Rionegro Águilas
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| Full name | Rionegro Águilas S.A. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Las Águilas Doradas (The Golden Eagles) | ||
| Founded |
November 1991 (as Industrial Itagüí) 1994 (as Deportivo Antioquia) 1998 (as Itagüí F.C.) 2004 (as Deportivo Antioquia) 16 July 2008 (as Itagüí Ditaires) May 2014 (as Águilas Doradas) January 2016 (as Rionegro Águilas) | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Alberto Grisales Rionegro, Colombia | ||
| Capacity | 14,000 | ||
| Owner | Talento Dorado S.A. | ||
| Chairman | Paola Salazar | ||
| Manager | Néstor Otero | ||
| League | Categoría Primera A | ||
| 2015 | 12th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Rionegro Águilas[1][2] is a professional Colombian football team based in Rionegro that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Alberto Grisales stadium. The club also has a futsal team.
History
Since its foundation in 1991 the team has had several names. In 2005 the club was sold to form a new club: Florida Soccer. In 2008 the team was refounded after buying the team Bajo Cauca F.C. and relocating the team to Itagüí.[3]
The team has had very good results in the Categoría Primera B. In 2010 they became champion and advanced to the Categoría Primera A. The team had his debut in the Categoría Primera A in 2011 as Itagüí Ditaires, being the first time in the Categoría Primera A that four teams from the same department compete for the grand prize.
The team was expelled from Itagüí in May 2014, following a dispute between the club's chairman and the city's mayor regarding the financial support received by the club from Itagüí's government. The decision to expel the club from the city was made by the mayor after being publicly criticized by the club's chairman for the scarce support provided to the club. This incident meant the team would change its name to Águilas Pereira, moving to the city of Pereira and playing its home matches at Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium, change approved by DIMAYOR's Assembly in an extraordinary meeting on July 14, 2014.[4][5] In March 2015, the club moved to Rionegro, changing its name to Águilas Doradas.,[6] and on January 5, 2016 the club announced it would be changing its name to Rionegro Águilas and its kit colour would be switched from its traditional golden to red.[7]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 5 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
| Country | Name | Dates |
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 Colombia | Héctor Estrada | 1 July 1994 – 30 June 1995 |
| Colombia | Carlos Hoyos | 1 January 2009 – 11 November 2009 |
| Colombia | Álvaro de Jesús Gómez | 1 January 2010 – 30 November 2010 |
| Colombia | Carlos Hoyos | 30 December 2010 – 30 April 2011 |
| Colombia | Álvaro de Jesús Gómez | 1 May 2011 – 31 December 2011 |
| Colombia | Hernán Torres | 1 January 2012 – 30 June 2012 |
| Colombia | Leonel Álvarez | 7 July 2012 – 13 December 2012 |
| Colombia | Jorge Luis Bernal | 8 January 2013 – 7 December 2013 |
| Colombia | Alberto Gamero | 16 December 2013 – 9 May 2014 |
| Colombia | Jorge Luis Bernal | 3 June 2014 – 23 September 2014 |
 Argentina | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | 24 September 2014 – 31 December 2014 |
| Colombia | Álvaro de Jesús Gómez | 1 January 2015 – 6 April 2015 |
| Argentina | Óscar Héctor Quintabani | 7 April 2015 – 28 September 2015 |
| Colombia | Néstor Otero | 29 September 2015 – Present |
Source: Worldfootball.net
Honours
National Honours
- Primera B (1): 2010
- Copa Colombia:
- Runners-up (1): 2010
See also
References
- ↑ Official page in DIMAYOR.com
- ↑ "Cambio de nombre a Rionegro Águilas". DIMAYOR.com.co (in Spanish). 22 January 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ ""Las Águilas Doradas fueron expulsadas de Itagüí", Fernando Salazar" ["The "Golden Eagles" were expelled from Itagüí", Fernando Salazar]. Win Sports. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ↑ "De manera unánime, la DIMAYOR autorizó a Águilas Doradas jugar en Pereira" [Unanimously, DIMAYOR authorized Águilas Doradas to play at Pereira]. Win Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Águilas ya tiene 'nido': jugará en Rionegro". Futbolred.com (in Spanish). March 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Águilas Doradas cambia su nombre a Rionegro F.C.". Golcaracol.com (in Spanish). January 5, 2016.
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