Minervén Sport Club, formerly Minervén Bolívar Fútbol Club, usually known as Minervén, is a Venezuelan

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club.

History

The club was founded on January 15, 1985, in

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. In 2004 were replaced by Club Deportivo Iberoamericano. On July 27, 2007 they changed the name again to Minervén Bolívar Fútbol Club. The ran into financial trouble and changed their name to Minervén Sport Club, after re-starting from the lowest professional division in 2015.

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estadio Hector Thomas, in the city of

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, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. In the golden era of the club, the high profile games or those in continental competitions, where played at

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. The later is shared with Mineros de Guayana, another football club of Bolívar state, and Minerven's biggest rival.

Titles

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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 4 appearances ::1993: Round of 16 ::1994: Quarter-Finals ::1996: Round of 16 ::1997: Round of 16 * Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance ::1994: Quarter-Finals

References

*Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved January 15, 2006).

External links

Official websiteAC Minerven Futbol Club Bolivar (fansite)
Association football clubs established in 1985 Minerven Ciudad Guayana 1985 establishments in Venezuela Defunct football clubs in Venezuela {{SouthAm-footyclub-stub