Alianza Petrolera F.C.

Alianza Petrolera is a Colombian professional football team based in Barrancabermeja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in the Categoría Primera B until 2012. They play their home games at the Daniel Villa Zapata stadium. They have also played home matches in the town of Guarne, Antioquia and in Floridablanca.

Alianza Petrolera
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Full nameAlianza Petrolera Fútbol Club S.A.[1]
Nickname(s)Los Petroleros (The Oil Dealers)
Short nameALI
Founded24 October 1991 (1991-10-24)
GroundEstadio Daniel Villa Zapata
Barrancabermeja, Colombia
Capacity10,400
ChairmanCarlos Ferreira
ManagerHubert Bodhert
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2022Primera A, 16th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

Alianza Petrolera was a founding member of Categoría Primera B and played in that league from 1992 to 2012. They enjoyed a significant run of success between 1998 and 2004, finishing as runners-up in 2002. However, their fortunes changed after that and by 2009 the club was on the verge of folding.

In the 2009 Apertura, they performed dismally, earning just five points and not winning a single game. The club was short on sponsors, coaches, and players, and their participation in the Finalizacion seemed doubtful. They managed to compete, but finished dead last. In early 2011, Alianza Petrolera signed a partnership deal with Atlético Nacional that would net them players and coaching staff on loan, with much of the wages covered by the latter team.[2]

This new arrangement revitalized the club, which qualified for the finals of the "Torneo Finalización" in 2012. This earned them a berth in the final against Deportivo Rionegro. Alianza prevailed, winning the first leg 1–0 and the second leg 3–1. That earned them a spot in the season final against América de Cali, with promotion on the line. The first leg ended 2–1 in favor of Alianza, but the second leg ended 1–0 in favor of América de Cali. The series went to penalty kicks, where Alianza Petrolera prevailed and earned promotion to the top flight for the very first time.

Alianza has not been relegated back since. Their best campaign in the top flight was in the 2015 Finalización tournament. During the first stage, the club enjoyed a consistent performance, leading the table for some rounds of the tournament and ending in sixth place with 33 points, which allowed them to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time, losing to Independiente Medellín in the quarterfinals.

Honours
Winners (1): 2012
Runners-up (1): 2002

Stadium
Further information: Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata

Players

First-team squad
As of 28 January 2023[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Colombia COL Efraín Navarro
3 DF Colombia COL Mateo Rodas
4 DF Colombia COL Juan José Hurtado
5 DF Colombia COL Pedro Franco
6 DF Colombia COL Santiago Orozco
7 FW Colombia COL Luis Miguel Angulo
8 MF Colombia COL Freddy Flórez
9 FW Colombia COL Steven Rodríguez
10 FW Colombia COL Edwin Torres
11 FW Colombia COL Sebastián Acosta
12 GK Colombia COL José Luis Chunga
13 GK Colombia COL Jaime Mora
14 MF Colombia COL Jair Castillo
15 MF Colombia COL Nikolás Rodríguez
16 DF Colombia COL Leonardo Saldaña
17 FW Colombia COL Andrés Morales
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Colombia COL Juan Diego Ceballos
20 FW Colombia COL Ferlys García
21 MF Colombia COL Rubén Manjarrés
22 DF Colombia COL Luciano Ospina
23 DF Colombia COL Brayan Blandón
24 FW Colombia COL Jesús Muñoz
25 MF Colombia COL Royscer Colpa
26 FW El Salvador SLV Mayer Gil
27 FW Argentina ARG Pablo Bueno
28 MF Colombia COL Harrison Mojica
30 GK Colombia COL Pier Grazziani
31 FW Colombia COL Diego Torres
33 DF Colombia COL Juan Pablo Patiño
35 MF Colombia COL Kevin Torres

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Guatemala GUA Ricardo Jérez (at Municipal)
— GK Colombia COL Juan Serrano (at Real Santander)
— MF Colombia COL Samuel Rivera (at Real Santander)

Most capped players

Source: BDFA

R Player P Career App.
1Colombia David ValenciaDF2011–15131
2Colombia Rafael CarrascalMF2012–15130
3Guatemala Ricardo Jerez, Jr.GK2013–107
4Colombia Juan Guillermo ArboledaMF2012, 2013–105
5Colombia Ricardo PeñalozaMF2007–1188
6Colombia Jorge "La Araña" HenríquezGK2009–11, 2012–1482
7Colombia Víctor CastilloMF2013–77
8Colombia Dairon AsprillaFW2012–1472
9Colombia Deivy BalantaMF2012–1571
10Colombia Leonardo TorresDF2006, 2009–1169

Last updated on: 20 May 2016

Top scorers

Source: BDFA

R Player P Career G.
1Colombia Sergio "Barranca" HerreraFW1999, 200325
2Colombia Dairon AsprillaFW2012–1422
3Colombia Ayron del ValleFW201415
4Colombia Michael RangelFW2012–1314
Colombia Andrés RenteríaFW201214
6Colombia Yeison DevozFW2006, 2011–1213
7Colombia César AriasFW2006–0812
8Colombia Cristian PalomequeMF2012–1311
9Colombia Jorge RomañaFW200610
Colombia Edinson PalominoFW2007–0810

Last updated on: 20 May 2016

Notable players

List of call-ups to national teams:

Managers
Country Name Dates
 ColombiaAlexis Mendoza2003
 ColombiaHéctor EstradaJan 3, 2007 – Aug 2, 2008
 ColombiaÓscar Upegui2008
 ColombiaCarlos Estrada2009
 ColombiaHéctor EstradaJan 1, 2011 – Feb 21, 2013
 ColombiaGuillermo "El Teacher" BerríoFeb 22, 2013 – Feb 20, 2014
 ColombiaAdolfo León HolguínFeb 21, 2014 – March 12, 2015
 ColombiaÓscar UpeguiMarch 13, 2015–16
 ColombiaJorge Luis Bernal2016–Present

Source: Worldfootball.net

References
  1. "Alianza Petrolera". División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "Alianza Petrolera tendrá acento paisa en la temporada 2011" (in Spanish). Futbolred.com. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "ALIANZA PETROLERA". Dimayor. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. "Plantel de Alianza Petrolera". ESPN. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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