Flamengo de Sucre
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Flamengo de Sucre is a Bolivia
n football club from Sucre
, Chuquisaca department
.
ian club Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
. Some time later, the club was renamed to the same name of the Brazilian club.
The club joined the Liga Profesional de Sucre (Sucre Professional League) in 1977. The club competed in the league for three consecutive years, but, due to an amateur administration and lack of resources, the club was eventually relegated to the second division.
The club closed its professional football section in 1989.. In 1996 the Bolivian president re-opened the club. As of 2010 they play in Chuquisaca Primera A.
On June 21, 2011, Flamengo de Sucre won the Primera "A", organized by the Association Football of Chuquisaca(ACHF), for the first time in its 46 years of institutional life, defeating in the Torneo Adequación final the Club Fancesa 2-1 in a match played at the Estadio Patria.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n football club from Sucre
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
, Chuquisaca department
Chuquisaca Department
Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.-Geography:...
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History
Flamengo de Sucre was founded on May 27, 1966 as Club Atlético Flamengo (or CAFLA) by Bolivian supporters of BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian club Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
. Some time later, the club was renamed to the same name of the Brazilian club.
The club joined the Liga Profesional de Sucre (Sucre Professional League) in 1977. The club competed in the league for three consecutive years, but, due to an amateur administration and lack of resources, the club was eventually relegated to the second division.
The club closed its professional football section in 1989.. In 1996 the Bolivian president re-opened the club. As of 2010 they play in Chuquisaca Primera A.
On June 21, 2011, Flamengo de Sucre won the Primera "A", organized by the Association Football of Chuquisaca(ACHF), for the first time in its 46 years of institutional life, defeating in the Torneo Adequación final the Club Fancesa 2-1 in a match played at the Estadio Patria.