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| Full name | Club The Strongest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Tigre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | April 8, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Rafael Mendoza, La Paz (Capacity 15,000) |
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| Chairman |  Jorge Pacheco Franco |
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| Manager |  Bernardo Redín |
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| League | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano |
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| Clausura 2007 | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The club was well represented in the Bolivian squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The World Cup players from The Strongest were Marcelo Torrico, Gustavo Quinteros, Óscar Sánchez and José Melgar. Marcelo Ernesto Torrico Terán (born January 11, 1972) is a Bolivian football goalkeeper. Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born February 15, 1965 in Santa Fe Argentina) is an Argentine - Bolivian football coach Óscar Carmelo Sánchez ( July 16 1971 &ndash November 23 2007) was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national José Milton Melgar Soruco (born September 20, 1959 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a retired Bolivian football Midfielder who was capped
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History
The Strongest were originally known as "The Strong Football Club", before later becoming "The Strongest Football Club". Its first President and founder was Jose Leon Lopez Villamil. Its first championship was in 1911, before any of the current Bolivian teams had started participating in the league. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
In 1930, The Strongest became the first and only team to win the championship with no goals scored against them. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The same year, The Strongest inaugurated the "Hernando Siles" stadium, with a 4-1 victory against its classical rival (at the time), Universitario.
In 1965, The Strongest participated in its first Copa Libertadores, at a time when only national champions were entered into the tournament. The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played The Strongest scored Bolivia's first victory outside of the country on a club level, defeating Deportivo Quito. Sociedad Deportivo Quito is a soccer club based in Quito, Ecuador. The team finished 2nd in its group that year, second to Boca Juniors (Argentina). Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
The highest achievement in an international competition was in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana, when the squad led by coach Villegas eliminated its classic rivals with two 2-1 victories in La Paz, in front of a packed stadium. The Copa Sudamericana ( English: South American Cup, Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana) also known as Copa Nissan Sudamericana Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. Later, the team went on to defeat Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (Ecuador) - including a 3-0 victory in Quito, marking the most important victory outside of the country for a Bolivian squad. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. The Strongest was eliminated by Pumas UNAM (Mexico), who later went on to become runners-up to cup winners Boca Juniors (Argentina). Club Universidad Nacional AC, also referred to as Pumas de la UNAM, is a Mexican professional football club The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
The Viloco tragedy
On September 24, 1969, a local holiday, the team was invited to participate on a special game organized by the Asociacion Cruceña de Fubol (Santa Cruz's football association). Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the team, it was simply another visit to Santa Cruz. On September 14, the team had played its last official match and this game was part of a break from their local competition. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
On September 26, the day the team was due to return from Santa Cruz by plane, it was announced that the aircraft carrying most of the team had disappeared, incidentally the same day that a military government was being established in Bolivia. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a
With no real information as to what had happened, 24 hours later the country received the news that the plane had crashed around a rural area called Viloco (between the Tres Cruces Peaks). All 69 passengers and 9 crew members were announced to have died. Upon the news, families of the victims, local authorities and a substantial number of fans went to help search for the bodies of the players and staff.
The members of the team who died that day were: Eustáquio Ortuño (Coach), José Ayllón (manager), Felipe Aguilar (staff). Amateur wins (4 1990 Chilean Amateur Open 1991 Chilean Amateur Open South American Championship 1992 Chilean Amateur Open The 16 players that died were: Armando Angelacio, Hernán Andretta, Orlando Cáceres, Juan Iriondo, Jorge Durán, Julio Díaz, Héctor Marchetti, Angel Porta, Jorge Tapia, Ernesto Villegas, Germán Alcázar, Eduardo Arrigó, Oswaldo Franco, Raúl Farfán, Oscar Flores and Diógenes Torrico. Julio Díaz (born on December 24, 1979 in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico) is a professional boxer in the Lightweight
Achievements
National Honours
- First Division - Professional League Era:
- Champions : 7 (1977, 1976, 1989, 1993, 2003-A, 2003-C and 2004-C)
- Runners-Up : 6 (1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1999 and 2005-AD)
- First Division - National Federation Era:
- National Champions : 2 (1964 and 1974)
- Runners-up : 1 (1970)
- League Champions : 6 (1952, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971 and 1974)
- First Division - Pre-National Federation Era:
- League Champions : 15 (1914 (Copa "Max de la Vega"), 1914 (Copa "Bautista Saavedra"), 1916 (Trofeo "Buque Quinteros"), 1916 (Campeonato "20 de Octubre"), 1917, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1945, y 1946)
- Copa Prefectural - Amateur Era:
- Cup Champions : 1 (1911 in its only edition, First football tournament played in Bolivia)
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 17 appearances
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- Best: Second Round in 1990, 1994
- Copa Merconorte: 2 appearances
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- 1998 - Group Stage
- 1999 - Group Stage
- Copa Sudamericana: 2 appearances
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- 2003: Quarter-Final
- 2005: Second Round
- Copa CONMEBOL: 2 appearances
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- 1995: First Round
- 1997: Preliminary Round
Current squad
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Other teams
The Strongest are the inspiration for English regional side The Strongest (Eng) who play both 11 and 5 a-side football in the Hull area. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. This is the complete list of main characters on SeaQuest DSV. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar (born August 30, 1975 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football Striker currently under Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing
External links
- (Spanish) Official site
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