Independiente Santa Fe
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Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian
First Division football club based in Bogotá
. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia
titles.
Santa Fe was founded on 28 February 1941 in the traditional "Café Rhin" in the downtown of Bogotá and started its activities as a club in March 23 1941, won the first edition of the Colombian First Division held in 1948, for that it is commonly named as the first champion : El Primer Campeón.
It's widely regarded in Colombia that the younger Santa Fe fans "inherited" the fandom from their parents and grandparents, since most of them actually have never seen the team win a championship. Some put the blame on bad management and lack of commitment. Nevertheless, the team has remained popular, like their rivals Millonarios, because of the loyalty of their fans (Millonarios is the biggest club in colombian history).
Copa Colombia
Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
Copa CONMEBOL
Copa Merconorte
Top Goalscorers
Record Wins
Record defeats
Most succesful player
Alfonso Cañon: played 505 matches between 1964-1976 and 1981, scored 149 goals and won 3 league titles.
It has been 13 years since the founding of the most significant supporter in the history of Independiente Santa Fe "La Guardia Albi-Roja Sur". It seems that it was just yesterday that a group of young people gave life to this project of love and commitment to Santa Fe. Since their beginning the have always filled up their section bringing a supporting atmosphere for Santa Fe over 6000 members are currently part of this group. famous for their spectacular displays when the team goes into the field and yet it is not compared by others. In 2005, La Guardia Albirroja Sur (White-Red South Guard), with the help of Samsung
, Independiente's main sponsor at the time and the club's administration, put together the largest soccer team's flag in the world. The flag, named the 'Lienzo de Fe' (Linen
cloth of faith
), was 350 meters long and 38 high, covering the southern end of 'El Campín', half the venue, where the team's fans locate in home games.
located in Bogotá
,is the venue where Independiente Santa Fe plays their home games. Its capacity is approximated at 36,000 people. Santa fe's supporters tend to sit in the south-end of the stadium where they display their pasion towards their beloved team.
, Santa Fe holds a rivalrie with local rivals Millonarios
and the match between these two is called El Clásico Capitalino (the capital classic).
There are also strong rivalries with América de Cali
El Clásico de los Rojos (the red classic) for the colour of both teams uniforms; and with Atlético Nacional
Players between numbers 1 to 25 are eligible to play in Copa Sudamericana 2011
Alfonso Cañón Delio Gamboa Rentería Faryd Mondragón Eduardo Niño
Juan Carlos Toja
Adolfo Valencia
Rafael Dudamel Luis Manuel Seijas
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
First Division football club based in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia
Copa Colombia
The Copa Colombia is a football tournament in Colombia. It is contested the 36 professional clubs of DIMAYOR. Although played for the first time in 1950, the tournament has only been held ten times and four times consecutively since its revival in 2008...
titles.
Santa Fe was founded on 28 February 1941 in the traditional "Café Rhin" in the downtown of Bogotá and started its activities as a club in March 23 1941, won the first edition of the Colombian First Division held in 1948, for that it is commonly named as the first champion : El Primer Campeón.
It's widely regarded in Colombia that the younger Santa Fe fans "inherited" the fandom from their parents and grandparents, since most of them actually have never seen the team win a championship. Some put the blame on bad management and lack of commitment. Nevertheless, the team has remained popular, like their rivals Millonarios, because of the loyalty of their fans (Millonarios is the biggest club in colombian history).
Facts
Liga Postobón- Champion (6): 1948, 1958, 1960, 166, 1971 and 1975.
- Runners-up (3): 1963, 1979 and 2005-I.
- All time ranking: 5.
Copa Colombia
Copa Colombia
The Copa Colombia is a football tournament in Colombia. It is contested the 36 professional clubs of DIMAYOR. Although played for the first time in 1950, the tournament has only been held ten times and four times consecutively since its revival in 2008...
- Champion (2): 1989 and 2009.
- Runners-up (1): 1951.
Copa Libertadores
- Semifinal: 1961
- Round of 16: 1967, 1972, 1976, 1980, 2006.
Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
- Round of 16: 2010, 2011 (ongoing).
Copa CONMEBOL
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
- Runners-up: 1996.
Copa Merconorte
Copa Merconorte
The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico...
- Runners-up: 1999.
Records
Most Appearances| # | Name | Total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alfonso Cañón | 505 |  |
| 2. | Carlos Rodríguez | 359 | |
| 3. | James Mina Camacho | 346 | |
| 4. | Agustín Julio Agustín Julio Agustín Julio Castro is a Colombian Association football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Independiente Santa Fe in the Copa Mustang.... |
315 | |
| 5. | Hernando Cuero | 313 | |
| 6. | Manuel Acisclo Córdoba | 306 | |
| 7. | William Morales | 302 | |
| 8. | Rafael Pacheco | 296 | |
| 9. | José Ernesto Díaz | 297 | |
| 10. | Waltinho | 283 |  |
Top Goalscorers
| # | Name | Total | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alfonso Cañon | 149 | |
| 2. | Léider Preciado Léider Preciado Léider Calimenio Preciado Guerrero is a Colombian football striker, who currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe. He has played for Independiente Santa Fe, Once Caldas, Racing Santander , CD Toledo , Deportivo Cali and Al Shabab .He played for one of the most popular clubs from Ecuador Sociedad... |
115 | |
| 3. | Alberto Perazzo | 98 |  |
| 4. | Osvaldo Panzutto | 93 | |
| 5. | Germán Antón | 91 | |
| 6. | Omar Lorenzo Devanni | 82 | |
| 7. | Adolfo Valencia Adolfo Valencia Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker.... |
78 | |
| 8. | Héctor Javier Céspedes | 73 | |
| 9. | José Pepillo Marín | 67 | |
| 10. | Manuel Acisclo Córdoba | 65 | |
Record Wins
- Record League win: 10-2 v. Huracán de Medellín (1949).
- Record International win: 4-0 v. Independiente MedellínIndependiente MedellínCorporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
on the 1967 Copa Libertadores edition, and v. Deportivo Lara on the 2009 Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
edition.
Record defeats
- Record League defeat: 2-8 v. Atlético NacionalAtlético NacionalCorporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
on 1954. - Record International defeat: 1-6 v. 31 de Octubre (Bolivia) on the 1967 Copa Libertadores edition.
Most succesful player
Alfonso Cañon: played 505 matches between 1964-1976 and 1981, scored 149 goals and won 3 league titles.
Supporters
La Guardia Albiroja SurIt has been 13 years since the founding of the most significant supporter in the history of Independiente Santa Fe "La Guardia Albi-Roja Sur". It seems that it was just yesterday that a group of young people gave life to this project of love and commitment to Santa Fe. Since their beginning the have always filled up their section bringing a supporting atmosphere for Santa Fe over 6000 members are currently part of this group. famous for their spectacular displays when the team goes into the field and yet it is not compared by others. In 2005, La Guardia Albirroja Sur (White-Red South Guard), with the help of Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, Independiente's main sponsor at the time and the club's administration, put together the largest soccer team's flag in the world. The flag, named the 'Lienzo de Fe' (Linen
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather....
cloth of faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
), was 350 meters long and 38 high, covering the southern end of 'El Campín', half the venue, where the team's fans locate in home games.
Stadium
The stadium El CampinEstadio El Campín
The Nemesio Camacho Stadium, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the home ground of the Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios association football teams....
located in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
,is the venue where Independiente Santa Fe plays their home games. Its capacity is approximated at 36,000 people. Santa fe's supporters tend to sit in the south-end of the stadium where they display their pasion towards their beloved team.
Rivalries
Since the beginning of professional pene, Santa Fe holds a rivalrie with local rivals Millonarios
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in Bogotá. As of 2011, Millonarios shares with rivals América de Cali the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although Millonarios haven't won this tournament since 1988. They are also the third Colombian team to...
and the match between these two is called El Clásico Capitalino (the capital classic).
There are also strong rivalries with América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....
El Clásico de los Rojos (the red classic) for the colour of both teams uniforms; and with Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
2011-II Squad
As of 9 July 2011.Players between numbers 1 to 25 are eligible to play in Copa Sudamericana 2011
2011 Copa Sudamericana
The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 10th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner will qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship...
Notable Former Players
Wilmer CabreraWilmer Cabrera
Wílmer Cabrera Linares is a retired football defender, he works currently as the head coach of the United States Under-17 national team.-Career:...
Alfonso Cañón Delio Gamboa Rentería Faryd Mondragón Eduardo Niño
Eduardo Niño
Eduardo Niño García is a retired Colombian football goalkeeper. He started his career playing for Independiente Santa Fe, and was then transferred to América de Cali where he remained for the rest of his career as a footballer. He later became goalkeeping coach at Millonarios. He is currently the...
Juan Carlos Toja
Juan Carlos Toja
Juan Carlos Toja Vega is a Colombian footballer who plays for Aris Thessaloniki.-Colombia:Toja started his soccer career in Colombian tournament Interclubes in the Clan MacGregor team, playing alongside retired professional player Lucas Jaramillo...
Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a retired Colombian footballer who played as a striker....
Rafael Dudamel Luis Manuel Seijas
Luis Manuel Seijas
Luis Manuel Seijas is a Venezuelan football midfielder of Peruvian and German descent who plays for Standard Liège as well as his national team....