Asociación Civil Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana, known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a professional football club based in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
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History
The Colegio Loyola Gumilla's field, located in Puerto Ordaz, was used in football matches. The people who played at the field decided to found a football club. On 11 November 1981, the club was founded as Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana.
On 20 November 1981, the club's foundation constitutive act was signed.
On 3 January 1982, the club played its first match, against Villa Colombia FC, a Guayana's amateur club. Mineros won 2-0, both goals scored by José Pacheco.
On 5 September 1982, the club won the Venezuelan Segunda División, being promoted to the following year's first division.
In 1989, the club won the first Venezuelan Primera División.
Crest and colours
The club's logo is composed of a geometrical figure, which is a carbon diamond crystal zoomed millions of times with a microscope. The club's colors are blue and black.
Stadium
Mineros plays their home matches at CTE Cachamay, which has a maximum capacity of 41,600 people. It was 1 of the 9 venues of the Copa America 2007, for this, US$160,000 were invested for the expansion of the stadium. The stadium has multiple uses, like a special kids area, an indoor gym, basketball and volleyball courts, a racing track, ten media station booths, a commercial center, movie theaters and three enormous parking lots. The stadium is surrounded by the river Caroní and the waterfall of the Cachamay Park.
Players
Current squad
As of 13 December 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former managers
Mario Kempes (10 Feb 1997 – 23 Feb 1998)
Armando Londoño
César Maturana
César Farías (Oct 2005–07)
Álvaro Gómez (15 June 2007 – 24 Dec 2007)
Stalin Rivas (27 Dec 2007 – 14 April 2008)
Alí Cañas (17 March 2008–Sept 23, 2008)
Del Valle Rojas (Sept 24, 2008–6 March 2009)
José Hernández (12 March 2009 – 1 March 2010)
Carlos Maldonado (4 July 2010 – 20 Nov 2012)
Richard Páez (28 Nov 2012 – 18 Jan 2014)
Honours
Venezuelan Primera División
Winners (1): 1989
Venezuelan Segunda División
Winners (1): 1982
Copa Venezuela
'Winners (3): 1984, 2011, 2017
South American record
Copa Libertadores: 4 appearances
1990: Group stage
1997: Group stage
2005: Preliminary round
2008: First stage
Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances
2005: Preliminary round
2006: Preliminary round
2012: Second stage
2013: TBD
Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
1995: Quarter-finals