F.C. Universitario de Vinto

Bolivian football club

Football club

Universitario de Vinto

Full name

Fútbol Club Universitario de Vinto

Nickname(s)

La U de Vinto
Manzanero

Founded

23 March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-23)

Ground

Estadio Hipólito Lazarte
Vinto, Bolivia

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Fernando Chávez

Manager

Pablo Godoy

League

División Profesional

2023

División Profesional, 8th of 17

Home colours

Away colours

Fútbol Club Universitario de Vinto, known as Universitario de Vinto, is a Bolivian football club based in Vinto. Founded in 2005, it plays in the Bolivian División Profesional after being promoted for the 2022 season by winning the Copa Simón Bolívar the previous campaign.

History

Initially founded as a university team in the early 2000s, the club was officially founded as a professional side on 23 March 2005, the day it was affiliated to the Asociación Municipal de Fútbol Vinto.^[1] They first played in the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2017, being knocked out in the group stage.^[1]

Universitario de Vinto reached the second stage of the Simón Bolívar in 2018, but did not appear in the 2019 and 2020 campaigns after failing to qualify.^[1] They returned to the national second division in 2021, and won the title after defeating Universitario de Sucre in the Final.^[2]

Honours

Copa Simón Bolívar:

Winners (1): 2021

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance

Best: 2024 (1st stage)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Universitario de Vinto, la humildad y perfil bajo rumbo al éxito" [Universitario de Vinto, the humbleness and low profile on the path to success] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "FC Universitario Vinto, campeón de la Copa Simón Bolívar y asciende a la División Profesional" [FC Universitario Vinto, champion of the Copa Simón Bolívar and promoted to the División Profesional] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.