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Real Esppor
Deportivo La Guaira (formerly known as Real Esppor) is a professional Football (soccer), football club promoted to the Primera División Venezolana, Venezuelan league in 2009, based in La Guaira but playing its home games in Caracas at the Estadio Olímpico (Caracas), Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. History Real Esppor The club was founded in Caracas on 21 July 2008 under the name ''Real Esppor Club'', with Esppor being a combination of the words ''España'' (Spain) and ''Portugal'' because the founders of the club were entrepreneurs with Spanish and Portuguese ancestry. It was originally intended to be the reincarnation of Deportivo Galicia, four-time champions of the Venezuelan Primera División, however the debts the original club still had with the Venezuelan Football Federation prevented the founders from using said name. Real Esppor entered the Venezuelan Segunda División for its 2008–09 season and played its first match in the competition on 16 August 2008, a 2–1 win ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a Multi-purpose stadium, multipurpose stadium (football, athletics, rugby) used mainly for association football in Caracas, Venezuela, which serves the home ground of Caracas F.C., Deportivo La Guaira F.C., Deportivo La Guaira, Metropolitanos F.C., and Universidad Central de Venezuela F.C., Universidad Central. It has a capacity of 24,264. History The stadium was designed by Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva. It was opened in 1951 and renovated in 2007. It used to be the home ground of Unión S.C. The stadium has hosted major events such as the Copa Libertadores, the 1983 Pan American Games and the South American qualifiers for the World Cup, as well as the former Copa Merconorte and matches of the Copa América. There have been several important football teams that have played at this stadium, such as Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, Soviet Union national football team, USSR, Argentina National Football Team, Arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División Season
The 2012–13 Primera División season was the 31st professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Teams Eighteen teams participated this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Carabobo and Tucanes were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2011–12 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Portuguesa, the 2011–12 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively. Torneo Apertura The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in August 2012 and ended in December 2012. Standings Results Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura was the second tournament of the season. Standings Results Aggregate table Serie Final Deportivo Anzoátegui and Zamora qualified to the Serie Final, which was contested on a home and away basis. Serie Sudamericana Other than the teams which already qualify for the Copa Libertadores (Apertura and Clausura champions and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marca (newspaper)
(), stylised as , is Spain's national daily tabloid sport newspaper owned by Unidad Editorial. The newspaper focuses primarily on football, in particular the day-to-day activities of Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid. It has a daily readership of over 2.5 million, the highest in Spain for a daily newspaper, and more than half of Spain's total sports readership, as of 2007. Since February 2001, there has also been an association 24-hour/day sports radio station, Radio Marca. In 2010, the TV channel MARCA TV was launched, before being closed in 2013. History and profile was founded on 21 December 1938, at the height of the Spanish Civil War, in nationalist-held San Sebastián. Its founding editor was Manuel Fernández Cuesta, uncle of businessman Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta. On 3 September 1987 Luis Infante became the editor of the paper. Punto Editorial SA was the owner of . In 1984 Espacio Editorial, which would be later called Recoletos, acquired the paper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 Venezuelan Primera División Season
The 2011–12 Primera División season was the 30th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Teams Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Caroní and Atlético Venezuela were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2010–11 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Llaneros and Tucanes, the 2010–11 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively. Torneo Apertura The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began in August 2011 and ended in December 2011. Standings Results Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura is the second tournament of the season. Standings Results Aggregate table Season top goalscorers Source: Serie Final Because Deportivo Lara won both the Apertura and Clausura, the Serie Final was not played, and Deportivo Lara was declared champion automatically. Serie Sudamericana Other than the teams which already qualify for the Cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Copa Sudamericana
The 2012 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2012 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was expanded from 39 teams in the porevios edition to 47 teams, allowing the eight associations other than Argentina and Brazil to each enter four teams instead of three teams. Universidad de Chile were the defending champions, but lost to the eventual champion, São Paulo, in the quarterfinals. Brazilian club São Paulo were crowned as the champion after defeating Argentine club Tigre in the finals. Having already qualified for the 2013 Libertadores Cup (for being 4th in the 2012 Brazilian League), São Paulo, after winning the 2012 Sudamericana Cup, would go on to vie for the 2013 Recopa Cup (Championship played between the Libertadores Cup champion and the Sudamericana Cup champion) and the 2013 Suruga C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamora F
Zamora may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Europe Spain * Zamora, Spain, a city in the autonomous community of Castilla y León * Province of Zamora, a province in the autonomous community of Castilla y León * Associated with the city and province: ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Spain, Roman Catholic suffragan bishopric, named after its see ** Zamora (Spanish Congress Electoral District) ** Zamora (Cortes of Castile and León constituency) ** Zamora (Senate constituency) Romania * Zamora, a tributary of the Valea de Pești in Hunedoara County * Zamora, a tributary of the Prahova in Prahova County Americas Canada * Zamora, British Columbia, a former community in the Boundary region Ecuador * Zamora, Ecuador, a city in the province of Zamora-Chinchipe * Zamora-Chinchipe Province * Zamora River, a river in the provinces of Loja, Zamora-Chinchipe and Morona-Santiago * Zamora Canton, in the province of Zamora-Chinchipe * Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Copa Libertadores
The 2012 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It ran from January 24 to July 4, 2012. Santos were the defending champions, but lost to Corinthians in the semifinals. São Paulo-based club Corinthians won the competition, with an undefeated campaign, after defeating six-time champion Boca Juniors in the finals. It is Corinthians' first Libertadores title. By winning the competition, Corinthians won the right to play in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana. Qualified teams Draw The draw of the tournament was held on November 25, 2011, at 15:00 UTC−03:00, in Luque, Paraguay. For the first stage, each of the six ties contains one team from each pot. For the second stage, each of the eight groups contains one team from each pot. Teams from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabobo F
Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744. Carabobo State was the site of the Battle of Carabobo on 24 June 1821. This was a decisive win in the war of independence from Spain, and was led by Simón Bolívar. Toponymy There are several versions about the origin of the name Carabobo. One of them refers to a voice coming from a local Arawaco language: Karau means savannah and bo means water. The repeated bo acts as a superlative, i.e. a lot of water or streams. Thus, Carabobo would mean Savannah of Waters or Savannah of Ravines. History Prehistory First cultures When Europeans arrived to what would become Venezuela, one of the most important cultural centres was located around the Valencia Lake. The Native Americans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas F
Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The historic center of the city is the Cathedral, located on Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan area. The Caracas Stock Exchange and Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Sanvicente
Noel 'Chita' Sanvicente Bethelmy (born 21 December 1964) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a forward. Sanvicente is a former head coach of the Venezuela national team. He is the most successful manager in the country's history, having won 13 national championship titles and one cup with four teams. Playing career Club career At the club level, Sanvicente played for Mineros de Guayana (1980–1986), C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela (1986–1993) winning 4 national championships with the team, Minervén Bolívar FC (1994–1996) winning another 2 championships, and finally ended his career at Caracas FC in 1996 due to a knee injury. International career Internationally, Sanvicente played 10 times for Venezuela, without scoring a goal. His international career began on 3 July 1989 at the 1989 Copa América in a First Round game against Colombia playing 36 minutes after entering as a substitute in the second half. He ended up playing 3 games at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División Season
The 2010–11 Primera División season (officially the 2010–11 Copa Movilnet for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league. Teams Eighteen teams will participate this season, sixteen of whom remain from the previous season. Centro Italo Venezolano and Llaneros were relegated after accumulating the fewest points in the 2009–10 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Atlético Venezuela and Caroní, the 2009 Segunda División Apertura runner-up and 2010 Segunda División Clausura winner, respectively. In addition, Deportivo Italia changed their name to Deportivo Petare in the off-season. Torneo Apertura The Torneo Apertura is the first tournament of the season. It began on August 8, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010. Standings Results Torneo Clausura The Torneo Clausura will be the second and final tournament of the season. It began on January 16 and ended on May 15. Standings Results Aggregate table S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
