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| Full name | Envigado Fútbol Club S.A. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Equipo Naranja (The Orange Team) Cantera de Héroes (Quarry of Heroes) | ||
| Founded | 14 October 1989 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Polideportivo Sur | ||
| Capacity | 11,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Ramiro Ruiz | ||
| Manager | Andrés Orozco (caretaker) | ||
| League | Categoría Primera A | ||
| 2023 | Primera A, 19th of 20 | ||
| Website | http://www.envigadofc.co/ | ||
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Envigado Fútbol Club (Spanish pronunciation: [embiˈɣaðo ˈfuðβol ˈkluβ]) is a Colombian professional football team based in Envigado, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur.
The club is renowned for the quality of its youth development and the number of international stars who have begun their careers with the team including James Rodríguez, Fredy Guarín, Juan Fernando Quintero, Jhon Córdoba, Mateus Uribe, Giovanni Moreno, Jhon Duran among others. It is frequently considered one of the best youth academies in South America, which is why it is known as "Cantera de Heroes" (Quarry of Heroes).[2]
- ^ "Estadio". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ^ "James Rodriguez, Envigado FC , and the Long Shadow of Pablo Escobar". Vice.com. 30 September 2014.