Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club

Football club infobox
clubname = Universidad de Los Andes FC


fullname = Universidad de Los Andes
Fútbol Club
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founded = 1977
ground = Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa
Mérida, Venezuela
capacity = 15,000
chairman =
manager =
league = Segunda División Venezolana
season = 2006/07
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Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club, usually known as Universidad de Los Andes, or by the acronym ULA, is a Venezuelan football (soccer) club based in Mérida.

History

The club was founded on February 28, 1977, as "Universidad de Los Andes Mérida Fútbol Club".

Titles

*Primera División Venezolana: 1983, 1990-91
*Segunda División Venezolana: 1986, 1994-95
*Copa de Venezuela: 1995-96

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

*Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances::Best: Semi-Final in 1984

Copa Libertadores

Universidad de Los Andes disputed Copa Libertadores de América three times.

In 1984, in the first stage, the club was in the same group of Portuguesa, of Venezuela, and two Peruvian teams, Sporting Cristal, and Mariano Melgar. The club finished in the first position, together with Sporting Cristal. A first place playoff was played, and ULA won 2-1. In the second stage, the club was in the same group of two Brazilian clubs, Flamengo, and Grêmio, and was eliminated after finishing in the last position ref|1984.

In 1992, the club was, in the first stage, in the same group of S.C. Marítimo, of Venezuela, and Barcelona and Valdez, of Ecuador. ULA and Marítimo finished in the third position, so, a third place playoff was played. Marítimo won 1-0, and Universidad de Los Andes was eliminated ref|1992.

In 1999, ULA disputed the preliminary stage of the competition, with Estudiantes de Mérida, of Venezuela, and Necaxa and Monterrey, of Mexico. The club was eliminated after finishing in the last position ref|1999.

tadium

ULA's home stadium is Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.

Colors

The club's colors are blue and white.

References

# [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa84.html RSSSF]
# [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa92.html RSSSF]
# [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa99.html RSSSF]

External links

* [http://members.fortunecity.com/jpablo/teams/ula.html Club info]