Deportivo Cali

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Deportivo Cali
Palmira, Colombia
Capacity44,000
Owner2,000 members
ChairmanGuido Jaramillo
ManagerHernando Patiño (caretaker)
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2023Primera A, 12th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A.

Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football teams in Colombia, having won ten domestic league championships, one Copa Colombia and one Superliga Colombiana, for a total of twelve titles. Their stadium, Estadio Deportivo Cali, with an original capacity of 61,890, is the largest football stadium in Colombia, but has recently seen reductions in capacity due to renovations.

Deportivo Cali is the only Colombian football club that owns its own stadium, and the only club in Colombia to be owned by its fans.

Copa Libertadores final in 1978.[2] In 2016, Forbes listed Deportivo Cali as the 36th most valuable football team of the Americas.[3]

History

Amateur era

The club's first logo established during 1912

Cali Football Club was formed in 1908 by students under the leadership of Nazario Lalinde, Juan Pablo Lalinde and Fidel Lalinde, who came back from Europe bringing football to the city of Cali, but in 1912 the students under the leadership of the three Lalinde brothers organized the team and renamed it as Deportivo Cali beginning practice under their first coach,

Catalan born Francisco Villa Bisa. Their first match was between CFC "A" and CFC "B" in the Versailles pitch, with 300 spectators in attendance. By 1928 the name was changed to "Deportivo Cali A" and the club represented the Valle del Cauca Department
in the National Games, earning the titles between 1928 and 1930.

Cali B in 1914

In 1945 several clubs decided to become part of the club adding new sports to the institution such as

Deportes Caldas. The first victory came in the fourth match against Atlético Nacional (then Atlético Municipal) by a 4–1 score. They would end the season in eighth place with a record of 6 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats.[4][5]

Cali B in 1919

Golden years

Between 1965 and 1974 Deportivo Cali saw its golden era. During this period, Deportivo Cali reached 11 finals, from which they won five of their nine Colombian championship titles in

Jorge Ramírez Gallego, Roberto Álvarez, Quarentinha, Bernardo "El Cunda" Valencia, and Ricardo Pegnoty. Unfortunately, most of these players did not receive international fame, yet Jairo Arboleda could have been one of the best players Colombia has had in midfield along with Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama. Similar to Valderrama, Arboleda used a variety of skill and "magic" that left opponents lost and beaten, which gave rise to his nickname "El Maestrico". He is mostly recognized in Cali as one of Colombia's best players ever. Arboleda was unfortunate to be called to the Colombia national football team at a time when the team was not fully developed and organized, largely preventing him from showing away his skill at an international level. In 1978 Deportivo Cali became the first Colombian club to reach the Copa Libertadores final, losing against Boca Juniors
.

During the 1980s, whilst América de Cali and Atlético Nacional started their emergence and consolidation as Colombian football powers, Deportivo Cali began to fall behind in championship titles and ended up as league runners-up behind its crosstown rival twice in a row, in 1985 and 1986. The key players for Deportivo Cali at the time were "El Pibe" Valderrama and Bernardo Redín, none of whom was able to win a title with the club.

In 1996, the club broke a 22-year domestic title drought under the guidance of coach

José Eugenio "Cheché" Hernández as manager, Deportivo Cali won its seventh title after finishing in the top eight of the Finalización tournament, and topping a semifinal group including Atlético Nacional, Millonarios, and América de Cali. This qualified the team for the finals against Once Caldas
, whom they defeated 4–0 in the first leg in Cali and tied 0–0 in Manizales in the second leg in order to claim the title.

Deportivo Cali qualified for the

Arley Betancourt, Mayer Candelo, and Martín Zapata
were some of the most important players of the club in both the 1998 national championship and the Copa Libertadores run the following year.

Recent years

In the start of the 21st century, the club has seen a major downfall in quality of players, quality of team and general managers, and overall results in both the

Martin Cardetti. Between 2006 and 2007, the club saw over three coaches, and two of them in the 2007 Finalización season alone. The coaches who served Deportivo Cali during this time were Pedro Sarmiento, who won the league with the team as coach in 2005 and was dismissed after losing the 2006 Apertura finals to Deportivo Pasto, Omar Labruna and Néstor Otero
.

Uruguayan José Daniel Carreño took the reins ahead of the 2008 season, replacing Néstor Otero. Deportivo Cali, during his management, had an above average Apertura, coming in sixth place which qualified them for the semifinals of the tournament. In the Copa Colombia, the club ended in third place of its group and failed to qualify for further play, which was considered as an embarrassment as Deportivo Cali was the favorite to win the group. During the semifinals of the Apertura, Cali failed to win the first four matches, losing two and tying the remaining two. After failing to win the fourth game (a 2–0 loss to Deportes Quindío at home), Carreño was sacked and replaced by caretaker manager Ricardo Martínez, who managed the team until the end of the 2008 season and qualified it for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, in which they were knocked out in the first stage by Universidad de Chile. The 2009 season saw Deportivo Cali qualifying for the semifinals of the Apertura tournament but missing out on the finals on goal difference, while in the Finalización tournament they failed to qualify for the semifinals.

In 2010, Deportivo Cali failed to qualify for the final rounds of both the Apertura and the Finalización, but was able to win the

Itagüí Ditaires. Deportivo Cali won both legs of the final, 1–0 in Itagüí and 2–0 at the Estadio Deportivo Cali, which also hosted its first official match that year with a 2–0 victory over Deportes Quindío on 21 February.[8]

In the 2011 Apertura, and despite having one of their worst starts in history by losing the first four games of the season, Deportivo Cali managed to make it to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated in a penalty shoot-out by eventual champions Atlético Nacional in a match that could have gone either way. Deportivo Cali also competed in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana but were knocked out by Santa Fe on penalties, while in the Torneo Finalización they were unable to qualify for the semifinals. The 2012 season brought similar fortunes: the team qualified for the Apertura semifinals but narrowly missed out on the berth to the final, which ended up going to Deportivo Pasto, and in the Torneo Finalización they were placed in 11th place, thus failing to qualify for the semifinals.

The beginning of a new era

After the disappointing close to the season, Deportivo Cali decided to look for a new coach. On 13 December 2012, they signed Leonel Álvarez as their new head coach. He led Deportivo Cali to the play-offs in both of the tournaments played in 2013, reaching the final of the Torneo Finalización, but losing it to Atlético Nacional. The first leg was played on home soil resulting in a scoreless draw, while the second leg ended in a 2–0 loss. Deportivo Cali would go on to win the 2014 Superliga Colombiana against the same rival, however, Álvarez was fired after a poor start in the 2014 Apertura.

In recent years, the club has become stronger with the formation of young players. In

Olympic Games play-off against United States along with his fellow mates Luis Manuel Orejuela and Kevin Balanta.[9] For the 2016 season, the average age of the squad was 22.8 with 17 players under 21.[10] Deportivo Cali reached another final series in the 2017 Apertura
tournament, once again losing to Atlético Nacional after winning the first leg 2–0 at their stadium and losing 5–1 in the return leg played in Medellín.

In

Santa Fe, however, a subsequent string of poor results caused the dismissal of manager Alfredo Arias midway into the tournament. Former Venezuelan goalkeeper Rafael Dudamel, who was champion with the team as player in 1998 took over, losing the derby to América de Cali in his debut. However, the team's performance improved, and a winning streak of four matches in the final stretch of the first stage helped them qualify for the semi-finals in seventh place. Deportivo Cali were drawn with Atlético Nacional, Junior, and Deportivo Pereira in their semi-final group, clinching qualification for the finals with one match in hand and a 2–0 win against Junior at home. In the finals, they faced Deportes Tolima, in a rematch of the quarter-final series of the previous tournament as well as the 2003 Finalización tournament finals. The first leg, played at the Estadio Deportivo Cali ended in a 1–1 draw, whilst in the second leg played in Ibagué they came from behind to win the game 2–1 and clinch the Primera A title.[11] Harold Preciado, who scored two goals in the final series against Tolima, ended as the tournament's top scorer with 13 goals.[12]

Crest history

Crest evolution

1912–16 1916–26 1926–48 1948–2012 2012–present

Rivalries

Clásico Vallecaucano

Main article: Clásico Vallecaucano

Deportivo Cali's longtime rival is

Pascual Guerrero stadium. The first derby was played in 1931 when the final of the Valle del Cauca league was disputed by the two teams. The result was a 1–0 victory for Deportivo Cali.[13]
The first derby in the professional era was played in 1948. The first leg was a victory for América 1–0 while in the second leg of the tournament it was a 4–3 victory for Deportivo Cali.

On 10 October 2010 Deportivo Cali and América de Cali played the first derby at the former's

Martin Morel, and three of the most highlighted goals of the tournament. The Derby was not played in the top flight between 2012 and 2016 because of América de Cali's relegation at the end of the 2011 season, however, it kept being played in the Copa Colombia
as both teams were drawn together in that competition.

Clásico Añejo

Deportivo Cali also has a rivalry with Millonarios, which is known as the Clásico añejo (Vintage classic) since it was the first rivalry other than the regional derbies to be recognized as such in Colombian football.[15] The two sides played a tiebreaker series to decide the 1949 Campeonato Profesional champion, which ended up being Millonarios, and the rivalry was intensified in the 1960s and 1970s as Deportivo Cali began winning league titles and challenging Millonarios. Both sides have ended in the top two places of the league 10 times, and have also placed in the top two places of the all-time table of the Categoría Primera A, which as of 2022 is still led by Millonarios, with Deportivo Cali having been surpassed for second place by Atlético Nacional.[16] Although the rise and consolidation of Atlético Nacional and América de Cali starting from the 1980s has caused interest in this rivalry to decline somewhat, it is still considered an important match in Colombian football.

Stadium

Main article: Estadio Deportivo Cali
Panoramic view of Estadio Deportivo Cali in 2016.

Until 2014, Deportivo Cali played their home matches at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, which had a capacity of 43,000 and was shared with crosstown rivals América.[17] Although they opened their own Estadio Deportivo Cali in 2008 with a friendly match against Ecuadorian team LDU Quito and played some games there on a temporary basis due to renovations made to Estadio Pascual Guerrero for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, they moved into their stadium on a permanent basis starting from the 2015 season.[18] Estadio Deportivo Cali, also known as Estadio de Palmaseca, is located in Palmira, in the outskirts of Cali. When it opened, it had a capacity of 52,000, but renovations brought it down to 44,000.

Honours

Deportivo Cali honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Categoría Primera A 10 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1995–96, 1998, 2005–II, 2015–I, 2021–II
Copa Colombia 1 2010
Superliga Colombiana 1 2014
  •   record
  • s shared record

Players

For a list of all former and current Deportivo Cali players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Deportivo Cali footballers.

Current squad

As of 4 April 2024[19][20][21]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Joaquín Papaleo
4 DF Colombia COL Jonathan Marulanda
5 MF Colombia COL Juan Castilla
6 MF Colombia COL Fabián Ángel (on loan from Junior)
7 MF Colombia COL Jarlan Barrera
8 MF Colombia COL Andrés Andrade
9 FW Argentina ARG Lautaro Villegas
10 MF Colombia COL Javier Reina
11 FW Colombia COL Fabián Castillo (on loan from Tijuana)
12 GK Colombia COL Humberto Acevedo
13 MF Colombia COL Alexander Mejía (captain)
14 FW Colombia COL Isaac Camargo (on loan from Unión Magdalena)
15 DF Colombia COL Juan Esteban Franco
17 FW Colombia COL Fredy Montero
20 DF Colombia COL Onel Acosta
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Colombia COL Francisco Meza
24 DF Colombia COL Brayan Montaño
26 DF Colombia COL Yulián Gómez
27 MF Colombia COL Andrey Estupiñán
28 MF Colombia COL Gian Franco Cabezas
31 DF Colombia COL Jaider Moreno
32 GK Colombia COL Jhon Azcárate
33 MF Colombia COL Kelvin Osorio
34 DF Venezuela VEN Adrián Palacios
35 DF Colombia COL Jefferson Díaz
36 FW Colombia COL Alejandro Villarreal
38 GK Colombia COL Alejandro Rodríguez
75 MF Colombia COL Juan Manuel Valencia
77 FW Colombia COL Juan José Córdoba
— DF Colombia COL José Caldera

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Colombia COL Miguel Sánchez (at
CAI
)
— DF Colombia COL Miguel Caicedo (at Fortaleza C.E.I.F.)
— DF Colombia COL Kevin Moreno (at Cúcuta Deportivo)
— DF Colombia COL Juan José Tello (at Unión Magdalena)
— MF Colombia COL Rafael Bustamante (at Vizela)
— MF Colombia COL Daniel Mantilla (at Atlético Nacional)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Colombia COL Joan Ramírez (at Real Cartagena)
— MF Colombia COL Kevin Velasco (at Puebla)
— FW Colombia COL Jhon Cabal (at Real Cundinamarca)
— FW Colombia COL Carlos Lucumí (at Atlético Huila)
— FW Colombia COL Óscar Segura (at Internacional F.C. de Palmira)

World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Deportivo Cali.

Notable players

Managers

Main article: List of Deportivo Cali managers

Women

Main article: Deportivo Cali (women)

Deportivo Cali Femenino is the women's football section of Deportivo Cali and they currently play in the Colombian Women's Football League, the top level women's football league in Colombia. Founded in 2019, the club is one of four to have won the Colombian women's football league, winning the title in 2021 and having one runner-up finish the following season,[22] while also placing fourth at the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

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