Minervén Sport Club, formerly Minervén Bolívar Fútbol Club, usually known as Minervén, is a Venezuelan football club.
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| Full name | Minervén Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Expreso Azul El Ballet Azul El Expreso Sur | ||
| Founded | January 15, 1985 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Hector Thomas El Callao, Venezuela Polideportivo Cachamay Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | ||
| Capacity | 42,500 | ||
| Chairman | Luciano Chávez | ||
| Manager | José Hernández | ||
| League | Tercera División Venezolana | ||
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History edit
The club was founded on January 15, 1985, in Puerto Ordaz. 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 edit
The club plays their home matches at Estadio Hector Thomas, in the city of El Callao, 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 Polideportivo Cachamay in Ciudad Guayana. The later is shared with Mineros de Guayana, another football club of Bolívar state, and Minerven's biggest rival.
Titles edit
- 1995-96
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions edit
- Copa Libertadores: 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 edit
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved January 15, 2006).
External links edit
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