Academia Deportiva Fancesa

Bolivian football club

Football club

Fancesa

Full name

Academia Deportiva Fancesa^[1]

Nickname(s)

Rubronegro
Cementeros

Founded

10 March 1965; 59 years ago (1965-03-10)

Ground

Olímpico Patria

Capacity

30,700

President

Juan Carlos López^[2]

Head coach

Javier Vega

League

Copa Simón Bolívar
Primera A ACHF

2022

Primera A ACHF, 4th of 13

Home colours

Academia Deportiva Fancesa is a Bolivian football club based in Sucre, Chuquisaca. The club was founded on 10 March 1965, and compete in the Bolivian Football Regional Leagues, holding home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Patria, with a capacity of 30,700 people.

History

Named after the Fábrica Nacional de Cemento S.A. (FANCESA), the club reached the final of the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2002, missing out a direct promotion after losing to Aurora.^[3] They also lost the promotion/relegation play-off against Independiente Petrolero, and remained in the second division.

The club was also one of the participants of the 2022 Copa Bolivia,^[4] but the tournament was cancelled.

References

^ Academia Deportiva Fancesa on Facebook 29 December 2022
^ "Reunión clave, el jueves" [Key meeting, on Thursday] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Aurora-Fancesa, un duelo histórico" [Aurora-Fancesa, an historical duel] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Tomina, Fancesa, Atlético y Stormer's avanzan en la Copa Bolivia" [Tomina, Fancesa, Atlético and Stormers are through in the Copa Bolivia] (in Spanish). Correo del Sur. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.