Date of foundation: February 28, 1941 City: Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia [August 6, 1538] Stadium: Nemesio Camacho "El Campin" Capacity: 45,000 President: Hugo Prieto Coach: Fernando "Pecoso" Castro Official Web Site: http://www.independientesantafe.com Unofficial Web Site: Paint the Town Red Colours: Home Shirt: Red (white collar and shirtsleeves) Short: White Socks: Red Away Shirt: White (red collar and shirtsleeves) Short: Red Socks: White All time topscorer: Alfonso Cańón (Colombian): 145 goals Highest win: 10-2 against Huracan (August 8, 1949) Highest loss: 2-8 against Atlético Nacional (May 2, 1954) History in Colombian Championship --------------------------------- [All seasons in first division championship] Year Place P W D L GF GA Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1948 1 18 12 3 3 57 29 27 Champions 1949 3 26 17 5 4 102 50 39 1950 8 30 12 8 10 67 59 32 1951 6 34 14 9 11 90 75 37 1952 9 28 9 7 12 54 65 25 1953 4 22 12 5 5 57 30 29 1954 10 15 1 3 11 16 51 5 1955 9 27 5 8 14 33 58 18 1956 12 24 6 1 17 35 56 13 1957 6 22 7 7 8 52 52 21 1958 1 36 17 14 5 78 51 48 Champions 1959 6 42 15 12 15 78 68 42 1960 1 44 22 17 5 95 64 61 Champions 1961 3 44 21 8 15 99 73 50 1962 9 44 15 9 20 69 84 39 1963 2 48 24 13 11 112 81 61 Runner-up 1964 6 48 17 14 17 89 85 48 1965 4 48 22 12 14 99 74 56 1966 1 52 25 16 11 102 76 66 Champions 1967 6 52 19 15 18 87 79 53 1968 6 52 23 12 17 102 89 58 1969 7 52 15 20 17 95 90 50 1970 3 58 24 26 8 94 58 74 1971 1 61 31 21 9 103 56 83 Champions 1972 5 52 18 21 13 67 54 57 1973 6 50 16 13 21 61 67 45 1974 6 47 21 12 14 65 54 54 1975 1 57 29 18 10 80 46 76 Champions 1976 6 47 16 16 15 49 52 48 1977 5 57 19 20 18 79 73 58 1978 4 59 22 17 20 99 86 61 1979 2 59 18 27 14 81 71 63 Runner-up 1980 7 47 14 20 13 66 66 48 1981 12 47 12 17 18 67 73 41 1982 9 47 16 12 19 81 70 44 1983 6 54 24 9 21 92 80 57 1984 9 40 15 10 15 53 55 40 1985 13 40 8 10 22 50 78 26 1986 9 40 14 13 13 37 37 41 1987 3 54 23 16 15 83 58 62 1988 4 54 28 14 12 81 46 70 1989 --- 48 17 17 14 62 56 51 [1] 1990 4 52 17 20 15 64 64 54 1991 4 52 23 9 20 76 76 55 1992 5 52 22 14 16 76 61 58 1993 13 46 12 16 18 65 70 40 1994 14 46 13 13 20 53 67 39 1995 5 30 11 12 7 40 29 45 [2] 1995/96 7 60 21 13 26 89 90 76 1996/97 13 68 20 26 22 73 82 86 1998 7 56 20 23 13 64 60 83 1999 13 44 11 16 17 48 56 49 2000 4 50 23 12 15 74 64 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 5 2382 908 721 753 3840 3394 2649 Notes: [1] Championship of 1989 did not finished. [2] Since 1995 the system of punctuation changed to 3-1-0. Coaches of champion teams 1948 Carlos Carrillo 1958 Julio Trocker 1960 Julio Trocker 1966 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe 1971 Toza Veselinovich 1975 Francisco Hormazábal South American championships ---------------------------- History in Copa Libertadores de América: Full List of Matches 1961 P W D L GF GA Pts Total 1961 6 2 2 2 11 11 6 1967 P W D L GF GA Pts 1.Racing Club (Avellaneda) 10 8 1 1 29 7 17 2.River Plate (Buenos Aires) 10 6 3 1 29 9 15 3.Independiente Sta. Fe (Bogotá) 10 3 2 5 17 22 8 4.Bolívar (La Paz) 10 2 4 4 11 21 8 5.Dep. Independiente Medellín 10 3 1 6 12 22 7 6.31 de Octubre (La Paz) 10 2 1 7 12 29 5 1972 P W D L GF GA Pts 1.Independiente (Avellaneda) 6 4 2 0 13 5 10 2.Rosario Central 6 3 2 1 8 4 8 3.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6 1 2 3 4 9 4 4.Atlético Nacional (Medellín) 6 0 2 4 2 9 2 1976 P W D L GF GA Pts 1.Alianza (Lima) 6 3 2 1 8 4 8 2.Millonarios (Bogotá) 6 2 2 2 8 5 6 3.Alfonso Ugarte (Puno) 6 1 4 1 5 8 6 4.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6 1 2 3 7 11 4 1980 P W D L GF GA Pts 1.América (Cali) 6 4 1 1 11 7 9 2.Universidad Católica (Quito) 6 3 0 3 10 5 6 3.Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá) 6 2 1 3 5 5 5 4.Emelec (Guayaquil) 6 2 0 4 5 14 4 Resume Copa Libertadores P W D L GF GA Pts 1961 6 2 2 2 11 11 6 Semi-finals 1967 10 3 2 5 17 22 8 First round 1972 6 1 2 3 4 9 4 First round 1976 6 1 2 3 7 11 4 First round 1980 6 2 1 3 5 5 5 First round Total 34 9 9 16 44 58 27 History in Copa Conmebol: 1996 First Round Sep 10: Táchira-Independiente Santa Fe 2:2 Oct 2: Independiente Santa Fe-Táchira 3:0 Second Round Oct 7: Independiente Santa Fe-Bragantino 1:0 Oct 24: Bragantino-Independiente Santa Fe 0:0 Semifinals Oct 29: Vasco da Gama-Independiente Santa Fe 2:1 Nov 13: Independiente Santa Fe-Vasco da Gama 1:0 Independiente Santa Fe won by lot Final Nov 20: Lanús-Independiente Santa Fe 2:0 Dec 4: Independiente Santa Fe-Lanús 1:0 P W D L GF GA Pts Total 8 4 2 2 9 6 14 Runner-up (3-1-0 system of punctuation) History in Copa Merconorte: 1999 First Round Group C Aug 12: Sporting Cristal-Independiente Santa Fe 1:1 Sep 1: Independiente Santa Fe-Caracas FC 3:0 Sep 23: Independiente Santa Fe-Emelec 2:0 Oct 12: Independiente Santa Fe-Sporting Cristal 2:0 Nov 4: Caracas FC-Independiente Santa Fe 0:1 Nov 25: Emelec-Independiente Santa Fe 2:1 P W D L GF GA Pts 1.Independiente Santa Fe 6 4 1 1 10 3 13 2.Caracas FC 6 4 0 2 9 8 12 3.Emelec (Guayaquil) 6 3 0 3 9 9 6 4.Sporting Cristal (Lima) 6 0 1 5 7 15 1 Semifinal Dec 2: Caracas FC-Independiente Santa Fe 1:1 Dec 9: Independiente Santa Fe-Caracas FC 1:1 Independiente Santa Fe won by lot Final Dec 15: América de Cali-Independiente Santa Fe 1:2 Dec 22: Independiente Santa Fe-América de Cali 0:1 América de Cali won by lot P W D L GF GA Pts Total 10 5 3 2 14 7 18 Runner-up (3-1-0 system of punctuation) OVERALL MATCHES --------------- [Punctuation 3-1-0 in matches since 1995; efficiency based on 2/win] P W D L GF GA Pts Efficiency -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colombia 2382 908 721 753 3840 3394 2649 53,25% South America 52 18 14 20 67 71 59 48,08% -------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 2434 926 735 773 3907 3465 2708 53,14%
In memoriam to Pedro Ignacio Ballesteros (April 10, 1938 - February 26, 2000), my father, who made possible many of these statistics, and who made me a fan of the best team
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