Deportes Tolima
Encyclopedia
Deportes Tolima, is a Colombian
football club based in the city of Ibagué
. The club was founded December 18, 1954 and play their home games at the Manuel Murillo Toro
stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000.
, Colombia
) a sum of $5.000 Colombian pesos in order to hire soccer players from his native country, Argentina. Barbieri went back to Colombia
with players such as Jorge Ariel Gandulfo, Oscar Enrique Ferrari, José Oscar Jamardo, Enrique Laino and Carlos Robelle. With those players and some Colombians, Deportes Tolima competed for the first time in the Colombian football league in 1955 using the uniform of Racing Club de Avellaneda Argentina
. Deportes Tolima finished 7th in the league competing with 9 other teams.
, Cristiano Centurion, Óscar Héctor Quintabani
, Gustavo Mendoza, Hugo Gallego, Osvaldo Redondo, Heberto Carrillo, Aparezido Dozinette de Oliveira aka "Sapuka", Arnoldo Iguarán
, Óscar López
, Tito Ramon Correa, and Janio Cabezas. With this team Deportes Tolima finished second through years 1981 and 1982. In the year 1983 Tolima participated for the first time in an international tournament, the Copa Libertadores of 1982 reaching the semifinals. Playing against many highly-regarded teams of the time such as Estudiantes de Mérida and Deportivo Táchira; both from Venezuela
; Cobreloa
from Chile
and Olimpia
from Paraguay
; As a consequence, this was the best international performance that Deportes Tolima has ever had in an international tournament. At the beginning of the 90's, Tolima left the professional league due to poor results. Tolima played for one year in the second division of the Colombian Football league before rejoining professional football again in year 1995.
, Henry Zambrano
, Rogerio Pereira, Yulian Anchico, Oscar Briceño
, John Charria, Jorge Artigas
, Hernando Patino, Nelson Rivas
, and Diego Gomez among others. Deportes Tolima played in semifinals against Atlético Nacional
, Atlético Junior
, and Independiente Medellín
. When everyone predicted Atlético Junior
would finish first in the mini league and would go to the final, Deportes Tolima beat Atlético Nacional
2-0 in Ibagué
and Atlético Junior
lost 1-0 to Independiente Medellín
in Medellín
. Deportes Tolima played against Deportivo Cali
in the final games winning the first game 2-0 in Ibagué
with an exceptional performance of Rogerio Pereira, scoring both goals. In the second game of the final Deportes Tolima lost 3-1 forcing penalty shots, with an aggregate score of 3-3. In the penalty shots Deportes Tolima won after only missing one shot and the golie Diego Gomez
blocking two from Deportivo Cali
, this way Deportes Tolima was crowned champion of Colombia
for the first time in their 49 year history.
7-3, Nacional
5-1, and Millonarios
3-0. They reached the semifinals of the Copa Mustang I and was placed in a Group with Deportivo Pereira
, Deportivo Cali
, and Once Caldas
but did not made it into the finals. The Copa Mustang II was even better than the first one. Tolima ended first in the league, and played the semifinals against Nacional
, Pasto
, and Chico
. Nacional
were leaders of the Group for most of the time while Deportes Tolima remained a point behind. A dramatic 2-1 away win over Nacional
made them leaders, they advanced the final against Cúcuta Deportivo
after a 2-0 win over Chico
. The first game was away and Tolima lost 1-0 then in Ibague
the game ended tied 1-1 with Yulian Anchico scoring Tolima's goal.
in a goalless game, then defeating Corinthians 2-0 at the second leg, upsetting the brazilian team.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
football club based in the city of Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
. The club was founded December 18, 1954 and play their home games at the Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro was a Colombian politician and statesman, who served as President of the United States of Colombia on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.- Biographic data :...
stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000.
Foundation
Deportes Tolima was founded by Manuel Rubio Chávez in the year 1954 when he gave Juan Barbieri (an Argentinian living in IbaguéIbagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) a sum of $5.000 Colombian pesos in order to hire soccer players from his native country, Argentina. Barbieri went back to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
with players such as Jorge Ariel Gandulfo, Oscar Enrique Ferrari, José Oscar Jamardo, Enrique Laino and Carlos Robelle. With those players and some Colombians, Deportes Tolima competed for the first time in the Colombian football league in 1955 using the uniform of Racing Club de Avellaneda Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Deportes Tolima finished 7th in the league competing with 9 other teams.
1980s and '90s
In the late 1970s and beginning of 1980s Deportes Tolima, according to many people, had its best team, ever. Senator Gabriel Camargo Salamanca was given the opportunity to work for the team. He accepted becoming the biggest stock holder of the team. He bought important players such as Victor Hugo del Rio, Francisco MaturanaFrancisco Maturana
Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football manager.-Player:...
, Cristiano Centurion, Óscar Héctor Quintabani
Óscar Héctor Quintabani
Óscar Héctor Quintabani is an Colombo-Argentine football manager, and former goalkeeper.Quintabani began his playing career in the River Plate youth system, although he never made his breakthrough into the first team...
, Gustavo Mendoza, Hugo Gallego, Osvaldo Redondo, Heberto Carrillo, Aparezido Dozinette de Oliveira aka "Sapuka", Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán Zúñiga aka "El Guajiro" is a former Colombian footballer who is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Colombia national team.-Club career:...
, Óscar López
Óscar López (Colombian footballer)
Óscar López Vázquez was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombian national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.-References:...
, Tito Ramon Correa, and Janio Cabezas. With this team Deportes Tolima finished second through years 1981 and 1982. In the year 1983 Tolima participated for the first time in an international tournament, the Copa Libertadores of 1982 reaching the semifinals. Playing against many highly-regarded teams of the time such as Estudiantes de Mérida and Deportivo Táchira; both from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
; Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...
from Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Olimpia
Olimpia
- Sports teams :*Club Deportivo Olimpia, a football team from Honduras*Club Olimpia, a football team from Asunción, Paraguay*Olímpia Futebol Clube, a football team from Brazil*Olimpia Elbląg, a football team from Elbląg, Poland...
from Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
; As a consequence, this was the best international performance that Deportes Tolima has ever had in an international tournament. At the beginning of the 90's, Tolima left the professional league due to poor results. Tolima played for one year in the second division of the Colombian Football league before rejoining professional football again in year 1995.
2003 title
Deportes Tolima had a very interesting group of players for the second half of 2003. These players included Ricardo CicilianoRicardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Ciciliano is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Juan Aurich in the Copa Cable Magico.- Career :...
, Henry Zambrano
Henry Zambrano
Henry Zambrano Sandoval is a soccer player who played for Colombian national team. He first made his name at the 1993 World Youth Cup where he was the Golden Shoe winner—the award for the best player in the tournament. He later moved onward to senior national team, where he played between 1994...
, Rogerio Pereira, Yulian Anchico, Oscar Briceño
Oscar Briceño
Oscar Briceño is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Club Sport Herediano in Costa Rica.-Career:...
, John Charria, Jorge Artigas
Jorge Artigas
Jorge Artigas is an Argentine footballer who plays for Colombian side América de Cali as a midfielder.-External links:...
, Hernando Patino, Nelson Rivas
Nelson Rivas
Nelson Rivas is a Colombian football defender who plays for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. He was born on 25 March 1983, in the city of Pradera in Colombia. He currently plays as a central defender or right back. He is nicknamed Tyson after the famous American boxer due to his size,...
, and Diego Gomez among others. Deportes Tolima played in semifinals against Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
, Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
, and Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
. When everyone predicted Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
would finish first in the mini league and would go to the final, Deportes Tolima beat Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
2-0 in Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
and Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
lost 1-0 to Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
. Deportes Tolima played against Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
in the final games winning the first game 2-0 in Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
with an exceptional performance of Rogerio Pereira, scoring both goals. In the second game of the final Deportes Tolima lost 3-1 forcing penalty shots, with an aggregate score of 3-3. In the penalty shots Deportes Tolima won after only missing one shot and the golie Diego Gomez
Diego Gómez
Diego Sebastián Gómez is an Argentine professional footballer. He currently plays in the Ligue 2 for Angers SCO.-External links:...
blocking two from Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
, this way Deportes Tolima was crowned champion of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
for the first time in their 49 year history.
2006 Runners Up
2006 was a great year for Deportes Tolima, the team was second on the reclasificacion (overall points in the year), was the team with the most goals scored in the year, over 80, and were runners up in the Copa Mustang II. At the beginning of 2006 Deportes Tolima did not seem like a very strong team for the season as it did not sign any players. The coach was Jorge Luis Bernal who had been the coach for the reserve team for many years. Deportes Tolima played amazing both home and away games which included victories against EnvigadoEnvigado
Envigado is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, located at the south of the Aburrá Valley and belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It has limits at its north with El Poblado, Medellín; at its south with Sabaneta; at its east with El Retiro and Caldas and at west with Itagüí...
7-3, Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
5-1, and Millonarios
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in Bogotá. As of 2011, Millonarios shares with rivals América de Cali the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although Millonarios haven't won this tournament since 1988. They are also the third Colombian team to...
3-0. They reached the semifinals of the Copa Mustang I and was placed in a Group with Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. Founded in 1944, its traditional colors are red and yellow. It plays in the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.-History:...
, Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
, and Once Caldas
Once Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...
but did not made it into the finals. The Copa Mustang II was even better than the first one. Tolima ended first in the league, and played the semifinals against Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
, Pasto
Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
, and Chico
Chico
-Given name:* Chico Marx , actor and one of the Marx Brothers* Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer and writer* Chico DeBarge , R&B singer* Chico Ejiro, Nigeria film director* Chico Mendes , Brazilian environmental activist...
. Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
were leaders of the Group for most of the time while Deportes Tolima remained a point behind. A dramatic 2-1 away win over Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
made them leaders, they advanced the final against Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo
Corporación Nuevo Cúcuta Deportivo is a football club based in the city of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The club was officially founded on September 10, 1924 and plays its home games at the General Santander Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000....
after a 2-0 win over Chico
Chico
-Given name:* Chico Marx , actor and one of the Marx Brothers* Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer and writer* Chico DeBarge , R&B singer* Chico Ejiro, Nigeria film director* Chico Mendes , Brazilian environmental activist...
. The first game was away and Tolima lost 1-0 then in Ibague
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
the game ended tied 1-1 with Yulian Anchico scoring Tolima's goal.
Apertura 2007 and Copa Libertadores
For the 2007 season Deportes Tolima signed very important players like Nicolas Ahyr, Diego Cochas, Gustavo Savoia, Gustavo Bolivar, Leiner Rolong, Jorge Perlaza, Hernando Patino, Roller Cambindo, Javier Arizala, Bramhan Sinisterra, Ricardo Alvarez, and Haider Arboleda. With new coach Jaime de la Pava started competing in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Mustang. In the Copa Libertadores Tolima defeated Deportivo Táchira in 2 games, that way Tolima entered to the group of Gremio, Cerro Porteño and curiously Cúcuta.Decade of 2010
In 2010, the team qualified for the third colombian place at the first stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores. In the first game, Tolima drew against CorinthiansSport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
in a goalless game, then defeating Corinthians 2-0 at the second leg, upsetting the brazilian team.
Deportes Tolima, is a Colombian
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
football club based in the city of Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
. The club was founded December 18, 1954 and play their home games at the Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro was a Colombian politician and statesman, who served as President of the United States of Colombia on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.- Biographic data :...
stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000.
Foundation
Deportes Tolima was founded by Manuel Rubio Chávez in the year 1954 when he gave Juan Barbieri (an Argentinian living in IbaguéIbagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) a sum of $5.000 Colombian pesos in order to hire soccer players from his native country, Argentina. Barbieri went back to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
with players such as Jorge Ariel Gandulfo, Oscar Enrique Ferrari, José Oscar Jamardo, Enrique Laino and Carlos Robelle. With those players and some Colombians, Deportes Tolima competed for the first time in the Colombian football league in 1955 using the uniform of Racing Club de Avellaneda Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Deportes Tolima finished 7th in the league competing with 9 other teams.
1980s and '90s
In the late 1970s and beginning of 1980s Deportes Tolima, according to many people, had its best team, ever. Senator Gabriel Camargo Salamanca was given the opportunity to work for the team. He accepted becoming the biggest stock holder of the team. He bought important players such as Victor Hugo del Rio, Francisco MaturanaFrancisco Maturana
Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football manager.-Player:...
, Cristiano Centurion, Óscar Héctor Quintabani
Óscar Héctor Quintabani
Óscar Héctor Quintabani is an Colombo-Argentine football manager, and former goalkeeper.Quintabani began his playing career in the River Plate youth system, although he never made his breakthrough into the first team...
, Gustavo Mendoza, Hugo Gallego, Osvaldo Redondo, Heberto Carrillo, Aparezido Dozinette de Oliveira aka "Sapuka", Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán Zúñiga aka "El Guajiro" is a former Colombian footballer who is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Colombia national team.-Club career:...
, Óscar López
Óscar López (Colombian footballer)
Óscar López Vázquez was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombian national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.-References:...
, Tito Ramon Correa, and Janio Cabezas. With this team Deportes Tolima finished second through years 1981 and 1982. In the year 1983 Tolima participated for the first time in an international tournament, the Copa Libertadores of 1982 reaching the semifinals. Playing against many highly-regarded teams of the time such as Estudiantes de Mérida and Deportivo Táchira; both from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
; Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...
from Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Olimpia
Olimpia
- Sports teams :*Club Deportivo Olimpia, a football team from Honduras*Club Olimpia, a football team from Asunción, Paraguay*Olímpia Futebol Clube, a football team from Brazil*Olimpia Elbląg, a football team from Elbląg, Poland...
from Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
; As a consequence, this was the best international performance that Deportes Tolima has ever had in an international tournament. At the beginning of the 90's, Tolima left the professional league due to poor results. Tolima played for one year in the second division of the Colombian Football league before rejoining professional football again in year 1995.
2003 title
Deportes Tolima had a very interesting group of players for the second half of 2003. These players included Ricardo CicilianoRicardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Ciciliano is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Juan Aurich in the Copa Cable Magico.- Career :...
, Henry Zambrano
Henry Zambrano
Henry Zambrano Sandoval is a soccer player who played for Colombian national team. He first made his name at the 1993 World Youth Cup where he was the Golden Shoe winner—the award for the best player in the tournament. He later moved onward to senior national team, where he played between 1994...
, Rogerio Pereira, Yulian Anchico, Oscar Briceño
Oscar Briceño
Oscar Briceño is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Club Sport Herediano in Costa Rica.-Career:...
, John Charria, Jorge Artigas
Jorge Artigas
Jorge Artigas is an Argentine footballer who plays for Colombian side América de Cali as a midfielder.-External links:...
, Hernando Patino, Nelson Rivas
Nelson Rivas
Nelson Rivas is a Colombian football defender who plays for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. He was born on 25 March 1983, in the city of Pradera in Colombia. He currently plays as a central defender or right back. He is nicknamed Tyson after the famous American boxer due to his size,...
, and Diego Gomez among others. Deportes Tolima played in semifinals against Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
, Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
, and Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
. When everyone predicted Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
would finish first in the mini league and would go to the final, Deportes Tolima beat Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
2-0 in Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
and Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
lost 1-0 to Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
. Deportes Tolima played against Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
in the final games winning the first game 2-0 in Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
with an exceptional performance of Rogerio Pereira, scoring both goals. In the second game of the final Deportes Tolima lost 3-1 forcing penalty shots, with an aggregate score of 3-3. In the penalty shots Deportes Tolima won after only missing one shot and the golie Diego Gomez
Diego Gómez
Diego Sebastián Gómez is an Argentine professional footballer. He currently plays in the Ligue 2 for Angers SCO.-External links:...
blocking two from Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
, this way Deportes Tolima was crowned champion of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
for the first time in their 49 year history.
2006 Runners Up
2006 was a great year for Deportes Tolima, the team was second on the reclasificacion (overall points in the year), was the team with the most goals scored in the year, over 80, and were runners up in the Copa Mustang II. At the beginning of 2006 Deportes Tolima did not seem like a very strong team for the season as it did not sign any players. The coach was Jorge Luis Bernal who had been the coach for the reserve team for many years. Deportes Tolima played amazing both home and away games which included victories against EnvigadoEnvigado
Envigado is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, located at the south of the Aburrá Valley and belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It has limits at its north with El Poblado, Medellín; at its south with Sabaneta; at its east with El Retiro and Caldas and at west with Itagüí...
7-3, Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
5-1, and Millonarios
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in Bogotá. As of 2011, Millonarios shares with rivals América de Cali the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although Millonarios haven't won this tournament since 1988. They are also the third Colombian team to...
3-0. They reached the semifinals of the Copa Mustang I and was placed in a Group with Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. Founded in 1944, its traditional colors are red and yellow. It plays in the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.-History:...
, Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
, and Once Caldas
Once Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...
but did not made it into the finals. The Copa Mustang II was even better than the first one. Tolima ended first in the league, and played the semifinals against Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
, Pasto
Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
, and Chico
Chico
-Given name:* Chico Marx , actor and one of the Marx Brothers* Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer and writer* Chico DeBarge , R&B singer* Chico Ejiro, Nigeria film director* Chico Mendes , Brazilian environmental activist...
. Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
were leaders of the Group for most of the time while Deportes Tolima remained a point behind. A dramatic 2-1 away win over Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
made them leaders, they advanced the final against Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo
Corporación Nuevo Cúcuta Deportivo is a football club based in the city of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The club was officially founded on September 10, 1924 and plays its home games at the General Santander Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000....
after a 2-0 win over Chico
Chico
-Given name:* Chico Marx , actor and one of the Marx Brothers* Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer and writer* Chico DeBarge , R&B singer* Chico Ejiro, Nigeria film director* Chico Mendes , Brazilian environmental activist...
. The first game was away and Tolima lost 1-0 then in Ibague
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
the game ended tied 1-1 with Yulian Anchico scoring Tolima's goal.
Apertura 2007 and Copa Libertadores
For the 2007 season Deportes Tolima signed very important players like Nicolas Ahyr, Diego Cochas, Gustavo Savoia, Gustavo Bolivar, Leiner Rolong, Jorge Perlaza, Hernando Patino, Roller Cambindo, Javier Arizala, Bramhan Sinisterra, Ricardo Alvarez, and Haider Arboleda. With new coach Jaime de la Pava started competing in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Mustang. In the Copa Libertadores Tolima defeated Deportivo Táchira in 2 games, that way Tolima entered to the group of Gremio, Cerro Porteño and curiously Cúcuta.Decade of 2010
In 2010, the team qualified for the third colombian place at the first stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores. In the first game, Tolima drew against CorinthiansSport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
in a goalless game, then defeating Corinthians 2-0 at the second leg, upsetting the brazilian team.
Deportes Tolima, is a Colombian
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
football club based in the city of Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
. The club was founded December 18, 1954 and play their home games at the Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro was a Colombian politician and statesman, who served as President of the United States of Colombia on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.- Biographic data :...
stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000.
Foundation
Deportes Tolima was founded by Manuel Rubio Chávez in the year 1954 when he gave Juan Barbieri (an Argentinian living in IbaguéIbagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) a sum of $5.000 Colombian pesos in order to hire soccer players from his native country, Argentina. Barbieri went back to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
with players such as Jorge Ariel Gandulfo, Oscar Enrique Ferrari, José Oscar Jamardo, Enrique Laino and Carlos Robelle. With those players and some Colombians, Deportes Tolima competed for the first time in the Colombian football league in 1955 using the uniform of Racing Club de Avellaneda Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Deportes Tolima finished 7th in the league competing with 9 other teams.
1980s and '90s
In the late 1970s and beginning of 1980s Deportes Tolima, according to many people, had its best team, ever. Senator Gabriel Camargo Salamanca was given the opportunity to work for the team. He accepted becoming the biggest stock holder of the team. He bought important players such as Victor Hugo del Rio, Francisco MaturanaFrancisco Maturana
Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football manager.-Player:...
, Cristiano Centurion, Óscar Héctor Quintabani
Óscar Héctor Quintabani
Óscar Héctor Quintabani is an Colombo-Argentine football manager, and former goalkeeper.Quintabani began his playing career in the River Plate youth system, although he never made his breakthrough into the first team...
, Gustavo Mendoza, Hugo Gallego, Osvaldo Redondo, Heberto Carrillo, Aparezido Dozinette de Oliveira aka "Sapuka", Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Iguarán
Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán Zúñiga aka "El Guajiro" is a former Colombian footballer who is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Colombia national team.-Club career:...
, Óscar López
Óscar López (Colombian footballer)
Óscar López Vázquez was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombian national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.-References:...
, Tito Ramon Correa, and Janio Cabezas. With this team Deportes Tolima finished second through years 1981 and 1982. In the year 1983 Tolima participated for the first time in an international tournament, the Copa Libertadores of 1982 reaching the semifinals. Playing against many highly-regarded teams of the time such as Estudiantes de Mérida and Deportivo Táchira; both from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
; Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...
from Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Olimpia
Olimpia
- Sports teams :*Club Deportivo Olimpia, a football team from Honduras*Club Olimpia, a football team from Asunción, Paraguay*Olímpia Futebol Clube, a football team from Brazil*Olimpia Elbląg, a football team from Elbląg, Poland...
from Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
; As a consequence, this was the best international performance that Deportes Tolima has ever had in an international tournament. At the beginning of the 90's, Tolima left the professional league due to poor results. Tolima played for one year in the second division of the Colombian Football league before rejoining professional football again in year 1995.
2003 title
Deportes Tolima had a very interesting group of players for the second half of 2003. These players included Ricardo CicilianoRicardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Ciciliano is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Juan Aurich in the Copa Cable Magico.- Career :...
, Henry Zambrano
Henry Zambrano
Henry Zambrano Sandoval is a soccer player who played for Colombian national team. He first made his name at the 1993 World Youth Cup where he was the Golden Shoe winner—the award for the best player in the tournament. He later moved onward to senior national team, where he played between 1994...
, Rogerio Pereira, Yulian Anchico, Oscar Briceño
Oscar Briceño
Oscar Briceño is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Club Sport Herediano in Costa Rica.-Career:...
, John Charria, Jorge Artigas
Jorge Artigas
Jorge Artigas is an Argentine footballer who plays for Colombian side América de Cali as a midfielder.-External links:...
, Hernando Patino, Nelson Rivas
Nelson Rivas
Nelson Rivas is a Colombian football defender who plays for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. He was born on 25 March 1983, in the city of Pradera in Colombia. He currently plays as a central defender or right back. He is nicknamed Tyson after the famous American boxer due to his size,...
, and Diego Gomez among others. Deportes Tolima played in semifinals against Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
, Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
, and Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
. When everyone predicted Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
would finish first in the mini league and would go to the final, Deportes Tolima beat Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
2-0 in Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
and Atlético Junior
Atlético Junior
Corporación Popular Deportiva Junior, known simply as Junior or by its former name Atlético Junior, is a Colombian football team based in Barranquilla. The club was founded in 1924 Known as "Los Tiburones" , or "El Equipo Tiburón" have won the Colombian professional football championship six times...
lost 1-0 to Independiente Medellín
Independiente Medellín
Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five...
in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
. Deportes Tolima played against Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
in the final games winning the first game 2-0 in Ibagué
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
with an exceptional performance of Rogerio Pereira, scoring both goals. In the second game of the final Deportes Tolima lost 3-1 forcing penalty shots, with an aggregate score of 3-3. In the penalty shots Deportes Tolima won after only missing one shot and the golie Diego Gomez
Diego Gómez
Diego Sebastián Gómez is an Argentine professional footballer. He currently plays in the Ligue 2 for Angers SCO.-External links:...
blocking two from Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
, this way Deportes Tolima was crowned champion of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
for the first time in their 49 year history.
2006 Runners Up
2006 was a great year for Deportes Tolima, the team was second on the reclasificacion (overall points in the year), was the team with the most goals scored in the year, over 80, and were runners up in the Copa Mustang II. At the beginning of 2006 Deportes Tolima did not seem like a very strong team for the season as it did not sign any players. The coach was Jorge Luis Bernal who had been the coach for the reserve team for many years. Deportes Tolima played amazing both home and away games which included victories against EnvigadoEnvigado
Envigado is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, located at the south of the Aburrá Valley and belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It has limits at its north with El Poblado, Medellín; at its south with Sabaneta; at its east with El Retiro and Caldas and at west with Itagüí...
7-3, Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
5-1, and Millonarios
Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a Colombian football club based in Bogotá. As of 2011, Millonarios shares with rivals América de Cali the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although Millonarios haven't won this tournament since 1988. They are also the third Colombian team to...
3-0. They reached the semifinals of the Copa Mustang I and was placed in a Group with Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. Founded in 1944, its traditional colors are red and yellow. It plays in the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.-History:...
, Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali
Asociación Deportivo Cali is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, Colombia. Mostly known for its football team, it also sponsors basketball, volleyball and swimming...
, and Once Caldas
Once Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...
but did not made it into the finals. The Copa Mustang II was even better than the first one. Tolima ended first in the league, and played the semifinals against Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
, Pasto
Pasto
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sea level...
, and Chico
Chico
-Given name:* Chico Marx , actor and one of the Marx Brothers* Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer and writer* Chico DeBarge , R&B singer* Chico Ejiro, Nigeria film director* Chico Mendes , Brazilian environmental activist...
. Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
were leaders of the Group for most of the time while Deportes Tolima remained a point behind. A dramatic 2-1 away win over Nacional
Nacional
Nacional is the Portuguese and Spanish word for national.Nacional may also refer to:-Airlines:* Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002* Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961-Music:...
made them leaders, they advanced the final against Cúcuta Deportivo
Cúcuta Deportivo
Corporación Nuevo Cúcuta Deportivo is a football club based in the city of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The club was officially founded on September 10, 1924 and plays its home games at the General Santander Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000....
after a 2-0 win over Chico
Chico
-Given name:* Chico Marx , actor and one of the Marx Brothers* Chico Buarque , Brazilian singer and writer* Chico DeBarge , R&B singer* Chico Ejiro, Nigeria film director* Chico Mendes , Brazilian environmental activist...
. The first game was away and Tolima lost 1-0 then in Ibague
Ibagué
Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...
the game ended tied 1-1 with Yulian Anchico scoring Tolima's goal.
Apertura 2007 and Copa Libertadores
For the 2007 season Deportes Tolima signed very important players like Nicolas Ahyr, Diego Cochas, Gustavo Savoia, Gustavo Bolivar, Leiner Rolong, Jorge Perlaza, Hernando Patino, Roller Cambindo, Javier Arizala, Bramhan Sinisterra, Ricardo Alvarez, and Haider Arboleda. With new coach Jaime de la Pava started competing in the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Mustang. In the Copa Libertadores Tolima defeated Deportivo Táchira in 2 games, that way Tolima entered to the group of Gremio, Cerro Porteño and curiously Cúcuta.Decade of 2010
In 2010, the team qualified for the third colombian place at the first stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores. In the first game, Tolima drew against CorinthiansSport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
in a goalless game, then defeating Corinthians 2-0 at the second leg, upsetting the brazilian team.
National Honours
- Fútbol Profesional ColombianoFútbol Profesional ColombianoThe Categoría Primera A is the professional football league of Colombia. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. Eighteen clubs play in the league. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as Dimayor,...
: 1
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- 2003-II
- Runners-up (5): 1957, 1981, 1982, 2006-II, 2010
- Primera B: 1
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- 1994
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 4 appearance
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- Best: Semi-Finals in 1982
- 1982: Semi-Finals
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
: 1 appearance
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- 2006: Third Round
- 2010: Quarterfinals
- Copa CONMEBOLCopa CONMEBOLThe Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
: 2 appearances
- Copa CONMEBOL
- 1996: First Round
- 1997: Quarter-Finals
Club Records
- Seasons 1ªFútbol Profesional ColombianoThe Categoría Primera A is the professional football league of Colombia. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. Eighteen clubs play in the league. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as Dimayor,...
: 52 - Seasons in 2ªCategoría Primera BCategoría Primera B, also known as Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons, is the second division football league in Colombia. The league is divided into two six-month seasons and into two regional divisions of nine teams where each team plays the region's other eight teams both home and away...
: 1 - Better League place:
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- FPCFútbol Profesional ColombianoThe Categoría Primera A is the professional football league of Colombia. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. Eighteen clubs play in the league. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as Dimayor,...
1º (2003-II) - Primera BCategoría Primera BCategoría Primera B, also known as Torneo Postobón for sponsorship reasons, is the second division football league in Colombia. The league is divided into two six-month seasons and into two regional divisions of nine teams where each team plays the region's other eight teams both home and away...
1º (1994)- Worst League place:
- FPCFútbol Profesional ColombianoThe Categoría Primera A is the professional football league of Colombia. It is the country's premier football tournament and sits at the top of the Colombian football league system. Eighteen clubs play in the league. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, better known as Dimayor,...
18º (2002-I, 2008-I)- Biggest win: 7-3 v. Envigado FC, February 26, 2006
- Biggest defeat: 8-1 v. Millonarios, July 4, 1963 & v. Deportivo Cali, September 27, 1987
- Top goalscorers: Victor Hugo del Rio & John Charria (67)
- Most capped players: German Castellanos (359)
- International seasons:
- Copa Libertadores de AméricaCopa Libertadores de AméricaThe Copa Santander Libertadores de América , known simply as the Copa Libertadores and originally known as the Copa Campeones de América , is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960...
(4):- Semi-Finals: 1982
- First Round: 1983, 2004, 2007
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
(1):- Second Round: 2006
- Copa ConmebolCopa CONMEBOLThe Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
(2):- First Round: 1996
- Quarter-Finals: 1997
- FPC