Fortaleza C.E.I.F.

Fortaleza C.E.I.F. is a professional Colombian football team based in Cota, in the Cundinamarca Department, currently playing in the Categoría Primera B. The team has been promoted to the Categoría Primera A twice, in 2013 and 2015. Starting from 2018, they play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de Cota.[1]

Not to be confused with Fortaleza Esporte Clube.
Fortaleza C.E.I.F.
Full nameFortaleza C.E.I.F. Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Atezados (The Swarthy)
Forta
Rey del Twitter (King of Twitter)
Founded15 November 2010 (2010-11-15)
GroundEstadio Municipal de Cota
Cota, Colombia
Capacity4,000
ChairmanCarlos Barato
ManagerPablo Garabello
LeagueCategoría Primera B
20198th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on 15 November 2010[2] as Fortaleza F.C., based in the municipality of Soacha. The club joined the Categoría Primera B after buying the licence of the recently dissolved club Atlético Juventud.[3]

In the 2013 Primera B season, the team was champion of the Finalización tournament, allowing them play the finals against Uniautónoma. The team lost the title, losing the home match with a 0–2 score, and drawing 1–1 in the away match. However, the team was promoted to the Primera A after winning against Cúcuta Deportivo in the Promotion/relegation playoff with a 2–1 global score.

Fortaleza was relegated after its first year in the Primera A. The club ranked 16th in the Apertura tournament and 13th in the Finalización tournament, being the worst team in the Relegation table.

In 2015, the club was renamed Fortaleza C.E.I.F. after merging with the amateur football club C.E.I.F. (Centro de Entrenamiento Integrado para el Fútbol).[4] That season, the club was promoted after reaching the finals, however they lost the title against Atlético Bucaramanga with a 0–2 aggregate score.

Current squad
As of 9 November 2020

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  COL Camilo Ariza
2 DF  COL Jhon Chaverra
3 DF  COL Daniel Rivera
4 DF  COL David Cuperman
5 DF  COL Sebastián Cuernu
6 MF  COL Kevin Castro
8 MF  COL Yesid Yepes
9 FW  COL Juan Galindrez
10 FW  COL Wilmar Arango
11 FW  COL Edward Cuernú
12 GK  COL Elson Mosquera
13 MF  COL Jork Becerra
14 FW  COL José Caldera
15 MF  COL Sebastián Acosta
16 MF  COL Robert Lára
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  COL Juan Rengifo
18 MF  COL Daniel Ruiz
20 MF  COL Kevin Palacios
21 MF  COL Rafael Bustamante
23 FW  COL Juan Duque
22 GK  COL Juan Castillo
28 MF  COL José Palacios
29 FW  COL Carlos Rojas
30 FW  COL Adrián Parra
— DF  COL Luis Angulo
— DF  COL Andrés Gary
— DF  COL Jhon Melendez
— MF  COL Junior Moreno
— MF  COL Leonardo Iriarte
— FW  COL Jhonatan Urrutia

Managers
  • Jaime Manjarrés (2011–12)[5]
  • Roberto Vidales (2012–13)[6]
  • Hernán Pacheco (2013–14)
  • Alexis García (2014)
  • Nilton Bernal (2015–16)
  • Freddy Amazo (2016)
  • Carlos Barato (2016–17)
  • Carlos Mora (2017)
  • David Barato (2018–)

Source: Worldfootball.net

See also

References
  1. http://codigofutbol.co/fortaleza-fc-cambia-de-sede-y-tecnico/
  2. http://www.winsports.co/equipos/fortaleza-futbol-club-3437
  3. http://www.futbolred.com/torneo-postobon/soacha-volvera-a-tener-futbol-profesional-con-fortaleza-fc+8789162
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2016-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.futbolred.com/torneo-postobon/soacha-volvera-a-tener-futbol-profesional-con-fortaleza-fc+8789162
  6. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-12716112
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