Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium.
History Patriotas was founded in 2003 by the then-governor of Boyacá Miguel Ángel Bermúdez, together with the then Coldeportes chairman and the owners of hardware business G&J. In its first year in the Primera B, the club reached the semifinals, where it was eliminated by Bogotá Chicó.
In 2004 the team again advanced to the semifinals, where the team played against Deportivo Antioquia, Centauros Villavicencio and Expreso Rojo, but did not qualify. In 2005 Patriotas was second in the general table but in the semifinals was eliminated by Bajo Cauca F.C. In 2009 some changes were implemented in the tournament. Patriotas was first in Group B but was eliminated again in the semifinals and ended up in third place.
In 2011 the team was promoted to the Categoría Primera A after beating América de Cali by penalties in the promotion/relegation playoff. In 2016, the team qualified for the final stages of the top tier for the first time, after placing eighth in the first stage. That year, the team also managed to qualify for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, which was the first participation of the team in an international competition, reaching the second stage.
Patriotas's first spell in Primera A lasted 10 years as they were relegated back to Primera B at the end of the 2022 season, sealing their relegation on 16 October 2022 with two matches to go in the first stage of the 2022 Finalización tournament after a scoreless draw with Millonarios and a victory for Unión Magdalena against Deportivo Pereira, which ensured the team would end the season in the bottom two places of the relegation table. The team made a quick return to the top flight, winning the 2023 Primera B's Torneo I and later defeating Fortaleza CEIF in the season's grand final to earn promotion.
Honours Domestic Categoría Primera B Winners (1): 2023
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg. 2017 Copa Sudamericana FS Everton 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p) SS Corinthians 1–1 0–2 1–3
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Managers CountryNameDatesÁlvaro de Jesús Gómez2003Álvaro Zuluaga2004Harold MoralesJanuary 2005 – June 2006Epimenio CristanchoJuly 2006 – December 2006Hernán PachecoJanuary 2007 – June 2007Juan Carlos GruesoJune 2007 – June 2008Nelson AbadíaJune 2008 – December 2008Mario VanemerakJanuary 2009 – June 2009Eduardo RetatJuly 2009 – December 2009Orlando RestrepoJanuary 2010 – March 2010Carlos HoyosApril 2010 – December 2010Miguel Augusto PrinceJanuary 2011 – October 2012Eduardo RetatOctober 2012 – December 2012Arturo ReyesJanuary 2013 – April 2013Juan DíazApril 2013 – June 2013Julio ComesañaJuly 2013 – February 2014Harold RiveraApril 2014 – December 2016Diego CorredorJanuary 2017 – October 2019Nelson GómezOctober 2019 – November 2020Abel SegoviaNovember 2020 – April 2021Jhon Mario RamírezMay 2021 – June 2021Jorge Luis BernalJuly 2021 – August 2021Juan David NiñoAugust 2021 – February 2022Arturo BoyacáFebruary 2022 – May 2022José Eugenio HernándezJune 2022 – December 2022Juan David NiñoFebruary 2023 – September 2023Jonathan RisueñoSeptember 2023 – December 2023Harold RiveraJanuary 2024 – September 2024Dayron PérezSeptember 2024 – December 2024Jonathan RisueñoJanuary 2025 – August 2025Andrés Cárdenas (caretaker)August 2025 – December 2025Carlos GiraldoJanuary 2026 – Present
Source: Worldfootball.net
References
External links
Unofficial fan site