Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja playing in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded on March 26, 2002[1] in Bogotá as Deportivo Bogotá Chicó F.C.,[2] named after one of the city's neighborhoods. After gaining promotion from Primera B in 2003[2] and playing one more season in the capital, the club was relocated to its current ground and renamed Boyacá Chicó F.C. They play their home games at the Estadio de La Independencia stadium.
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| Full name | Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club S.A. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Ajedrezados (The Checkered) El Campeón de Boyacá (The Champion of Boyacá) | ||
| Founded | 26 March 2002 (as Bogotá Chicó) 18 January 2005 (relocation to Tunja) | ||
| Ground | Estadio La Independencia | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nicolás Pimentel | ||
| Manager | Jhon Jaime Gómez (caretaker) | ||
| League | Categoría Primera A | ||
| 2023 | Primera A, 10th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
The club was founded in 2002 as Chicó Futbol Club, after the neighborhood of Chicó, in the locality of Chapinero in Bogotá, where Eduardo Pimentel, the manager of the project and former player of Millonarios, América de Cali, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pereira and the Colombia national football team, was born. The club played their first season in Primera B that same year after buying a license from Cortuluá,[3] and won the Primera B championship in 2003, beating Pumas de Casanare in the double-legged final series and earned promotion to Primera A. In their first season in the top flight, they advanced to the final stages of the Apertura tournament and avoided relegation at the end of the season, but relocated to Tunja in 2005 owing to poor attendances and a lack of sponsors as well as an invitation from the Boyacá Department government.[4]
After its move to Tunja and the arrival of manager Alberto Gamero in 2006, Boyacá Chicó started enjoying consistent results which allowed them to reach the semifinals of the domestic championship in the 2006 Finalización and both tournaments of the 2007 season, qualifying for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In 2008, the club won its first Primera A title, defeating América de Cali in the Torneo Apertura final.[5] In 2016, after thirteen seasons in Primera A, the team was relegated.[6][7] However, the club only spent one season in the second tier, being promoted back to the Primera A after winning the Primera B championship in 2017.
Honours
Domestic
- Categoría Primera A:
- Winners (1): 2008–I
- Categoría Primera B:
- Copa Colombia:
- Runners-up (1): 2011
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
The club has appeared in the Copa Libertadores twice, reaching the preliminary round in 2008 and the group stage in the 2009 edition.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Copa Libertadores | FS |  Audax Italiano | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–4 (a) |
| 2009 | Copa Libertadores | GS |  Aurora | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3rd |
 Grêmio | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||||
| Universidad de Chile | 3–0 | 0–3 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 11 February 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF |  COL | Frank Lozano (captain) |
| 20 | FW | COL | Jacobo Pimentel |
| 21 | MF |  VEN | Ángelo Peña |
| 22 | DF | COL | David Murillo |
| 23 | GK | COL | Sebastián Arango |
| 24 | MF | COL | Anderson Mojica |
| 27 | MF | COL | Kevin Londoño |
| 29 | FW | COL | Sebastián Colón |
| 30 | MF | COL | Michael Gómez |
| 33 | GK | COL | Eder Orjuela |
| — | DF | COL | Ronaldo Mejía |
| — | DF | COL | Elkin Mosquera |
| — | DF | VEN | Rafael Uzcátegui |
| — | MF | COL | Mauricio García |
| — | MF | VEN | José Soto |
| — | FW | COL | Félix Chaverra |
Notable players
Juan Alejandro Mahecha (2005–2009), (2011–2014), (2015–2016)- Ever Palacios (2005–2011)
Mario García (2006–2013)- Edwin Móvil (2006–2009), (2010–2014)
- Arley Palacios (2007–2008)
- Nestor Salazar (2007–2008)
Miguel Caneo (2008–2011),(2016)- Franky Oviedo (2008)
- Víctor Danilo Pacheco (2008)
- Yhonny Ramírez (2008–2011)
- Brahaman Sinisterra (2008)
- Edigson Velásquez (2008–2009)
Managers
- Eduardo Pimentel (2004–05)
- Mario Vanemerak (2005)
- Alberto Gamero (July 2005 – Dec 2013)
- José Ricardo Pérez (Jan 2014 – Dec 14)
- Eduardo Lara (Dec 2014–15)
- Eduardo Pimentel (2015)
- José Ricardo Pérez (2016)
- Darío Sierra (2016)
- Nelson Gómez (2016)
- Darío Sierra (2016)
Nelson Olveira (2016–17)- Jhon Jaime Gómez (2017–20)
- Belmer Aguilar (2020–2021)
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Mario García (2021–2023) - Belmer Aguilar (2023)
- Miguel Caneo (2024)
- Jhon Jaime Gómez (2024–)
References
External links
- Official website of Chicó F.C. (archived)