For lovers of teams who play in black and white stripes.
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Zamora Fútbol Club (Venezuela)
Zamora play in the Primera División of the Liga Venezolana, and 18 club league that, like many in South America, splits its games into two seperate compeitions - the Apertura (August to December) and the Clausera (February to June). The winners of each have a play off to decide who is that season's absolute champion. Sadly, Zamora have never taken part in that game.
Formed in 1977, they've spent most of their days in the Segunda División, finally getting promoted to the top level by finishing runners-up in 2006. They play at the chunky multi-purpose sports stadium, the 30,000 capacity Estadio Agustín Tovar, in the city of Barinas, an historic old town in the North West of the country.
The last few years have seen the best results of their history, and despite never having won their league, they've come close enough to merit a place in the Copa Sudamericana - South America's version of the UEFA Cup - in both 2007 and 2009, reaching the preliminary and first rounds respectively.
Their fans go by the nickname of La Furia Llanera, and their fan club band play furiously through every game. you'll also notice that the good old fashioned bogroll plays a big part in watching football in Venezuela - sounds like my kind of place!
I am a Bath City supporter. The Twerton boys play in the historic team colours of black and white vertical stripes. You may know this strip as the home uniform of lesser teams like Juventus, Newcastle United and Dorchester Town.
I'm an obsessive type, and I got to wondering one evening just how many other clubs around this globe shared our choice of shirt. To this point I've found over 160 teams in the principal leagues of the world - and I'm discovering new ones all the time.
So here's a very unscientific list of the most interesting, obscure and on occasions plain weird teams from all over this planet who play in the black and white stripes.
PS I'm bound to have missed some. So if you've spotted any glaring absentees, or know a few sneaky stripes that I've missed, do drop me a note!
Their fans go by the nickname of La Furia Llanera, and their fan club band play furiously through every game. you'll also notice that the good old fashioned bogroll plays a big part in watching football in Venezuela - sounds like my kind of place!
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