Club Real Potosí: Difference between revisions

| league = [[Copa Simón Bolívar (Bolivia)|Copa Simón Bolívar]]<br/>[[Bolivian Football Regional Leagues#Potosí Football Association Championship|PotosíPrimera FootballA Association ChampionshipAFP]]

| season = [[2021 Bolivian Primera División|2021]]

'''Club Real Potosí''' is a [[Bolivia]]n [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Potosí]]. Founded on 1 April 1988,<ref name=BOLVFA>{{cite book|title=An Encyclopedia of Football in Bolivia&nbsp;– 1914 to 1998|last=Vanauskas|first=Laura|publisher=Heart Books&nbsp;– Belgium|date=1999|page=192|work=The Clubs&nbsp;– Club Real Potosí, details and references to formation}}</ref> in 2022 it will playplays in the [[Bolivian Football Regional Leagues#Potosí Football Association Championship|Potosí Football Association Championship]], after being relegated from the [[Bolivian Primera División]] in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-21|title=Real Potosí, de la gloria al descenso en 24 años de protagonismo|url=https://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/futbol/20211221/real-potosi-gloria-al-descenso-24-anos-protagonismo|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Los Tiempos|language=es}}</ref>, holding home games at [[Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte]], with a 32,000-seat capacity.

The club played their first continental competition, the [[Copa Libertadores]], in [[2002 Copa Libertadores|2002]]. They were drawn with [[Peñarol]] of Uruguay, [[El Nacional (Quito)|El Nacional]] of Ecuador, and [[San Lorenzo de Almagro]] of Argentina. Even though they came in last place, they beat San Lorenzo 1-0 and thrashed Peñarol 6-1. The reason for the strange one-sided result was most likely due to the high elevation of the stadium (4,000 metres), since the team had lost the away leg 4-0.

Real Potosí gained popularity by being announced as one of the opponents of [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] and [[Paraná Clube]] in the 2007 Copa Libertadores, by forcing teams to play in the city of Potosí, at 4,090 metres (13,200 feet) above the [[sea level]]. They came in third place in the group, recording a 3-1 victory against Parana, and were undefeated at home, despite getting no away wins.

The [[2008 Copa Libertadores|following year]] [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] played against Real Potosí, losing 5-1, despite having won 3-0 in Brazil, and [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]] [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] was the most famous opponent, eliminating Real from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imperiorealista.com/contenidos/club-real-potosi |title=ArchivedClub copyReal Potosi :: Imperio Realista |access-date=2012-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516111541/http://www.imperiorealista.com/contenidos/club-real-potosi |archive-date=2012-05-16 }}</ref>

Located 4,090 [[metre]]s above [[sea level]], the stadium is one of the highest in the [[world]]. It has raised numerous [[controversy|controversies]] in [[Association football|footballing]] circles, as its significant [[altitude]] affects the absorption of [[oxygen]] in the human body, offering considerable advantage to the home team who are more accustomed to such conditions.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=López|first=Víctor David|title=POTOSÍ, EL FÚTBOL JUNTO AL CIELO|url=https://revistalibero.com/blogs/contenidos/potosi-el-futbol-junto-al-cielo|journal=Líbero (In Spanish)}}</ref>

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The club has a rivalry with the only other first division club in the [[Potosí Department]], [[Nacional Potosí]]. They share the same stadium, and matches between them usually draw lots of attention.

The first match played between the two clubs was in the [[2009 Copa Aerosur & del Sur|2009 Copa Aerosur]] on 18 January 2009. Real Potosi won 2-1.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Copa Aerosur 1ra. Fecha: Real Potosi 2 - Naconal Potosi 1|url=https://www.gol.com.bo/2009/01/copa-aerosur-1ra-fecha-real-potosi-2.html|access-date=2022-01-16}}</ref> The first league match between the two clubs was on 19 April 2009, which finished in a 1-1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Real Potosí vs. Nacional Potosí - Resumen de Juego - 19 abril, 2009 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.co.cr/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/264731|access-date=2022-01-16|website=ESPN.com.mx|language=es}}</ref>

Although both clubs were founded in the 20th century, the reason why it took so long for both clubs to meet was because Nacional Potosi had been playing in the lower divisions until 2009. Overall,Nacional thePotosí rivalryhave haswon been18 evenly matchedtimes, withwhile 15Real victoriesPotosí forhave eachonly clubdone andit 15 times, there were 11 draws.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nacional Potosí se quedó con el clásico potosino (4-2) {{!}} EL DEBER|url=https://eldeber.com.bo/futbol/nacional-potosi-se-quedo-con-el-clasico-potosino-4-2_248655|access-date=2022-01-16|website=eldeber.com.bo|language=es}}</ref>

::** '''Winners (21):''' 2008, 20091997

::* '''WinnersPrimera "A" (1AFP):'''1997

*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Óscar Sanz (football manager)|Óscar Sanz]] (3 June 2012 – 2013)

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[[Category:19411988 establishments in Bolivia]]