Boyacá Chicó F.C.
Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja. In 2017, the team will play in the Categoría Primera B after having been relegated. The club was founded on March 26, 2002[1] in Bogotá as Deportivo Bogotá Chicó F.C.,[2] named after one of the city's neighborhoods. After gaining promotion from Primera B in 2003[2] and playing one more season in the capital, the club was relocated to its current ground and renamed Boyacá Chicó F.C. They play their home games at the Estadio de La Independencia stadium.
History
The club was founded in 2002 as Chicó Futbol Club, after the district of Chicó, in Chapinero, where Eduardo Pimentel, the manager of the project and former player of Millonarios, América de Cali, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pereira and the Colombia national football team, was born. The club played their first season in Primera C, finished as champions and were promoted to Primera B. In 2016, after thirteen seasons in Primera A, the team is relegated.[3][4]
Honours
National Honours
- 2008-I
- 2003
- 2000
The club have appeared in the Copa Libertadores twice, reaching the preliminary round in 2008 and the group stage in the 2009 edition.
Players
Current squad
- As of 19 July 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managers
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Eduardo Pimentel (2004–05)
Mario Vanemerak (2005)
Nelson Olveira (2016–)