AMERICAPASION DE UN PUEBLO

BY: Santiago GomezTO: Guillermo Tejeda

DATA• Full name: Corporacion Deportiva America de cali• Nickname: The red devils, The scarlets, The fuse• Funded: February 13, 1927• Ground: Estadio Pascual Guerrero Santiago de cali, Colombia (Capacity: 45,625 ) • Chairman: Carlos Alberto Puente Gonzales• Manager: Diego Umaña, Alexander Escobar• League: Futbol Profesional Colombiano• 2008 Apertura 2nd Place• 2008 Clasura 1st Place

HISTORY Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as

América de cali, is a Colombian Football team, based in Cali. The club was founded in 1927. América is widely recognized as one of the most notable and traditional clubs in Colombian football history, being the club to have won the first largest number of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano titles (The Colombian First Division). It is considered to be one of the South American soccer powerhouses, because of its international appearances and its worldwide famous players.

America is also known as "La Mechita," literally meaning in English "The Fuse“. when the team plays well the fans say "se prendio la mechita", which means "the fuse has ignited". America is recognized as having produced Colombia's top players and they are constantly being exported to leagues across the world.

Also in 1996, America was recognized by the FIFA official world club ranking as the second best team in the world.

TITLES• 1979• 1982 • 1983• 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1990• 1992• 1997• 2000• 2001• 2002• 2008

MANAGERS• Gabriel Ochoa Uribe: Champion 7 times with the red devils• Francisco Maturana: Champion in 1 opportunity with the scarlets• Luis Augusto Garcia: Champion 1 championship with the America• Jaime De La Pava: Champion 3 times with the scarlets• Diego Edison Umaña: Champion 1 time with the scarlets

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