Real Soacha Cundinamarca
Full nameReal Soacha Cundinamarca
Founded10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)
GroundEstadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento
Capacity7,000
ChairmanNicolás Baena
ManagerJulián Barragán
LeagueCategoría Primera B
2023Primera B, 11th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Real Soacha Cundinamarca is a professional Colombian football team based in Soacha, that plays in the Categoría Primera B, the second tier of Colombian professional football starting from 2023. Founded on 10 July 2023, they play their home games at the Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento.

History

Real Soacha Cundinamarca was founded by the owners of former Categoría Primera B club Valledupar F.C., who on 22 June 2023 voted to move the club from Valledupar to Soacha due to the lack of support from both the local government and private enterprises in the former city.[1] The move was greenlit by the División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (Dimayor) at a General Assembly session of the entity held on 6 July 2023.[2]

The club was officially presented by the local government of Soacha at a press conference held on 10 July 2023,[3] and played its first match in the 2023 Categoría Primera B season on 23 July 2023, hosting Cortuluá in a game that ended in a scoreless draw.[4][5]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in Soacha, which has a capacity of 7,000 people.[4] According to the mayor of Soacha, Juan Carlos Saldarriaga, a 4 billion COP (approximately US$ 977,000) investment had been made in order to enable the stadium to host professional football games.[3]

Current squad

As of 24 August 2023[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
4 DF Colombia COL Salvador Guerrero
5 MF Colombia COL Iván Camacho
7 FW Colombia COL Juan Camilo Cantillo
10 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Gutiérrez
12 GK Colombia COL Weimar Asprilla (on loan from Independiente Medellín)
13 FW Colombia COL Nycolás Arcila
14 DF Colombia COL Arney Rocha
16 MF Colombia COL Joan Cajares
17 MF Colombia COL Wilberth Bravo
21 FW Colombia COL Jonathan Monsalve
24 FW Colombia COL Jesús Quintero
26 MF Colombia COL Jean Angulo
28 FW Colombia COL Carlos Ríos
29 DF Colombia COL Kevin Rivas
30 MF Colombia COL Jhon Gutiérrez
31 DF Colombia COL David Álvarez
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF Colombia COL Juan José Viveros
33 GK Colombia COL Kevin Cataño
— DF Colombia COL Brayan Sánchez
— MF Colombia COL Andrés Arias
— MF Colombia COL Darwin Balanta
— MF Colombia COL Víctor Ballesteros
— MF Colombia COL Eduar Hurtado
— MF Colombia COL Gianfranco Orozco
— MF Colombia COL Ghilbert Parra
— MF Colombia COL Rodolfo Reyes
— FW Colombia COL Kevin Arboleda
— FW Colombia COL Manuel Bravo
— FW Colombia COL Rubén Ramos
— FW Colombia COL Jhonier Valencia
— FW Colombia COL Jhon Zapata

References

  1. ↑ "Valledupar FC se despidió: adiós a 20 años de historia" [Valledupar FC bidded farewell: goodbye to 20 years of history] (in Spanish). El Pilón. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "¡Es un hecho! Soacha será la casa de un equipo de fútbol masculino" [It's a fact! Soacha will be the home of a men's football team] (in Spanish). Periodismo Público. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Valledupar FC se despide para darle paso a Real Soacha en la B" [Valledupar FC bids farewell to make way for Real Soacha in the B] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Figueroa, Michell (11 July 2023). "Soacha tendrá equipo en el Fútbol Profesional Colombiano con un particular nombre" [Soacha will have a team in Colombian Professional Football with a particular name] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Real Soacha debutó ante más de 7.000 soachunos ¿Cómo le fue contra el Cortuluá?" [Real Soacha made their debut in front of more than 7,000 soachunos. How did it go against Cortuluá?] (in Spanish). Tendencia Social. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "REAL SOACHA CUNDINAMARCA". Dimayor. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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