Alianza Petrolera F.C.

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Alianza Petrolera
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Full nameAlianza Petrolera Fútbol Club[1]
Nickname(s)Los Petroleros (The Oil Dealers)
Founded24 October 1990; 33 years ago (1990-10-24)
Dissolved16 January 2024; 2 months ago (2024-01-16)
GroundEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata
Capacity10,400
ChairmanCarlos Ferreira
ManagerCésar Torres
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2023Primera A, 8th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club was a Colombian professional football team based in Barrancabermeja, Santander, that last played in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in the Categoría Primera B until 2012. They played their home games at the Daniel Villa Zapata stadium. They also played home matches in the town of Guarne, Antioquia, in Yopal, Casanare and in Floridablanca.

The club was dissolved in January 2024, with Alianza F.C. taking their place.

History[edit]

Alianza Petrolera was founded on 24 October 1990, entering the second-tier competition Categoría Primera B where they played from 1992 to 2012. They enjoyed a significant run of success between 1998 and 2004, finishing as runners-up in 2002. However, their fortunes changed after that and by 2009 the club was on the verge of folding.

In the 2009 Apertura, they performed dismally, earning just five points and not winning a single game. The club was short on sponsors, coaches, and players, and their participation in the Finalizacion seemed doubtful. They managed to compete, but finished dead last. In early 2011, Alianza Petrolera signed a partnership deal with Atlético Nacional that would net them players and coaching staff on loan, with much of the wages covered by the latter team.[2]

This new arrangement revitalized the club, which qualified for the finals of the "Torneo Finalización" in 2012. This earned them a berth in the final against Deportivo Rionegro. Alianza prevailed, winning the first leg 1–0 and the second leg 3–1. That earned them a spot in the season final against América de Cali, with promotion on the line. The first leg ended 2–1 in favor of Alianza, but the second leg ended 1–0 in favor of América de Cali. The series went to penalty kicks, where Alianza Petrolera prevailed and earned promotion to the top flight for the very first time.

Alianza has not been relegated back since. Their best campaign in the top flight was in the 2015 Finalización tournament. During the first stage, the club enjoyed a consistent performance, leading the table for some rounds of the tournament and ending in sixth place with 33 points, which allowed them to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time, losing to Independiente Medellín in the quarterfinals.

After finishing in eighth place in the aggregate table of the 2023 Categoría Primera A season, Alianza Petrolera qualified for their first international competition, the 2024 Copa Sudamericana. However, on 16 January 2024 the club announced their departure from Barrancabermeja due to the lack of financial support from local authorities, accepting a proposal from the city of Valledupar to move there. With the move to Valledupar, the club was also rebranded to Alianza F.C., dropping its colors and the word Petrolera from their name, and adopting as new colors those representative of their new hometown.[3] Consequently, its successor club Alianza F.C. inherited the Copa Sudamericana berth earned by Alianza Petrolera.

Honours[edit]

Stadium[edit]

Further information: Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata

Players[edit]

Former players[edit]

Further information: Category:Alianza Petrolera footballers

Records[edit]

Most capped players[edit]

Source: BDFA

R Player P Career App.
1 Colombia David Valencia DF 2011–15 131
2 Colombia Rafael Carrascal MF 2012–15 130
3 Guatemala Ricardo Jerez, Jr. GK 2013– 107
4 Colombia Juan Guillermo Arboleda MF 2012, 2013– 105
5 Colombia Ricardo Peñaloza MF 2007–11 88
6 Colombia Jorge "La Araña" Henríquez GK 2009–11, 2012–14 82
7 Colombia Víctor Castillo MF 2013– 77
8 Colombia Dairon Asprilla FW 2012–14 72
9 Colombia Deivy Balanta MF 2012–15 71
10 Colombia Leonardo Torres DF 2006, 2009–11 69

Last updated on: 20 May 2016

Top scorers[edit]

Source: BDFA

R Player P Career G.
1 Colombia Sergio "Barranca" Herrera FW 1999, 2003 25
2 Colombia Dairon Asprilla FW 2012–14 22
3 Colombia Ayron del Valle FW 2014 15
4 Colombia Michael Rangel FW 2012–13 14
Colombia Andrés Rentería FW 2012 14
6 Colombia Yeison Devoz FW 2006, 2011–12 13
7 Colombia César Arias FW 2006–08 12
8 Colombia Cristian Palomeque MF 2012–13 11
9 Colombia Jorge Romaña FW 2006 10
Colombia Edinson Palomino FW 2007–08 10

Last updated on: 20 May 2016

Notable players[edit]

List of call-ups to national teams:

Managers[edit]

Source: Worldfootball.net

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alianza Petrolera". División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Alianza Petrolera tendrá acento paisa en la temporada 2011" (in Spanish). Futbolred.com. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Oficial: Alianza Petrolera cambia Barrancabermeja por Valledupar" [Official: Alianza Petrolera change Barrancabermeja for Valledupar] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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