The Lara Fútbol Club was a professional
football
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club based in
Barquisimeto,
Lara, that was promoted to the
Primera División
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in 1965, in their first year of existence. In 2012, due to strong financial problems, the team moved to the city of
Los Teques
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, and subsequently to
Caracas
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and changed its name to
Metropolitanos Fútbol Club
Metropolitanos Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan professional football club based in Caracas. Founded in 2012, they play in the Venezuelan Primera División, holding home matches at the Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.
History
Founded on 3 August 2012 ...
. Metropolitanos currently plays in the
Venezuelan Primera División.
History
In the
1965 Copa Venezuela
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
, the club was defeated by
Valencia
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in the finals.
In the
1966 Copa Libertadores
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, the club participated in the Group A with
Boca Juniors
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,
River Plate,
Universitario
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,
Deportivo Italia
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, and
Alianza Lima
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, and was the last place with only four points.
In the
1968 Copa Venezuela
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
, the club was defeated by
Unión Deportiva Canarias
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Titles National
*Primera División Venez ...
in the finals.
In the
1979 Copa Venezuela
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
, the club was defeated by
Deportivo Galicia
Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club (later Galicia de Aragua) was a traditional football club from Venezuela.
Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2002, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua, playing the ...
in the finals.
Honours
*
Primera División Venezolana
Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...
::Professional Era (1): 1965
*
Copa de Venezuela: 0
::Runner-up (3): 1965, 1968, 1979
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
*
Copa Libertadores
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: 1 appearance
::1966: Group Stage
See also
Venezuelan Primera División
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lara Futbol Club
Association football clubs established in 1965
Football clubs in Venezuela
1965 establishments in Venezuela
Sport in Barquisimeto