Libertad Gran Mamoré F.C.

Libertad Gran Mamoré
Full nameLibertad Gran Mamoré Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)El Equipo del Pueblo
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Dissolved12 March 2024; 9 months ago (2024-03-12), merged with Alianza Beni
GroundEstadio Gran Mamoré
Capacity15,000
PresidentJosé Luis Rodríguez
LeaguePrimera A ABF
2023División Profesional, 15th of 17 (relegated by playoff)

Libertad Gran Mamoré Fútbol Club, sometimes known as just Gran Mamoré, was a Bolivian football club based in Trinidad, Beni. Founded in 2008, they play in the first tier of the Beni Football Association Championship, holding home matches at the Estadio Gran Mamoré, with a capacity of 15,000 people. They took part in the Bolivian Primera División in 2023.

History

Founded in 2008 by two Christian brothers who intended to create a Christian football team, the club was named Fútbol Club Libertad, and reached the first division of the Beni Football Association in 2009. In 2018, they won their first regional championship, qualifying to the Copa Simón Bolívar.[1]

In 2020, Libertad was renamed to Libertad Gran Mamoré Fútbol Club, with the intention of rescue the memories of the dissolved Real Mamoré. In November 2022, the club first reached the final of the Simón Bolívar.[2] Despite losing the final to Vaca Díez, they achieved a first-ever promotion to the Primera División after defeating Universitario de Sucre in the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Libertad Gran Mamoré competed in Primera División in 2023, but was relegated at the end of the season after losing the relegation play-off to San Antonio Bulo Bulo.[3]

On 12 March 2024, it was announced that Libertad Gran Mamoré had reached an agreement to merge into fellow Beni regional league club Alianza Beni, in order to enter the 2024 Copa Simón Bolívar under the name Alianza Beni FC Gran Mamoré.[4]

Managers

References

  1. ^ "LIBERTAD GRAN MAMORÉ". Nacional B Bolivia (in Spanish). Facebook. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Libertad Gran Mamoré ganó y va por el título de la Copa Simón Bolívar" [Libertad Gran Mamoré won and aim the title of the Copa Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). El Deber. 21 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "San Antonio vence a Mamoré por penales (4-2) y asciende a la División Profesional" [San Antonio beat Mamoré on penalties (4–2) and promote to the División Profesional] (in Spanish). La Razón. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Fabol denuncia posible fraude de Gran Mamoré para no pagar sus deudas" [Fabol denounces possible fraud by Gran Mamoré to not pay their debts] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.