Internacional F.C. de Palmira

Internacional Fútbol Club de Palmira is a Colombian professional football team based in Palmira, Valle del Cauca. It was founded on 10 January 2024 and plays in Categoría Primera B, the second-tier competition of Colombian football.

Internacional F.C. de Palmira
Full nameInternacional Fútbol Club de Palmira
Founded10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
GroundEstadio Francisco Rivera Escobar
Capacity15,300
OwnerIgnacio Martán
ChairmanOscar Arturo Martán
ManagerCarlos Hernández
LeagueCategoría Primera B
WebsiteClub website

History
Further information: Cortuluá

Internacional F.C. was founded by the Martán family after rebranding the club Cortuluá and relocating it to Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department ahead of the 2024 season.

Cortuluá, which had been based in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, started moving out of its hometown after their relegation from Categoría Primera A at the end of the 2022 season, citing the lack of financial support from successive local administrations. The club first moved to Yumbo, Valle del Cauca,[1] where it played its matches in the 2023 Primera B tournament. Cortuluá originally planned to rebrand to Yumbo Industriales F.C. within six months,[2] but this proposed change did not materialize.

At the end of 2023 Cortuluá requested another change of home stadium, planning to move to Palmira. The request was approved by DIMAYOR on 12 December 2023.[3] The club was ultimately rebranded as Internacional F.C. de Palmira on 10 January 2024.[4]

Stadium
Further information: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar

Internacional F.C. play their home matches at Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar in Palmira, which has a capacity of 15,300 people. It is shared with Orsomarso, who also play their home matches at this stadium.

Players

First-team squad
As of 14 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HON Enrique Facussé (on loan from Motagua)
2 DF  ARG Santiago Acha
4 DF  COL José García
5 MF  COL Manuel Sánchez
6 MF  COL Maikoll Herrera
7 MF  COL Lewis Sinisterra
8 MF  COL Santiago Vergara
9 FW  COL Carlos Cortés
10 MF  COL Mauricio González
11 FW  COL Johan Gamboa
12 GK  COL Juan Camilo Loaiza
14 FW  COL Óscar Segura (on loan from Deportivo Cali)
15 DF  COL Jhon Morcillo
17 DF  COL Kalazán Suárez (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  COL Edwin Martínez
20 MF  COL William Palacios
21 FW  COL Samuel Osorio
22 GK  COL Andrés Rodríguez
25 DF  COL Emmanuel Peña
26 FW  COL Danny Zúñiga
28 FW  COL Jairo Ditta
30 MF  COL Neyder Góngora
32 MF  COL Emerson Viveros
34 DF  COL Jhonatan Popó
35 FW  COL Favián Torres
— MF  ARG Sebastián Bermúdez
— MF  ARG Juan Manuel Sánchez de León
— FW  COL Yefrei Rodríguez

References
  1. "Dimayor dio luz verde para el cambio de sede del Cortuluá" [Dimayor greenlit Cortuluá's home stadium change] (in Spanish). Infobae. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. "¿Yumbo Industriales FC o Cortuluá? El club aclara la situación respecto a su nombre" [Yumbo Industriales FC or Cortuluá? The club clears up the situation regarding its name] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. "Dos históricos del fútbol colombiano harán un cambio de sede para el 2024" [Two historicals of Colombian football will make a change of venue for 2024] (in Spanish). La FM. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. "Conozca el nuevo equipo profesional del FPC que reemplazará a Cortuluá y jugará en Palmira, habla su presidente" [Get to know the FPC′s new professional team that will replace Cortuluá and will play in Palmira, its chairman speaks] (in Spanish). El País. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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