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| Full name | Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club[1] | |||
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| Nicknames | La Máquina Amarilla[2] Aurinegros[3] Petroleros[2] Refineros[4] | |||
| Founded | 24 October 1990; 35 years ago (1990-10-24) | |||
| Dissolved | 16 January 2024; 2 years ago (2024-01-16) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata | |||
| Capacity | 10,400 | |||
| Chairman | Carlos Ferreira | |||
| League | Categoría Primera A | |||
| 2023 | Primera A, 8th of 20 | |||
| Website | www | |||
Alianza Petrolera Fútbol Club was a Colombian professionalfootball team based inBarrancabermeja,Santander, that last played in theCategoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in theCategoría Primera B until 2012. They played their home games at theDaniel Villa Zapata stadium. They also played home matches in the town ofGuarne,Antioquia, inYopal,Casanare and inFloridablanca.
The club was dissolved in January 2024, withAlianza F.C. taking their place.
Alianza Petrolera was founded on 24 October 1990, entering the second-tier competitionCategoría Primera B where they played from 1992 to 2012. They enjoyed a significant run of success between 1998 and 2004, finishing as runners-up in 2002. However, their fortunes changed after that and by 2009 the club was on the verge of folding.
In the 2009 Apertura, they performed dismally, earning just five points and not winning a single game. The club was short on sponsors, coaches, and players, and their participation in the Finalizacion seemed doubtful. They managed to compete, but finished dead last. In early 2011, Alianza Petrolera signed a partnership deal withAtlético Nacional that would net them players and coaching staff on loan, with much of the wages covered by the latter team.[5]
This new arrangement revitalized the club, which qualified for the finals of the "Torneo Finalización" in 2012. This earned them a berth in the final againstDeportivo Rionegro. Alianza prevailed, winning the first leg 1–0 and the second leg 3–1. That earned them a spot in the season final againstAmérica de Cali, with promotion on the line. The first leg ended 2–1 in favor of Alianza, but the second leg ended 1–0 in favor of América de Cali. The series went to penalty kicks, where Alianza Petrolera prevailed and earned promotion to the top flight for the very first time.
Alianza has not been relegated back since. Their best campaign in the top flight was in the2015 Finalización tournament. During the first stage, the club enjoyed a consistent performance, leading the table for some rounds of the tournament and ending in sixth place with 33 points, which allowed them to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time, losing toIndependiente Medellín in the quarterfinals.
After finishing in eighth place in the aggregate table of the2023 Categoría Primera A season, Alianza Petrolera qualified for their first international competition, the2024 Copa Sudamericana. However, on 16 January 2024 the club announced their departure from Barrancabermeja due to the lack of financial support from local authorities, accepting a proposal from the city ofValledupar to move there. With the move to Valledupar, the club was also rebranded toAlianza F.C., dropping its colors and the wordPetrolera from their name, and adopting as new colors those representative of their new hometown.[6] Consequently, its successor club Alianza F.C. inherited the Copa Sudamericana berth earned by Alianza Petrolera.
Source:BDFA
| R | Player | P | Career | App. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Valencia | DF | 2011–2015 | 131 |
| 2 | Rafael Carrascal | MF | 2012–2015 | 130 |
| 3 |  Ricardo Jérez Jr. | GK | 2013– | 107 |
| 4 | Juan Guillermo Arboleda | MF | 2012, 2013– | 105 |
| 5 | Ricardo Peñaloza | MF | 2007–2011 | 88 |
| 6 | Jorge "La Araña" Henríquez | GK | 2009–2011, 2012–2014 | 82 |
| 7 | Víctor Castillo | MF | 2013– | 77 |
| 8 | Dairon Asprilla | FW | 2012–2014 | 72 |
| 9 | Deivy Balanta | MF | 2012–2015 | 71 |
| 10 | Leonardo Torres | DF | 2006, 2009–2011 | 69 |
Last updated on: 20 May 2016
Source:BDFA
| R | Player | P | Career | G. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio "Barranca" Herrera | FW | 1999, 2003 | 25 |
| 2 | Dairon Asprilla | FW | 2012–2014 | 22 |
| 3 | Ayron del Valle | FW | 2014 | 15 |
| 4 | Michael Rangel | FW | 2012–2013 | 14 |
| Andrés Rentería | FW | 2012 | 14 | |
| 6 | Yeison Devoz | FW | 2006, 2011–2012 | 13 |
| 7 | César Arias | FW | 2006–2008 | 12 |
| 8 | Cristian Palomeque | MF | 2012–2013 | 11 |
| 9 | Jorge Romaña | FW | 2006 | 10 |
| Edinson Palomino | FW | 2007–2008 | 10 |
Last updated on: 20 May 2016
List of call-ups to national teams:
Ricardo Jérez Jr. (2013–2017), (2017–2021)
Nelson Barahona (2014) José de Jesús Vega (1998) José Suárez (1999)Fernando Valderrama (2000–2001) Adolfo León Holguín (2002)Alexis Mendoza (2003)Juan Carlos Bedoya (2004) Adolfo León Holguín (2005)Felipe Merino (2006) Adolfo León Holguín (2006)
Jorge Ramoa (2007) Didier Luna (2008)Oscar Upegui (2008)Carlos Estrada (2009) Henry Barón (2010)Héctor Estrada (2011–2013)Guillermo "El Teacher" Berrío (2013) Adolfo León Holguín (2014)Oscar Upegui (2015–2016) Edgar Moreno (2016)Jorge Luis Bernal (2016–2017)Juan Cruz Real (2017–2018)César Torres (2018–2020)Wilson Gutiérrez (2021)Hubert Bodhert (2021–2023)César Torres (2023)Source:Worldfootball.net
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