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Millonarios F.C.

Stadium
El Campín
Founded
18 June, 1946
Millonarios F.C.

Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios, was initially created in 1937 by students from the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé. After the team initially was unsure about which name it would want to use, Unión and Juventud were originally favoured, it got under the influence of the city administration of Bogotá and operated as Club Municipal de Deportes. Millonarios was formally founded on June 18, 1946, thanks to the efforts of Alfonso Senior Quevedo, who became the first chairman. Millonarios has won the Colombian league 15 times. They are also the third Colombian team to achieve a major international title, the Copa Merconorte in 2001. Since the beginning of the Colombian professional football league, Millonarios has won many domestic tournaments, the last one in 2017.

Full name Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S.A.
Nickname(s) Millos, Embajadores (The Ambassadors), El Azul (The Blue), Albiazules (The White-Blues), El Ballet Azul (The Blue Ballet)
Founded June 18, 1946
Ground Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia
Ground Capacity 36,343
Owner Amber Capital
Chairman Enrique Camacho Matamoros
Manager Alberto Gamero
League Categoría Primera A
2021–I 3rd, runners-up

About Millonarios F.C.

Colombian professional soccer organization that competes within the Categoría Primera A. As of early 2021, they have won the Colombian league title 15 times and they claimed the Copa Merconorte in 2001.

Achievement of Millonarios F.C.

They are one of three Colombian teams who have played every first division tournament. In the 2020 season they ranked 10th overall in the Categoría Primera A standings. 

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Millonarios F.C.

Categoría Primera A clubs.. Football clubs in Colombia.. Football clubs in Bogotá.. Unrelegated association football clubs.

Latest information about Millonarios F.C. updated on July 28 2021.