Bogotá F.C. is a Colombian professional football team based in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest ...

, that currently plays in the

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. They play their home games at the

Estadio Metropolitano de Techo Estadio Metropolitano de Techo is a multi-use stadium in Bogotá, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of La Equidad, Tigres F.C., and Bogotá F.C. The stadium holds 8,000 people. ...

History

Bogotá F.C. is a club with a duality in its history, having been born under its current name in 2004 when it debuted in the Colombian second division, but coming from another club named ''Club El Cóndor'' which was founded in 1991 and played under three different guises: in 2000 the club was called ''El Cóndor'', in 2002 ''Cóndor Real Bogotá'' and a few years later ''Cóndor Deportivo Sur-Bogotá''. Bogotá's best performance was achieved in the first half of 2007 in the Copa Premier, after qualifying to a semifinal phase for the first time ever, with a near-perfect season and a roster mixing experienced players and young talents such as

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. In 2005, the team's management was taken over by the company "GoGo" which provided capital to the team. During the 2010 season, played in one tournament, Bogotá performed a great campaign, advancing to the semi-finals in sixth place. After leading their group in the first half of that stage with seven points out of nine, they were eliminated after losing 3–2 at home against

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and drawing 1–1 with Patriotas, also at home. In March 2012 it was announced that due to a lack of support in

, the club would be leaving for the city of

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in the department of

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for the 2013 season. DIMAYOR granted this request on March 27, but negotiations ultimately fell through and Bogotá decided to stay at the Colombian capital.

Stadium

Current squad

References

External links

Official website
(archived 1 October 2016)
Dimayor page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogota F.C. Football clubs in Colombia Association football clubs established in 2003 2003 establishments in Colombia Categoría Primera B clubs