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Universitario de Vinto
Full nameFútbol Club Universitario de Vinto
Nickname(s)La U de Vinto
Manzanero
Founded23 March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-23)
GroundEstadio Hipólito Lazarte
Vinto, Bolivia
Capacity2,000
ChairmanFernando Chávez
ManagerPablo Godoy
LeagueDivisión Profesional
2023División Profesional, 8th of 17

Fútbol Club Universitario de Vinto, known as Universitario de Vinto, is a Bolivian football club based in Vinto. Founded in 2005, it plays in the Bolivian División Profesional after being promoted for the 2022 season by winning the Copa Simón Bolívar the previous campaign.

History

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Initially founded as a university team in the early 2000s, the club was officially founded as a professional side on 23 March 2005, the day it was affiliated to the Asociación Municipal de Fútbol Vinto.[1] They first played in the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2017, being knocked out in the group stage.[1]

Universitario de Vinto reached the second stage of the Simón Bolívar in 2018, but did not appear in the 2019 and 2020 campaigns after failing to qualify.[1] They returned to the national second division in 2021, and won the title after defeating Universitario de Sucre in the Final.[2]

Current squad

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As of 2 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Chile CHI Raúl Olivares
2 DF Argentina ARG Julio Vila
4 DF Bolivia BOL Iván Vidaurre
5 MF Bolivia BOL Guilder Cuellar
6 DF Argentina ARG Diego Giménez
7 FW Argentina ARG Maximiliano Núñez
8 MF Bolivia BOL Daniel Camacho
9 FW Colombia COL Tommy Tobar
10 MF Bolivia BOL Raúl Castro
11 MF Bolivia BOL Erick Cano
12 GK Bolivia BOL Gustavo Almada
14 MF Argentina ARG Juan Mercado
15 MF Bolivia BOL Paolo Alcocer
16 FW Bolivia BOL Leonardo Arana
17 MF Bolivia BOL Raúl Rocabado
18 FW Bolivia BOL Ricardo Orihuela
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Bolivia BOL José Alipaz
20 MF Bolivia BOL Pablo Luján
22 MF Bolivia BOL Joel Calicho
23 FW Bolivia BOL Yerco Vallejos
24 FW Colombia COL Rodrigo Liano
25 MF Bolivia BOL Carlos Ribera
26 DF Argentina ARG Joaquín Lencinas
27 MF Bolivia BOL Juan Álberto Cuéllar Rosales
28 DF Bolivia BOL José Pinto
29 FW Bolivia BOL Ángel Vaca
30 DF Bolivia BOL Pablo Loredo
38 MF Bolivia BOL Juan Magallanes
40 GK Bolivia BOL Paolo García
47 FW Bolivia BOL Esdras Mendoza
49 MF Bolivia BOL Josué Rivas
77 DF Bolivia BOL Samuel Guzmán

Honours

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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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Best: 2024 (1st stage)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Universitario de Vinto, la humildad y perfil bajo rumbo al éxito" [Universitario de Vinto, the humbleness and low profile on the path to success] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Universitario Vinto, campeón de la Copa Simón Bolívar y asciende a la División Profesional" [FC Universitario Vinto, champion of the Copa Simón Bolívar and promoted to the División Profesional] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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