Internacional F.C. de Palmira
| Full name | Internacional Fútbol Club de Palmira |
|---|---|
| Founded | 10 January 2024; 14 months ago (2024年01月10日) |
| Ground | Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
| Capacity | 15,300 |
| Owner | Ignacio Martán |
| Chairman | Oscar Arturo Martán |
| Manager | Héctor Cárdenas |
| League | Categoría Primera B |
| 2024 | Primera B, 10th of 16 |
| Website | https://internacionalfc.co/ |
Internacional Fútbol Club de Palmira is a Colombian professional football team based in Palmira, Valle del Cauca. It was founded on 10 January 2024 and plays in Categoría Primera B, the second-tier competition of Colombian football.
History
[edit ]Internacional F.C. was founded by the Martán family after rebranding the club Cortuluá and relocating it to Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department ahead of the 2024 season.
Cortuluá, which had been based in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, started moving out of its hometown after their relegation from Categoría Primera A at the end of the 2022 season, citing the lack of financial support from successive local administrations. The club first moved to Yumbo, Valle del Cauca,[1] where it played its matches in the 2023 Primera B tournament. Cortuluá originally planned to rebrand to Yumbo Industriales F.C. within six months,[2] but this proposed change did not materialize.
At the end of 2023 Cortuluá requested another change of home stadium, planning to move to Palmira. The request was approved by DIMAYOR on 12 December 2023.[3] The club was ultimately rebranded as Internacional F.C. de Palmira on 10 January 2024.[4]
In their first season, Internacional were close to advance to the final stages in both tournaments of the 2024 Primera B season, but placed ninth in the Torneo I and tenth in the Torneo II. In the first tournament, they ended the first stage tied with Deportes Quindío in points, goal difference, goals scored, and away goals scored, but lost to them on away goals against. Internacional conceded 11 goals in their away games, but Deportes Quindío ended up claiming the last berth to the following stage of the competition as they only conceded 10 goals out of their stadium.[5]
Stadium
[edit ]Internacional F.C. play their home matches at Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar in Palmira, which has a capacity of 15,300 people. It is shared with Orsomarso, who also play their home matches at this stadium.
Players
[edit ]First-team squad
[edit ]- As of 31 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
[edit ]- Colombia Carlos Hernández (March 2024 – August 2024)
- Colombia Héctor Cárdenas (August 2024 – present)
Source: [6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Dimayor dio luz verde para el cambio de sede del Cortuluá" [Dimayor greenlit Cortuluá's home stadium change] (in Spanish). Infobae. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "¿Yumbo Industriales FC o Cortuluá? El club aclara la situación respecto a su nombre" [Yumbo Industriales FC or Cortuluá? The club clears up the situation regarding its name] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Dos históricos del fútbol colombiano harán un cambio de sede para el 2024" [Two historicals of Colombian football will make a change of venue for 2024] (in Spanish). La FM. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Conozca el nuevo equipo profesional del FPC que reemplazará a Cortuluá y jugará en Palmira, habla su presidente" [Get to know the FPC′s new professional team that will replace Cortuluá and will play in Palmira, its chairman speaks] (in Spanish). El País. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Deportes Quindío en semifinales de la B, pero su rendimiento no convence" [Deportes Quindío in the second tier's semifinals, but its performance is unconvincing] (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Internacional de Palmira » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
External links
[edit ]- Official website (in Spanish)