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Club Deportivo Los Millonarios, also widely known as Millos is a Colombian football team, based in Bogotá. As of 2007, Millonarios is the team which has won the most Fútbol Profesional Colombiano championships, 13 in total, although they haven't won this tournament since 1988. The team was initially created in 1937 by students from 2 schools of Bogotá: "Colegio San Bartolomé" and "Instituto La Salle". Millonarios, as the team it is now, was officially founded in June 18th, 1946, thanks to the efforts of Alfonso Senior Quevedo, Millos' first chairman. From the beginning of the Colombian Soccer Tournament, Millos won many domestic and international titles, earning several nicknames in the process, like "Embajador" (Ambassador), the "Most winner" and the "Most times champions" in Colombian Football. Club Deportivo Los Millionarioss Logo image by http://www. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nemesio Camacho El CampÃn stadium is the main stadium of BogotÃ¡, Colombia. ... Motto: BogotÃ¡, 2600 metros mÃ¡s cerca de las estrellas BogotÃ¡, 2600 meters closer to the stars Localities (localidades) of BogotÃ¡ Country Department Foundation August 6, 1538 Government - Mayor Luis Eduardo GarzÃ³n, PDA Area - City 1,587 kmÂ² (612. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... FÃºtbol Profesional Colombiano is a Columbian football (soccer) league divided into two divisions - Primera A or better known has Copa Mustang and Primera B. Both divisions have 18 teams each. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Motto: BogotÃ¡, 2600 metros mÃ¡s cerca de las estrellas BogotÃ¡, 2600 meters closer to the stars Localities (localidades) of BogotÃ¡ Country Department Foundation August 6, 1538 Government - Mayor Luis Eduardo GarzÃ³n, PDA Area - City 1,587 kmÂ² (612. ... FÃºtbol Profesional Colombiano is a Columbian football (soccer) league divided into two divisions - Primera A or better known has Copa Mustang and Primera B. Both divisions have 18 teams each. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Millos had its first glory in the early 1950s in what is known as the El dorado era. During this time it was considered one of the best teams in the world, with players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano (widely considered one of the four best players in the history of world soccer), Adolfo Pedernera, Nestor Raul Rossi and Julio Cozzi ("The Century's Goalkeeper"). It was because of the assembly of this team of stars that the team became widely known as "The Millionaires" (in a way a little similar to that of the Galácticos). With that team, Millonarios won 4 Colombian leagues (1949,1951,1952,1953). The blues then won 5 titles in six years: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964. During the 70's Millonarios won two championships: 1972 and 1978. In the 1980s, Millonarios was tied to Colombian drug dealer José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha. During this decade the team won titles in 1987 and 1988. This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alfredo Di StÃ©fano (born July 4, 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born former footballer and coach. ... Adolfo Pedernera (left) with Carlos Peucelle in the beginning of their career with Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate . ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... JosÃ© Gonzalo RodrÃguez Gacha JosÃ© Gonzalo RodrÃguez Gacha (May 1947 - December 15, 1989), also known by the nickname El Mexicano, was a Colombian drug lord who was considered the number two leader of the notorious MedellÃn Cartel behind Pablo Escobar. ...

Throughout its history, Millonarios has had famous players, including (among others): Juan Gilberto Funes, "El Búfalo", Willington Ortiz, Arnoldo Iguarán, Daniel "Tito" Onega, Fernando Areán, Carlos Valderrama, Carlos Ángel López, Alfredo Castillo, Sergio Goycochea, Delio "Maravilla" Gamboa, Miguel Angel Converti, Jaime Morón, Amadeo Carrizo, Alejandro Brand,and Pedro Alberto Vivalda. Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama was actually expelled from Millonarios as the Coach and Board of Directors thought he was not good enough for football. This article needs to be wikified. ... Willington Ortiz, born March 26,1952 in Tumaco (NariÃ±o), is a Colombian football player. ... Arnoldo IguarÃ¡n is a former Colombian footballer born in Riohacha, Colombia. ... Carlos El Pibe Valderrama Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian soccer player, often considered the best Colombian player of all time. ... Sergio Javier Goycochea (born October 17, 1963 in Lima, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a famous retired Argentinian football goalkeeper. ... Amadeo RaÃºl Carrizo (born June 12 1926 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. ...

During the 2000's, Millonarios has endured a horrible financial situation in the wake of the death of Rodriguez Gacha who was killed by the Colombian National Police. The club had two of their worst crisis in 2 seasons: In 2002 the club had their worst financial situation, to the point that many people feared the possibility of Millos coming to an end. After a decent 2003 performance, chaos reappared in later 2004 (while playing the Copa Mustang II), when Millos had their worst league campaign, finishing second from bottom. Colombian National Police The Colombian National Police (spanish: Policia Nacional de Colombia) is the national police of the Republic of Colombia. ...

From this point, Millonarios began a slow process to recover their former glory, managing to get again into the cup's group stage in 2006, something they didn't do at the previous tournament. Millos had further improvement when former Manchester City F.C. assistant manager Juan Carlos Osorio was appointed as the new Millonarios' Manager, which led the club to 3rd position in the League Stage of the Mustang Cup, and 5th in the sumatory of all the year's performance, taking Millos again into the Copa Sudamericana, while the financial situation of the team also had a notable recovery. The club currently is involved in a bankruptucy process that promises to cancel the team's debts and start a new chapter in Colombian football. Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Juan Carlos Osorio (born June 8, 1961 in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda), is a Colombian football (soccer) manager. ... The Copa Sudamericana (English: South American Cup, Portuguese: Copa Sulamericana) is an international football cup competition played annually by clubs of South America. ...

Current squad (2007)

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Stadium

Millonarios plays their home games at the Estadio El Campín, a stadium shared with local rivals Independiente Santa Fe. In 2005, Millonarios intended to build their own Stadium at the outskirts of Bogota, an initiative which was later dropped due to the club's bad financial situation at that moment. Nemesio Camacho El CampÃn stadium is the main stadium of BogotÃ¡, Colombia. ... Club Independiente Santa Fe is a Colombian football (soccer) team. ...

Rivalries

Millonarios has forged many rivalries with several teams from the Mustang Cup, most notably with local rivals Santa Fe, in fact, the match beetween both teams is called El Clásico Capitalino; there are also strong rivalries with other teams like Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali and América de Cali. Club Independiente Santa Fe is a Colombian football (soccer) team. ... CorporaciÃ³n Deportiva Club AtlÃ©tico Nacional is a Colombian football team based in MedellÃn. ... AsociaciÃ³n Deportivo Cali is one of the football (soccer) teams from Cali, Colombia. ... CorporaciÃ³n Deportiva AmÃ©rica, commonly known as AmÃ©rica de Cali, is a Colombian football team, based in Cali. ...

Honours

National honours

FÃºtbol Profesional Colombiano is a Columbian football (soccer) league divided into two divisions - Primera A or better known has Copa Mustang and Primera B. Both divisions have 18 teams each. ...

International honours

Copa Merconorte (Merconorte Cup) was a competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later United States, Costa Rica and Mexico too. ... PequeÃ±a Copa del Mundo is a tournament held in Venezuela from 1952 until at least 1963. ...

Famous players

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Brazil Adolfo Pedernera (left) with Carlos Peucelle in the beginning of their career with Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate . ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Alfredo Di StÃ©fano (born July 4, 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born former footballer and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Sergio Javier Goycochea (born October 17, 1963 in Lima, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a famous retired Argentinian football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Amadeo RaÃºl Carrizo (born June 12 1926 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Facundo Imboden (born February 2, 1980 in Buenos Aires) is a Argentine defender, who currently plays for Universidad CatÃ³lica in Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ...

Uruguay Valdomiro Vaz Franco, best known as Valdomiro (born in CriciÃºma, February 17, 1946) was a former Brazilian footballer in striker role. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ...

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External links

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