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| Full name | Real Cundinamarca | |||
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| Founded | 10 July 2023 as Real Soacha Cundinamarca 24 January 2024 as Real Cundinamarca | |||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de Mosquera | |||
| Capacity | 5,440 | |||
| Chairman | Nicolás Baena | |||
| Manager | David Suárez | |||
| League | Categoría Primera B | |||
| 2025 | Primera B, 4th of 16 | |||
| Website | www.realsc.co | |||
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Real Cundinamarca, known from July 2023 to January 2024 as Real Soacha Cundinamarca, is a professional Colombian football team based in Mosquera, that plays in the Categoría Primera B, the second tier of Colombian professional football starting from 2023. Founded on 10 July 2023, they play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de Mosquera, moving there in 2026 after playing in Soacha and Bogotá in their first years of existence.
History
[edit]Real Soacha Cundinamarca was founded by the owners of former Categoría Primera B club Valledupar F.C., who on 22 June 2023 voted to move the club from Valledupar to Soacha due to the lack of support from both the local government and private enterprises in the former city.[1] The move was greenlit by the División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (Dimayor) at a General Assembly session of the entity held on 6 July 2023.[2]
The club was officially presented by the local government of Soacha at a press conference held on 10 July 2023,[3] and played its first match in the 2023 Categoría Primera B season on 23 July 2023, hosting Cortuluá in a game that ended in a scoreless draw.[4][5] In its first participation in the Primera B, the 2023–II tournament, the team placed second from bottom with 14 points in 16 matches, only winning 2 of those games.
The electoral victory of Julián Sánchez as mayor of Soacha, who announced that financial support to Real Soacha Cundinamarca would be cut and it would be sent back to Valledupar starting from 1 January 2024,[6] meant that the club was forced to leave Soacha at the end of 2023. On 24 January 2024, the rebranding of the club to Real Cundinamarca and its relocation to Bogotá was confirmed and approved at the General Assembly of Dimayor.[7][8]
Starting from the 2024 season, the club has had consistent campaigns, reaching the semifinal stage of the Primera B championship for the first time in the second tournament of that season. In the following season, Real Cundinamarca reached a final series for the first time, losing to Cúcuta Deportivo on penalty kicks.[9]
Stadium
[edit]In 2023, the club played its home matches at Estadio Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in Soacha, which has a capacity of 7,000 people.[4] According to the then mayor of Soacha, Juan Carlos Saldarriaga, a 4 billion COP (approximately US$ 977,000) investment had been made in order to enable the stadium to host professional football games.[3] For 2024, they moved to Parque Estadio Olaya Herrera in Bogotá, with a capacity of 2,500 spectators.[7]
Starting from 2026, the club will relocate to Mosquera, Cundinamarca following the completion of the construction of the town's municipal stadium, which will have a capacity of 5,440 spectators.[10][11]
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
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Julián Barragán (July 2023 – May 2024)- Juan David Niño (May 2024 – December 2025)
Source: [13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Valledupar FC se despidió: adiós a 20 años de historia" [Valledupar FC bidded farewell: goodbye to 20 years of history] (in Spanish). El Pilón. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "¡Es un hecho! Soacha será la casa de un equipo de fútbol masculino" [It's a fact! Soacha will be the home of a men's football team] (in Spanish). Periodismo Público. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Valledupar FC se despide para darle paso a Real Soacha en la B" [Valledupar FC bids farewell to make way for Real Soacha in the B] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b Figueroa, Michell (11 July 2023). "Soacha tendrá equipo en el Fútbol Profesional Colombiano con un particular nombre" [Soacha will have a team in Colombian Professional Football with a particular name] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Real Soacha debutó ante más de 7.000 soachunos ¿Cómo le fue contra el Cortuluá?" [Real Soacha made their debut in front of more than 7,000 soachunos. How did it go against Cortuluá?] (in Spanish). Tendencia Social. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ ""Desde el primero de enero, Valledupar Fútbol Club se regresa pa Valledupar": alcalde electo de Soacha" [From January 1st, Valledupar Fútbol Club returns to Valledupar": elected mayor of Soacha] (in Spanish). El Pilón. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Siguen los cambios en el FPC: otro equipo modificó su nombre" [The changes in the FPC continue: another team changed its name] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "¡Claro como el agua! Dimayor y la aprobación de Alianza FC en Valledupar" [Clear as water! Dimayor and the approval of Alianza FC in Valledupar] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Cúcuta Deportivo gana un partido de película contra Real Cundinamarca y con mucho drama regresa a la A" [Cúcuta Deportivo win a thrilling match against Real Cundinamarca and return to the top flight in dramatic fashion] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ Rocha Flórez, Andrés (3 December 2025). "Equipo del FPC cambia de estadio para 2026: jugará cerca a Bogotá" [Colombian professional football team changes stadium for 2026: it will play near Bogotá] (in Spanish). Futbolred. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ Alcaldía de Mosquera (6 June 2022). "¡Así se verá nuestro Estadio Municipal!" [This is how our Municipal Stadium will look like!]. Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "REAL CUNDINAMARCA". Dimayor. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Internacional de Palmira » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2025-01-21.