Aragua Fútbol Club
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Aragua Fútbol Club is a Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team playing at the top level, the Primera División Venezolana
Primera División Venezolana
The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...

. It is based in Maracay
Maracay
Maracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000...

. Their home stadium is Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez is a multi-use stadium in Maracay, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aragua Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 14,000 people....

.

History

The club was founded on August, 2002 and was introduced to the Venezuelan Professional Football League to participate in the Second Division Championship. The team obtained their ticket to the First Division after winning the Second Division Championship in 2005. Viking is the name of the fans.In 2007 they won the Copa de Venezuela
Copa de Venezuela
The Copa Venezuela is the national cup football competition of Venezuela. Organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation, is it disputed in the first half of the season by the teams in the Primera División, Segunda División A, and Segunda División B....

 the first trophy in her story.

Titles

  • Primera División Venezolana
    Primera División Venezolana
    The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...

    : 0
Professional Era (0):

  • Segunda División Venezolana: 1
2005

  • Segunda División B Venezolana: 0

  • Tercera División Venezolana: 0

  • Copa de Venezuela
    Copa de Venezuela
    The Copa Venezuela is the national cup football competition of Venezuela. Organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation, is it disputed in the first half of the season by the teams in the Primera División, Segunda División A, and Segunda División B....

    : 1
2007

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

  • Copa Libertadores: 0 appearances

  • Copa Sudamericana
    Copa Sudamericana
    The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

    : 1 appearance
2008: First Round

  • Recopa Sudamericana
    Recopa Sudamericana
    The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....

    : 0 appearances

Current first team squad

Lider; Jugadores de Aragua

External links

Official site
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