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Lara

Full name	Lara Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Los Diablos Rojos Los Crepusculares
Founded	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Dissolved	2012
Ground	Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Capacity	45,312
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The Lara Fútbol Club was a professional football club based in Barquisimeto, Lara, that was promoted to the Primera División in 1965, in their first year of existence. In 2012, due to strong financial problems, the team moved to the city of Los Teques, and subsequently to Caracas and changed its name to Metropolitanos Fútbol Club. Metropolitanos currently plays in the Venezuelan Primera División.

History

In the 1965 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by Valencia in the finals.

In the 1966 Copa Libertadores, the club participated in the Group A with Boca Juniors, River Plate, Universitario, Deportivo Italia, and Alianza Lima, and was the last place with only four points.

In the 1968 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by Unión Deportiva Canarias in the finals.

In the 1979 Copa Venezuela, the club was defeated by Deportivo Galicia in the finals.

Honours

• Primera División Venezolana

Professional Era (1): 1965

• Copa de Venezuela: 0

Runner-up (3): 1965, 1968, 1979

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

1966: Group Stage

See also

• Venezuelan Primera División

External links

v t e Football in Venezuela
Venezuelan Football Federation
National teams	men: Men's team Men's U-20 team Men's U-17 team women: Women's team Women's U-20 team Women's U-17 team
League system	Current Primera División Segunda División Tercera División Defunct Segunda División B
Domestic Cups	Current Copa Venezuela Defunct Copa de Campeones
International cup	Defunct Copa Simón Bolívar
Women's	Current Liga Nacional Femenina Copa Venezuela Femenina
Seasons 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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• Association football clubs established in 1965
• Football clubs in Venezuela
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• Sport in Barquisimeto