Universitario Popayán
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| Full name | Universitario Popayán Corporación Deportiva | ||
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| Founded | 21 May 2011 | ||
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Estadio Ciro López Popayán, Colombia | ||
| Capacity | 3,900 | ||
| Chairman | Alexander Otero | ||
| Manager | César Torres | ||
| League | Categoría Primera B | ||
| 2016 | 7th, Semifinals | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Universitario Popayán is a professional Colombian football team based in Popayán, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Ciro López stadium.[1]
History
Universitario Popayán was founded in May 2011, after Centauros Villavicencio moved from Villavicencio to Popayán considering Centauros's huge debts, the refusal of financial support from successive local authorities that deemed it as a feeder club for Deportes Quindío, and the support expressed from the Cauca Department Governorate for a football club in the department's capital city.[2] Despite the fact that the move was made before the start of the Finalización tournament, the club played for the rest of the year under its former name "Centauros" due to legal issues. They were authorized by Coldeportes to use the name "Universitario de Popayán" from the 2012 season onwards.[3] Starting from that season, the club began working in Popayán, as well as forming players in its youth ranks who would go on to play in the Colombian U-19 championships.
The club's history has been marked by the continuous exchange of players with Deportes Quindío (which comes from the Centauros Villavicencio era), given that the club's owner, Hernando Ángel, is also Deportes Quindío's controlling shareholder and chairman.
Current squad
- As of 21 February 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Affiliated teams
External links
References
- ↑ Record in DIMAYOR
- ↑ "Centauros ya no es de Villavicencio y ahora es de Popayán" [Centauros is no longer from Villavicencio and now it is from Popayán]. Antena 2. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Sí se llama: Universitario Popayán" [Its name is: Universitario Popayán]. Torneo Postobón. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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