Alianza Petrolera F.C.

Alianza Petrolera

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Full name	Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club S.A.
Nickname(s)	Los Petroleros (The Oil Dealers)
Founded	24 October 1991 (1991-10-24)
Ground	Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata Barrancabermeja, Colombia
Capacity	10,400
Chairman	Carlos Ferreira
Manager	Wilson Gutiérrez
League	Categoría Primera A
2020	15th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Alianza Petrolera is a Colombian professional football team based in Barrancabermeja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in the Categoría Primera B until 2012. They play their home games at the Daniel Villa Zapata stadium. They have also played home matches in the town of Guarne, Antioquia and in Floridablanca.

History

Alianza Petrolera was a founding member of Categoría Primera B and played in that league 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.

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 match 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.

Honours

• Categoría Primera B:

Winners (1): 2012

Runners-up (1): 2002

Stadium

Further information: Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 October 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
2	DF	COL	Henry Obando
3	DF	COL	Víctor Moreno (on loan from Independiente Medellín)
4	MF	COL	Juan Mancilla
5	DF	COL	David Valencia
6	MF	COL	Yhormar Hurtado
7	FW	COL	Cristian Palomeque
8	MF	COL	Freddy Flórez
9	FW	COL	Julián Zea
10	MF	COL	Macnelly Torres
11	FW	URU	Maximiliano Pérez
12	GK	GUA	Ricardo Jérez (captain)
13	GK	COL	Juan Serrano
14	MF	COL	Jair Castillo (on loan from Real San Andrés)
15	FW	COL	Brayan Gil (on loan from FAS)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	COL	César Hinestroza
18	MF	COL	Harlin Suárez
19	FW	COL	César Arias
20	MF	PAN	Romeesh Ivey
21	MF	COL	Cléider Alzate
22	FW	COL	Álvaro Meléndez (on loan from Real Cartagena)
23	DF	COL	Carlos Anderson Pérez
25	DF	COL	Andrés Rentería
26	MF	COL	Diego Cuadros
27	MF	COL	Juan Portilla
28	MF	COL	Hayen Palacios (on loan from Atlético Nacional)
29	FW	COL	Andrés Sarmiento (on loan from Atlético Nacional)
30	GK	COL	Pier Grazziani
—	MF	COL	John Édison Hernández

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	COL	Cristian Flórez (at América de Cali)
—	DF	COL	Luciano Ospina (at Millonarios)
—	DF	COL	Jeison Palacios (at Santa Fe)
—	DF	COL	Jhonatan Pérez (at Atlético Huila)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	COL	Róger Torres (at Atlético Bucaramanga)
—	MF	COL	Jhon Vásquez (at Deportivo Cali)
—	FW	COL	Estefano Arango (at Atlético Nacional)

Former players

Further information: Category:Alianza Petrolera footballers

Records

Most capped players

Source: BDFA

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

Last updated on: 20 May 2016

Top scorers

Source: BDFA

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

Last updated on: 20 May 2016

Notable players

List of call-ups to national teams:

• Ricardo Jerez, Jr. (2013–14)
• Nelson Barahona (2014)

Managers

Country	Name	Dates
Colombia	Alexis Mendoza	2003
Colombia	Héctor Estrada	Jan 3, 2007 – Aug 2, 2008
Colombia	Óscar Upegui	2008
Colombia	Carlos Estrada	2009
Colombia	Héctor Estrada	Jan 1, 2011 – Feb 21, 2013
Colombia	Guillermo "El Teacher" Berrío	Feb 22, 2013 – Feb 20, 2014
Colombia	Adolfo León Holguín	Feb 21, 2014 – March 12, 2015
Colombia	Óscar Upegui	March 13, 2015–16
Colombia	Jorge Luis Bernal	2016–Present

Source: Worldfootball.net

External links

• Alianza Petrolera page on DIMAYOR.com