Titanes Fútbol Club Guanare, simply known as Titanes, is a Venezuelan

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club based in

Guanare Guanare () is the capital of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian. Guanare was founded on 3 November 1591 by João Fernandes de Leão Pacheco (1543–1593), a Portuguese ...

Portuguesa state Portuguesa State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. Located in the west of the Republic, it is often considered the "breadbasket of Venezuela" for the large amount of agricultural products produced there. The state is ...

. Founded in 2016, the club play in the

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, hosting their home matches at the Estadio Rafael Calles Pinto.

History

Founded in 2016, the club immediately started in the

after buying out the license of newly-promoted side Casa D'Italia. In 2018, the club changed colours in an attempt to get closer to the identity of dissolved

Unión Atlético Maracaibo Club Unión Atlético Maracaibo (usually called Maracaibo) was a professional club founded in 2001 and the club had one First Division title in the professional era. The club was based in Maracaibo. Titles Domestic *Primera División Venezolana ...

. On 15 November 2021, Titanes won the second division after defeating Atlético La Cruz in the Finals, and achieved a first-ever promotion to the

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. On 30 December, the

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announced the results of the club licensing process for the 2022 season, with Titanes being unable to take part in the competition, and having their promotion denied. For the 2022 season, the club moved to the city of

and was renamed into ''Titanes Fútbol Club Guanare''.

Honours

: 2021

References

External links

* Football clubs in Venezuela Association football clubs established in 2016 2016 establishments in Venezuela {{SouthAm-footyclub-stub