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Zulia F.C.

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Zulia FC
Full nameZulia Fútbol Club
NicknamesNegriazules
Petroleros
FoundedJanuary 16, 2005; 21 years ago (2005-01-16)
DissolvedDecember 12, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-12-12)
GroundEstadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Capacity40,800
ChairmanLuis Eduardo Farías

Zulia Fútbol Club was a professional football club that last competed in the Primera División Venezolana. The club was based in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, and it's internationally recognized for its participation in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, where the club was eliminated by Colón de Santa Fe, Argentinian club, in quarter-finals.

On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Zulia would merge into Segunda División side Deportivo Rayo Zuliano, with the latter taking the former's place in the Venezuelan Primera División.[1] The merger was officially confirmed on 28 January 2023.[2]

Titles

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Current squad

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As of 6 February 2018.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Image VEN Andrés González
2 MF Image VEN Marco Gómez
3 DF Image VEN Daniel Rivillo
4 DF Image ECU Jerry León
5 MF Image VEN Juan Manuel Castilla
6 DF Image VEN Gabriel Benítez
7 MF Image VEN Albert Zambrano
8 MF Image ECU Abel Casquete
9 FW Image VEN Junior Paredes
10 MF Image VEN Evelio Hernandez
13 MF Image VEN José Martínez
14 DF Image VEN Hector Bello
15 MF Image VEN Alan Sierra
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Image VEN Miguel Celis
17 MF Image VEN David Barreto
18 FW Image VEN Luis Paz
19 MF Image VEN Johao Martinez
20 DF Image VEN Andrés Maldonado
21 FW Image VEN José Rondon
22 MF Image VEN Camilo Pedrozo
23 GK Image VEN Leonardo Morales
24 DF Image VEN José Lara
25 MF Image VEN Gregory Rodriguez
26 DF Image VEN Jesus Paz
27 MF Image VEN Carlos Moreno
28 MF Image VEN Leonardo De La Hoz

Top goalscorers

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Player Club career Goals
Colombia Eder Hernández 2008–13 40
Venezuela Jefferson Savarino 2010–17 37
Venezuela Manuel Arteaga 2010–15 32
Colombia Freddys Arrieta 2008–10 26
Venezuela Gustavo Rojas 2008–13 21
Venezuela Yohandry Orozco 2009–11 11

References

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  1. ↑ "Extraoficial: Deportivo Rayo Zuliano y Zulia Fútbol Club conformarían una sola institución" [Unofficial: Deportivo Rayo Zuliano and Zulia Fútbol Club would form a single institution] (in Spanish). Versión Final. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "¡CONFIRMARON FUSIÓN CON EL ZULIA FC! Rayo Zuliano llegó a primera división de la liga Futve" [THEY CONFIRMED MERGER WITH ZULIA FC! Rayo Zuliano reached the Liga Futve's first division] (in Spanish). Red Digital Noticias. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Plantilla" (in Spanish). Zulia FC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Primera División".
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