Unión Lara
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Unión Lara Fútbol Club | ||
| founding | 1999 | ||
| president | Ender Luzardo | ||
| Website | unionlarafc.net | ||
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| Head coach | Rafael Santana | ||
| Venue | Estadio Farid Richa | ||
| Places | 12,500 | ||
| league | Tercera División | ||
| 2014/15 | 8th place ( Segunda División ) | ||
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Unión Lara Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club from Barquisimeto . The club was founded in 1999 and plays its home games at the Estadio Farid Richa , which can seat 12,500 spectators. Unión Lara has never been a Venezuelan football champion and currently plays in the Tercera División, the third highest division in Venezuela .
history
Unión Lara was founded in 1999. In the first year after the club was founded, Unión Lara won a tournament for the first time, in the Copa República Bolivariana de Venezuela in 2000 they won the final against FC Caracas . In 2003 Unión Lara would have been promoted to the Primera División Venezolano, the top division in Venezuelan football, for the first time by a hair, but in play-off games for promotion they failed at Atlético El Vigía . The same fate befell the club a year later against Aragua FC . In preparation for the Copa América 2007 , which was held in Venezuela , the number of participants in the Venezuelan first division increased from ten to eighteen. In the course of this, Unión Lara became first class in 2007. But you stayed only one season in the top division before the direct relegation took place. To date, the return to the Primera División has not yet succeeded.
Stadion
Unión Lara normally plays its home games at the Estadio Farid Richa in Barquisimeto , which was built in 2001 and can accommodate 12,500 spectators. For the Copa América 2007 a much larger stadium was built in the city, the Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara . Unión Lara plays games here that are expected to attract a large number of spectators; the Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara has a capacity of 40,300 spectators. Examples of these games with a larger crowd are the local derby between Unión Lara and CD Lara , which generally plays its home games in the large stadium in Barquisimeto.
successes
- Copa República Bolivariana de Venezuela : 1 × (2000)