spot was passed down to them. In the first stage, Tolima produced a massive upset by beating
Ronaldo's Corinthians
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2–0. In the next few days after the match, Ronaldo announced his retirement, with the match against Tolima being the last of his professional career. The Colombian club progressed to the group stage with high expectations after the win against Corinthians, but finished third and was eliminated, including a humiliating 6–1 defeat to
Cruzeiro.
In
2014
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, Tolima won the
Copa Colombia
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for the first time in the club's history, beating
Independiente Santa Fe
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in the finals 3–2 on aggregate.
In June 2018, Tolima won its second league title, beating Atletico Nacional in the finals in spectacular fashion. During the second leg in
Medellín
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, Tolima were down 2–1 on aggregate in the 90th minute, and everyone was getting ready for the trophy celebration. However,
Danovis Banguero scored in the last kick of the game at the 94th minute, which sent the game into a penalty shootout that Tolima won 4–2, ending Nacional's 35 game unbeaten streak and a 15-year drought between titles.
In the 2018 Finalizacion, they finished first in the regular season table, but were eliminated by finalists Independiente Medellin 2–4 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Stadium
Honours
*
Categoría Primera A
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**Winners (3):
2003–II,
2018–I,
2021–I
**Runners-up (8):
1957
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, 1981, 1982,
2006–II,
2010–II,
2016–II,
2021–II,
2022–I
*
Copa Colombia
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**Winners (1):
2014
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**Runners-up (1):
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*
Superliga Colombiana
**Winners (1):
2022
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**Runners-up (1):
2019
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*
Categoría Primera B
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Format
DIMAYOR has applied a new forma ...
**Winners (1): 1994
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
*
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 ...
: 6 appearances
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1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
: Semi-finals
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1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
: Group Stage
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
: Group Stage
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2007
File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
: Second Stage
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2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
: Second Stage
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2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
: Second Stage
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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
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2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
: Third Round
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2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
: Quarter-finals
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2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
: Second Stage
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2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
: Round of 16
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Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL ( en, CONMEBOL Cup) was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football cont ...
: 2 appearances
::1996: First Round
::1997: Quarter-finals
Players
Current squad
Notable players
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José Jamardo (1955–60), (1965–67)
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German Castellanos (1961–74)
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Tito Ramón Correa (1979–81)
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Cristino Centurión (1980–82)
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Víctor del Río (1980–82), (1984)
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Óscar López (1981)
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Américo Quiñonez (1981–82)
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Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán Zúñiga (born 18 January 1957), also known as ''El Guajiro'', is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He earned 68 caps for the Colombia national team between 1979 and 1993, playing at ...
(1982)
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Evaristo Isasi
Evaristo Isasi Colmán (born 26 October 1955) is a former football striker from Paraguay. Isasi was characterized by his phenomenal pace, dribbling and scoring abilities.
Career
He started his career in the youth divisions of his hometown t ...
(1982)
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Freddy Clavijo (1982–83)
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José Luis Russo (1983–84)
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Hebert Revetria (1984)
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Teodor Kovač (1986)
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Albeiro Usuriaga (1987)
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Fabio Giménez (1991–92)
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Álex Fernández (1993)
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Leonardo Fabio Moreno (1994–95)
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Julio César Yegros
Julio César Yegros Torres (born 31 January 1971) is a former Paraguayan footballer that played as a striker. His older brother Cirilo Yegros (born 1969) also played professional football (soccer).
Club career
At club level, Yegros played fo ...
(1994–95)
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Orlando Maturana (1995–97), (1999)
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Luis Antonio Moreno (1995–01)
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Luis Carlos Perea
Luis Carlos "Coroncoro" Perea (born 29 December 1963) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Perea was born in Turbo. During his career he played mainly with Independiente Medellín, where ...
(1996)
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Felix Ademola (1996)
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Gerardo Bedoya
Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera (born 26 November 1975) is a Colombian former footballer and current manager. He began as a defender but he also played as a defensive midfielder.
Nicknamed "the beast," he currently holds the record for most ...
(1996–97)
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Luis Quiñónes (1996–99)
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Roy Myers
Roy Anthony Myers Francis (born April 13, 1969 in La Francia de Siquirres) is a Costa Rican former football player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.
Club career
Myers was known as ''El Maravilloso'' (The Marvellous) due ...
(1997)
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Walter Avalos (1997)
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Luis Barbat (1997–99)
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Álex Orrego (1997–00), (2002)
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Wilmer López
Wilmer or Wilmers may refer to:
Places
*Wilmer, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community
* Wilmer, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated hamlet
*Wilmer, Texas, United States, a city
*Wilmer, British Columbia, Canada, a settlemen ...
(1998)
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Gustavo Matosas
Gustavo Cristian Matosas Paidón (born 25 May 1967) is an Argentine-born Uruguayan former professional footballer.
Playing career
Club
The son of former footballer Roberto Matosas, Gustavo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1967, as his f ...
(1998)
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Arley Dinas
José Arley Dinas Rodríguez, or simply known as Arley Dinas (born May 16, 1974) is a former Colombian football player.
Club statistics
National team statistics
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Colombian footballers
Colom ...
(1998–00), (2003–05)
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Gonzalo Martínez (1998–01), (2005)
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Elson Becerra (1998–02)
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Wilmer Cabrera (1999–00)
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Oscar Passo
Oscar Passo (born May 13, 1980) is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a defender.
He began his career with Real Cartagena in 1998, playing once until transferring to Deportes Tolima in 1999. With Tolima, he won the 2003 league title, ...
(1999–05)
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Jhon Charría (2000), (2002–08)
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Luis Tejada
Luis Carlos "Matador" Tejada Hansell (born 28 March 1982) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Molinos El Pirata.
Club career
Tejada's debut in professional soccer was with Tauro in the local league, where he ma ...
(2003–04)
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Jorge Artigas (2003)
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Rogerio Pereira (2003)
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Diego Gómez (2003–04), (2006)
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Yulián Anchico (2003–07)
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Gerardo Vallejo (2004), (2005–12)
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Agustín Julio
Agustín Julio Castro (born 25 October 1974) is a Colombian Association football former player, who played as a goalkeeper.
International career
Julio used to be the number one choice goalkeeper for the Colombia national football team. He had ...
(2004–07)
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Javier Arizala (2004–07)
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Juan Carlos Escobar
Juan Carlos Escobar Rodríguez (born 30 October 1982) is a Colombian former football defensive midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking u ...
(2004–07), (2012)
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Silvio Garay
Silvio Garay (born 20 September 1973) is a Paraguayan footballer. He played in four matches for the Paraguay national football team from 1999 to 2001. He was also part of Paraguay's squad for the 2001 Copa América
The 2001 Copa América was ...
(2005)
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Víctor Bonilla
Víctor Manuel Bonilla Hinestroza (born 23 January 1971) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
His extensive career includes defending the colors for Deportivo Cali, América de Cali, Deportes Tolima, Atléti ...
(2005)
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Carlos Quintero
Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba (born 19 September 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoría Primera A club América de Cali. Quintero is also known by his nickname of ''El Científico d ...
(2005–07)
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Gauchinho (2006)
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Alex da Rosa (2006)
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Gilberto García (2006–07), (2008)
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Gustavo Savoia
Gustavo Humberto Savoia (born 21 August 1981 in Reconquista, Santa Fe
Reconquista is a city in the north of the , from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department, and it has 99,288 inhabitants according t ...
(2007)
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Jésus Sinisterra
Jesús Brahaman Sinisterra Arias or simply Jesús Sinisterra or Brahaman Sinisterra (born December 9, 1975) is a Colombian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent one season in the Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), som ...
(2007)
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Carlos González (2007–08)
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Jorge Perlaza
Jorge Isaacs Perlaza Aguiño (born 11 October 1985) is a Colombian footballer.
Club career
Colombia
Perlaza began his professional career in 2001 with Atlético Huila debuting with the club as a 16-year-old. In 2002, he moved to Deportes Quin ...
(2007–10)
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Gustavo Bolívar (2007–12)
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Fernando Oliveira
Fernando Oliveira De Avila (born in Pelotas, Brazil, May 11, 1984) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays in the forward position and his most recent team is the Peruvian Primera División
The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —kno ...
(2007–08)
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David Villalba
David Raúl Villalba Candía (born 13 April 1982), known as David Villalba, is a Paraguayan association football midfielder who last played for C.A.I. of the Primera B Nacional in Argentina (2010–2011).
He previously played for Olimpia Asun ...
(2008)
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Bréiner Castillo (2008–10)
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Cristian Marrugo
Christian Camilo Marrugo Rodríguez (born 18 July 1985), is a professional footballer who plays for Real Cartagena. He plays the position of attacking midfielder.
Club career
Marrugo played for the Bolivar Department soccer and indoor soccer tea ...
(2008–12)
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Wilder Medina (2008–11)
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José Cáceres (2009)
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Hugo Centurión (2010)
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Julio Ortellado (2010)
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Rodrigo Marangoni (2010)
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Diego Chará (2010–11)
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Antony Silva
Antony Domingo Silva Cano (born 27 February 1984) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Categoría Primera A club Santa Fe and the Paraguay national team. He also holds Italian citizenship.
Career
Silva began ...
(2010–14)
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Luis Closa (2011)
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Roberto Gamarra (2011)
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Pablo Giménez
Pablo Júnior Giménez (born 29 June 1981) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics which lost to Argentina in the fin ...
(2011)
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Diego Cabrera (2011)
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Robin Ramírez (2012)
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Manuel Maciel (2012)
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David Macalister Silva
David Macalister Silva Mosquera (born December 13, 1986 in Bogotá) is a Colombian football midfielder who plays for Millonarios FC in the Categoría Primera A.
Career
David Silva started his career in the lower divisions of Millonarios FC, wh ...
(2012–14)
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Andrés Andrade (2012–13)
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Jhon Valencia (2013–)
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Rogerio Leichtweis (2013)
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Sergio Otálvaro (2013)
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Roberto Merino
Roberto Merino Ramírez (born 19 May 1982) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
He also holds Spanish citizenship, due to the many years spent in the country.
Club career
Having moved to Spain in his t ...
(2013)
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Yimmi Chará
Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Colombia national team.
Club career
On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey ...
(2014)
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Marco Pérez (2014–)
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Mateus Uribe
Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa (born 21 March 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Porto and the Colombia national team.
After coming through the ranks of Envigado's youth academy, Urib ...
(2015–16)
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Joel Silva (2015–)
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Gabriel Gómez (2016)
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Santiago Montoya (2016–17)
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Ángelo Rodríguez
Ángelo José Rodríguez Henry (born 4 April 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as forward for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira.
Career
On July 10, 2018, Rodríguez signed with Minnesota United, becoming the ...
(2016–18)
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Luis Ovalle
Luis Carlos Ovalle Victoria (born 7 September 1988) is a Panamanian football defender who currently plays for C.D. Plaza Amador.
Club career
Ovalle came through the Sporting San Miguelito youth system and made his debut for their senior side ...
(2017)
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Sebastián Villa (2018)
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Yohandry Orozco (2018)
Managers
References
External links
Guerreros Pijaos – La Web de los verdaderos hinchasFuria Pijao – La verdad sobre el Vinotinto y OroDeportes Tolima– Official WebsiteRevoluvion VinotintoDeportes Tolima
{{Colombian Football
Football clubs in Colombia
Association football clubs established in 1954
1954 establishments in Colombia
Categoría Primera A clubs
Categoría Primera B clubs