Envigado F.C.

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'''Envigado Fútbol Club''' ({{IPA|es|embiˈɣaðo ˈfuðβol ˈkluβ}}) is a Colombian professional football team based in Envigado, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur.

The club is renowned for the quality of its youth development and the number of international stars who have begun their careers with the team including James Rodríguez, Fredy Guarín, Juan Fernando Quintero, Jhon Córdoba, Mateus Uribe, Giovanni Moreno, Jhon Duran among others. It is frequently considered one of the best youth academies in South America, which is why it is known as "Cantera de Heroes" (Quarry of Heroes).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/james-rodriguez-envigado-fc-and-the-long-shadow-of-pablo-escobar/| title= James Rodriguez, Envigado FC, and the Long Shadow of Pablo Escobar | website = Vice.com | date = 30 September 2014}}</ref>

== History == The club was founded on 14 October 1989 and became the first team to earn promotion to the Colombian top flight as they won the inaugural Categoría Primera B tournament, held in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://elcincocero.com/fue-fundado-el-envigado-f-c/ |title=Fue fundado el Envigado F.C. |trans-title=Envigado F.C. was founded |publisher=El Cinco Cero |language=es |date=12 February 2023 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> In that tournament, they topped the final group ahead of Alianza Llanos, Club El Cóndor, and Atlético Huila.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-200547 |title=Envigado sí ascendió |trans-title=Envigado did promote |publisher=El Tiempo |language=es |date=1 December 1991 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>

Envigado were able to consolidate themselves as a Primera A team, reaching the final stages of the league for the first time in 1994 after placing eighth. They were eliminated in the semifinals, placing third in their group. They also made it to the final stages of the competition in the 2002 Apertura, in which they also placed third in their semifinal group, and the 2005 Apertura, in which they placed second in their group, one point behind the eventual finalists Santa Fe.<ref name=Vavel>{{cite web |url=https://www.vavel.com/colombia/data/envigado-fc/bio/ |title=Envigado FC |publisher=Vavel |language=es |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>

Envigado were relegated from the Primera A on 12 November 2006 after a 1–0 loss to Cúcuta Deportivo on the final round of the 2006 Finalización tournament,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.colombia.com/futbol/autonoticias/noticias/2006/11/12/detallenoticia35250.asp |title=Cúcuta 1 vs 0 Envigado: El naranja vuelve a La Primera B |trans-title=Cúcuta 1 vs 0 Envigado: The ''orange'' returns to La Primera B |publisher=Colombia.com |language=es |date=12 November 2006 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> thus ending a 15-year spell in the top flight, but quickly bounced back by winning the 2007 Primera B tournament with a team led by debutant playmakers James Rodríguez and Giovanni Moreno and managed by Jesús Barrios. Envigado secured promotion back to the top flight by beating Academia in the finals of both of the season's short tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2007/11/10/deportes/1194718380_504993.html |title=Envigado regresa a la primera división del fútbol colombiano |trans-title=Envigado returns to the first division of Colombian football |publisher=Caracol Radio |language=es |date=10 November 2007 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> The team was at risk of relegation in the following seasons, playing relegation play-offs in 2008 and 2010, but they defended successfully their Primera A status in both of them.

They made their best campaign in the top flight in the 2011 season, when they made it to the quarter-finals of both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments, which helped them place third in the season's aggregate table and achieve their first qualification for an international tournament, the 2012 Copa Sudamericana. There they were eliminated at the second stage after beating Unión Comercio from Peru 2–0 on aggregate and losing to Liverpool from Uruguay 2–1 on aggregate.<ref name=Vavel/>

In November 2014, Envigado F.C. and its major shareholder Juan Pablo Upegui were included into the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (also known as the ''Clinton List'') by the United States's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) due to their links with the drug cartel Oficina de Envigado (''Envigado Office''). Although not all of the club's transactions were found to be illicit, the U.S. Treasury verified that the club had been used by the organization for money laundering, after 10 years of investigations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/envigado-f-c-juan-pablo-upegui-entran-la-lista-clinton/409481-3/ |title=Envigado Fútbol Club entra a la 'lista Clinton' |trans-title=Envigado Fútbol Club enters the "Clinton list" |publisher=Semana |language=es |date=18 November 2014 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> Envigado was removed from the list on 26 April 2018, and shortly after it was announced that 55% of the club's shares had been sold to the equity fund ProFútbol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0369 |title=Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Colombian Professional Soccer Team After Ties Severed to Designated Crime Group |publisher=U.S. Department of the Treasury |date=26 April 2018 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.antena2.com/futbol/envigado-salio-de-lista-clinton-y-anuncio-n |title=Envigado salió de la Lista Clinton y anunció nuevo dueño |trans-title=Envigado left the Clinton List and announced new owner |publisher=Antena 2 |language=es |date=26 April 2018 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>

In 2025, and following poor campaigns in the preceeding seasons, Envigado ended a 17-year spell in the top flight as they were relegated to the second tier for the second time in their history. Their relegation was confirmed with six matches left in the season after they lost 2–1 to Atlético Bucaramanga on 4 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.winsports.co/futbol-colombiano/noticias/se-confirma-el-descenso-de-envigado-al-torneo-betplay-384475 |title=Se confirma el descenso de Envigado al Torneo BetPlay |trans-title=Envigado's relegation to Torneo BetPlay is confirmed |publisher=Win Sports |language=es |date=4 October 2025 |access-date=22 January 2026}}</ref>

==Honours== ===Domestic=== * '''Categoría Primera B''' ** '''Winners (2):''' 1991, 2007

==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|10 August 2025|<ref>{{cite web|title=Envigado|url=https://dimayor.com.co/index.php/team/envigado-2/|publisher=Dimayor|access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref>}}

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===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|name=Juan Zapata|pos=MF|other=at Atlético Nacional}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|name=Yeferson Rodallega|pos=DF|other=at Once Caldas}} {{Fs end}}

==Managers== *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Hugo Castaño (1989–1991)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/deportes/envigado-la-cantera-que-lucha-contra-apuestas-errores-arbitrales-y-malos-resultados-para-salvar-la-catgoria-CO25819803 |title=Envigado, la cantera que lucha contra las apuestas, errores arbitrales y malos resultados para salvar la categoría |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=El Colombiano}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Luis Augusto García (1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-210921 |title=Luis Augusto 'Chiqui' García |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=El Tiempo}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Fernando Castro (1993–1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/deportes/2025/04/05/por-que-un-jugador-de-santa-fe-decidio-comer-jabon-durante-la-gestion-de-fernando-pecoso-castro-esta-es-la-historia/ |title=Por qué un jugador de Santa Fe decidió comer jabón durante la gestión de Fernando ‘Pecoso’ Castro: esta es la historia |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=Infobae Colombia}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Gabriel Gómez (1995–1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-275168 |title=PRIMER PUNTO DE ENVIGADO EN EL 95 |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=El Tiempo}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Norberto Peluffo (1997–1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-616744 |title=Síntesis de la XIII Jornada Torneo Adecuación |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=El Tiempo}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Carlos Navarrete (2002–2004)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/deportes/envigado-jugara-sin-6-de-sus-titulares-FH1898214 |title=Envigado jugará sin 6 de sus titulares |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=El Colombiano}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Orlando Restrepo (2005)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.diariomas.hn/2022/02/23/orlando-restrepo-sera-nuevo-tecnico-de-real-sociedad/ |title=Orlando Restrepo será nuevo técnico de Real Sociedad |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=Diario Deportivo Más}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Carlos Navarrete (2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://larazon.co/carlos-navarrete-ya-es-oficialmente-director-tecnico-de-jaguares/ |title=Carlos Navarrete, ya es oficialmente director técnico de Jaguares |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=La Razón }}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Jesús Barrios (2007 – October 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2008/10/03/deportes/1223043480_683319.html |title=Jesús "Kiko" Barrios se convirtió en el quinto entrenador destituido enel futbol de Colombia |accessdate=2025-04-25 |website=Caracol Radio }}</ref> *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Óscar Aristizábal (December 2008 – November 2009) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Rubén Dario Bedoya (November 2009 – June 2010) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Pedro Sarmiento (July 2010 – April 2013) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Carlos Sánchez (April 2013 – May 2016) *{{flagicon|Spain}} Ismael Rescalvo (June 2016 – August 2017) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Rubén Darío Bedoya (August 2017 – August 2018) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Carlos Ramírez (September 2018 – December 2018) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Eduardo Lara (January 2019 – September 2019) *{{Flagicon|Spain}} José Arastey (September 2019 – March 2021) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Andrés Orozco (March 2021 – April 2021) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Alberto Suárez (May 2021 – July 2023) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Andrés Orozco (July 2023 – September 2023) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Dayron Pérez (September 2023 – April 2024) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Alexis Márquez (April 2024 – September 2024) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Andrés Orozco (September 2024 – March 2026) *{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Alberto Suárez (March 2026 – present)

<small>Source: [https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te336/envigado-fc/all-managers/ Worldfootball.net]</small>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Envigado FC}} * {{official website|https://www.envigadofc.co/}}

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