Unión Magdalena
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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Unión Magdalena | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Ciclón Bananero | ||
| Founded | 19 April 1950 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Eduardo Santos, Santa Marta, Magdalena (Capacity: 23,000) |
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| Chairman |  José María Campo Alzamora |
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| Manager |  Rubén Flotta |
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| League | Primera B Colombia | ||
| 2006 Apertura | 18 | ||
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The Asociación Deportiva Unión Magdalena is a Colombian soccer team founded in the year 1950 as "Los Samarios" (April 19) and based in Santa Marta. It has only won one championship, in the year 1968 against Deportivo Cali in the final. Red and blue stripes compose its shirt. It is also nicknamed "El Ciclón Bananero" in Colombia, arguably after San Lorenzo de Almagro, which uniform design shares.
Currently (as of 2009) it is playing in the Colombian Second Division.
Unión Magdalena plays in the stadium Eduardo Santos with a capacity of 23.000.
Carlos Valderrama, one of the most famous Colombian footballers, started his career here.
[edit] Honours
[edit] National Honours
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- 1968
[edit] Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance
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- Best: First Round in 1969
- 1969: First Round
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