Episode #48: Zulia Football Club - Rising From the Ashes in the Third Division
Episode 49, Feb 15, 2023, 08:25 AM
Episode #048: Zulia Futbol Club fan Ricardo Aguilar joins hosts Jordan and Kevin to discuss his club's sudden and harsh disappearance from Liga FUTVE and the fans' plans for them to rise again from the Third Division. Ricardo reveals:
- How, as Zulia Football Club, the team plan on returning to Liga FUTVE
- A membership model for the running of the club
- Federation plans for a Liga FUTVE 3 in 2024
- And how they intend on bringing something different to Venezuelan football.
Zulia Futbol Club was founded in January 2005. Just shy of 18 years later, having won two Copa Venezuelas and reached the quarterfinal of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, the club disappeared following the recent merger with inter-state neighbours Rayo Zuliano. Rayo have taken Zulia's place in the top division, but have retained all of their own branding. The fans of Zulia Futbol Club, once home to MLS stars Jefferson Savarino and Brujo Martinez, plan on restarting the club from scratch in the Venezuelan Third Division.
Thank you for listening to The FUTVE English Podcast in collaboration with World Football Index.
Thank you for listening to The FUTVE English Podcast in collaboration with World Football Index.