Atlético Bucaramanga
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| Full name | Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. |
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| Nickname(s) |
Los Leopardos (The Leopards) Búcaros Canarios Auriverdes |
| Founded | 11 May 1949 |
| Ground |
Estadio Alfonso López Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Capacity | 28,000 |
| Chairman | Héctor García |
| Manager | Fernando Castro |
| League | Categoría Primera A |
| 2016 | 10th |
| Website | Club home page |
Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bucaramanga that play its home games at the Alfonso López stadium. The team was promoted to Categoría Primera A in 2015.
The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael Chaberman, a Barranquilla businessman.
The greatest achievement of the team to date has been in 1997, when it reached the finals of the Colombian Championship, losing to América de Cali. This qualified the club to enter the Copa Libertadores de América the following year, when it reached the second round.
In 1948, within the Santanderean Football League, plans were made to develop a centre for football in Bucaramanga, similar to what existed in neighboring regions. The directors of the "Pielroja" team, winner of the local championship, invited Rafael Chaberman to assist in setting up a professional team. Chaberman, who had recently settled in the city, and was based in the "Cafe Centenario", delivered a speech to them on the subject in the Hotel New York. This led to the foundation of the club the following year under the name of "Atlético Bucaramanga".
The first meeting for the formal founding of the team was convened by newspapers and the local radio. That meeting occurred at the consulting rooms of Dr Elias Solano, because Santanderean League Soccer was an amateur association that had no license to promote professional football. The assembly proceeded to elect a board with the following result:
President:
Managing directors:
The first shareholders' meeting was on 25 February 1949. On 11 May a deed (No, 1132) was signed setting up a limited company under the name of Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. The director was Néstor Arenas, the treasurer was Juan Silva, and Jorge Arenas Buenahora acted as lawyer. There was $30,000 share capital.
Vicente Díaz Romero, president of Gran Colombia FC, Luis Alba Pinilla (Eleven Friends FC), Antonio "Terremoto" Duran (Girardot FC), Jorge Molina Barba (Freedom Concordia FC) and Simón Santander (Pielroja FC) were the most important local leaders in the formation of the first squad.
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