Patriotas
Full namePatriotas Boyacá S.A.
Nickname(s)Lancero (Lancer)
Rojo de Boyacá (Boyacá's Red)
Libertador (Liberator)
El Verdadero equipo de Boyacá (Boyacá's real team)
Founded18 February 2003 (2003-02-18)
GroundEstadio La Independencia
Capacity21,000
ChairmanCésar Guzmán
ManagerHarold Rivera
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2023Primera B, 4th of 16
(champions and promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium.

History

Patriotas was founded in 2003 by the then-governor of Boyacá Miguel Ángel Bermúdez, together with the then Coldeportes chairman and the owners of hardware business G&J. In its first year in the Primera B, the club reached the semifinals, where it was eliminated by Bogotá Chicó.

In 2004 the team again advanced to the semifinals, where the team played against Deportivo Antioquia, Centauros Villavicencio and Expreso Rojo, but did not qualify. In 2005 Patriotas was second in the general table but in the semifinals was eliminated by Bajo Cauca F.C. In 2009 some changes were implemented in the tournament. Patriotas was first in Group B but was eliminated again in the semifinals and ended up in third place.

In 2011 the team was promoted to the Categoría Primera A after beating América de Cali by penalties in the promotion/relegation playoff.[1] In 2016, the team qualified for the final stages of the top tier for the first time, after placing eighth in the first stage.[2] That year, the team also managed to qualify for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, which was the first participation of the team in an international competition, reaching the second stage.[3]

Patriotas's first spell in Primera A lasted 10 years as they were relegated back to Primera B at the end of the 2022 season, sealing their relegation on 16 October 2022 with two matches to go in the first stage of the 2022 Finalización tournament after a scoreless draw with Millonarios and a victory for Unión Magdalena against Deportivo Pereira, which ensured the team would end the season in the bottom two places of the relegation table.[4] The team made a quick return to the top flight, winning the 2023 Primera B's Torneo I and later defeating Fortaleza CEIF in the season's grand final to earn promotion.[5]

Honours

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2017 Copa Sudamericana FS Chile Everton 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p)
SS Brazil Corinthians 1–1 0–2 1–3

Players

Current squad

As of 11 January 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Colombia COL Andrés Alarcón
5 MF Colombia COL Matheo Castaño
7 MF Brazil BRA Marcílio
8 FW France FRA Quentin Danloux
9 MF Colombia COL Santiago Córdoba
10 MF Colombia COL Kevin Parra
11 MF Colombia COL Mauricio Gómez
12 GK Colombia COL Jorge Amaya
15 DF Colombia COL Santiago Roa
16 DF Colombia COL Fabián Banguero
17 MF Colombia COL Camilo Charris
19 MF Colombia COL Daniel Gómez
21 DF Colombia COL Diego Ruiz
25 DF Colombia COL Carlos de las Salas
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW Colombia COL Estiven Sarria
29 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Ayala
31 MF Colombia COL José Guzmán
36 FW Colombia COL Alexander Carabalí
88 GK Colombia COL Matías Escobar
— GK Colombia COL Juan David Valencia
— DF Colombia COL Luis Payares
— DF Colombia COL Mateo Rodas
— DF Argentina ARG Agustín Pezzi
— MF Colombia COL Juan Carlos Caicedo
— MF Colombia COL Carlos Mosquera
— FW Colombia COL Daniel Castro
— FW Colombia COL Gianfranco Peña
— FW Colombia COL Carlos Rivas

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

Managers

Country Name Dates
 ColombiaÁlvaro de Jesús Gómez2003
 ColombiaÁlvaro Zuluaga2004
 ColombiaHarold MoralesJan 1, 2005–June 6
 ColombiaEpimenio CristanchoJuly 1, 2006 – Dec 31, 2006
 ColombiaJuan Carlos Grueso2007–08
 ArgentinaMario VanemerakJan 1, 2009–June 9
 ColombiaEduardo RetatJuly 1, 2009–Dec 09
 ColombiaOrlando RestrepoJan 1, 2010–March 10
 ColombiaCarlos HoyosApril 1, 2010–Dec 10
 ColombiaMiguel Augusto PrinceJan 1, 2011 – Oct 4, 2012
 ColombiaEduardo RetatOct 5, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012
 ColombiaArturo ReyesJan 1, 2013 – April 25, 2013
 ArgentinaJuan DíazApril 2, 2013 – June 30, 2013
 UruguayJulio ComesañaJuly 1, 2013 – Feb 1, 2014
 ColombiaHarold RiveraApril 3, 2014–16
 ColombiaDiego Corredor2016
 ColombiaHarold Rivera2016
 ColombiaDiego Corredor2016–2019
 ColombiaNelson Gómez2019–2020
 SpainAbel Segovia2020–2021
 ColombiaJhon Mario Ramírez2021
 ColombiaJorge Luis Bernal2021
 ColombiaJuan David Niño2021–2022
 ColombiaArturo Boyacá2022
 ColombiaJosé Eugenio Hernández2022
 ColombiaFabián Torres (caretaker)2022
 ColombiaJuan David Niño2023
 SpainJonathan Risueño2023
 ColombiaHarold Rivera2024–

Source: Worldfootball.net

References

  1. ↑ "El descenso de América de Cali: el gran recuerdo que se lleva Patriotas" [The relegation of América de Cali: the great memory Patriotas take home] (in Spanish). Futbolete. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Millonarios y Patriotas, entre los 8 que disputarán la Liga Águila". Publimetro Colombia. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Harold Rivera no continuará en la dirección técnica del Patriotas". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Patriotas, el otro descendido a la Primera B del fútbol colombiano, para el 2023" [Patriotas, the other team relegated to the Colombian football's Primera B for 2023] (in Spanish). Gol Caracol. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Patriotas se corona campeón del torneo de ascenso y regresa a la primera división" [Patriotas are crowned champions of the promotion tournament and return to the first division] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Patriotas Boyacá S.A." Dimayor. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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