Boyacá Chicó F.C.
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Full name | Deportivo Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club S.A. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Los Ajedrezados (The Checkered) | ||
Founded | 26 March 2002 | ||
Ground | Estadio La Independencia Tunja, Colombia |
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Capacity | 20,630 | ||
Chairman | Ricardo Hoyos Ángel | ||
Manager | Nelson Gómez (caretaker) | ||
League | Categoría Primera A | ||
2016–I | 18th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded on March 26, 2002[1] in Bogotá as Deportivo Bogotá Chicó F.C.,[2] named after one of the city's neighborhoods. After gaining promotion from Primera B in 2003[2] and playing one more season in the capital, the club was relocated to its current ground and renamed Boyacá Chicó F.C. They play their home games at the Estadio de La Independencia stadium.
Boyacá Chicó was the only team based on Boyacá to reach the top flight in Colombian football until 2011, when Patriotas also achieved the promotion.
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History
The club was founded in 2002 as Chicó Futbol Club, after the district of Chicó, in Chapinero, where Eduardo Pimentel, the manager of the project and former player of Millonarios, América de Cali, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pereira and the Colombia national football team, was born. The club played their first season in Primera C, finished as champions and were promoted to Primera B. They currently play in Primera A.
Honours
National Honours
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- 2008-I
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- 2003
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- 2000
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
The club have appeared in the Copa Libertadores twice, reaching the preliminary round in 2008 and the group stage in the 2009 edition.
Players
Current squad
- As of 26 May 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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Out on loan
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Managers
- Eduardo Pimentel (2004–05)
- Mario Vanemerak (2005)
- Alberto Gamero (July 2005 – Dec 13)
- José Ricardo Pérez (Jan 2014 – Dec 14)
- Eduardo Lara (Dec 2014–15)
- Eduardo Pimentel (2015)
- José Ricardo Pérez (2016)
- Darío Sierra (2016)
References
External links
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