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| Full name | Alianza Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname | Los Vallenatos (TheValledupar ones) | |||
| Founded | 16 January 2024; 22 months ago (2024-01-16) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau | |||
| Capacity | 11,000 | |||
| Chairman | Carlos Ferreira | |||
| Manager | Hubert Bodhert | |||
| 2024 | Primera A, 18th of 20 | |||
Alianza Fútbol Club is a Colombian professionalfootball team based inValledupar,Cesar Department, that currently plays in theCategoría Primera A. The club was founded on 16 January 2024 and plays its home games at theArmando Maestre Pavajeau stadium.
Alianza F.C. was founded by the owner and chairman ofAlianza Petrolera, Carlos Orlando Ferreira, who relocated the club fromBarrancabermeja,Santander Department after being offered financial support by the newly elected authorities and private enterprises fromValledupar and theCesar Department.
Whilst Alianza Petrolera came from an eighth-place finish in the aggregate table of the2023 Categoría Primera A season that qualified them for their first international competition, the2024 Copa Sudamericana, by early January 2024 issues regarding financial support as well as the fact thatEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata in Barrancabermeja was not suitable to host international games came up, along with an interest from Valledupar for the club to play their home matches there.[1] On 16 January 2024 Alianza Petrolera officially confirmed their departure from Barrancabermeja due to the lack of financial support from local authorities while also dropping the wordPetrolera from their name and the yellow and black colors that identified them.[2] That same day,Alianza Fútbol Club was presented at a press conference held in Valledupar, where it was confirmed that the club would play under a new crest and would adopt as new colors those representative of the city.[3]
The club played its first match on 21 January 2024, losing 3–1 toAtlético Nacional for the first round of the2024 Apertura tournament.[4] On 6 March Alianza played their first international match, defeatingAmérica de Cali 2–1 in thefirst stage of the Copa Sudamericana to advance to the group stage of the competition.[5] Despite staging an upset againstCruzeiro with a 3–3 draw atMineirão in their second group stage match,[6] Alianza failed to make any further progress in the competition.
Alianza F.C. play their home matches atEstadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau in Valledupar, built in 1974 and renovated between 2013 and 2015 to host the2015 South American U-15 Championship. The stadium, with a capacity of 11,000 spectators, served previously as home stadium for formerCategoría Primera B clubValledupar F.C., which folded in June 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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César Torres (January 2024 – April 2024)Hubert Bodhert (April 2024 – present)Source:Worldfootball.net
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