Expreso Rojo
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| Full name |
Corporación Deportiva Expreso Rojo | ||
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| Founded | 10 August 2000 | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Municipal Jorge Torres Rocha Soacha, Colombia | ||
| Capacity | 2,200 | ||
| Chairman |
 Edgar Páez | ||
| Manager |
John Jairo Bodmer | ||
| League | Categoría Primera B | ||
| 2013 | 15th (aggregate table) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Expreso Rojo is a professional Colombian football team based in Facatativá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Municipal Jorge Torres Rocha stadium.
History
Professional club history began in 1998 when the team played in the Categoría Primera B under the name Univalle, playing the first half in Jamundí and the second in Palmira with Hernan Dario Herrera as coach.
In 1991 the team was renamed Expreso Palmira, due to the support of the carrier of the same name. In that season the coaches were Carlos Burbano and Jose Martinez, who left the team in tenth place.
In the 2000 season with coach Eduardo Lara, the club played a prominent campaign to reclassification placed third, qualifying for the final round for the promotion. There it faced Deportivo Pereira, Unión Magdalena and Deportivo Rionegro, ranking third again.
In 2001 the club was ranked eighth of the reclassification, thus accessing to the quadrangular B where it was last behind Bogotá Chicó, Cúcuta Deportivo and Unión Magdalena.
In 2002, Expreso Palmira was purchased by some businessmen who renamed the club Expreso Rojo de Cartagena. The same year the team won the Primera C championship.[1]
In 2003 Expreso Rojo plays its first season in the Primera B, being first to the reclassification but being eliminated in the quadrangular. Two years later Expreso Rojo moved to Sincelejo, which only lasted a year, and in 2006 returned to Cartagena. In the 2007 season the team moved to the city of Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca.
His most notable participation in Colombian soccer occurred in 2008 on the Copa Colombia where Expreso Rojo reached the semifinals. Expreso Rojo was eliminated by Once Caldas, with the aggregate score of 1:0.
In 2009 the team moved to Zipaquirá due to economic problems. In the 2011 season Expreso Rojo decides to move back to the city of Fusagasugá, however due to the poor performance the club moved to Soacha.
Stadium
Kit
- Home: Red shirt with white vertical strips, red shorts and red socks.
- Away: Yellow shirt, yellow short and black socks.
Kit manufacturer
| Period | Kit manufacturer |
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| 2011 |  Kimo |
| 2012 |  FSS |
| 2013 |  Sport Market [2] |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Players
- Néstor Salazar (1994)
- David Ferreira (1997–98)
Elder José Figueroa (2001)- Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (2006), (2009)
Thierry Fidjeu (2008)- Yamith Cuesta (2008–12)
Cristian Romero (2011–12)
References
- ↑ Historia del Expreso Rojo (in Spanish)
- ↑ http://expresorojofc.co/el-club.html Lanzamiento Sport Market
External links
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