Orsomarso S.C.
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| Full name | Orsomarso Sportivo Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Orso Los Palmiranos Cantera de diamantes[1] (Quarry of diamonds) | |||
| Founded | 7 December 2012[2] | |||
| Ground | Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar | |||
| Capacity | 15,300 | |||
| Chairman | Edward Lenis | |||
| Manager | Steven Sánchez | |||
| League | Categoría Primera B | |||
| 2023 | Primera B, 15th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Orsomarso Sportivo Clube is a Colombian professional football team based in Palmira.[3][4] Founded in 2012, the club currently competes in the Categoría Primera B, and plays its home games at the Francisco Rivera Escobar stadium. Its name comes from the Italian comune Orsomarso.[5]
History[edit]
Orsomarso S.C. was founded on 7 December 2012 on the initiative of José Gabriel Sangiovanni, whose father José "Pepino" Sangiovanni (born in Orsomarso, Italy) and brother Oreste had also been linked to football as both served as chairmen of América de Cali. The club was originally created as a football academy based in the village of El Carmelo in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, aiming to help young footballers with limited economic resources start a professional footballing career. By July, Orsomarso already had an under-17 squad, under-19 squad, and a senior team which entered the amateur league of the Valle del Cauca Department (Copa El País), whilst the youth teams joined the youth championships organized by the Colombian Football Federation.[6]
In January 2016, Orsomarso turned into a professional football club after its owners bought the affiliation rights (ficha) that belonged to Uniautónoma, club that was dissolved at the conclusion of the 2015 season and joined Categoría Primera B for the 2016 season.[7] The club played its first professional match on 10 February 2016 against América de Cali, which was valid for the Copa Colombia and ended in a 2–0 defeat, while its first league match was a 2–0 away victory over Unión Magdalena four days later.[8] In its first season as a professional club, Orsomarso failed to reach the final stages of the Primera B tournament, placing 11th with 40 points.
Orsomarso advanced out of the first stage of the second division championship for the first time in 2017, being eliminated in the Apertura tournament quarter-finals by Deportes Quindío.[9] They also qualified for the knockout stages of that season's Finalización tournament, in which they were knocked out by Leones on penalties in the quarter-finals.[10] The team was unable to replicate those performances in subsequent seasons, usually placing near to the bottom of the table.
Seven years passed for Orsomarso to once again advance to the final stages of the Primera B tournament, as they placed seventh in the first stage of the 2024 Torneo I with 25 points. For the following stage of the competition, they were drawn into Group A along with Atlético Huila, Tigres, and Real Cartagena. Orsomarso topped the group with 13 points, after winning four matches, drawing one, and losing the remaining one against Real Cartagena on the final matchday, with which they reached their first Primera B final series.[11]
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 11 June 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Orsomarso, finalista del Torneo BetPlay: técnico, figuras, fundación e historia" [Orsomarso, Torneo BetPlay finalist: manager, outstanding players, foundation and history] (in Spanish). Noticias Caracol. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS ORSOMARSO SC!" [HAPPY BIRTHDAY ORSOMARSO SC!]. Dimayor.com.co. División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Dépor FC y Orsomarso jugarán el Torneo Águila 2016 - Deportes - El País". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28.
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (3 April 2022). "Young Aniket Bharti joins Orsomarso SC, second division club in Colombia". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Club Deportivo Orsomarso sueña con jugar el Torneo Águila - Deportes - el País". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Orsomarso FC llegó para quedarse en el fútbol colombiano" [Orsomarso FC came to stay in Colombian football] (in Spanish). El País. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Aprobado el nuevo equipo que jugará en el Torneo Aguila reemplazando a Uniautonoma" [The new team that will play the Torneo Águila replacing Uniautónoma was approved]. ComuTricolor.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Orsomarso gana en su debut en el Torneo Águila" [Orsomarso win in their Torneo Águila debut] (in Spanish). El País. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Quindío no la tuvo fácil para clasificar: empató 2-2 contra Orsomarso" [Quindío did not have an easy time qualifying: they tied 2–2 against Orsomarso] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Desde el punto penalti, Leones logró clasificar a la semifinal en la B" [From the penalty spot, Leones managed to qualify for the semi-final in the B] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "De un pueblo pequeño de Italia a luchar por llegar a la A en Colombia: esta es la historia del Orsomarso" [From a small town in Italy to fight to reach the A in Colombia: this is the history of Orsomarso] (in Spanish). El País. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "ORSOMARSO". Dimayor.com.co. División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website – archived (in Spanish)
- Orsomarso S.C. at Soccerway