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Club Deportivo Los Millonarios is a football club based in Bogotá, Colombia who play in the Colombian first division, also known as the Copa Mustang. Millos, as the club is commonly known, holds the record for most Colombian league championships with 13, despite not having won a title since 1988. Millos is one of two teams with the distinction of having played in every season of the Copa Mustang and, as of 2003, Millos is first in the league’s all time points table.

The club was initially created in 1937 by students of the Colegio San Bartolomé and the Instituto La Salle, while the official foundation of the club was on June 18, 1946 by Alfonso Senior Quevedo, the team’s first president.

History

1930s and early 40s

Millonarios was started in 1937 when students from the Colegio San Bartolomé and the Instituto La Salle, the latter of which is located in the Candelaria district of Bogotá and is now know as la Universidad de La Salle (University of La Salle). The club’s original name was Unión Juventud (Youth Union) and the stated purpose of the club was to challenge other teams from within the city.

During its first year in existence, the club rapidly gained local support thanks to a series of victories that gave the team the chance to play in the Central American and Caribbean Games being held in Panama City, Panama in February of 1938. They won the Bronze Medal, but when they returned to Colombia, the team was on the verge of disbanding. Their team spokesman, Ignacio “Nacho” Izquierdo, stepped in and created a more centralized structure for the team, allowing them to then represent Colombia as the national team again, this time at the first Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, also in 1938.

Before the start of the Bolivarian Games, the club was acquired by the municipal government of the city of Bogotá. This provided a much more stable economic base than had been previously provided. The club’s name was changed to ‘‘Club Municipal de Deportes’’ (Municipal Sports Club), became the official team of Bogotá, and began to wear the city’s colors (black and white) and shield.

In preparation for the Bolivarian Games, the club played the inter-state champion, Antioquia in a game that ended 4-2 in Millonarios’ favor. The other preparatory game, this time against Junior de Barranquilla, ended in a 2-2 draw.

The games themselves ended in a fourth place finish for the Colombians. Afterwards the team played the Ecuador national team and defeated them 3-1. The team then defeated Cuba, a team that had just attended the 1938 World Cup, 2-1 and 3-2. The team was managed by ex-Argentine star Fernando Paternóster, a member of the squad that came in second in the 1930 World Cup to Uruguay. Paternóster had previously coached the national team, but was still available to continue with the team in its club roll.

On December 11, 1938, the club played the Santiago Wanderers at home in Bogotá, defeating the Chilean club 2-1. One of the stars of the Santiago Wanderers was Chilean Vicente Lucífero, whose friendship with Paternóster was a major factor in Lucífero’s decision to leave his club and move to Bogotá. Along with two Argentine players, Antonio Ruiz Díaz and Oscar Sabransky, Lucífero became the first foreign player in the club’s history.

On December 11, 1938, the club played the Santiago Wanderers at home in Bogotá, defeating the Chilean club 2-1. One of the stars of the Santiago Wanderers was Chilean Vicente Lucífero, whose friendship with Paternóster was a major factor in Lucífero’s decision to leave his club and move to Bogotá. Along with two Argentine players, he became the first foreign player in the club’s history. The three new signings made their debut on January 28, 1939 against Antioquia, a game Municipal Deportivo Independiente won 5-4. Lucífero scored three, Carvajal one, and Izquierdo one as well.