Leones FC
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Surname | Leones Fútbol Club | |||
| Seat |
Itagüí (since 2016) Envigado (2016) Turbo (2015–2016) Bello (2014) Rionegro (1957–2013) |
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| founding | 1957 | |||
| president | Carlos Murillo | |||
| Website | leonesfc.co | |||
| First soccer team | ||||
| Head coach | Luis Amaranto Perea | |||
| Venue |
Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí Itagüí , Colombia |
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| Places | 12,000 | |||
| league | Second division , Colombia | |||
| 2019 Apertura | 7th place ( league phase) 3rd place (group A) |
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Leones FC , previously Deportivo Rionegro , also known as Itagüí Leones , is a Colombian football club from Antioquia founded in 1957, based in Rionegro until 2013 , whose origins go back to 1944. As a founding member of the Colombian second division , the club participated in all seasons from 1991 until promotion to the first division in 2017 . The club has been playing in the second division again since 2019.
In 2014 the club moved to Bello and was renamed Leones FC. At the beginning of 2015 the club moved to Turbo . At the end of 2016, the club moved to Itagüí . The half-year before that, the club played in Envigado .
history
Deportivo Rionegro
The club was several times close to promotion to the Categoría Primera A , but had no success for a long time. 2001 and 2008 Rionegro was runner-up in the second division. In 2001 the club was second behind Deportes Quindío . In 2008 Rionegro lost the final against Real Cartagena and the relegation against Envigado FC .
In 2012 , the club was in the final of the return series, but lost it to Alianza Petrolera , who then secured the title and promotion against América de Cali . In 2013 Rionegro was back in the final of the return series against Fortaleza FC , but lost it on penalties. In the Hinserie 2014 , the club was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Jaguares de Córdoba . In the back series the final could be reached, which was lost to Deportes Quindío .
Leones FC
In the 2015 season, Leones FC was able to qualify for the group stage again, but could not intervene in the fight for promotion. In the 2016 season , Leones kept the chance to advance until the last game. Tigres FC rose through the draw against Deportivo Pereira on the last day of the match .
In Apertura 2017 , Leones reached the final round with a sixth place in the league phase, in which the club was eliminated after a penalty shoot-out against Real Santander . In the Finalización Leones FC could become champions. Due to the first place in the overall table this meant directly the initial rise in the Categoría Primera A . In the subsequent final Leones FC Boyacá Chicó FC lost and became runner-up.
The first half series in the first division, the Apertura 2018 , finished Leones FC in last place. Since the back series was also finished in last place, Leones FC rose again to the second division after only one season. In August the coach Juan Carlos Álvarez was sacked and signed as successor Luis Amaranto Perea .
Perea reached seventh place in the league phase with Leones in Apertura 2019 and made it to the final round, but missed the finals as third in the group. Subsequently, Perea resigned as a coach. As his successor Álvaro Hernández was committed.
Stadion
Leones FC plays its home games at the Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí , which has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. In the back series of 2016 Leones played his home games in the 11,000-seat Estadio Polideportivo Sur in Envigado. From 2015 to 2016 the club played its home games at the Estadio John Jairo Tréllez in Turbo. The stadium has a capacity of around 10,000 seats. In 2014 he played his home games at the Estadio Tulio Ospina in Bello, which has a capacity of around 12,000 seats, and until 2013 Deportivo Rionegro played at the Estadio Alberto Grisales in Rionegro, which has a capacity of around 14,000 seats.
Athletic course
successes
- Runner-up in the Primera B category : 2001, 2008 , 2017
- Semi-series champion of the Categoría Primera B: 2008-I , 2017-II
Season dates as Deportivo Rionegro since 2010
| Playtime | league | League level | space | Final round |
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| 2010 | Torneo Postobón | II | 3. | 4. Group A |
| 2011-I | Torneo Postobón | II | 2. | Quarter finals |
| 2011-II | Torneo Postobón | II | 5. | Semifinals |
| 2012-I | Torneo Postobón | II | 3. | 2. Group A |
| 2012-II | Torneo Postobón | II | 4th | 1. Group A runner-up |
| 2013-I | Torneo Postobón | II | 5. | 2. Group A |
| 2013-II | Torneo Postobón | II | 2. | 1. Group B runner-up |
| 2014-I | Torneo Postobón | II | 7th | Quarter finals |
| 2014-II | Torneo Postobón | II | 4th | 1. Group B runner-up |
Season dates as Leones FC since 2015
| Playtime | league | League level | space | Final round |
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| 2015 | Torneo Águila | II | 6th | 3. Group B |
| 2016 | Torneo Águila | II | 4th | 3. Group A |
| 2017-I | Torneo Águila | II | 6th | Quarter finals |
| 2017-II | Torneo Águila | II | 4th | Champion (Finalización) Vice Champion (overall) |
| 2018-I | League Águila | I. | 20th | - |
| 2018-II | League Águila | I. | 20th | - |
| 2019-I | Torneo Águila | II | 7th | 3. Group B |
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Personalities
Coach history
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Former players
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of the association at DIMAYOR ( Memento from December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ History of the club on the official website
- ↑ Bello es la nueva casa del Deportivo Rionegro ( Memento from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Rugirán s Turbo
- ↑ Leones FC jugará en Itagüí
- ^ History of the club on the official website
- ↑ Pereira no pudo retornar a Primera División: 2-2 con Leones , accessed January 6, 2017
- ↑ Suerte de los penaltis sentenció a los Leones , accessed on June 27, 2017
- ↑ Leones, new equipo de la primera division del fútbol Colombiano. elespectador.com, November 26, 2017, accessed November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Boyacá Chicó es el nuevo integrante de la Primera A. elespectador.com, December 6, 2017, accessed on December 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Luis Amaranto Perea, nuevo técnico de Leones. eltiempo.com, August 27, 2018, accessed December 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Amaranto Perea renunció a Leones de la segunda división. caracol.com.co, May 28, 2019, accessed June 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Leones de Itagüí eligió el reemplazo de Perea: un viejo conocido. futbolred.com, June 6, 2019, accessed June 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Luis Amaranto Perea - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ Juan Carlos Álvarez - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed January 11, 2018
