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'''Boyacá Chicó Fútbol Club''' is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja playing in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded on March 26, 2002<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dimayor.com.co/club_chico.htm |title=Dimayor.com - Boyacá Chicó |access-date=2007-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083859/http://www.dimayor.com.co/club_chico.htm |archive-date=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Bogotá as '''Deportivo Bogotá Chicó F.C.''',<ref name="dimayor.com.co">[http://www.dimayor.com.co/historia_primerab.htm Dimayor.com - Historia Primera B] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002259/http://www.dimayor.com.co/historia_primerab.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> named after one of the city's neighborhoods. After gaining promotion from Primera B in 2003<ref name="dimayor.com.co"/> and playing one more season in the capital, the club was relocated to its current ground and renamed '''Boyacá Chicó F.C.''' They play their home games at the Estadio de La Independencia stadium.

==History== The club was founded in 2002 as Chicó Futbol Club, after the neighborhood of Chicó, in the locality of Chapinero in Bogotá, where Eduardo Pimentel, the manager of the project and former player of Millonarios, América de Cali, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pereira and the Colombia national football team, was born. The club played their first season in Primera B that same year after buying a license from Cortuluá,<ref>{{cite web |title=Especiales LMDF: La Feria de las fichas de los clubes del fútbol colombiano (o "¿Sabe usted dónde esta la ficha de su equipo en estos momentos?") |trans-title=LMDF Specials: The Carnival of licenses of Colombian football clubs (or "do you know where is your team's license right now?")|url=http://www.lamonsergadelfutbol.com/?p=5165 |publisher=La Monserga del Fútbol |access-date=15 November 2022 |language=es |date=12 May 2016}}</ref> and won the Primera B championship in 2003, beating Pumas de Casanare in the double-legged final series and earned promotion to Primera A. In their first season in the top flight, they advanced to the final stages of the Apertura tournament and avoided relegation at the end of the season, but relocated to Tunja in 2005 owing to poor attendances and a lack of sponsors as well as an invitation from the Boyacá Department government.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-7063750 |title=Historia de Boyacá Chicó |trans-title=History of Boyacá Chicó |publisher=El Tiempo |language=es |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>

After its move to Tunja and the arrival of manager Alberto Gamero in 2006, Boyacá Chicó started enjoying consistent results which allowed them to reach the semifinals of the domestic championship in the 2006 Finalización and both tournaments of the 2007 season, qualifying for the 2008 Copa Libertadores. In 2008, the club won its first Primera A title, defeating América de Cali in the Torneo Apertura final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gsXDy17BYCEuhVMTPxUxnT_1NgdA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710203948/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gsXDy17BYCEuhVMTPxUxnT_1NgdA|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2008|title=Boyacá Chicó, del argentino Caneo, campeón inédito del fútbol de Colombia|publisher=AFP|access-date=11 August 2017|language=es}}</ref> In 2016, after thirteen seasons in Primera A, the team was relegated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcnradio.com/deportes/boyaca-chico-desciende-la-b-tras-12-anos/|title = Boyacá Chicó desciende a la 'B', tras 12 años}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.futbolred.com/liga-aguila/boyaca-chico-perdio-3-2-con-medellin-y-descendio-a-la-b+16743771|title = Boyacá Chicó perdió 3-2 en su visita al Medellín y descendió a la B}}</ref> However, the club only spent one season in the second tier, being promoted back to the Primera A after winning the Primera B championship in 2017.

==Honours== ===Domestic=== * '''Categoría Primera A''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2008–I * '''Categoría Primera B''' ** '''Winners (3):''' 2003, 2017, 2022 * '''Copa Colombia''' ** Runners-up (1): 2011

==Performance in CONMEBOL competitions== The club has appeared in the Copa Libertadores twice, reaching the preliminary round in 2008 and the group stage in the 2009 edition.

{| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! Agg. |- | 2008 | Copa Libertadores | FS | {{flagicon|CHI}} Audax Italiano | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4–4 (a) |- | rowspan="3"| 2009 | rowspan="3"| Copa Libertadores | rowspan="3"| GS | {{flagicon|BOL}} Aurora | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 3rd |- | {{flagicon|BRA}} Grêmio | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |- | {{flagicon|CHI}} Universidad de Chile | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |}

==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|24 January 2026|<ref>{{cite web|title=Boyacá Chicó|url=http://dimayor.com.co/?club=boyaca-chico|publisher=Dimayor|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref>}}

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=COL|name=Rogerio Caicedo}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Anyelo Saldaña}} {{Fs player|no=3|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Camilo Quiceno}} {{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Jhonny Jordán|other=on loan from Deportivo Pereira}} {{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Andrés Aedo}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Ítalo Montaño}} {{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Sebastián Salazar}} {{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Jairo Molina|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Jeison Mena}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Delio Ramírez}} {{Fs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=COL|name=Branndon Zapata}} {{Fs player|no=13|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Yaliston Martínez}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Jesús Campo}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Jhon Romaña}} {{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Oscar Caicedo}} {{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Juan Carlos Díaz}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Julián Castillo}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Nicolás Valencia}} {{Fs player|no=21|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Jacobo Pimentel}} {{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Jaime Díaz}} {{Fs player|no=23|pos=GK|nat=URU|name=Emiliano Denis}} {{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Arlen Banguero}} {{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Juan Palma}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=Kevin Londoño}} {{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=COL|name=Luis Segura}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=COL|name=Kevin Angulo}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=VEN|name=Abdid Muñoz}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=URU|name=Eric Krame}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Juan Marcelín}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Juan Ostos}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=COL|name=Kevin Salazar}} {{Fs end}}

==Notable players== *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Alejandro Mahecha (2005–2009), (2011–2014), (2015–2016) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Ever Palacios (2005–2011) *{{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario García (2006–2013) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Edwin Móvil (2006–2009), (2010–2014) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Arley Palacios (2007–2008) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Nestor Salazar (2007–2008) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} Miguel Caneo (2008–2011),(2016) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Franky Oviedo (2008) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Víctor Danilo Pacheco (2008) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Yhonny Ramírez (2008–2011) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Brahaman Sinisterra (2008) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Edigson Velásquez (2008–2009)

==Managers== * {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mario Vanemerak (January 2004 – December 2005) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Alberto Gamero (January 2006 – December 2013) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Eduardo Pimentel (January 2014 – December 2014) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Eduardo Lara (January 2015 – May 2015) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Eduardo Pimentel (May 2015 – December 2015) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} José Ricardo Pérez (November 2015 – February 2016) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Darío Sierra (February 2016 – May 2016) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Nelson Gómez (May 2016 – June 2016) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Darío Sierra (July 2016 – September 2016) * {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Nelson Olveira (September 2016 – April 2017) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jhon Jaime Gómez (April 2017 – September 2020) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Belmer Aguilar (September 2020 – December 2020) * {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|Italy}} Mario García (January 2021 – August 2023) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Belmer Aguilar (August 2023 – December 2023) * {{flagicon|Argentina}} Miguel Caneo (January 2024 – February 2024) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jhon Jaime Gómez (February 2024 – October 2024) * {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Sergio Migliaccio (October 2024) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Carlos Álvarez (October 2024 – February 2025) * {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Roberto Torres (February 2025 – April 2025) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} Flabio Torres (April 2025 – February 2026)

Source: <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te264/boyaca-chico/all-managers/ |title=Boyacá Chicó » Manager history |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Worldfootball.net }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Boyacá Chicó}} * [https://chicofutbolclub.com Official website of Chicó F.C.]

{{Colombian Primera A}}

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