Academia Deportiva Fancesa is a Bolivian football club based in

Sucre Sucre (; ) is the ''de jure'' capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high ...

, Chuquisaca. The club was founded on 10 March 1965, and compete in the

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, holding home matches at the ''

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'', with a capacity of 30,700 people.

History

Named after the Fábrica Nacional de Cemento S.A. (FANCESA), the club reached the final of the

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in 2002, missing out a direct promotion after losing to

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. They also lost the promotion/relegation play-off against Independiente Petrolero, and remained in the second division. The club was also one of the participants of the 2022 Copa Bolivia, but the tournament was cancelled.

References

Football clubs in Bolivia Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Bolivia {{SouthAm-footyclub-stub