Barranquilla Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian
football
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team based in
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...
, that currently plays in the
Categoría Primera B
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. They play their home games at the
Estadio Romelio Martínez es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium
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.
History
Barranquilla F.C. was founded in January 2005 by a group of businessmen led by Arturo Char who considering that Barranquilla did not have a team in the
Primera B
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, decided to give the city a new alternative.
Barranquilla F.C. has always been strongly supported by the lower divisions of
Junior
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Aircraft
* Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft
* PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft
* SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider
Arts and entertainment Characters
* Bowser Jr., ...
. Even the former president of Junior Alejandro Arteta was previously president of Barranquilla F.C. The team has not won any title in the Primera B, but has always been a great promoter of the tournament, qualifying to several finals and displaying great football. Its home stadium is the Romelio Martínez, former home of Junior de Barranquilla.
Stadium
Barranquilla FC uses Romelio Martínez Stadium for their home matches, which has a capacity of 11,000 spectators.
Luis Grau
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(July 2011 – September 2012)
*
Richard Garcés
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(September 2012 – July 2013)
* Arturo Reyes (July 2013 – May 2017)
*
Roberto Peñaloza
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(June 2017 – June 2019)
*
Evert Salas
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* Roberto Peñaloza (December 2019 – May 2022)
* Arturo Reyes (May 2022 – November 2022)
*
Nelson Flórez
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(November 2022 – March 2025)
* Grigori Méndez (March 2025 – Present)
Source:
Affiliated clubs
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Junior
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Aircraft
* Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft
* PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft
* SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider
Arts and entertainment Characters
* Bowser Jr., ...