Patriotas Boyacá

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Patriotas
Full namePatriotas Boyacá S.A.
Nickname(s)Lancero (Lancer)
Rojo de Boyacá (Boyacá's Red)
Libertador (Liberator)
El Verdadero equipo de Boyacá (Boyacá's real team)
Founded18 February 2003; 21 years ago (2003-02-18)
GroundEstadio La Independencia
Capacity21,000
ChairmanCésar Guzmán
ManagerHarold Rivera
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2023Primera B, 4th of 16
(champions and promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium.

History

Patriotas was founded in 2003 by the then-governor of Boyacá Miguel Ángel Bermúdez, together with the then Coldeportes chairman and the owners of hardware business G&J. In its first year in the Primera B, the club reached the semifinals, where it was eliminated by Bogotá Chicó.

In 2004 the team again advanced to the semifinals, where the team played against

Bajo Cauca F.C.
In 2009 some changes were implemented in the tournament. Patriotas was first in Group B but was eliminated again in the semifinals and ended up in third place.

In 2011 the team was promoted to the Categoría Primera A after beating América de Cali by penalties in the promotion/relegation playoff.[1] In 2016, the team qualified for the final stages of the top tier for the first time, after placing eighth in the first stage.[2] That year, the team also managed to qualify for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, which was the first participation of the team in an international competition, reaching the second stage.[3]

Patriotas's first spell in Primera A lasted 10 years as they were relegated back to Primera B at the end of the 2022 season, sealing their relegation on 16 October 2022 with two matches to go in the first stage of the 2022 Finalización tournament after a scoreless draw with Millonarios and a victory for Unión Magdalena against Deportivo Pereira, which ensured the team would end the season in the bottom two places of the relegation table.[4] The team made a quick return to the top flight, winning the 2023 Primera B's Torneo I and later defeating Fortaleza CEIF in the season's grand final to earn promotion.[5]

Honours

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2017 Copa Sudamericana FS Chile Everton 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3
p
)
SS Brazil Corinthians 1–1 0–2 1–3

Players

Current squad

As of 19 January 2024[6]

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 Colombia COL Sergio Román
2 DF Argentina ARG Agustín Pezzi
4 DF Colombia COL Andrés Alarcón
5 DF Colombia COL Mateo Rodas
6 MF Colombia COL Juan Díaz
7 FW Colombia COL Carlos Rivas
8 MF France FRA Quentin Danloux
8 MF Colombia COL Matheo Castaño
9 MF Colombia COL Santiago Córdoba
10 MF Colombia COL Kevin Parra
11 FW Colombia COL Gianfranco Peña
12 GK Colombia COL Jorge Amaya
13 MF Colombia COL Gerbin Silva
15 DF Colombia COL Santiago Roa
16 DF Colombia COL Fabián Banguero
17 MF Colombia COL Camilo Charris
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Colombia COL Daniel Gómez
20 DF Colombia COL Diego Ruiz
25 DF Colombia COL Carlos de las Salas
26 MF Colombia COL Juan Carlos Caicedo
27 FW Colombia COL Estiven Sarria
28 MF Colombia COL Carlos Mosquera
29 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Ayala
30 FW Colombia COL Iván Rivas
31 MF Colombia COL José Guzmán
32 GK Colombia COL Juan David Valencia
33 DF Colombia COL Luis Payares (captain)
36 FW Colombia COL Alexander Carabalí
88 GK Colombia COL Matías Escobar
DF Colombia COL Alexander Valencia
MF Colombia COL Daniel Castro
MF Colombia COL Mauricio Gómez

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

Managers

Country Name Dates
 Colombia Álvaro de Jesús Gómez 2003
 Colombia Álvaro Zuluaga 2004
 Colombia Harold Morales Jan 1, 2005–June 6
 Colombia Epimenio Cristancho July 1, 2006 – Dec 31, 2006
 Colombia Juan Carlos Grueso 2007–08
 Argentina Mario Vanemerak Jan 1, 2009–June 9
 Colombia Eduardo Retat July 1, 2009–Dec 09
 Colombia Orlando Restrepo Jan 1, 2010–March 10
 Colombia Carlos Hoyos April 1, 2010–Dec 10
 Colombia Miguel Augusto Prince Jan 1, 2011 – Oct 4, 2012
 Colombia Eduardo Retat Oct 5, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012
 Colombia Arturo Reyes Jan 1, 2013 – April 25, 2013
 Argentina Juan Díaz April 2, 2013 – June 30, 2013
 Uruguay Julio Comesaña July 1, 2013 – Feb 1, 2014
 Colombia Harold Rivera April 3, 2014–16
 Colombia Diego Corredor 2016
 Colombia Harold Rivera 2016
 Colombia Diego Corredor 2016–2019
 Colombia Nelson Gómez 2019–2020
 Spain Abel Segovia 2020–2021
 Colombia Jhon Mario Ramírez 2021
 Colombia Jorge Luis Bernal 2021
 Colombia Juan David Niño 2021–2022
 Colombia Arturo Boyacá 2022
 Colombia José Eugenio Hernández 2022
 Colombia Fabián Torres (caretaker) 2022
 Colombia Juan David Niño 2023
 Spain Jonathan Risueño 2023
 Colombia Harold Rivera 2024–

Source: Worldfootball.net

References

  1. ^ "El descenso de América de Cali: el gran recuerdo que se lleva Patriotas" [The relegation of América de Cali: the great memory Patriotas take home] (in Spanish). Futbolete. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Millonarios y Patriotas, entre los 8 que disputarán la Liga Águila". Publimetro Colombia. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Harold Rivera no continuará en la dirección técnica del Patriotas". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Patriotas, el otro descendido a la Primera B del fútbol colombiano, para el 2023" [Patriotas, the other team relegated to the Colombian football's Primera B for 2023] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Patriotas se corona campeón del torneo de ascenso y regresa a la primera división" [Patriotas are crowned champions of the promotion tournament and return to the first division] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Patriotas Boyacá S.A." Dimayor. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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