Universidad de Los Andes FC

Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club, also known by the acronym ULA, is a Venezuelan football club from Mérida. The club was founded in 1977 and plays its home matches at the Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa, which offers 16,500 spectators. Universidad de Los Andes FC, ​​the Venezuelan champion twice so far has been, currently plays in Segunda División B, the third- highest division in Venezuela.

History

The Universidad de Los Andes FC was founded in 1977 under the name Universidad de Los Andes in Mérida Mérida Fútbol Club. The club was a newly founded University Club, the University Universidad de los Andes is located in the immediate vicinity and was eponymous. As colors to chose the founding members of the ULA, as the club is abbreviated, blue and white, which also corresponds to those of the university.

Successful time

Universidad de Los Andes FC won twice the Venezuelan football championship in its history to date. The first win was the club in 1983. Was a first place in the Primera División achieved with a point advantage over Portuguesa FC. With the league title for the Copa Libertadores in 1984 to start. The tournament ULA survived surprisingly, the first group phase by a first place ahead of Sporting Cristal, Portuguesa and FBC Melgar. Thus, the second group stage was reached where against the two Brazilian top clubs Gremio and Flamengo Rio de Janeiro came from. At the national level, however, the coming years for ULA were less successful, it was not until the season 1990/91 until the club again celebrated a great success. Add -called season they finished after all the game day in first place with two points ahead of Club Sport Marítimo and was the second time Venezuelan champion in football. This time, however, the Libertadores participation was less successful, it already came the resignation as a group Last in the first round.

Decline and return

In 1998, just two years after winning the Venezuelan cup competition, Copa Venezuela, Universidad de Los Andes FC came in strong financial difficulties. After three more years could be played in the top leagues of the Venezuelan football, had ULA 2001 the rights to the club due to major financial problems to sell and join the Monagas Sport Club. This marked the end of Universidad de Los Andes FC was sealed. Five years later, in 2006, ULA could be re-established and since then plays in lower divisions of Venezuela. In the 2011/12 season, the club plays in the Segunda División B Venezolano, the third- highest league after 2010/11, the rise of the Tercera División was successful.

Achievements

  • La Liga: 2x (1983, 1990/91 )
  • Segunda División: 2x (1986, 1994/95 )
  • Copa Venezuela: 1x (1995 /96)
  • Participation in the Copa Libertadores: 2x

Known player

  • Venezuela Rafael Dudamel
  • Venezuela Ricardo Páez
  • Venezuela Jorge Alberto Rojas
  • Venezuela José Torrealba
  • Venezuela Luis Vera
University of the Andes (Venezuela) 1984 Copa Libertadores 1992 Copa Libertadores
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