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| Full name | Caracas Fútbol Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Rojos del Avila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Cocodrilos Sports Park Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Caracas, Venezuela (Capacity 15,000; 30,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Guillermo Valentiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Noel Sanvicente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Primera División Venezolana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2008 | 2º | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caracas Fútbol Club, usually known as Caracas F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Cocodrilos Sports Park is a multi-use Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. Estadio Olimpico is a multi-use Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the C. or just Caracas, is a Venezuelan football team from Caracas. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. The club has won nine First Division titles being the most successful in Venezuelan football history.
They are nicknamed Los Rojos del Ávila, or the "Reds from Ávila". This refers to their red jerseys as well as Cerro El Ávila, a mountain near Caracas. Cerro El Ávila ( Mountain El Ávila) usually just referred to as "El Ávila" is a mountain in the mid-north of Venezuela.
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History
Originally founded in 1967, the team played as amateurs for many years. In the early 1980s, the team, named Yamaha at that time, were successful in several amateur championships. In 1984, the team was renamed as Caracas-Yamaha, 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 their first season.
Colors
The club's colors are red and black.
Stadium
Caracas Fútbol Club has played their home matches at Cocodrilos Sports Park since the season 2006/2007. Cocodrilos Sports Park is a multi-use Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. Cocodrilos Sports Park has a maximum capacity of 3,500 people, but it will be expanded to 6,000 people, and then to 15,000. The field is composed of artificial grass. Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass.
For bigger national league or international tournaments games, the club had used Brígido Iriarte Stadium in the past. Estadio Brígido Iriarte is a multi-use Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. It has an oficial capacity of 12,000 people, however there had been crowds of approximately 20,000 people in games against Deportivo Táchira (the historical rivals), São Paulo and other teams. Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club, usually known as Deportivo Táchira, is a traditional and a popular Venezuelan football club São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo, is a traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded
Recently Caracas Fútbol Club has played at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV with a capacity of 30,000 people for last Copa Libertadores. Estadio Olimpico is a multi-use Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played In the season 2007/2008 Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is going to be the provisional ground for matches of Venezuelan football league, Copa de Venezuela and Copa Libertadores; because of the expansion and redesign of Cocodrilos Sports Park. Copa de Venezuela ( Venezuelan Cup) is a competition organized by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol.
Titles
- Primera División Venezolana: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
- Segunda División Venezolana: 1984 (as Caracas - Yamaha)
- Copa de Venezuela: 1988, 1992, 1994
- Copa República Bolivariana de Venezuela: 2001
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 10 appearances
- Best: Second Round in 1995, 2007
- Copa Merconorte: 2 appearances
- 1998 - Group Stage
- 1999 - Semi-Final
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
- 1993: Quarter-Final
Current first team squad
As of February 1, 2008
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Selected famous players
Andreé González
Juan Cominges- Gerson Diaz - Venezuela's Top Scorer in Copa Libertadores
- Juan Arango
Historical matches in South America
| Season | Home | Score | Away | League | Stadium |
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| March 8, 2007 |  River Plate | 0 - 1 | Caracas FC | Copa Toyota Libertadores 1st Round match | Monumental de Nuñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| April 5, 2007 | Caracas FC | 3 - 1 | River Plate | Copa Toyota Libertadores 1st Round match | Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta, Colombia |
| February 12, 2008 | Caracas FC | 2 - 0 | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | Copa Santander Libertadores 1st Round match | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela |
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