Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club was a professional football club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. Founded in 2002, the club earned its promotion to the Venezuelan 1st division in 2007. They won the Copa de Venezuela in 2008, and were dissolved in 2019.
History The club was founded on 9 November 2002 by Juan Pereira, starting in the third tier of Venezuelan football. In this first season they finished unbeaten, winning the division and gaining promotion.
They participated in the Venezuelan Second Division for four seasons, winning promotion at the end of the 2006–07 season when the Venezuelan Premier Division expanded from 10 to 18 teams.
In 2008, they won the Copa Venezuela by defeating Estudiantes de Mérida in the final, winning 3–1 on aggregate with goals from Alexander Rondon, Emerson Panigutti and Nicolás Massia.
Colours and Badge The team plays in the colours of yellow and red. The club crest contains an outline of the state of Anzoátegui where the club is based, the year the club was formed as well as a star to commemorate their (at present) only league championship in the 3rd division
Stadium
The club plays their home games at Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in the city of Puerto La Cruz. It was built specially for the Copa America 2007 on the site of the previous stadium.
Players Current squad Current squad of Deportivo Anzoátegui:
Sources:
Achievements Segunda División Venezolana: 2 2004 (C), 2007 (A)
Tercera División Venezolana: 1 2003
Copa de Venezuela: 2 2008, 2012
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances 2009: Preliminary Round 2013: Preliminary Round 2014:
Copa Sudamericana: 3 appearances 2009: First Round 2011: Second Round 2013: First Round
Records Biggest Home win: 10–0 vs Atlético Venezuela (27/4/2011) Biggest Away win: 7–1 vs Caroní (7/11/2010)
Former managers Carlos Maria Ravel (2002–03) René Torres (2003) Daniel Lanata (2003–04) Miguel Oswaldo González (2004–05) Félix Gutierrez (2005) Daniel Lanata (2005) Carlos Horacio Moreno (2005–06) Stalin Rivas (2007) César Farías (2007) Marcos Mathías (2007–08) José Hernández (2009) Daniel Farías (March 13, 2009 – Dec 31, 2012) Juvencio Betancourt (Dec 12, 2012–14) Ruberth Morán (2014) Nicolás Larcamón (201?–)
External links
Official website (archived 15 February 2011)