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Anderson Arroyo
Anderson Arroyo Córdoba (born 27 September 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a right-back for Segunda División club Burgos. Club career Fortaleza CEIF Born in Quibdó, Arroyo finished his formation with Fortaleza C.E.I.F. He made his senior debut on 19 November 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 Categoría Primera B home win over Deportivo Pereira, and appeared in one further match during the year as his team achieved promotion. Arroyo made 22 appearances during three seasons, and described his time at Fortaleza as "unforgettable". Liverpool In February 2018, Arroyo joined Liverpool. Loans Immediately after joining Liverpool, Arroyo was loaned to Mallorca on an 18-month deal. He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, and played in 12 matches for the remainder of the season. For the 2018–19 season, he was loaned to Belgian club Gent, where he joined fellow Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quibdó
Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo Colombians. History In prehistoric times the Chocó rainforest and mountains constituted a major barrier dividing the Mesoamerican and Andean civilisations. The high rainfall and the extremely humid climate did not attract the Spanish colonists. The Emberá Indians ceded much of their territory to the Spanish Franciscan order in 1648. Subsequent attacks on colonial outposts by hostile tribes discouraged attempts at settlement. Six years later, the Spanish began again to colonize the region, eventually establishing some lumber camps and plantations where they used enslaved Africans as workers. It was not until the nineteenth century when there was interest in finding a shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to avoid t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either side to their left and right, but can be played in threes with or without full-backs. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-back, sweeper, full-back, and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-backs are usually tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech First League
The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically run from August to May, most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays with few games played on Fridays. All Fortuna liga clubs qualify for the Czech Cup. The history of the Czech football league began with its reorganization for the 1993–94 season following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and therefore the league became the successor of the Czechoslovak League. Thirty-five clubs have competed in the Fortuna liga since its founding. Sparta Prague has won the title 12 times, the most among Czech clubs. Other clubs that were crowned as champions are Slavia Prague, Slovan Liberec, Baník Ostrava and Viktoria Plzeň, who are the reigning champions. Based on performances in European competitions over the past five years, the league is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Czech First League
The 2019–20 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The defending champions were Slavia Prague, who won their fifth Czech title in previous season. This season was the second one with a new league structure in which 16 clubs play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship, Europa League and relegation groups. Season events On 12 March, the League Football Association announced that all Fortuna liga games had been postponed for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After 2 months, on 12 May, the League Football Association announced that the Fortuna liga would resume on 25 May. The regular season concluded on 14 June 2020. On 23 July, when the Champions group and the Europa League playoffs have already been finalized, the SFC Opava - a team currently holding 15th place in the table has been suspected for corona virus by one of their te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Tercera División
The 2018–19 Tercera División was the fourth tier in Spanish football. It began in August 2018 and ended in late June 2019 with the promotion play-off finals. Competition format *The top four eligible teams in each group would play the promotion playoffs. *The champion of each group would qualify to 2019–20 Copa del Rey. If the champion is a reserve team, the first non-reserve team qualified would join the Copa. *In each group, at least three teams would be relegated to Regional Divisions. Controversy in Group 8 After being relegated, Real Burgos sued the Castile and León Football Federation arguing that the postponement of their match in the previous season against Arandina forced them to play three games in seven days with few rounds left, harming their performance and finishing the league in relegation positions. Initially, they were admitted in Tercera División, in application of the precautionary measures by the Judgement, but later the Royal Spanish Football Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. A total of twenty clubs compete in the league's regular season. ''División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano'', better known as DIMAYOR, operates the league system of promotion and relegation for both Categoría Primera A and Categoría Primera B leagues. Since its foundation in 1948, fifteen teams have been crowned as Colombian football champions. The most successful club is Atlético Nacional with 17 titles. History Before 1948 there was no professional football league in Colombia. The first clubs were formed in Barranquilla and Bogotá: Barranquilla FC, Polo Club, Escuela Militar and Bartolinos, although the game took a while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwo Awoniyi
Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi (born 12 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Nottingham Forest and the Nigeria national team. Club career Early career In 2010, Awoniyi was voted the Most Valuable Player at a Coca-Cola football competition in London. His performance at the competition was spotted by Seyi Olofinjana who invited him to join the Imperial Soccer Academy. Liverpool On 31 August 2015, Awoniyi signed for English club Liverpool for a fee of around £400,000 but was immediately loaned out to German team FSV Frankfurt. Loans to FSV Frankfurt and NEC Awoniyi made his debut for Frankfurt as a late substitute in a German Cup match against Hertha Berlin. After being named as a substitute for six league matches, he made his debut on 19 February 2016, playing 89 minutes against FC St. Pauli. Awoniyi suffered relegation with Frankfurt, and he returned to Liverpool at the end of the season. On 26 August 2016, Dutch team NEC confirmed that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda División B''. For the 2021–22 season, Tercera División was replaced by Tercera División RFEF, which became the fifth tier due to the creation of a new, semi-professional third division by the Spanish federation (RFEF) called the Primera División RFEF. Format Tercera División featured 360 teams divided into 18 regional groups, corresponding to the autonomous communities of Spain (due to its size, Andalusia is divided into two groups, East and West; Ceuta is allocated to West Andalusia, while Melilla is allocated to the East). Each group was administered by a regional football federation. At the end of the season the first four teams in each group qualified for promotion play-offs to decide which teams were promoted to Segunda Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCD Mallorca B
RCD Mallorca B, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1967, it is the reserve team of RCD Mallorca and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home matches at '' Estadi Son Bibiloni'', with a capacity of 1,500 seats. Unlike in England, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. History Background *As farm team: **''Mallorca Atlético'' - ''(1983–93)'' *As reserve team: **''RCD Mallorca "B"'' - ''(1993–)'' Other farm clubs *''Atlético de Palma'' - ''(1961–65)'' *''CF Palma'' - ''(1965–72)'' *'' UD Collerense'' - ''(1981–83)'' Season to season * UD Collerense (farm team in 1981–82 and 1982–83) *Mallorca Atlético, farm team *Mallorca B, reserve team ---- *1 season in Segunda División *18 seasons in Segunda División B *1 season in Segunda Federación *23 seasons in Tercera División *1 season in Tercera División R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, they currently compete in La Liga, holding home games at the Visit Mallorca Stadium with a 23,142-seat capacity. The club had its peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reaching a best-ever 3rd place in La Liga in 1999 and 2001 and winning the Copa del Rey in 2003 following final defeats in 1991 and 1998. Mallorca also won the 1998 Supercopa de España and reached the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. Mallorca traditionally play in red shirts with black shorts and socks. History The early years Founded on 5 March 1916, what would later become RCD Mallorca was registered at the Spanish Football Federation under the name of Alfonso XIII Foot-Ball Club. Weeks after its establishment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Categoría Primera B Season
The 2015 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2015 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season since its founding. Format 16 teams competed in this Categoría Primera B season, a decrease from 18 in the last season due to the expansion of the Categoría Primera A to 20 teams starting from this season and the realization of a special promotion tournament to promote 2 additional teams to the Primera A at the start of the season. The Primera B tournament itself changed to a year-round competition with the 16 teams playing the other teams twice on a home-and-away basis and playing a regional rival twice more for a total of 32 matches. The top eight teams after the thirty-two rounds advanced to the Semifinal round where the eight teams were sorted into two groups of four and played a double Round-robin tournament group stage. Both group winners earned promotion to the Categoría Primera A and also advanced to the Final round, which consisted of two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Early years While there are several amateur teams from the Risaralda Department in the Third Division (Categoría Primera C, Primera C), Pereira is the department's only professional team. Deportivo Pereira was founded on 12 February 1944 by Pedro Patiño 'Peruco', Luis Carlos Marulanda, Rogelio Díaz 'Control', Faustino Chiquito y Gabriel Cardona Rojas, aiming to end the rivalry between the local clubs ''Deportivo Otún'' and ''Vidriocol''. On 12 March 1944 they played their first game, facing Guadalajara de Buga at Estadio Alberto Mora Mora in Pereira. Deportivo Pereira made its First Division debut (Categoría Primera A, Primera A) in the 1949 Campeonato Profesional, 1949 season, replacing Universidad, a football club founded in Bogotá that had played its previous season i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
