Caracas Fútbol Club is a

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n football team based in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as 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 ...

. The club has won twelve First Division titles making it the most successful in Venezuelan football history. They are nicknamed ''Los Rojos del Ávila'', or the "Reds from Ávila". This refers to their red jerseys as well as

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, a mountain near Caracas.

History

Early Years

Caracas FC was founded in 1967 under a group of friends led by

José Berascasa José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

and Jorge Cubeddu with the name

Yamaha FC Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...

. The team was entered as an amateur team to the Football Federation of the State of Miranda. The purpose of the club was to allow for Berascasa and his friends to have somewhere to enjoy their free time. As a result, Berascasa created one of the most historical and winning sports franchises in

n history. In 1984, renamed Caracas-Yamaha FC after successful seasons in the amateur league, the team was admitted into the

Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

. Their first season in the professional league they won the division and gained promotion to the First Division.

Turmoil in the First Division

Their first season in the First Division was unstable as they barely survived relegation. After an acceptable second season in 1986, where relegation was not a huge threat, they were renamed Caracas FC when

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bought part of them and had joint leadership with

Yamaha Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...

. Under the guidance of Manuel Plasencia and Luis Mendoza as the managers of the club, the subsequent 1987 season was their best to date. Reaching the last set of games in the eight-team tournament, they needed a place in the top two in order to qualify for the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

and compete on an international level. However, they lost on the last weekend to now arch-rivals

Deportivo Táchira ''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to: * Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club * Déportivo, a French rock band * Deportivo (Mexicable) Mexicable is a aerial lift line in Ecatepec de M ...

and barely missed out on international competition. The next year brought changes for the First Division as it would now follow the European format of games being played from the Fall to Spring. The 1988–89 season started well for Caracas FC and they even lifted the

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but suspensions and injuries in the second half of the season almost led to the collapse of the team. However, even after many of the team's players left, the team was saved by the Cocodrilos Sports Organization, which was led by

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until his passing, and his son, Philip Valentiner is the owner today.

Success in the First Division

Despite a primarily amateur squad, the team finished fourth in the league during the 1989–90 season. Two years later in the 1991–92 season, under manager Manuel Plasencia, who had stayed through the turmoil, Caracas FC won their first national championship. They went on to win the next two seasons, with the third title in 1993–94 being won under a new manager,

Pedro Febles Pedro Juan Febles González (18 April 1958 – 14 December 2011) was a Venezuelan football player and manager. Club career Febles played for Deportivo Galicia, Atlético San Cristóbal and C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela. International career F ...

. However, after an unsuccessful 1994–95 season, Plasencia returned to lead the team to a title in the 1995–96 season. It is also worth noting that during this time Caracas FC won the

twice, though historically that competition has been marked by instability and anonymity. After four years of titleless competition, they won their fifth national championship under Carlos Moreno. However, the 1999 season saw Caracas FC reach the semi-finals of the Copa Merconorte, their greatest success to date in international competition. The next year marked the appointment of the then 37-year-old Noel Sanvicente took over the club. He is Caracas' most successful manager as he was able to win five titles in 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, and most recently in 2008–09. He also led Caracas FC to its best ever position in South America's most prestigious club competition, the

. In 2010, Noel Sanvicente stepped down from the team following which Ceferino Bencomo took over as manager. Under Ceferino Bencomo, Caracas FC won its eleventh national championship title defeating arch-rival Deportivo Táchira in a two game final. Caracas F.C has developed many important players through their academy that are now playing for important clubs around the World, such as Ronald Vargas (AEK Athens F.C) and Luis Manuel Seijas (Internacional de Porto Alegre).

Colors and Uniform

The club's colors are red, white and black. * Home Uniform: A red top with black stripes down the side and on the borders. Paired with black shorts and socks. * Away Uniform: A white top with red stripes down the side and on the borders. Paired with white shorts bordered in red and white socks. * Third Uniform: A black top with red stripes down the side and on the borders. Paired with black shorts with red borders and black

Stadium

''Caracas Fútbol Club'' has played their home matches at Cocodrilos Sports Park since the season 2006–07. ''Cocodrilos Sports Park'' has a maximum capacity of 3,500 people, with future expansions planned to 6,000 people, and then to 15,000. The field has an

artificial grass Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commerc ...

surface. For bigger national league or international tournaments games, the club has used the

Brígido Iriarte Stadium Estadio Brígido Iriarte is a multi-purpose stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Venezuelan Primera División team Atlético Venezuela Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', ...

. This stadium is also used by another professional Caracas club,

Deportivo Italia Petare Fútbol Club (until summer 2010 called Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club and known as Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club until summer 2015) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club after ...

. It has an official capacity of 12,000 people; however, there have been crowds of 20,000 spectators in games against

(their historical rival),

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and other teams. Recently ''Caracas Fútbol Club'' has played at the Estadio Olímpico de la UCV which has a maximum capacity of 30,000 spectators. This has been used primarily for the

along with important First Division matches. Since the 2007–08 season the Estadio Olímpico de la UCV will be used as the temporary home ground because of the expansion and redesign of Cocodrilos Sports Park which is being used as a training facility in the meantime. The stadium meet all the requirements to perform international games like Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

Honours

* Primera División **Champions (12): 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10,

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* Segunda División **Winners: 1984 (as Caracas – Yamaha) *

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**Winners (5): 1987, 1993, 1994,

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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

: 22 appearances ::

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

: First Round ::

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: Round of 16 (Second Round) ::

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: First Round ::

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: Preliminary Round ::

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

: Preliminary Round ::

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: Preliminary Round ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: First Round ::

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...

: First Round :: 2006: First Round ::

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: Round of 16 (Second Round) ::

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: First Round ::

: Quarter-finals ::

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: First Round :: 2011: First Round ::

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: Preliminary Round ::

: First Round ::

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: Preliminary Round :: 2016: Preliminary Round ::

: Third Qualifying Stage ::

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: First Round ::

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: Second Qualifying Stage ::

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: First Round *

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American fo ...

: 6 appearances ::

: Second Round ::

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: First Round ::

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: Round of 16 ::

: Second Round *

Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana ( pt, CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana), known also as the Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as the Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club football competition organized by CO ...

: 0 appearances :: : * Copa Merconorte: 2 appearances ::

: Group Stage ::

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

: Semi-finals *

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: 1 appearance ::

: Quarter-finals

Current roster

Managers

* Manuel Plasencia (Jan 1, 1993 – March, 1997) * Noel Sanvicente (Jan 1, 1998 – March 18, 2010) *

Ceferino Bencomo Ceferino Bencomo (born 1 November 1970) is a Venezuelan footballer. He played in one match for the Venezuela national football team in 1989. He was also part of Venezuela's squad for the 1991 Copa América The 1991 Copa América football tour ...

(March 28, 2010 – May 15, 2013) * Eduardo Saragó (May 17, 2013 – 2017) * Noel Sanvicente (Jan 1, 2018 – 2021) *

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(Dec 27, 2021 – present)

References

External links

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Soccernet profileBarra Official del Caracas FCEntradas del Caracas FC – Archivo Historico
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caracas Futbol Club Association football clubs established in 1984 Football clubs in Venezuela Football clubs in Caracas