Atlético Huila

Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on November 29, 1990, making it one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. The club's best seasons came in the late 2000s; they finished runners-up in 2007 and again in 2009. They play their home games at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid stadium, which has a capacity of 27,000. Huila has a long-standing rivalry with Deportes Tolima, known as the Tolima Grande derby. The club has a futsal team named Ultrahuilca Coomotor.

Atlético Huila
Full nameClub Deportivo Atlético Huila S.A.
Nickname(s)Los Opitas (The Opitas, from the Opita Spanish language dialect of Tolima and Huila)
Bambuqueros (Bambuco Dancers)
El Barcino
Founded29 November 1990 (1990-11-29)
GroundEstadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Neiva, Colombia
Capacity27,000
ChairmanJorge Perdomo
CoachFlavio Robatto
LeagueCategoría Primera B
2019Primera A, 20th, aggregate table
(Relegated by average)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in November 1990 and was admitted into the Primera B tournament the following year. In 1992, Alberto Rujana was appointed as manager. That same season, the club purchased midfielder Guillermo Berrío from America de Cali; Rujana named him captain and made him the centerpiece of the squad. Immediate promotion followed. The club managed to last in the top flight until the end of the 1996–97 season, when they finished last in the relegation table and were sent back to Primera B.

Rafael Corrales took over the club in 1996–97, and led them to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. The club managed to consolidate itself in the league, although relegation was a constant danger. Huila escaped relegation only on goal differential in 2002 and had to win a relegation playoff against Valledupar in 2006. This was why the club's performance in 2007 was almost entirely unexpected.

Under the management of Néstor Otero, the club finished third in the Apertura and qualified for the semifinal phase. They further surprised by winning their playoff group (beating Millonarios on the final day of the round robin) to reach the Apertura finals, where they were beaten by Atlético Nacional 2–1 over two legs. A similarly unexpected result came in the second half of the 2009 season (Finalización tournament), when the club finished third in the first stage and topped its semifinal group. Once again they were beaten in the finals, this time by Independiente Medellín by a 3–2 aggregate score. The strong performance in the 2009 season allowed Atlético Huila to qualify for the following year's Copa Sudamericana for the first time in history, in which they beat Venezuelan team Trujillanos in the first stage, but were knocked out by San José from Bolivia in the second stage.

After 22 years in the top flight, Atlético Huila were relegated back to the second tier at the end of the 2019 season, finishing in last place of both the relegation table and the year's aggregate table. Their relegation was confirmed on the last day of the season with a 1–0 defeat against Jaguares, who were also involved in the relegation struggle.[1]

Honours

Men
Runners-up (2): 2007–I, 2009–II
Winners (2): 1992, 1997

Women
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2018

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
1999: First Round
2010: Second Round

Players

Current squad
As of 10 February 2020[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Wilder Mosquera
2 DF Johnny Mostasilla
5 DF Elvis González
6 DF Edisson Restrepo
7 MF Harold Rivera
8 MF Jean Carlos Becerra
9 FW Omar Duarte
10 MF Harrison Otálvaro
12 GK Geovanni Banguera
16 MF Harrison Henao
18 MF Johan Bocanegra
22 MF Diego Arias
23 FW Yuber Asprilla
25 MF Kevin Salazar
28 FW Brayan Moreno
No. Position Player
29 FW Ethan González
33 MF Andrés Dussan
— GK Marcelo Mesa
— DF Nicolás Carreño
— DF Fabio Castillo
— DF Yosimarc Torres
— DF Alejandro Vanegas
— MF Luis Choy
— MF Jhon Sebastián García
— MF Jorge Lozano
— MF Carlos Moreno
— MF Brayan Orozco
— FW Jhon Córdoba
— FW Brayan Díaz
— FW Estiven Sarria

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— GK Aldair Quintana (at Atlético Nacional)
— MF Ronaldo Tavera (at Deportivo Pereira)
No. Position Player
— FW Jorge Ramos (at Deportes Tolima)
— FW Cristian Cangá (at Valledupar)

Notable players

Managers

2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina Champions
Main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina

Squad
  • Manager Albeiro Erazo

Matches
19 November Group AAtlético Huila 3–0 PeñarolArena da Amazônia, Manaus
20:30 UTC-4
Report Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)
22 November Group AAudax 1–0 Atlético HuilaArena da Amazônia, Manaus
18:00 UTC-4
  • Camila  2'
 Report Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
25 November Group AUnión Española 1–3 Atlético HuilaEstádio Roberto Simonsen, Manaus
20:30 UTC-4
Report
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
29 November Semi-finalsIranduba 1–1
(1–3 p)		 Atlético HuilaArena da Amazônia, Manaus
18:00 UTC-4
  • Mayara  26'
 Report
  • Martelli  82'
 Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)
Penalties
2 December FinalSantos 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Atlético HuilaArena da Amazônia, Manaus
19:30 UTC-4
  • Brena  2'
 Report
  • Santos  47'
 Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Penalties

Atlético Huila won the tournament. For being champions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, Atlético Huila won $55,000. Every player received $2,000 and the rest of the money went to the team.[3]

References
  1. "Huila, el peor del año, se fue a la B". El Tiempo. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. "Atlético Huila". Dimayor. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. "The women who won the Libertadores protested and will have their prize". International Football News. 7 December 2018.
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