Estudiantes de Mérida

The club Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club (usually called Estudiantes de Mérida, or simply Estudiantes) is a professional football club of the Venezuelan league, based in Mérida, Venezuela. It has performed well in both national and international competitions, like Copa Libertadores, and has won titles in several regional and national competitions.

History

The club was founded on April 4, 1971.

Titles

• Primera División Venezolana: 2

Amateur Era (0):

Professional Era (2): 1980, 1985

• Segunda División Venezolana: 0

• Segunda División B Venezolana: 0

• Tercera División Venezolana: 0

• Copa de Venezuela: 3

1971, 1975, 1985

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 7 appearances

1977: First Round

1978: First Round

1981: First Round

1982: First Round

1987: First Round

1999: Quarter-Finals

2003: Preliminary Round

• Copa Sudamericana: 0 appearances

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• Recopa Sudamericana: 0 appearances

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• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1999: Quarter-Finals

• Copa Merconorte: 1 appearance

2000: First Round

Colors

The club's colors are red, white and blue.

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, which seats 42,200 people and was inaugurated on December 7, 2005. The club previously played their home matches at Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa, which seats 14,000 and was inaugurated on September 5, 1969.

Current First Team Players

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

References

• Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Spanish-language Wikipedia article and from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article (retrieved January 16, 2006).

External links

• Official website