Orsomarso Sportivo Clube is a Colombian professional football team based in Palmira.[2][3] Founded in 2012, the club currently competes in the Categoría Primera B, and plays its home games at the Francisco Rivera Escobar stadium. Its name comes from the Italian comune Orsomarso.[4]
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| Full name | Orsomarso Sportivo Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Orso Los Palmiranos | |||
| Founded | 7 December 2012[1] | |||
| Ground | Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar | |||
| Capacity | 15,300 | |||
| Chairman | Walter Ante | |||
| Manager | Steven Sánchez | |||
| League | Categoría Primera B | |||
| 2023 | Primera B, 15th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
Orsomarso S.C. was founded on 7 December 2012 on the initiative of José Gabriel Sangiovanni, whose father José "Pepino" Sangiovanni (born in Orsomarso, Italy) and brother Oreste had also been linked to football as both served as chairmen of América de Cali. The club was originally created as a football academy based in the village of El Carmelo in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, aiming to help young footballers with limited economic resources start a professional footballing career. By July, Orsomarso already had an under-17 squad, under-19 squad, and a senior team which entered the amateur league of the Valle del Cauca Department (Copa El País), whilst the youth teams joined the youth championships organized by the Colombian Football Federation.[5]
In January 2016, Orsomarso turned into a professional football club after its owners bought the affiliation rights (ficha) that belonged to Uniautónoma, club that was dissolved at the conclusion of the 2015 season and joined Categoría Primera B for the 2016 season.[6] The club played its first professional match on 10 February 2016 against América de Cali, which was valid for the Copa Colombia and ended in a 2–0 defeat, while its first league match was a 2–0 away victory over Unión Magdalena four days later.[7]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 18 August 2021[8]
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
- ^ "¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS ORSOMARSO SC!" [HAPPY BIRTHDAY ORSOMARSO SC!]. Dimayor.com.co. División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Dépor FC y Orsomarso jugarán el Torneo Águila 2016 - Deportes - El País". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28.
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (3 April 2022). "Young Aniket Bharti joins Orsomarso SC, second division club in Colombia". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Club Deportivo Orsomarso sueña con jugar el Torneo Águila - Deportes - el País". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Orsomarso FC llegó para quedarse en el fútbol colombiano" [Orsomarso FC came to stay in Colombian football] (in Spanish). El País. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Aprobado el nuevo equipo que jugará en el Torneo Aguila reemplazando a Uniautonoma" [The new team that will play the Torneo Águila replacing Uniautónoma was approved]. ComuTricolor.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Orsomarso gana en su debut en el Torneo Águila" [Orsomarso win in their Torneo Águila debut] (in Spanish). El País. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "ORSOMARSO". Dimayor.com.co. División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
External links edit
- Official website – archived (in Spanish)
- Orsomarso S.C. at Soccerway