The Lara Fútbol Club was a professional
football club based in
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the f ...
,
Lara
Lara may refer to:
Places
* Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
*Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
* Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey
* Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia
* Lara de los In ...
, that was promoted to the
Primera División in 1965, in their first year of existence. In 2012, due to strong financial problems, the team moved to the city of
Los Teques
Los Teques
) is the capital of the state of Miranda and the municipality of Guaicaipuro Municipality. It is located in the capital region of north-central Venezuela. More specifically, southwest of Caracas, 10° 21' 00" N latitude and 67° 02' 3 ...
, and subsequently to
Caracas and changed its name to
Metropolitanos Fútbol Club. Metropolitanos currently plays in the
Venezuelan Primera División
The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan League) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación ...
.
History
In the
1965 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
in the finals.
In the
1966 Copa Libertadores, the club participated in the Group A with
Boca Juniors,
River Plate,
Universitario,
Deportivo Italia, and
Alianza Lima, and was the last place with only four points.
In the
1968 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by
Unión Deportiva Canarias in the finals.
In the
1979 Copa Venezuela, 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
::Professional Era (1): 1965
*
Copa de Venezuela
The Copa Venezuela ( en, Venezuela Cup) is the national cup football competition of Venezuela. Organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation, it is contested in the second half of the season by the teams in the Primera División and Segunda Di ...
: 0
::Runner-up (3): 1965, 1968, 1979
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
*
Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance
::1966: Group Stage
See also
Venezuelan Primera División
The Primera División (; en, First Division), or Liga Venezolana (; en, Venezuelan League) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación ...
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1965
Football clubs in Venezuela
1965 establishments in Venezuela
Sport in Barquisimeto