Atlético Bucaramanga

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Introduction

Atlético Bucaramanga are a Saturday football team made up of 32 team members.

The team is from Bucaramanga, Colombia and play in the Liga Águila Primera A.

Atlético Bucaramanga started using TeamStats in September 2018 and so far have created match reports and statistics for 16 games.

Team Details

Atlético Bucaramanga is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium.

History

The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael Chaberman, a Barranquilla businessman. Ever since, it has been a regular participant in the top flight of the Colombian professional league. The team's most recent stint in the top division began in 2015.

Atlético Bucaramanga has won the Colombian league title once, in 1979. The club has also won the Copa Colombia twice, in 1955 and 2015.

Stadium

Atlético Bucaramanga's home stadium is the Alfonso López stadium. The stadium is located in Bucaramanga and has a capacity of 32,000 spectators.

The stadium was built in 1953 and has been renovated several times since then. It is one of the most popular stadiums in Colombia and is often referred to as "La Catedral".

Current squad

The current squad of Atlético Bucaramanga is made up of a mix of experienced and young players. The team is managed by Luis Fernando Suárez, a Colombian football manager who has previously managed the national team of Colombia.

Liga Águila

The Liga Águila is the top football league in Colombia. It is a professional league with 20 teams competing each season. The season runs from February to December, with each team playing each other twice, once at home and once away.

The winner of the Liga Águila qualifies for the Copa Libertadores, the premier club competition in South America. The second and third placed teams also qualify for the Copa Sudamericana, the second tier club competition in South America.