Millonarios F.C.

Millonarios
Full name Millonarios Fútbol Club S.A.
Nickname(s) Millos
Embajadores (The Ambassadors),
El Azul (The Blue),
Albiazules (The White-Blues)
El Ballet Azul (The Blue Ballet)
Founded 18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)
Ground Estadio El Campín
Bogotá, Colombia
Ground Capacity 36,343[1]
Owner Azul & Blanco S.A.
Chairman Enrique Camacho Matamoros
Manager Diego Cocca
League Categoría Primera A
2016-I 3rd, Quarterfinals
Website Club home page

Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium.

The team was initially created in 1937 by students from the "Colegio San Bartolomé". After the team initially was unsure about which name it would want to use, Unión and Juventud were originally favoured, it got under the influence of the city administration of Bogotá and operated as Club Municipal de Deportes. Millonarios was formally founded on June 18, 1946, thanks to the efforts of Alfonso Senior Quevedo, who became the first chairman.

Millonarios has won the Colombian league 14 times. They are also the third Colombian team to achieve a major international title, the Copa Merconorte in 2001. Since the beginning of the Colombian professional football league, Millonarios has won many domestic tournaments, the last one in 2012 after a 24-year wait.

Millonarios is also one of only three teams that have played every first division tournament in the country, along with their traditional rivals Santa Fe and Atlético Nacional.[2]

History

Millonarios is one of the most successful teams from Colombia and a major soccer representative of the Americas in the 20th century. Having their peak during the 1950s. Millonarios has won 14 first division titles. Millonarios has been known to have one of the largest fan bases in Colombia.

The Ballet Azul

Millonarios greatly benefited from a major players' strike in the Argentinian league in 1948, which caused a great diaspora of players towards Colombia. The most successful period for the club was during the early 1950s due the notable Argentinean presence. During this period with the squad that was known as The Blue Ballet, that featured great players such as Alfredo di Stefano, Adolfo Pedernera, Néstor Rossi, Julio Cozzi, Antonio "Maestrico" Báez, Hugo Reyes, Reinaldo Mourin and other figures in Argentina, mainly from River Plate. Thanks to the great football that showed these players on the field, Millonarios was named by several media outlets in South America and Europe, as the best team in the world in the early 1950s.

In 1951, Colombia was suspended by FIFA due to the recruitment of international players without a pass; the teams were forced to return all expatriate players that had participated in the tournament through irregular means. This edict signed the departure of di Stefano in February 1953, receiving bids from Barcelona and Real Madrid, who came to win the bid for the player.[3]

Small Club World Cup

In 1952, a group of Venezuelan sports entrepreneurs created the Small Club World Cup, a friendly competition that brought together leading European and South American teams. Millonarios was invited to participate in the 1952 and 1953 editions. In its first appearance, the team finished with seven points, behind Real Madrid (double tie 1–1) and Brazilian Botafogo (4–4 tie and defeat 0–2); the tournament was played in a two-round scheme, and involved host La Salle of Venezuela (double win 4–1 and 5–1).

In its participation in 1953, the team was crowned undefeated champion with 11 points, above River Plate of Argentina (5–1 win and 1–1 tie), Rapid Wien of Austria (double win 2–1 and 4–0) and Spanish Espanyol of Barcelona (double win 6–0 and 4–0). This friendly tournament is considered by some to be a predecessor of the Intercontinental Cup, now known as FIFA Club World Cup, though not its equivalent.

2000s

Millonarios had further improvement when former Manchester City assistant manager Juan Carlos Osorio was appointed as the new Millonarios' Manager, which led the club to 3rd position in the League Stage of the Mustang Cup, and 5th in the addition of all the year's performance, taking the club once again into the Copa Sudamericana, while the financial situation of the team also had a notable recovery. In July 2007, Osorio left Millonarios to manage Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire, and he was replaced with Martín Lasarte; after a brief, but very unsuccessful period with Lasarte, Millonarios then hired Argentinian Mario Vanemerak as their new manager. Under Vanemerak, Millonarios began to shine again, most notably in the Copa Sudamericana 2007, where they eliminated several powerful teams, most notably Brazilian champions São Paulo in the quarter-finals, thanks to two goals from Ricardo Ciciliano. As of October, 2007, Millonarios qualified for the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals, although they had a less impressive performance in the local tournament.

2010s

Plagued by financial problems, and with no major titles in the last decade, the club finally initiated a bankruptcy process that led to its being bought by a society composed of about 4,000 fans, Azul & Blanco, SA This movement also meant a change in playing style which started with the hiring of Venezuelan coach Richard Páez. The change has proved successful, both financially and as related to championships. With Páez as coach, the team was able to win the Copa Colombia 2011 tournament, after winning both games against Boyacá Chicó, thus classifying to 2012 Copa Sudamericana. In June 24, 2012, it was confirmed that Hernán Torres would be the new coach.

In Copa Sudamericana, the team was highly successful, reaching semi-finals after eliminating Inti Gas, Guaraní, and the Brazilians Palmeiras, and Gremio, being eliminated by runner-up, Tigre. This came as a relief after an embarrassing defeat to Real Madrid in a friendly match to honor Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Despite the defeat, the team played a great first phase in the Colombian tournament, classifying to the play-offs as the best team of the semester. After a very difficult series of matches, the team reached the Finals which were to be played against Independiente Medellín. The first match was played in Medellín, and ended in a 0–0 tie. The final game was played December 16, 2012 in Bogotá, and ended up 1–1, thus the result had to be determined by a penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Delgado managed to stop a final shoot, and Millonarios won its 14th championship, the first Fútbol Profesional Colombiano title in about 24 years.

As the 2012 Finalización champion, Millonarios qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores, where it played the second stage against Bolivian San José, Mexican Tijuana, and Brazilian Corinthians.

Under coach Ricardo Lunari, Millonarios started 2015 with three home victories against Patriotas, Cúcuta Deportivo and Cortuluá. Meanwhile, their debut in the Copa Colombia came with defeat against La Equidad.

Rivalries

Millonarios has forged many rivalries with several teams from the league, most notably with local rivals Santa Fe. This derby is popularly called El Clásico Capitalino (The Capital Classic). There are also strong rivalries with other teams like América de Cali, Atlético Nacional and Deportivo Cali.

Honours

National honours

1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1987, 1988, 2012 II
Runners-up (9): 1950, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1994, 1995-96.
1952-1953, 1963, 2011
Runners-up (2): 1951-52, 2013
Runners-up (1): 2013

International honours

2001
Runners-up (1): 2000
1972

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Best: Semi-finals in 1960, 1973, 1974 - Quarter-finals in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1989, 1995

1960: Semi-finals
1962: Quarter-finals
1963: Quarter-finals
1964: Quarter-finals
1968: First Round

1973: Semi-finals
1974: Semi-finals
1976: First Round
1979: First Round
1985: First Round

1988: First Round
1989: Quarter-finals
1995: Quarter-finals
1997: Round of 16
2013: First Round

2004: Preliminary Round
2007: Semi-finals
2012: Semi-finals
2014: First Round
1998: Semi-finals
1999: Group Stage
2000: Finalist
2001: Champion

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 November 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 Brayan Silva
2 Colombia DF Gabriel Díaz
3 Colombia DF David Valencia
5 Colombia DF Andrés Cadavid
6 Colombia MF Yilmar Angulo
7 Colombia MF Oscar Barreto
8 Colombia MF Rafael Robayo
10 Colombia MF Jonathan Estrada
11 Argentina FW Maximiliano Núñez
12 Colombia GK Ramiro Sánchez
13 Colombia MF Harold Santiago Mosquera
14 Colombia MF David Silva
15 Colombia DF Deiver Machado
16 Colombia FW Ayron del Valle
17 Colombia MF Henry Rojas
No. Position Player
18 Colombia MF Rafael Carrascal
19 Colombia DF Pedro Franco (on loan from Beşiktaş)
20 Colombia DF Héctor Quiñones
21 Colombia FW Andrés Ramiro Escobar (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
22 Colombia MF Yulián Mejía
23 Colombia DF Lewis Ochoa
24 Colombia FW Jefferson Tarifa
25 Argentina FW Enzo Gutiérrez
26 Colombia FW Dairon Asprilla (on loan from Portland Timbers)
27 Uruguay GK Nicolás Vikonis
28 Colombia DF Stiven Vega
29 Colombia DF Carlos Henao
30 Colombia MF Hárrison Henao
32 Colombia MF Alexis Hinestroza
-- Colombia DF Breiner Paz

Out of loan

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

No. Position Player
Colombia MF Yhonny Ramírez (on loan at Junior)
No. Position Player
Colombia FW Cristhian Alarcón (on loan at Atlético Huila)

Records

Most capped players Categoría Primera A (1948-2016)

(Last updated on: 27 November 2016)

R Player P Career App.
1 Colombia Bonner Mosquera MF 1990–2001, 2002–2006 496
2 Colombia Alejandro Brand MF 1969–1978, 1981–1982 385
3 Colombia Julio Edgar Gaviria DF 1968–1977 382
4 Colombia Euclides "Tizon" González DF 1971–1981 369
5 Colombia Alonso "Pocillo" Lopez DF 1974–1980, 1982–1985 348
6 ColombiaRafael Robayo MF 2005–11, 2012–Present 347
7 Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán FW 1983–1991, 1993–1995 344
8 Colombia Miguel "El Nano" Prince DF 1980-1988 324
9 Colombia Germán Gutiérrez de Piñeres DF 1978-1990 315
10 Colombia Arturo Segovia DF 1972–1979 309
11 Colombia Willington Ortiz FW 1972–1979 306
12 Colombia Gabriel Hernández DF 1966–1974 297
13 Colombia Francisco Zuluaga DF 1948–1960 290
14 Colombia Oscar Cortés DF 1990–2001 279
15 Argentina Oscar Roberto Villano DF 1967–1973 277
16 Colombia Jaime Rodríguez DF 1974–1982 276
17 Colombia Ricardo Díaz MF 1958–1966 266
18 Colombia Jaime Morón FW 1971–1974, 1977-1982 253
19 Colombia Germán Morales MF 1966–1974 250
20 ArgentinaColombia Jorge Abraham Amado MF 1975–1980 245
21 Colombia Marino Klinger FW 1957–1966 245
22 Colombia Cerveleón Cuesta DF 1985–1993 236
23 Colombia Eduardo Pimentel MF 1982-1983, 1985–1989 236
24 Uruguay Héctor Walter Burguez GK 1966–1974 235
25 Colombia Omar Yesid Mosquera MF 1989-1998 230
26 Colombia Hugo Galeano DF 1985-1991, 1993 224
27 Colombia Mayer Candelo MF 2002-2003, 2011-2015 223
28 Colombia Juanito Moreno FW 1974, 1976-1978, 1980-1983, 1984-1985 223
29 Colombia Andrés Eduardo Pérez MF 1999-2004, 2007-2008 222
30 Colombia José Eugenio Hernández MF 1978-1986 215
31 Colombia Freddy León FW 1990-1995, 1999 214
32 ArgentinaColombia Oscar Eduardo Juárez FW 1986-1991 211
33 Colombia John Jairo Díaz DF 1987, 1989-1995 203
34Colombia Senén Mosquera GK 1961-1969, 1972-1973 202
35 Colombia Oscar Ortega MF 1975-1979 200
36 Paraguay Pablo Centurión GK 1958-1963 199
37 ColombiaLewis Ochoa DF 2011-Present 187
38 Colombia Javier Martínez DF 1996-2001, 2004 187
39 Colombia Carlos Rendón MF 1988-1995 187
40 BrazilColombia Marcio Cruz FW 1995-1998, 2000-2002 185
41 Colombia Alex Daza FW 1995-1999 185
42 Colombia Eddy Villarraga GK 1990, 1992-1997 181
43 Argentina Alfredo Castillo FW 1948-1957 180
44 Colombia Hernando García DF 1984-1989 178
45 Colombia Delio Gamboa MF 1961-1965, 1973 178
46 Colombia Finot Castaño DF 1963-1970 172
47 Colombia Rubén Darío Hernández FW 1984-1990 170
48 Colombia Fernando "Bombillo" Castro DF 1966-1971 169
49 Colombia Luis Alberto Rubio MF 1955-1963 167
50 Argentina Orlando Larraz FW 1958-1963 167
51 Colombia Hermenegildo Segrera MF 1971-1974 166
52 Colombia Hernando González MF 1951-1961 164
53 Colombia Luis Eduardo Zapata DF 2001-2004, 2005-2008 163
54 Colombia Osman López DF 1992, 1994-1998 163
55 Colombia Flaminio Rivas DF 1994-1998 163
56 Argentina Alberto Vivalda GK 1982-1985 162
57 Colombia Wilman Conde DF 1982, 1987-1991 158
58 Colombia Otoniel Quintana GK 1967-1973 156
59 Colombia Oscar "Pacho" García MF 1968-1971 156
60 Argentina Miguel Angel Converti FW 1975-1977 154
61 Colombia Jaime Suárez DF 1997-2002 153
62 Colombia Jhon Mario Ramírez MF 1992-1998 y 2001 153
63 Colombia Raúl Ramírez Gacha MF 1994-2000 153
64 Argentina José Oscar Jamardo MF 1961-1964 152
65 Colombia Juan Ramírez Gallego DF 1958-1962 150
66 Colombia Edison Domínguez DF 1993-1996 149
67 Colombia Hernando Moyano MF 1954-1961 146
68 Colombia Elkin Blanco MF 2009-2014, 2015-2016 145
69 Colombia Luis Hernán Mosquera DF 2009-2015 143
70 Colombia Ricardo Pérez FW 1992-1993,1996-1997,2003,2004,2005-2006 142

Top Scorers Categoría Primera A (1948-2016)

(Last updated on: 19 November 2016)

R Player P Career Goals
1 Argentina Alfredo Castillo FW 1948–1957 133
2 Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán FW 1983–1991, 1993–1995 121
3 Colombia Marino Klinger FW 1957–1966 96
4 Colombia Alejandro Brand MF 1969–1978, 1981–1982 91
5 ArgentinaSpain Alfredo Di Stéfano FW 1949–1952 90
6 Colombia Willington Ortiz FW 1972–1979 90
7 Argentina José María Ferrero FW 1967–1969 85
8 Argentina Miguel Ángel Converti FW 1975–1977 85
9 Argentina Juan José Irigoyen FW 1977–1979 81
10 Colombia Jaime Morón FW 1971–1974, 1977–1982 81
11 ArgentinaColombia Oscar Juárez FW 1986-1991 75
12 Colombia Delio Gamboa MF 1961-1965, 1973 68
13 Colombia Carlos Rendón MF 1988-1995 64
14 Argentina Rubén Antonio Pizarro FW 1960-1965 59
15 Argentina Pedro Cabillón FW 1948-1951 57
16 Colombia Freddy León FW 1990-1995 55
17 Colombia Carlos Castro FW 2000-2001 53
18 Argentina Orlando Larraz FW 1958-1963 50
19 Colombia Carlos Enrique Estrada FW 1987-1989 49
20 Colombia Ricardo Pérez FW 1992-1993,1996,2003,2004-2006 47
21 Argentina Juan Gilberto Funes FW 1984-1986 45
22 Brazil Eduardo Texeira Lima FW 1965-1967, 1969 45
23 Brazil Silvio Farías FW 1964-1965 43
24 Paraguay Apolinar Paniagua FW 1972-1973 41
25 Argentina Antonio Báez MF 1951-1952 36
26 Argentina Adolfo Pedernera MF 1949-1954 33
27 Argentina Fernando José Areán FW 1967-1968, 1969-1970 33
28 Argentina Alejandro Barberón FW 1982-1983 32
29 ColombiaRafael Robayo MF 2005-2011, 2012-Present32
30 Colombia Dayro Moreno FW 2013-2014 29

Most capped players Copa Colombia (2008-2016)

(Last updated on: 23 November 2016)

1 ColombiaRafael Robayo MF 2008-2011, 2012-Present 55
2 Colombia Luis Delgado GK 2010-2015 54
3 Colombia Elkin Blanco MF 2009-2014, 2015-2016 53
4 Colombia Luis Hernán Mosquera DF 2009-2015 45
5 Colombia Oswaldo Henríquez DF 2008-2012, 2014-2015 41
6 ColombiaLewis Ochoa DF 2011-Present 36
7 Colombia Omar Vásquez MF 2008-2012, 2014-2015 36
8 Colombia Erik Moreno FW 2010-2013 35
9 Colombia Alex Díaz DF 2008-2011, 2012-2015 34
10 Colombia Mayer Candelo MF 2011-2015 30
11 Colombia José Mera DF 2009-2011 28
12 Colombia Juan Esteban Ortiz MF 2011-2014 27
13 ColombiaPedro Franco DF 2009-2013, 2016-Present 26
14 Colombia Ervin González FW 2008, 2010-2011 25
15 Colombia Edier Tello FW 2009-2010, 2015 21
16 Colombia Yuber Asprilla FW 2010-2014 21
17 Colombia Leonard Vásquez DF 2010-2014 21
18 Colombia Dahwling Leudo MF 2013-2014 21
19 Uruguay José Luis Tancredi MF 2011-2013 20
20 Colombia Cristhian Alarcón FW 2011-2014 19
21 Colombia Yoiver González DF 2008-2010, 2013 y 2015 18
22 ColombiaAndrés Cadavid DF 2013-Present 17
23 Colombia Jonathan Agudelo FW 2013-2016 16
24 Colombia Jarol Martínez DF 2011-2013 16
25 Colombia Carlos Padilla López MF 2012-2014 15
26 Colombia Leonardo Castro FW 2008-2009,2012 15
27 ColombiaJonathan Estrada MF 2008-209, 2019, 2016-Present 14
28 Colombia Jefferson Herrera DF 2011-2015 13
29 Colombia Harrison Otálvaro MF 2012-2014, 2015 13
30 Colombia Daniel Mauricio Torres MF 2012-2015 12

Top Scorers Copa Colombia (2008-2016)

(Last updated on: 24 November 2016)

R Player P Career Goals
1 Colombia Erick Moreno FW 2010-2013 12
2 Colombia Yovanny Arrechea FW 2010 11
3 ColombiaJonathan Estrada MF 2008-2009,2010,2016-Present 7
4 Colombia Wason Rentería FW 2013 7
5 Colombia Edison Toloza FW 2011 7
6 ColombiaRafael Robayo MF 2008-2011,2012-Present 6
7 Colombia Mayer Candelo MF 2011-2015 6
8 Colombia Yuber Asprilla FW 2010-2014 6
9 Colombia Omar Andrés Rodríguez MF 2010-2011 6
10 Colombia Dayro Moreno FW 2013-2014 5
11 Uruguay José Luis Tancredi MF 2011-2013 5
12 Colombia Luis Hernán Mosquera DF 2009-2015 4
13 Colombia Jefferson Angulo MF 2011 4
14 Colombia Ervin González FW 2008, 2010-2011 4
15 ColombiaPedro Franco DF 2009-2013,2016-Present 3
16 Colombia Víctor Salazar FW 2009-2011,2014-2015 3
17 Colombia Cristhian Alarcón MF 2011-2014 3
18 Argentina Matías Urbano FW 2012 3
19 Colombia Jefferson Angulo MF 2011 3
20 Colombia Carmelo Valencia FW 2009 3

Notable Foreign Players

  • Paraguay Genaro Benítez (1961-1965)
  • Ecuador Pedro Gando (1963-1965)
  • BrazilJose Romeiro Cardoso(1963-1965)
  • Brazil Silvio Farías (1964-1965)
  • Brazil Oreco (1965-1968)
  • Brazil Eduardo Texeira Lima (1965-1966,1969)
  • Argentina Enrique Santiago Fernández (1967-1969)
  • ArgentinaJosé María Ferrero(1967-1969)
  • Argentina Fernando José Areán (1967-1970)
  • Argentina Amadeo Carrizo (1969-1970)
  • Argentina Néstor Subiat (1971)
  • ArgentinaOscar Roberto Villano(1967-1973)
  • Paraguay Julio Gómez (1972-1973)
  • Paraguay Apolinar Paniagua (1972-1973)
  • ArgentinaMiguel Ángel Converti(1975-1977)
  • ArgentinaDaniel Onega(1978)
  • ArgentinaJuan Jose Irigoyen(1977-1979)

Other Prominent Foreign Players

  • Brazil Danilo Mourman (1949-1952)
  • Argentina Hugo Reyes (1951-1952)
  • Argentina Reinaldo Mourin (1951-1952)
  • Paraguay Julio César Ramírez (1950-1953)
  • Argentina Adolfo Jorge Benegas (1952-1953)
  • Argentina Mario Fernández (1952-1954)
  • Argentina Tomás Aves (1948-1951,1954-1955)
  • Hungary Béla Sárosi (1955)
  • Argentina Wálter Marcolini (1959)
  • Argentina Hugo Contreras (1958-1960)
  • Argentina Rodolfo Micheli (1960)
  • Argentina Oswaldo Debrassi (1961-1962)
  • Argentina Santiago Vulcano (1962-1963)
  • Argentina Carlos Alberto Bolla (1960-1962,1964)
  • Argentina José Oscar Jamardo (1961-1964)
  • Brazil Almir Da Silva (1963-1966)
  • Brazil Orlando Basilio (1964-1966)

  • Brazil Ary Goncalves (1965-1966)
  • Brazil Homero Nivaldo Peixoto (1965-1966)
  • Argentina Juan Carlos Carotti (1968-1969)
  • Argentina Juan Carlos Justich (1968-1969)
  • Argentina Pedro Prospitti (1970)
  • Argentina Fernando Luis Lavezzi (1970-1971)
  • Uruguay Juan Adolfo Maldonado (1970-1971)
  • Argentina Gualberto Muggione (1970-1971)
  • Argentina Osvaldo Luis Mura (1970-1971)
  • Serbia Dragoslav Sekularac (1971-1972)
  • UruguayColombia Julio Avelino Comesaña (1972-1973)
  • Brazil Eduardo Ghilio (1968,1973-1974)
  • Argentina Eduardo Maglioni (1974-1975)
  • Argentina Carlos Della Savia (1976-1977)
  • ParaguayColombia Roberto Riquelme (1975-1979)
  • ArgentinaColombia Luis Gerónimo López (1978-1979)
  • Brazil Mario de Queiroz (1980-1981)

Managers

References

  1. FIFA Web
  2. Stokkermans, Karel (3 October 2013). "Coventric!". RSSSF.com.

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