Fortaleza C.E.I.F. is a professional Colombian
football team based in
Cota, in the
Cundinamarca Department, currently playing in the
Categoría Primera B
Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay (formerly ''Torneo Águila''), is the second-division football league in Colombia.
Format
DIMAYOR has applied a new form ...
. The team has been promoted to the
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is th ...
twice, in 2013 and 2015. From 2018 to 2020, they played their home games at the
Estadio Municipal de Cota, moving afterwards to 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. ...
in
Bogotá
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.
History
The club was founded on 15 November 2010 as ''Fortaleza F.C.'', based in the municipality of
Soacha
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. The club joined the
Categoría Primera B
Categoría Primera B, commonly referred to as Torneo BetPlay Dimayor due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay (formerly ''Torneo Águila''), is the second-division football league in Colombia.
Format
DIMAYOR has applied a new form ...
after buying the licence of the recently dissolved club
Atlético Juventud.
In the
2013 Primera B season, the team was champion of the Finalización tournament, allowing them play the finals against
Uniautónoma. The team lost the title, losing the home match with a 0–2 score, and drawing 1–1 in the away match. However, the team was promoted to the
Primera A after winning against
Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. is a professional Colombian football club based in Cúcuta, which plays in the Categoria Primera B.
The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league w ...
in the Promotion/relegation playoff with a 2–1 global score.
Fortaleza was relegated after its first year in the Primera A. The club ranked 16th in the Apertura tournament and 13th in the Finalización tournament, being the worst team in the Relegation table.
In 2015, the club was renamed ''Fortaleza C.E.I.F.'' after merging with the amateur football club ''C.E.I.F.'' (''Centro de Entrenamiento Integrado para el Fútbol'').
That season, the club was promoted after reaching the finals, however they lost the title against
Atlético Bucaramanga
Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Alfonso López stadium.
The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafael ...
with a 0–2 aggregate score.
Current squad
Managers
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Jaime Manjarrés (2011–12)
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Roberto Vidales (2012–13)
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Hernán Pacheco (2013–14)
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Alexis García (2014)
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Nilton Bernal (2015–16)
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Freddy Amazo (2016)
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Carlos Barato (2016–17)
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Carlos Mora (2017)
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David Barato (2018–19)
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Pablo Garabello (2020)
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Nelson Flórez (2021–)
Source
Worldfootball.net
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See also
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Atlético Juventud Soacha
References
External links
Official websiteFortaleza profile on DIMAYOR
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fortaleza CEIF
Football clubs in Colombia
2010 establishments in Colombia
Categoría Primera A clubs
Categoría Primera B clubs
Association football clubs established in 2010