Carabobo FC

Carabobo Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club based in Valencia. The club was founded in 1964 and plays its home matches at the Estadio Misael Delgado, which seats 10,000 spectators. Carabobo FC has been one of Venezuelan football champion and currently plays in the Segunda División, the second- highest division in Venezuela.

History

Time as Valencia FC

Carbobo FC was founded on July 24, 1964 under the name FC Valencia in Valencia, the third largest city of Venezuela. Only a year after the club was founded Valencia FC succeeded already the first title win in the Copa Venezuela the final against FC Lara, the predecessor organization of today's CD Lara was recovered. The national cup competition of Venezuela Valencia FC could make a second time victorious, as was relegated to second place thirteen years after the first triumph in 1978 Universidad de Los Andes FC. Between the two Cup successes Valencia FC could even win the Venezuelan Football Championship, in the 1971 season took you a first place in La Liga, four points ahead of Deportivo Italia, today's Deportivo Petare. To date, the title is from 1971, the only championship of Valencia FC, ​​even after the re-establishment in 1997 it has not yet been champion.

Due to the success in league and cup it was Valencia FC or more possible to participate in the Copa Libertadores. In the first participation in 1970, the club finished second in the group stage third place behind the two top clubs Uruguayan Nacional and Penarol and Liga against Deportivo Galicia competitor. Against Deportivo Galicia two duels were won, also we took a surprising point a 0-0 draw against Peñarol. However the return match in Montevideo was lost against Uruguay's series champion with 2:11. In 1971 Valencia FC for the second time of the Copa Libertadores in part and failed again in the first round. The club finished last in a group with CA Peñarol and Deportivo Italia, the only point gain you could win with a 1-1 draw against Deportivo Italia. The third and last was until today participation in the Libertadores Cup two years later, in 1974. Also in this tournament Valencia FC was able to record a victory, only Portuguesa FC and CD Los Millonarios from Colombia each scored a draw. One finally resigned as Table.

Under the new name

In 1997, the nine founding of the association took place under the new name Carabobo FC. In addition to the name that was selected on the basis of the of the most populous state in Venezuela, Valencia has as its capital, changed with the new foundation the club colors, previously green and white included and were now red and white exchanged. Soon after the founding of the club managed to return to the Primera División, from which it had already been adopted in the eighties and had risen only briefly again. 2004 succeeded Carabobo FC again to qualify for the first time after thirty years for a continental competition, even if it was only the Copa Sudamericana and not the Copa Libertadores, in which the best teams in South America and the continental crown in club football. Overall, Carabobo FC took part in the Copa Sudamericana three times, each time the tournament was over already in the qualifying round. 2004 it was eliminated by Cienciano del Cuzco in Peru, in 2006 against AC Mineros de Guayana and 2007 against CD El Nacional of Ecuador.

Achievements

  • Primera División Venezolano: 1x (1971 )
  • Segunda División Venezolano: 1x (1990 )
  • Copa Venezuela: 2x (1965, 1978)
  • Participation in the Copa Libertadores: 3x
  • Participation in the Copa Sudamericana: 3x

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