Fortaleza C.E.I.F.

Not to be confused with Fortaleza Esporte Clube.
Fortaleza C.E.I.F.
Full name Fortaleza C.E.I.F. Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) Atezados (The Swarthy)
Equipo Negro (Black Team)
Founded 15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
Ground Estadio Metropolitano de Techo
Bogotá, Colombia
Ground Capacity 10,000
Chairman Ricardo Pérez
Manager Carlos Barato
League Categoría Primera B
2016 Primera A, 19th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Fortaleza C.E.I.F. is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá. In 2017, the team will play in the Categoría Primera B after having been relegated. The team has been promoted twice, in 2013 and 2015. They play their home games at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.

History

The club was founded on 15 November 2010[1] as Fortaleza F.C., based on the municipality of Soacha. The club joined the Categoría Primera B after buying the licence of the recently dissolved club Atlético Juventud.[2]

In the 2013 Primera B season, the team was champion of the Finalización tournament, allowing them play the finals against Uniautónoma. The team lost the title, losing the home match with a 0–2 score, and drawing 1–1 in the away match. However, the team was promoted to the Primera A after winning against Cúcuta Deportivo in the Promotion/relegation playoff with a 2–1 global score.

Fortaleza was relegated after its first year in the Primera A. The club ranked 16th in the Apertura tournament and 13th in the Finalización tournament, being the worst team in the Relegation table.

In 2015, the club was renamed Fortaleza C.E.I.F. after merging with the amateur football club C.E.I.F. (Centro de Entrenamiento Integrado para el Fútbol).[3] That season, the club was promoted after reach the finals, however they lost the title against Atlético Bucaramanga with a 0–2 global score.

Stadium

Current squad

As of 14 July 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Colombia GK Nelson Ramos
2 Colombia DF Luciano Ospina
4 Colombia DF Anderson Arroyo
5 Colombia DF Camilo Blanco
6 Colombia MF Kevin Londoño
7 Argentina MF Mariano Vásquez
8 Colombia FW Juan David Jiménez
9 Colombia MF Juan Carlos Moreno
12 Colombia GK Juan Carlos Patiño
13 Colombia DF Carlos Pérez
14 Colombia MF Jhon Duque
15 Colombia DF Breyner Bonilla
17 Colombia DF Wilmer Boyacá
18 Colombia MF Almir Soto
19 Colombia FW Adrián Parra
No. Position Player
20 Colombia DF Jimmy Mican
21 Paraguay FW Oscar Franco
22 Colombia GK Sebastián Duque (on loan from Santa Fe)
24 Colombia MF Yorman Rueda
25 Colombia MF Carlos Mario Rodríguez
26 Colombia MF Wilmar Hernández
27 Colombia DF Yan Mosquera
28 Colombia MF Marco Canchila
30 Colombia MF Juan Ferney Otero
32 Colombia MF Jefferson Angulo
33 Colombia FW Duban Martínez
– Colombia MF Yesus Cabrera
– Colombia FW Yair Arboleda
– Colombia FW Wilder Medina

Managers

Source: Worldfootball.net

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.winsports.co/equipos/fortaleza-futbol-club-3437
  2. ↑ http://www.futbolred.com/torneo-postobon/soacha-volvera-a-tener-futbol-profesional-con-fortaleza-fc+8789162
  3. ↑ http://dimayor.com/el-club-fortaleza-esta-estrenando-imagen-y-sede-deportiva-para-este-semestre/
  4. ↑ http://www.futbolred.com/torneo-postobon/soacha-volvera-a-tener-futbol-profesional-con-fortaleza-fc+8789162
  5. ↑ http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-12716112

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