Oriente Petrolero
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero |
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| Nickname(s) | Albiverdes, Verdolagas, Refineros. |
| Founded | November 5, 1955; 60 years ago |
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Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| Capacity | 38,000 |
| Chairman | José Ernesto Álvarez |
| Manager | Wilson Gutierrez |
| League | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
| Apertura 2015 | 5º |
| Website | Club home page |
Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Founded on November 5, 1955 by workers of the Bolivian oil company (YPFB). They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions four times, Copa Aerosur winners two times. They have also been successful in South America, by being the second Bolivian team to make the Quarter-Finals in Copa Libertadores.
The club had their first major success in 1979, when they won the league championship. Oriente Petrolero won several cup competitions during the 1980s, but after that did not win another major title until 1989. The past decade has been the most successful period in Oriente's history, capped by winning La Liga titles in 2001, and 2010.
They have a longstanding rivalry with fellow Santa Cruz team Blooming.
While still in the Association of Santa Cruz was cut amateur club was formed on the basis of a neighborhood team called 'Oriente', composed solely of employees of YPFB of the Central District. Was 5 November 1955, became its first president Elmer Saucedo Parada.
This preparation phase lasted until the club became one of the main players in the championships of the ACF, ranking consistently among the top three.
This statement is found in the spreadsheet file of the Football Association, proving that in 1956 he enrolled with the name of Oriente Petrolero. Until 1959, could not relate to albiverde as the team because his jersey was yellow.
In 1957 he won the title of first ascent two years and won his first title in First of Honor. In 1960 he was second and won the next two years the bicampeonato. The 63 was runner-up and 64 returned to seize the title.
From this period of 8 years in the amateur is removed following synthesis: four championship titles and three runners-up.
Already in the professionalism Oriente Petrolero, has won national titles in the Bolivian league 1979, 1990, 2001.
In 2001 Oriente renovated player, and that was one of the most important year for the club because in the Torneo Apertura 2 Oriente end up in the second place but Oriente and Bolivar (1st). They drew the same point but Bolivar won on Difference goal. In the Clausura Oriente gained a berth to the Copa Libertadores by winning their third National Championship and the Copa Sudamericana after finishing second in the Apertura.
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