Zulia FC
Full nameZulia Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Petroleros (Oilers)
FoundedJanuary 16, 2005 (2005-01-16)
DissolvedDecember 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)
GroundEstadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Capacity40,800
ChairmanLuis Eduardo Farías
ManagerAdolfo Monsalve

Zulia Fútbol Club was a professional football club that last competed in the Primera División Venezolana. The club was based in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, and it's internationally recognized for his participation in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, where the club was eliminated by Colón de Santa Fe, Argentinian club, in quarter-finals.

On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Zulia would merge into Segunda División side Deportivo Rayo Zuliano, with the latter taking the former's place in the Venezuelan Primera División.[1] The merger was officially confirmed on 28 January 2023.[2]

Titles

Current squad

As of 6 February 2018.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Venezuela VEN Andrés González
2 MF Venezuela VEN Marco Gómez
3 DF Venezuela VEN Daniel Rivillo
4 DF Ecuador ECU Jerry León
5 MF Venezuela VEN Juan Manuel Castilla
6 DF Venezuela VEN Gabriel Benítez
7 MF Venezuela VEN Albert Zambrano
8 MF Ecuador ECU Abel Casquete
9 FW Venezuela VEN Junior Paredes
10 MF Venezuela VEN Evelio Hernandez
13 MF Venezuela VEN José Martínez
14 DF Venezuela VEN Hector Bello
15 MF Venezuela VEN Alan Sierra
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Venezuela VEN Miguel Celis
17 MF Venezuela VEN David Barreto
18 FW Venezuela VEN Luis Paz
19 MF Venezuela VEN Johao Martinez
20 DF Venezuela VEN Andrés Maldonado
21 FW Venezuela VEN José Rondon
22 MF Venezuela VEN Camilo Pedrozo
23 GK Venezuela VEN Leonardo Morales
24 DF Venezuela VEN José Lara
25 MF Venezuela VEN Gregory Rodriguez
26 DF Venezuela VEN Jesus Paz
27 MF Venezuela VEN Carlos Moreno
28 MF Venezuela VEN Leonardo De La Hoz

Top goalscorers

Player Club career Goals
Colombia Eder Hernández 2008–13 40
Venezuela Jefferson Savarino 2010–17 37
Venezuela Manuel Arteaga 2010–15 32
Colombia Freddys Arrieta 2008–10 26
Venezuela Gustavo Rojas 2008–13 21
Venezuela Yohandry Orozco 2009–11 11

References

[4]

  1. "Extraoficial: Deportivo Rayo Zuliano y Zulia Fútbol Club conformarían una sola institución" [Unofficial: Deportivo Rayo Zuliano and Zulia Fútbol Club would form a single institution] (in Spanish). Versión Final. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "¡CONFIRMARON FUSIÓN CON EL ZULIA FC! Rayo Zuliano llegó a primera división de la liga Futve" [THEY CONFIRMED MERGER WITH ZULIA FC! Rayo Zuliano reached the Liga Futve's first division] (in Spanish). Red Digital Noticias. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. "Plantilla" (in Spanish). Zulia FC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. "Primera División".
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