Club Litoral

Club Deportivo Litoral, commonly known as Club Litoral or as just Litoral, is a Bolivian football club based in Cochabamba. The team plays in La Paz Football Association, the regionalised third division of Bolivian football league system.

Litoral
Full nameClub Deportivo Litoral
Nickname(s)Tricolor
FoundedMarch 23, 1932 (1932-03-23)
GroundEstadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Capacity32,000

The first participation of Litoral in international football came in 1948 when the squad competed in the South American Championship of Champions, the first wide–continental tournament of South American football. Litoral also took part in one edition of Copa Libertadores.

History

A group of workers of Soligno factory in La Paz founded the club on March 23, 1932, but the Chaco War postponed club's activities until 1936, when Litoral returned to competitions, playing friendly matches at Estadio Hernando Siles under the name "Deportivo Saboya", which would then changed to "Club Deportivo Calama".[1]

In 1938 the name was changed to "Club Deportivo y Cultural Litoral" commemorating the region tamed by Chile during the Chincha Islands War. As most of the club's founders were Italian, the colors adopted for the squad jersey were red, white and green.

In 1948, Litoral was one of the seven clubs that contested the first wide-continental competition in South America, the South American Championship of Champions won by Vasco da Gama. Litoral finished in the sixth place out of seven clubs, with forward Roberto Caparelli being the top scorer of the tournament.[2]

Litoral's return to continental competition was in 1969 when the club played the Copa Libertadores although they were eliminated in the first stage.[3] The club won the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano in 1947, 1948, 1949 and in 1954.[1]

Stadium

Club Litoral play their home games at Estadio Félix Capriles.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people.[1]

Honours

References
  1. "Club Deportivo Litoral". ceroacero.es. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  2. "South American Club Championship 1948". RSSSF. April 28, 1999. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  3. "Copa Libertadores de América 1969". RSSSF. July 11, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
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