Guaros de Lara FC
Encyclopedia
The club Club Deportivo Lara (usually called Deportivo Lara) is a professional football
club based in Barquisimeto
, Lara State, that was promoted to Venezuelan league
in 2007, in their first year of existence.
, after a win in the last round of the Segunda División against Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club
that left them in 2nd place of division 2. For the 2007/08 season, Guaros de Lara bought the former outstanding Colombia
n World Cup goal-keeper René Higuita
, who returned to play football at the age of 41. In 2009 the club was sold in an effort to fight against the other clubs for the championship and changed its name to Club Deportivo Lara.http://www.deportivolara.com/club/comunicado-oficial.htm
The team achieved its first year stay in the top four of the cumulative overall, just behind Caracas FC, Deportivo Italia
and Deportivo Táchira and, the latter being the worst hit since the last dates of the Apertura and Clausura was severed its aspiration in the hands of the team.
René Higuita
David Montoya
Rolando Escobar
Francisco Flores
Daniel Noriega
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...
club based in Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...
, Lara State, that was promoted to Venezuelan league
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...
in 2007, in their first year of existence.
History
When the team was founded in 2006 as Guaros de Lara FC, they were placed in the Segunda División Venezolana but at the end of the 2006 season the team was promoted to the Primera División VenezolanaPrimera 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...
, after a win in the last round of the Segunda División against Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club
Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club
The club Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club is a professional football club of the Venezuelan league, based in Mérida, Venezuela...
that left them in 2nd place of division 2. For the 2007/08 season, Guaros de Lara bought the former outstanding Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n World Cup goal-keeper René Higuita
René Higuita
José René Higuita Zapata is a former Colombian football goalkeeper nicknamed El Loco...
, who returned to play football at the age of 41. In 2009 the club was sold in an effort to fight against the other clubs for the championship and changed its name to Club Deportivo Lara.http://www.deportivolara.com/club/comunicado-oficial.htm
Club Deportivo Lara
Club Deportivo Lara Lara was born July 1, 2009 through the purchase of the club by some employers (Arid García, Luis Yepez, Juan Conde, Carlos Hernandez) and the former team had been struggling financially. This new policy for football betting in the state lara and I think this team under the slogan "Believe in Lara."The team achieved its first year stay in the top four of the cumulative overall, just behind Caracas FC, Deportivo Italia
Deportivo Italia
Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C.", the club after fifty years merged with "Deportivo Chacao F.C." in 1998, and was called Deportivo Italchacao for eight years...
and Deportivo Táchira and, the latter being the worst hit since the last dates of the Apertura and Clausura was severed its aspiration in the hands of the team.
Copa Sudamericana
The May 9, 2010 sealed his team their place in the Copa Sudamericana 2010, after being in 4th place in the Venezuelan First Division tournament, and so after 44 years bringing back to land an international tournament after Lara FC do so in 1966 but in Copa Libertadores. The CDL will play their first leg at home against the Santa Fe of Colombia at the Estadio Metropolitano de Barquisimeto, and the return leg at Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campin. The winner of this key moves to the next round as "Winner H" and the next team will be the Caracas FC.Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 2006-07 | Segunda División Venezuelan Segunda División Segunda División is the second tier of the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol league system.The Venezuelan second division was established in 1979.-List of champions:-External links:*... |
2nd |
| 2007-08 | Primera División | 5th |
| 2008-09 | Primera División | 12th |
| 2009-10 | Primera División | 4rd |
Titles
- Primera División VenezolanaPrimera División VenezolanaThe Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...
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- Amateur Era (0):
- Professional Era (0):
- Segunda División Venezolana: 0
- Segunda División B Venezolana: 0
- Tercera División Venezolana: 0
- Copa de VenezuelaCopa de VenezuelaThe 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....
: 0
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 0 appearances
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe 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
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- 2010: First Round
- Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe 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 Squad
Notable players
John Jairo CastilloJohn Jairo Castillo
John Jairo Castillo is a Colombian football Striker, who currently plays for Itagüí Ditaires in the Copa Mustang....
René Higuita
René Higuita
José René Higuita Zapata is a former Colombian football goalkeeper nicknamed El Loco...
David Montoya
David Montoya
David Fernando Montoya Vélez is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder.-External links:...
Rolando Escobar
Rolando Escobar
Rolando Escobar is a football Midfielder who currently plays for Primera División Venezolana team Deportivo Lara.He made his debut for the Panama in 2006 against Peru and has being a member of all the youth processes of the Panama national team.-Club:*Liga Panameña de Fútbol :**2007 *Primera...
Francisco Flores
Francisco Flores
Francisco Flores may refer to:* Francisco Flores Pérez , former president of El Salvador* Francisco Flores , Mexican wrestling promoter* Francisco Flores...
Daniel Noriega
Daniel Noriega
Daniel Noriega Acosta is a Venezuelan football striker who made a total number of 38 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1996 and 2005. He started his professional career at Minervén in 1995. Noriega also played in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Spain.-External links:...