The Lara Fútbol Club was a professional

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club based in

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Lara Lara may refer to: People * Lara (name), can be a given name or a surname in several languages * Lara (mythology), a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's ''Fasti'' Places *Lara (state), a state in Venezuela * Electoral district ...

, 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

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, and subsequently to

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and changed its name to Metropolitanos Fútbol Club. Metropolitanos currently plays in the

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History

In the 1965 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by

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in the finals. In the

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, the club participated in the Group A with

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, River Plate, Universitario,

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, and

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, and was the last place with only four points. In the 1968 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by

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in the finals. In the 1979 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by

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in the finals.

Honours

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::Professional Era (1): 1965 *

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: 0 ::Runner-up (3): 1965, 1968, 1979

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 1 appearance ::1966: Group Stage

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History

Honours

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

See also

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