Universitario Popayán

Universitario Popayán
Full name Universitario Popayán Corporación Deportiva
Founded 21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)
Ground Estadio Ciro López
Popayán, Colombia
Ground Capacity 3,900
Chairman Colombia Alexander Otero
Manager Colombia César Torres
League Categoría Primera B
2015 7th
Website Club home page

Universitario Popayán is a professional Colombian football team based in Popayán, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Ciro López stadium.[1]

History

Universitario Popayán was founded in May 2011, after Centauros Villavicencio moved from Villavicencio to Popayán considering Centauros's huge debts, the refusal of financial support from successive local authorities that deemed it as a feeder club for Deportes Quindío, and the support expressed from the Cauca Department Governorate for a football club in the department's capital city.[2] Despite the fact that the move was made before the start of the Finalización tournament, the club played for the rest of the year under its former name "Centauros" due to legal issues. They were authorized by Coldeportes to use the name "Universitario de Popayán" from the 2012 season onwards.[3] Starting from that season, the club began working in Popayán, as well as forming players in its youth ranks who would go on to play in the Colombian U-19 championships.

The club's history has been marked by the continuous exchange of players with Deportes Quindío (which comes from the Centauros Villavicencio era), given that the club's owner, Hernando Ángel, is also Deportes Quindío's controlling shareholder and chairman.

Current squad

As of 15 July 2015

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

No. Position Player
Colombia GK Jeison Lizalda
Colombia GK Juan Camilo Martínez
Colombia GK Julián Rosero
Colombia DF Jesús Antonio Figueroa
Colombia DF Jhon Alexis García
Colombia DF Jesús Mena
Colombia DF Jackson Montaño
Colombia DF Harrison Morales
Colombia DF Geisson Perea
Colombia DF Jáider Riquett
Colombia DF Cristian Velasco
Colombia DF Sebastián Viáfara
Brazil DF William Vinícius
Colombia MF Jairo Borrero
Colombia MF John Charria
No. Position Player
Colombia MF Brayan González
Colombia MF Giovanny Martínez
Colombia MF Joan Mendoza
Colombia MF Manuel Alejandro Mosquera
Colombia MF Deiner Quiñónez
Colombia MF José Luis Ramírez
Colombia FW Kevin Benítez
Colombia FW Frank Cervantes
Colombia FW Roberto David Domínguez
Paraguay FW Fernando Escobar
Colombia FW Feiver Mercado
Colombia FW Juan Moreno
Brazil FW Pedrinho
Colombia FW Célimo Polo
Colombia FW Bryan Urueña

Affiliated teams

External links

References

  1. ↑ Record in DIMAYOR
  2. ↑ "Centauros ya no es de Villavicencio y ahora es de Popayán" [Centauros is no longer from Villavicencio and now it is from Popayán]. Antena 2. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sí se llama: Universitario Popayán" [Its name is: Universitario Popayán]. Torneo Postobón. Retrieved February 15, 2016.


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