Villa Clara (football club)
Villa Clara is a Cuban professional football club based in Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, which currently play Cuban first division.
Full name | Villa Clara | ||
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Nickname(s) | El Expreso del Centro (The Center Express) | ||
Founded | 1978 | ||
Ground | Estadio Camilo Cienfuegos Zulueta (Villa Clara Province, Cuba) | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Manager | Raúl Mederos Sosa[1] | ||
League | Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol | ||
2023 | 5th (Apertura, Group A) | ||
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Overview
The club, playing in Santa Clara at the Sandino Stadium, and representing the city and the whole province; is de jure based in the village of Zulueta and plays some matches at the Camilo Cienfuegos Stadium. Next to the Camilo Cienfuegos stadium is a smaller football field, were mostly children play, but is public and anyone can use.
Achievements
- Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba: 14
- 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013, 2016
Current squad
Squad of Villa Clara in the 2023 season [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
In the 2023 season
Name | Nationality |
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Pedro Pereira | Cuba |
Farael Aquinet (assistant) | Cuba |
Serguei Prado (assistant) | Cuba |
Juan Carlos Fernández (goalkeeper) | Cuba |
Raúl Mederos (fitness) | Cuba |
References
- DT Mederos: «La idea es sumar» - Vanguardia (in Spanish)
- "Villa Clara - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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