Club San José

{{Short description|Bolivian football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = CD San José | image = | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Club Deportivo San José de Oruro | nickname = ''El Santo'' (The Saint)<br />''El Equipo Minero'' (Miner Team) | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1942|3|19}} | ground = Estadio Jesús Bermúdez<br />Oruro, Bolivia | capacity = 33,000 | chairman = Elías Vallejos <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.la-razon.com/marcas/2023/07/03/elias-vallejos-es-elegido-presidente-de-san-jose/ |title=Elías Vallejos es elegido presidente de San José |trans-title=Elías Vallejos is elected chairman of San José |publisher=La Razón |language=es |date=3 July 2023 |access-date=8 August 2023 |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704011519/https://www.la-razon.com/marcas/2023/07/03/elias-vallejos-es-elegido-presidente-de-san-jose/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | manager = Luis Choque | league = Oruro Football Association Primera B Championship | season = 2021 | position = División Profesional, 16th (relegated) | website = | pattern_la1 = _sanjose20h | pattern_b1 = _sanjose20h | pattern_ra1 = _sanjose20h | pattern_sh1 = _sanjose20h | pattern_so1 = _socks | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = 001FAE | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _sanjose20a | pattern_b2 = _sanjose20a | pattern_ra2 = _sanjose20a | pattern_sh2 = _shorts | pattern_so2 = _socks | leftarm2 = 001FAE | body2 = 001FAE | rightarm2 = 001FAE | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = 001FAE }}

'''Club Deportivo San José''' is a football club from Oruro, Bolivia, which competed in the Bolivian Primera División until its 2021 season.<ref name=":0" />

Founded in 1942,<ref name=BOLVFA>{{cite book|title=An Encyclopedia of Football in Bolivia – 1914 to 1998|last=Vanauskas|first=Laura|publisher=Heart Books – Belgium|date=1999|page=192|work=The Clubs – Club Deportivo San José, details and references to formation}}</ref> they have won the Bolivian league four times: in 1955, 1995, 2007, and 2018. Their colours are white and blue, and they play at the Estadio Jesús Bermúdez (capacity 35,000).

== History == The club was founded on 19 March 1942 as Liga Deportiva San José.

The club won its first title in 1949 by winning the Oruro regional championship. The club added three more regional titles in the 1950s, until joining the Bolivian national championship for the 1954 season. In the club's debut season, San Jose finished 6th out of 9 teams. The following season, with the league expanding from 9 to 11 teams, the club won the league title, with 13 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Armando Escobar - ‘El San José de 1955 era cosa seria' |url=https://larazon.bo/%2Fmarcas%2Ffutbol%2FArmando-Escobar-San-Jose-cosa_0_1580241973.html |work=Larazon.bo}}</ref>

In the {{Interlanguage link|1985 Bolivian Primera División|es|Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 1985}} the club was involved in a relegation playoff, but won 10-2 on aggregate to maintain its permanence in the top tier of Bolivian football.

In the 1999 season, the club had an average campaign in the Apertura tournament, finishing 8th of 12. However, they had a dismal campaign in the Clausura, losing 8 out of their 12 games, forcing them to play a relegation playoff. San Jose lost the relegation playoff to Mariscal Braun 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, sending the club down to the second division for the first time in its history. The club was unable to achieve immediate promotion in the 2000 season, but after a great campaign in 2001 the club returned to the top tier for the 2002 season.

In the 2007 Clausura, the club won its third title, defeating La Paz FC 3-2 on aggregate.

In the 2018 Clausura the club won its fourth title, amassing 53 points over 26 games.

In 2021 they were relegated after recording one of the worst campaigns for a top flight team in the world, with only one point in 30 matches. Their relegation was confirmed with 8 matches left in the season after a 4-1 loss against Bolivar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 October 2021 |title=San José desciende por segunda vez en su historia y otra vez en La Paz |url=https://eldeber.com.bo/san-jose/san-jose-desciende-por-segunda-vez-en-su-historia-y-otra-vez-en-la-paz_251784/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=eldeber.com.bo |language=es}}</ref> The team was forced to use youngsters, as the club had amassed huge debts, with reports saying that players had gone almost eight months without pay.

== Uniform ==

* '''Home''': White t-shirt with a blue "V", blue shorts and blue socks. * '''Away''': Navy blue t-shirt with a blue "V" and orange details, navy blue shorts and socks of the same color. * '''Third''': Crimson red shirt with a blue "V", blue pants and blue socks.

==Honours== ===National=== * '''Bolivian Primera División''' ** '''Winners (4):''' 1955, 1995, 2007-C, 2018-C * '''Bolivian Second Division''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2001

===Regional=== * '''Primera "A" (AFO)''' ** '''Winners (14):''' 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2000, 2001

==Performance in CONMEBOL competitions== *'''Copa Libertadores: 7 appearances''' ::'''Best''': Round of 16 in 1996. ::1992: First Round ::1993: First Round ::1996: Round of 16 ::2008: First Round ::2013: First Round ::2015: First Round ::2019: First Round

*'''Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances''' ::'''Best''': Round of 16 in 2010. ::2010: Round of 16 ::2011: First Round ::2014: First Round ::2018: First Round

==Current squad== *''Updated 15 April 2022''.

==External links== * [http://www.club-sanjose.com/ Unofficial site] *[https://us.soccerway.com/teams/bolivia/club-deportivo-san-jose/292/ Club San Jose] at Soccerway

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