Alianza Petrolera F.C.
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| Full name | Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Petroleros (The Oil Dealers) | ||
| Gegründet | 24 October 1991 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau | ||
| Capacity | 11,500 | ||
| Chairman | Carlos Ferreira | ||
| Manager | César Torres | ||
| League | Categoría Primera A | ||
| 2023 | Primera A, 8th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club is a Colombian professional football team based in Valledupar, Cesar, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in the Categoría Primera B until 2012. They play their home games at the Armando Maestre Pavajeau stadium. They have also played home matches in the town of Guarne, Antioquia, Barrancabermeja, Santander and in Floridablanca.
History
Alianza Petrolera was a founding member of Categoría Primera B and played in that league from 1992 to 2012. They enjoyed a significant run of success between 1998 and 2004, finishing as runners-up in 2002. However, their fortunes changed after that and by 2009 the club was on the verge of folding.
In the 2009 Apertura, they performed dismally, earning just five points and not winning a single game. The club was short on sponsors, coaches, and players, and their participation in the Finalizacion seemed doubtful. They managed to compete, but finished dead last. In early 2011, Alianza Petrolera signed a partnership deal with Atlético Nacional that would net them players and coaching staff on loan, with much of the wages covered by the latter team.[2]
This new arrangement revitalized the club, which qualified for the finals of the "Torneo Finalización" in 2012. This earned them a berth in the final against Deportivo Rionegro. Alianza prevailed, winning the first leg 1–0 and the second leg 3–1. That earned them a spot in the season final against América de Cali, with promotion on the line. The first leg ended 2–1 in favor of Alianza, but the second leg ended 1–0 in favor of América de Cali. The series went to penalty kicks, where Alianza Petrolera prevailed and earned promotion to the top flight for the very first time.
Alianza has not been relegated back since. Their best campaign in the top flight was in the 2015 Finalización tournament. During the first stage, the club enjoyed a consistent performance, leading the table for some rounds of the tournament and ending in sixth place with 33 points, which allowed them to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time, losing to Independiente Medellín in the quarterfinals.
Honours
- Winners (1): 2012
- Runners-up (1): 2002
Stadium
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Former players
Records
Most capped players
Source: BDFA
| R | Player | P | Career | App. |
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| 1 |  David Valencia |
DF | 2011–15 | 131 |
| 2 | Rafael Carrascal |
MF | 2012–15 | 130 |
| 3 |  Ricardo Jerez, Jr. |
GK | 2013– | 107 |
| 4 | Juan Guillermo Arboleda |
MF | 2012, 2013– | 105 |
| 5 | Ricardo Peñaloza |
MF | 2007–11 | 88 |
| 6 | Jorge "La Araña" Henríquez |
GK | 2009–11, 2012–14 | 82 |
| 7 | Víctor Castillo |
MF | 2013– | 77 |
| 8 | Dairon Asprilla |
FW | 2012–14 | 72 |
| 9 | Deivy Balanta |
MF | 2012–15 | 71 |
| 10 | Leonardo Torres |
DF | 2006, 2009–11 | 69 |
Last updated on: 20 May 2016
Top scorers
Source: BDFA
| R | Player | P | Career | G. |
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| 1 | Sergio "Barranca" Herrera |
FW | 1999, 2003 | 25 |
| 2 | Dairon Asprilla |
FW | 2012–14 | 22 |
| 3 | Ayron del Valle |
FW | 2014 | 15 |
| 4 | Michael Rangel |
FW | 2012–13 | 14 |
| Andrés Rentería |
FW | 2012 | 14 | |
| 6 | Yeison Devoz |
FW | 2006, 2011–12 | 13 |
| 7 | César Arias |
FW | 2006–08 | 12 |
| 8 | Cristian Palomeque |
MF | 2012–13 | 11 |
| 9 | Jorge Romaña |
FW | 2006 | 10 |
| Edinson Palomino |
FW | 2007–08 | 10 |
Last updated on: 20 May 2016
Notable players
List of call-ups to national teams:
Ricardo Jerez, Jr. (2013–17), (2017–21)
Nelson Barahona (2014)
Managers
José de Jesús Vega (1998)- José Suárez (1999)
- Fernando Valderrama (2000-2001)
- Adolfo León Holguín (2002)
- Alexis Mendoza (2003)
- Juan Carlos Bedoya (2004)
- Adolfo León Holguín (2005)
- Felipe Merino (2006)
- Adolfo León Holguín (2006)
Jorge Ramoa (2007)- Didier Luna (2008)
- Oscar Upegui (2008)
- Carlos Estrada (2009)
- Henry Barón (2010)
- Héctor Estrada (2011-2013)
- Guillermo "El Teacher" Berrío (2013)
- Adolfo León Holguín (2014)
- Oscar Upegui (2015-2016)
- Edgar Moreno (2016)
- Jorge Luis Bernal (2016-2017)
- Juan Cruz Real (2017-2018)
- César Torres (2018-2020)
- Wilson Gutiérrez (2021)
- Hubert Bodhert (2021-2023)
- César Torres (2023-)
Source: Worldfootball.net
References
- ^ "Alianza Petrolera". División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Alianza Petrolera tendrá acento paisa en la temporada 2011" (in Spanish). Futbolred.com. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "ALIANZA PETROLERA". Dimayor. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Plantel de Alianza Petrolera". ESPN. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
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