Alianza Fútbol Club is a Colombian professional football team based in Valledupar, Cesar Department, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded on 16 January 2024 and plays its home games at the Armando Maestre Pavajeau stadium.
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| Full name | Alianza Fútbol Club | |||
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| Founded | 16 January 2024 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau | |||
| Capacity | 11,000 | |||
| Chairman | Carlos Ferreira | |||
| Manager | Hubert Bodhert | |||
| League | Categoría Primera A | |||
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History edit
Alianza F.C. was founded by the owner and chairman of Alianza Petrolera, Carlos Orlando Ferreira, who relocated the club from Barrancabermeja, Santander Department after being offered financial support by the newly elected authorities and private enterprises from Valledupar and the Cesar Department.
Whilst Alianza Petrolera came from an eighth-place finish in the aggregate table of the 2023 Categoría Primera A season that qualified them for their first international competition, the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, by early January 2024 issues regarding financial support as well as the fact that Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata in Barrancabermeja was not suitable to host international games came up, along with an interest from Valledupar for the club to play their home matches there.[1] On 16 January 2024 Alianza Petrolera officially confirmed their departure from Barrancabermeja due to the lack of financial support from local authorities while also dropping the word Petrolera from their name and the yellow and black colors that identified them.[2] That same day, Alianza Fútbol Club was presented at a press conference held in Valledupar, where it was confirmed that the club will play under a new crest and will adopt as new colors those representative of the city.[3]
The club played its first match on 21 January 2024, losing 3–1 to Atlético Nacional for the first round of the 2024 Apertura tournament.[4] On 6 March Alianza played their first international match, defeating América de Cali 2–1 in the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana to advance to the group stage of the competition.[5]
Stadium edit
Alianza F.C. play their home matches at Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau in Valledupar, built in 1974 and renovated between 2013 and 2015 to host the 2015 South American U-15 Championship. The stadium, with a capacity of 11,000 spectators, served previously as home stadium for former Categoría Primera B club Valledupar F.C., which folded in June 2023.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 9 March 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ "Equipo de Copa Sudamericana amenaza con irse a Valledupar: 'Hemos sufrido mucho'" [Copa Sudamericana team threatens with leaving for Valledupar: "We have suffered a lot"] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Oficial: Alianza Petrolera cambia Barrancabermeja por Valledupar" [Official: Alianza Petrolera change Barrancabermeja for Valledupar] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Oficializaron la llegada de Alianza Fútbol Club a Valledupar" [They made official the arrival of Alianza Fútbol Club to Valledupar] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Nacional remonta y gana en su debut ante Alianza" [Nacional come back and win in their debut against Alianza] (in Spanish). Diario As. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Alianza elimina a América y está en grupos de Sudamericana" [Alianza knock América out and they are in the Sudamericana groups] (in Spanish). Diario As. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Lista Buena Fe – Torneo - CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL. Retrieved 9 March 2024.