Zulia F.C.

Zulia FC

Full name	Zulia Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Negriazules Petroleros
Founded	January 16, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-16)
Dissolved	December 12, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-12-12)
Ground	Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela
Capacity	40,800
Chairman	Luis Eduardo Farías
Home colours Away colours

Zulia Fútbol Club was a professional football club that last competed in the Primera División Venezolana. The club was based in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, and it's internationally recognized for his participation in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, where the club was eliminated by Colón de Santa Fe, Argentinian club, in quarter-finals.

On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Zulia would merge into Segunda División side Deportivo Rayo Zuliano, with the latter taking the former's place in the Venezuelan Primera División.[1] The merger was officially confirmed on 28 January 2023.[2]

Titles

• Venezuelan Primera División: 1
  • Runners-up: 1 (2016)
  • Torneo Clausura: 1 (2016)
• Copa Venezuela: 2
  • 2016, 2018
• Venezuelan Segunda División: 1
  • 2007–08
• Venezuelan Segunda División B: 1
  • 2006–07
• Venezuelan Tercera División: 1
  • 2005–06

Current squad

As of 6 February 2018.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  VEN Andrés González 2 MF  VEN Marco Gómez 3 DF  VEN Daniel Rivillo 4 DF  ECU Jerry León 5 MF  VEN Juan Manuel Castilla 6 DF  VEN Gabriel Benítez 7 MF  VEN Albert Zambrano 8 MF  ECU Abel Casquete 9 FW  VEN Junior Paredes 10 MF  VEN Evelio Hernandez 13 MF  VEN José Martínez 14 DF  VEN Hector Bello 15 MF  VEN Alan Sierra

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  VEN Miguel Celis 17 MF  VEN David Barreto 18 FW  VEN Luis Paz 19 MF  VEN Johao Martinez 20 DF  VEN Andrés Maldonado 21 FW  VEN José Rondon 22 MF  VEN Camilo Pedrozo 23 GK  VEN Leonardo Morales 24 DF  VEN José Lara 25 MF  VEN Gregory Rodriguez 26 DF  VEN Jesus Paz 27 MF  VEN Carlos Moreno 28 MF  VEN Leonardo De La Hoz

Top goalscorers

Player	Club career	Goals
Eder Hernández	2008–13	40
Jefferson Savarino	2010–17	37
Manuel Arteaga	2010–15	32
Freddys Arrieta	2008–10	26
Gustavo Rojas	2008–13	21
Yohandry Orozco	2009–11	11

References

[4]

1. "Extraoficial: Deportivo Rayo Zuliano y Zulia Fútbol Club conformarían una sola institución" [Unofficial: Deportivo Rayo Zuliano and Zulia Fútbol Club would form a single institution] (in Spanish). Versión Final. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. "¡CONFIRMARON FUSIÓN CON EL ZULIA FC! Rayo Zuliano llegó a primera división de la liga Futve" [THEY CONFIRMED MERGER WITH ZULIA FC! Rayo Zuliano reached the Liga Futve's first division] (in Spanish). Red Digital Noticias. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
3. "Plantilla" (in Spanish). Zulia FC. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "Primera División".

External links

• Official squad list (in Spanish)
• 2014–15 Final standings (in Spanish)
• Zulia F.C. on Twitter
• Zulia F.C. on Facebook