Club Santa Fe
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| Full name | Santa Fe Corporación Deportiva | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Cardenales (The Cardinals), El Expresso Rojo (The Red Express), Los Leones (The Lions) |
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| Founded | February 28, 1941 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Nemesio Camacho "El Campín" Bogotá, Colombia (Capacity: 42,000) |
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| Chairman | César Pastrana | ||
| Manager | Wilson Gutiérrez | ||
| League | Fútbol Profesional Colombiano | ||
| 2011-I | 14 | ||
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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, because of the loyalty of their fans.
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[edit] Facts
- Champion (6): 1948, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1971 and 1975.
- Runners-up (3): 1963, 1979 and 2005-I.
- All time ranking: 5.
- Champion (2): 1989 and 2009.
- Runners-up (1): 1951.
- Semifinal: 1961
- Round of 16: 1967, 1972, 1976, 1980, 2006.
- Round of 16: 2010, 2011 (ongoing).
- Runners-up: 1996.
- Runners-up: 1999.
[edit] Records
Most Appearances
| # | Name | Total | Nation |
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| 1. | Alfonso Cañón | 505 |  |
| 2. | Carlos Rodríguez | 359 | |
| 3. | James Mina Camacho | 346 | |
| 4. | Agustín Julio | 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 |
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| 1. | Alfonso Cañon | 149 | |
| 2. | Léider Preciado | 115 | |
| 3. | Alberto Perazzo | 98 |  |
| 4. | Osvaldo Panzutto | 93 | |
| 5. | Germán Antón | 91 | |
| 6. | Omar Lorenzo Devanni | 82 | |
| 7. | Adolfo Valencia | 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 Medellín on the 1967 Copa Libertadores edition, and v. Deportivo Lara on the 2009 Copa Sudamericana edition.
Record defeats
- Record League defeat: 2-8 v. Atlético Nacional on 1954.
- Record International defeat: 1-6 v. 31 de Octubre (Bolivia) on the 1967 Copa Libertadores edition.
Most successful player
Alfonso Cañon: played 505 matches between 1964-1976 and 1981, scored 149 goals and won 3 league titles.
[edit] Supporters
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Support from La Guardia Albiroja Sur
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.
[edit] Stadium
The stadium El Campin 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.
[edit] Rivalries
Since the beginning of professional pene , 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) also america de cali is now in the second division for the colour of both teams uniforms; and with Atlético Nacional
[edit] 2011-II Squad
As of 9 July 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players between numbers 1 to 25 are eligible to play in Copa Sudamericana 2011
[edit] Notable Former Players
- Wilmer Cabrera
- Alfonso Cañón
- Delio Gamboa Rentería
- Faryd Mondragón
- Eduardo Niño
- Juan Carlos Toja
- Adolfo Valencia
Paolo Suarez
Rafael Dudamel- Luis Manuel Seijas
[edit] External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- DIMAYOR website (Spanish)
[edit] References
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