Aragua F.C.

Aragua FC
Full nameAragua Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Aurirrojos (Yellow and Red)
Chocolateros (Chocolatiers)
Founded20 August 2002 (22 years ago) (2002-08-20)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez
Capacity16,000
ChairmanRicardo Villaroel
ManagerEdson Rodríguez
LeagueSegunda División

Aragua Fútbol Club (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾaɣwa ˈfuðβol ˈkluβ]) is a Venezuelan football team based in the city of Maracay, in the state of Aragua. The club began its professional career playing in the Venezuelan Segunda División a year after the club was founded. From 2005 to 2022, Aragua played in the Primera División Venezolana.

The club's colors are yellow and red, although they were blue and white in the club's beginnings. Home games are played at the Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi in Maracay, with a 16,000 spectator capacity.[1]

Aragua won the 2005–06 Venezuelan Segunda División and the 2007 Copa Venezuela.

  1. ^ Ceroacero.es. "Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez". Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2010.