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Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian
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team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on November 29, 1990, making it one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. The club's best seasons came in the late 2000s; they finished runners-up in
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and again in
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. They play their home games at the
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stadium, which has a capacity of 27,000. Huila has a long-standing rivalry with Deportes Tolima, known as the ''Tolima Grande'' derby. The club has a futsal team named Ultrahuilca Coomotor.


History

The club was founded in November 1990 and was admitted into the Primera B tournament the following year. In 1992,
Alberto Rujana Alberto Rujana Perdomo ( he, אלברט רוחנה, ar, ألبرتو روجانا; Alberto Rujanah; born 29 March 1955) is a writer, athlete and soccer coach Lebanon, Lebanese of Syrian Jews, Jewish-Syrian nationalized Colombians, Colombian des ...
was appointed as manager. That same season, the club purchased midfielder Guillermo Berrío from America de Cali; Rujana named him captain and made him the centerpiece of the squad. Immediate promotion followed. The club managed to last in the top flight until the end of the 1996–97 season, when they finished last in the relegation table and were sent back to Primera B. Rafael Corrales took over the club in 1996–97, and led them to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. The club managed to consolidate itself in the league, although relegation was a constant danger. Huila escaped relegation only on goal differential in 2002 and had to win a relegation playoff against Valledupar in 2006. This was why the club's performance in 2007 was almost entirely unexpected. Under the management of Néstor Otero, the club finished third in the Apertura and qualified for the semifinal phase. They further surprised by winning their semifinal group (beating Millonarios on the final day of the round robin) to reach the Apertura finals, where they were beaten by Atlético Nacional 2–1 over two legs. A similarly unexpected result came in the second half of the 2009 season (Finalización tournament), when the club finished third in the first stage and topped its semifinal group. Once again they were beaten in the finals, this time by
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by a 3–2 aggregate score. The strong performance in the 2009 season allowed Atlético Huila to qualify for the following year's
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for the first time in history, in which they beat Venezuelan team
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in the first stage, but were knocked out by
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from Bolivia in the second stage. The club placed first in the first stage of the 2015 Torneo Apertura, however they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Deportes Tolima. After 22 years in the top flight, Atlético Huila were relegated back to the second tier at the end of the 2019 season, finishing in last place of both the relegation table and the year's aggregate table. Their relegation was confirmed on the last day of the regular season with a 1–0 defeat against Jaguares, who were also involved in the relegation struggle. Following their return to Primera B, Atlético Huila won the 2020 tournament, which did not grant promotion for the following season given that promotion and relegation were postponed for six months due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, however they were able to seal their promotion back to Primera A by beating Deportes Quindío, winners of the first tournament of the 2021 season, in a double-legged Grand Final.


Honours

*
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: ::Runners-up (2): 2007–I, 2009–II * Categoría Primera B: ::Winners (3): 1992, 1997,
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::Runners-up (1):
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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

* Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance ::1999: First Round *
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: 1 appearance ::2010: Second Round


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Notable players

* Guillermo Berrío (1992–96), (1998), (2003–04) * Fredy Montero (2006–07) *
Rodrigo Marangoni Rodrigo Daniel Marangoni (born February 21, 1978 in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province) is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Huila. A player of good passing skills, he is also a freekick specialist. Club career Mar ...
(2006–08) *
Víctor Guazá Víctor Alfonso Guazá Lucumí (born August 16, 1985) is a Colombian retired footballer. In 2016, he suffered a Skull fracture A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the human skull, skul ...
(2007), (2008–10) * Lewis Ochoa (2008–09) *
Gabriel Torres Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays for Deportes Antofagasta and the Panama national team. Career Club He was widely regarded as the top prospect from Panama and in 2007 he t ...
(2009) *
Iván Velásquez Iván Velásquez (born August 27, 1976 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Independiente Medellín of the Primera A in Colombia. He played as a striker. Teams * Independiente Santa Fe 1999 * Deportes Tolima 2 ...
(2009–10) *
Nicolás Ayr Nicolás Ayr (born October 11, 1982) is an Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Mexico, Paraguay, Colombia and Peru as well as in his native Argentina. His nicknamed is ''La Muralla'' ( en, The Wall) In 2012, Ayr joined Primera Divisi� ...
(2009–11) *
Amílcar Henríquez Amílcar Henríquez Espinosa (August 2, 1983 – April 15, 2017) was a Panamanian footballer. Club career Born in Panama City, Henríquez began his club career with local side Árabe Unido. He spent one season with Costa Rica with Santacruce� ...
(2009–12) *
Carlos Carbonero Carlos Mario Carbonero Mancilla (born 25 July 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Between 2011 and 2014, he earned five caps with the Colombia national team. Club career Colombia Carbonero began his career in the Catego ...
(2010) *
Daniel Bocanegra Daniel Eduardo Bocanegra Ortiz (born 23 April 1987), is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Nacional de Football. International On 9 November 2014, Bocanegra received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for ...
(2010–12) * Rafael Castillo (2010) * Andrés Andrade (2011) * Jimmy Bermúdez (2011) *
Sebastián Hernández Sebastián Hernández Mejía (born 2 October 1986) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Huila. Career Early career Hernández started his professional career in 2004 for Deportes Quindío. He also playe ...
(2011–12) * Nelson Barahona (2012) * Alejandro Vélez (2012) * Hernán Hechalar (2014) * Juan Fernando Caicedo (2014)


Managers

* Víctor Quiñónez (1991) *
Alberto Rujana Alberto Rujana Perdomo ( he, אלברט רוחנה, ar, ألبرتو روجانا; Alberto Rujanah; born 29 March 1955) is a writer, athlete and soccer coach Lebanon, Lebanese of Syrian Jews, Jewish-Syrian nationalized Colombians, Colombian des ...
(1992–95) * Nelson Abadía (1996) * Rafael Corrales (1997–99) * Nelson Gallego (2000) * Jairo Silva Quiza ''(interim)'' (2000) * Juan Eugenio Jiménez (2001–02) * Bernardo Redín (2002–03) * Félix Valverde Quiñonez (2004) * Bernardo Redín (2005) *
Néstor Otero Néstor William Otero Carvajal (born 18 September 1955) is a Colombian football manager. Career Born in Cali, Otero studied mathematics at Universidad Santiago de Cali, earning him the nickname ''Matemático.'' Otero began his football coach ...
(2006–07) * (2007–08) *
Miguel Augusto Prince Miguel Augusto Prince Franco (born 30 July 1957) is a Colombian Association football, football manager and former player. Playing career Club Born in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Prince played football as a Defender (association football), defend ...
(2009) * Guillermo Berrío (2009–11) *
Néstor Otero Néstor William Otero Carvajal (born 18 September 1955) is a Colombian football manager. Career Born in Cali, Otero studied mathematics at Universidad Santiago de Cali, earning him the nickname ''Matemático.'' Otero began his football coach ...
(2011–12) * (2012–13) * Javier Álvarez Arteaga (2013) * Virgilio Puerto (2013–14) * Fernando Castro (2014) * José Santa (2015–16) * Oswaldo Durán (2016) * Virgilio Puerto (2016) *
Jorge Vivaldo Jorge Antonio "el Flaco" Vivaldo (born 18 February 1967 in Luján) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper and current manager of Club Atlético Villa San Carlos. Career Vivaldo played for several Argentine teams in his career such as Arsena ...
(2017) *
Néstor Craviotto Néstor Oscar Craviotto (born 3 October 1963 in La Plata) is an Argentina, Argentine Association football, football manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is the current manager of Colombian club A ...
(2017–)


Women

Atlético Huila Femenino is the women's section of Atlético Huila. They participate in the
Colombian Women's Football League The Liga Femenina Profesional de Fútbol Colombiano (Colombian Professional Women's Football League) or Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR (sponsored name) is the top level women's football league in Colombia. The first season was held in 2017, with 18 ...
organized by Dimayor, the top level women's football league in Colombia. Atlético Huila won the league championship in
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, having finished runner-up in the previous season. That same year, they also won the Copa Libertadores Femenina, thus becoming the first Colombian team to win the continental club competition. In 2020, the team entered a hiatus when it withdrew from the domestic league owing to financial reasons. They returned to the league for the 2022 season.


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico Huila Football clubs in Colombia Association football clubs established in 1990 1990 establishments in Colombia Categoría Primera A clubs Categoría Primera B clubs