Oriente Petrolero
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Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero is a Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n football
Football (soccer)
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 club based in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Founded on November 5, 1955 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by workers of the Bolivian oil company (YPFB). They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions four times, Copa Aerosur winners two times. They have also been successful in South America, by being the second Bolivian team to make the Quarter-Finals in Copa Libertadores.

The club had their first major success in 1979, when they won the league championship. Oriente Petrolero won several cup competitions during the 1980s, but after that did not win another major title until 1989. The past decade has been the most successful period in Oriente's history, capped by winning La Liga titles in 2001, and 2010.

They have a longstanding rivalry with fellow Santa Cruz team Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...

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History

While still in the Association of Santa Cruz was cut amateur club was formed on the basis of a neighborhood team called 'Oriente', comprised solely of employees of YPFB
YPFB
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos is the state-owned petrol company of Bolivia.-History:YPFB was created in 1936 as a state-owned and run petrol company. During the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, capitalized oil companies were formed from YPFB properties under the...

 of the Central District. Was 5 November 1955, became its first president Elmer Saucedo Parada.

This preparation phase lasted until the club became one of the main players in the championships of the ACF, ranking consistently among the top three.

This statement is found in the spreadsheet file of the Football Association, proving that in 1956 he enrolled with the name of Oriente Petrolero. Until 1959, could not relate to albiverde as the team because his jersey was yellow.

In 1957 he won the title of first ascent two years and won his first title in First of Honor. In 1960 he was second and won the next two years the bicampeonato. The 63 was runner-up and 64 returned to seize the title.

From this period of 8 years in the amateur is removed following synthesis: four championship titles and three runners-up.

Already in the professionalism Oriente Petrolero, has won national titles in the Bolivian league 1979, 1990, 2001.

Season

In 2001 Oriente renovated player, and that was one of the most important year for the club because in the Torneo Apertura 2 Oriente end up in the second place but Oriente and Bolivar (1st). They drew the same point but Bolivar won on Difference goal. In the Clausura Oriente gained a berth to the Copa Libertadores by winning their third National Championship and the Copa Sudamericana after finishing second in the Apertura.

Copa Libertadores: Oriente could not qualify for the next round after at the bottom of the table, what surprised Oriente was that Oriente was winning by 2-0 vs Grêmio at the first half, then at the second half Jose Alfredo Castillo after made and the injury of the goalkeeper made the team to go down, the match ended 4-2.

Copa Sudamericana : Bolívar
Club Bolívar
Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...

 suffered to eliminate Oriente in the First Phase after winning the first leg 4-2 and suffer to winning the second leg 0-1.

In the La Liga Torneo Apertura Oriente finished third place, so Oriente missed a chance to qualify for Copa Sudamericana, in the Torneo Clausura Oriente finished second and in the aggregate table Oriente and The Strongest
The Strongest
The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...

 drawn the same point so they played two games. In the first leg Oriente won 1-0 and the second leg The strongest won 2-1. They played an extra game and Oriente won on Penalty, to secure a place in the Copa Libertadores.

In the Copa Libertadores 2003 Oriente made the worst participation after finishing at bottom with only 1 point.

In 2008 Oriente finished 4th in the Apertura 2008 and not gaining the 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...

 or Copa Libertadores, but they had two more championship to be played. In the Clausura Oriente couldn't advance to the next stage after finishing third and letting Aurora qualify.

In the Torneo Play Off Oriente at least qualified to the Loser's round in that round Oriente beat Aurora by 6-0, but in the final they loses against San Jose 4-2 on Aggregate.

In 2009 the Bolivian Professional Football League (LFPB
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
-List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

) confirmed the club The Strongest
The Strongest
The Strongest is a Bolivian football club based in La Paz founded on April 8, 1908. Their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, the Rafael Mendoza Castellón , they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground...

 as Clausura 2004 tournament champion, after five years of the challenge with which they took the title in tennis squad won tabby with Oriente. The League president, Mauricio Mendez said that legally the title belongs to the entity Aurinegra, which at that time had in its ranks the Argentine goalkeeper Marcelo Robledo, whose performance was observed by teams of Union Central and Oriente Petrolero Wilstermann and arguing that no documents had realized his Bolivia.

This was an issue not resolved, because the board of the club showed that La Paz Robledo goalkeeper had already won the Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

n nationality before the High Court for Sports Discipline (TSDD), however, the title was given to another runner with Oriente Petrolero what the controversy broke loose.

The leadership of the tiger club called the decision as fair, because this year the La Paz team fought until the end for the title and the title was the reward for the effort of the players. In conclusion The Strongest was awarded the championship.

In 2009 Oriente was close to the title, but they couldn't win their last two away games against The Strongest and Bolivar. In the Clausura Oriente could advance to next stage, in the quarter-final Oriente surprisingly knocked out Bolivar (anyway, they qualified as the best loser). In the semi-final they lost against their classic rival Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...

. Fortunately Oriente gained the third place in Clausura that gave Oriente a second participation in the Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

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In the Torneo Playoff Oriente eliminated their rival Club Blooming Blooming (Qualified to best Loser's round), in the quarter-final Oriente eliminated San Jose. In the Semi-final Oriente was eliminated by Bolívar after drawing in two games. This year Oriente Petroler spent a lot of money in striker, but after two years Oriente qualified to an International Cup
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...



Oriente began with Aerosur Cup
Aerosur Cup
The Aerosur Cup is a Bolivian football tournament held in the La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by Aerosur airline. The original idea was to make AeroSur Cup a tournament for the winning teams from previous seasons in the whole country of , this idea changed...

, unfortunately they were eliminated in the first stage after being eliminated, they received an invitation from Peruvian Football Federation to participate in the Peru International Cup. 3 February they eliminated Deportivo Garcilaso
Deportivo Garcilaso
Deportivo Garcilaso is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Cuzco, Peru.The club is the biggest of Cuzco city, and one of the biggest in Cuzco Province....

 3-2 in the semi-final they'll beat Cienciano 3-0 on penalties after draw 0-0 and they won their first Peru International Cup.

Historical participation in the Copa Libertadores 1988

In the Copa Libertadores 1988 Oriente was drawn in group 4 with: Bolívar
Club Bolívar
Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...

 (Bolivian rivals), Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...

, Olimpia Oriente finish 1st in the group.after beating local Olimpia of 1-0 and their wins in the Bolívar visitor status at the same Olympia again, both by 2-1. Later tied at home with Cerro Porteño. Finishing with 7 points followed by another Bolivian Bolivar with 6 points.

In the second phase, his rival was Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

 of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. In the first leg played on September 8 in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...

, took advantage imposed Strongest 2-1. While in the return match played on 14 of the same month in Santiago de Chile, did not open the scoring and the match ended 0-0.

In the quarterfinals, his opponent was América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

 in 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...

. In the first leg played on September 21 in Santa Cruz, the Bolivian team could not combined with Colombia and ended tied 1-1. Already in the second leg played on October 28 Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

, the American winning 2-0 thereby eliminating The Strongest.

With this historic participation, Oriente alongside Bolívar became the second team in Bolivia that have made it through third phases in a Copa Libertadores.

Uniform

  • 'Official uniform: green shirt with white horizontal stripes, green shorts, white socks.
  • 'Alternative uniform: White shirts, white shorts, white socks

La Pesada Verde

La pesada verde started with 40 members; the leader of the group was "Chichi" Pérez.

In 2008 Chichi Pérez was blamed for shooting the puffed up with the opposing team. From there Pérez is no longer the leader.

The last International Fight they had was against Los Borrachos del Tablón
Los Borrachos del Tablón
Los Borrachos del Tablón is the barra brava of the Club Atlético River Plate. They are considered one of the most violent and feared barra brava group in Argentina, and one of the four most powerful, alongside those of Independiente , Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys...

 in Santa Cruz Stadium when Oriente lost 2-0 against River Plate for the Copa libertadores 2006 First Stage.

El Tahuichi

Oriente Petrolero home games at the stadium the "Ramon Aguilera Costas", better known as "Tahuichi" owned by the departmental government of Santa Cruz.
The scenario also makes the local Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...

, his lifelong rival.

Clásico Cruceño

Oriente Potrelero classic rival is Blooming, both teams are from Santa Cruz De La Sierra. This game always draws large attendancet in 2009 Oriente and Blooming played 12 games more than the last year but most of the match ended draw.

National honours

  • First Division - Professional Era
    Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
    -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

    • Champion (4): 1979, 1990, 2001, 2010
      2010 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season
      The 2010 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season is the 34th season of Bolivia's top-flight professional football league. The season is split into two championships—the Apertura and the Clausura—and the Torneo de Invierno-Format:...

    • Runners-up (10): 1977, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000,2002, 2004, 2010

  • First Division - Semiprofessional Era
    Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
    -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

    • Champion (1): 1971
    • Runners-up (2): 1972, 1976

  • Copa Aerosur
    Aerosur Cup
    The Aerosur Cup is a Bolivian football tournament held in the La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by Aerosur airline. The original idea was to make AeroSur Cup a tournament for the winning teams from previous seasons in the whole country of , this idea changed...

    :
    • Winners (2) : 2003, 2005
    • Runners-up (1) : 2007
      Copa Aerosur 2007
      This is the 4th the edition of Copa Aerosur.In this Edition teams from 2nd and 3rd division participate but for them instead of winning free passage on Aerosur to travel to play their games during the 2007 they will receive 10000$ and the runner-up 5000$....


  • Torneo Invierno
    Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
    -List of champions:*Torneo adecuacion was celebrate to adequate seasons to European style -Titles by team :-List of all-time topscorers:...

    • Winners (1): 2010

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

  • Copa Libertadores: 19 appearances
Best: Quarter-Finals in 1988
1988 - Quarter-Finals
2011
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...

 - TBA

  • 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...

    : 2 appearances
Best: Second Stage in 2010
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

2010
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

 - Second Stage

  • Copa CONMEBOL
    Copa CONMEBOL
    The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...

    : 2 appearances
1992 - First Round
1994 - First Round

  • Copa Merconorte
    Copa Merconorte
    The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico...

    : 1 appearance
2000 - Group Stage

International

  • Cuadrangular Internacional del Peru:
    • Winners (1): 2010

Current squad

Out on Loan

Coaching Staff

Position Staff
Manager   Ariel Cuffaro Russo
Assistant First Team Coach   José Chamot
Assistant First Team Coach   Roque Cuffaro Russo
Goalkeeper Coach TBA
First Team Fitness Coach   Horacio Viña
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach TBA
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach TBA
Head Opposition Scout TBA
Senior Opposition Scout TBA
Medical Director TBA
Reserve Team Manager TBA
Youth Team Manager   Sergio Viscarra
Academy Manager   Ramiro Almendras

Player of the year

Year Winner
2000
  Miguel Abrigo
Miguel Abrigo
Miguel Ángel Abrigo is a former Argentine football defender.Abrigo competed in the Primera División Argentina for Newell's Old Boys and Tiro Federal. He also spent some years in the Argentine lower divisions with clubs such as, Argentino de Rosario, Club Atlético Aldosivi and Independiente Rivadavia...

2001
  José Alfredo Castillo
José Alfredo Castillo
José Alfredo Castillo Parada, nicknamed "El Pícaro" is a Bolivian football striker who is currently playing for Bolívar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano on a loan from Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos....

2002
  José Alfredo Castillo
José Alfredo Castillo
José Alfredo Castillo Parada, nicknamed "El Pícaro" is a Bolivian football striker who is currently playing for Bolívar in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano on a loan from Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos....

2003
  Ronald Raldes
Ronald Raldes
Ronald Raldes Balcázar is a Bolivian football defender. He currently plays for Colón de Santa Fe in the Argentine Primera.- Career :...

2004
  Ronald Arana
Ronald Arana
Ronald Arana Céspedes is a Bolivian football defender currently playing for La Paz F.C..Arana began his professional career with Club Destroyers in 1996. The following year he transferred to Oriente Petrolero where he spent most of his career...

2005
  Martín Palavicini
Martín Palavicini
Martín Adrian Palavicini is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Real Mamoré in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano....

2006
  Marcelo Aguirre
Marcelo Aguirre
Eduardo Marcelo Aguirre Biscaldi is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for Oriente Petrolero in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano....

2007
  Sergio Galarza
Sergio Galarza
Sergio Daniel Galarza Soliz is a Bolivian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Blooming.His former clubs include Real Santa Cruz, Blooming, Bolivar, Wilstermann, Oriente Petrolero and Guabirá. He has been capped for the Bolivian national team 14 times since 2000...

2008
  Limberg Gutiérrez
2009
  Joselito Vaca
Joselito Vaca
Joselito Vaca Velasco is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Oriente Petrolero in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.-Club career:...

2010
  Alejandro Schiapparelli

Club hierarchy

Oriente Ltd.
Owner: Unknown


Oriente Petrolero plc
Chairman: Miguel Ángel Antelo
Directors: Ron Gourlay
Ron Gourlay
Ron Gourlay is the Chief Executive of Chelsea Football Club. He took the position on 31 Oct 2009, Before he was Chief Operating Officer of the club.-Chelsea FC:...

 and Eugene Tenenbaum
Eugene Tenenbaum
Eugene Tenenbaum is currently the Managing Director of MHC-Services Ltd., in London and serves on the board of directors of Chelsea Football Club, Evraz Group SA and Highland Gold Mining Limited....



Executive Board
Chief Executive: Álvaro Velasco
Finance and Operations Director : Chris Alexander
Club Secretary : Richard Méndez Cossío
Company Secretary :

Oriente Petrolero Board:
Bruce Buck, Eugene Tenenbaum, Ron Gourlay, David Barnard, Mike Forde, Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen is a former Danish football player and currently sporting director at Hamburger SV. Arnesen was Director of Football at English football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea....

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External links

Club website DaleOoo Sitio Oficial del Hincha
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