“Deportes Tolima” (full name - Spanish: Corporacion Club Deportes Tolima ) is a Colombian football club from the city of Ibague .
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| Nicknames | El Vinotinto y Oro ( Wine and Gold Team), Los Pijaos | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Stadium | Manuel Murillo Toro Ibague , Colombia | ||
| Capacity | 33,000 | ||
| The president |  Gabriel Camargo Salamanca | ||
| Main coach | Alberto Gamero | ||
| Rating | CONMEBOL 67 [1] | ||
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| Competition | Mustang Cup | ||
| Finalisation 2018 | Regular Tournament: 1st Playoffs: semifinal [2] | ||
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 Achievements
- 3 Famous Players
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The Deportes Tolima was founded on December 18, 1954 by Manuel Rubio Chavez. “Tolima” was immediately admitted to participate in the Example of Colombia [3] . Despite the fact that the era of Eldorado in Colombian football is over, Chavez offered decent salaries to his players. In the early years, many Argentines played on the team, and she played in the form of "Racing" from Avellaneda , that is, in white and blue striped t-shirts. In 1957, “Deportes Tolima” finished second in the championship, which for a long time remained the best result in the history of the team.
The club won its first championship in 2003 by winning Klausura, four times finished second (in 1957, 1981, 1982, 2006 — Klausura years). In addition, the Deportes Tolima reached the semi-finals of the Libertadores Cup in 1982 - this was the biggest achievement in international matches for the team. In 2007, Deportes Tolima also participated in the Libertadores Cup , but failed to overcome the group stage of the tournament.
In the spring of 2018, Deportes Tolima won his second Colombian champion title by beating Atletico Nacional in the final match.
Achievements
- Colombian Champion (2): 2003-II , 2018-I
- Colombia Vice-Champion (4): 1957 , 1981 , 1982 , 2006-II , 2016-II
- Colombian Champion Second Division (1): 1994
- Semi-finalist of the Libertadores Cup (1): 1982
Famous Players
- Louis Barbat
- Hernan Gaviria
- Arnoldo Iguaran
- Oscar Hector Kintabani
- Darwin Quintero
- Marcos Tulio Kohl
- Francisco Maturana
- Nelson Rivas
- Cristiano Centurion
- Ricardo Siciliano
- Albeiro Usuriaga
- Juan Carlos Escobar
Notes
- ↑ Ranking Conmebol de Copa Libertadores (Spanish) . CONMEBOL (14 de enero de 2017). Date of treatment January 14, 2017.
- ↑ 2nd place in the season summary table
- ↑ Frank Ballesteros. Colombia 1955 rsssf.com (December 15, 1999). Date of treatment November 4, 2011. Archived February 27, 2012.
Links
- Official site (Spanish)