Since the creation of Colombian Professional Soccer, Independiente Santa Fe has always been one of the leading teams and entertainers of a tournament that awakens various sentiments across the country.
The capital red has had several emblematic moments that are in the hearts of the fans and these are some of the most important.
1948, first FPC champion
Before the existence of the FPC that we know today, Independiente Santa Fe was one of the most important clubs of the amateur soccer era in the country and is one of the founding members of the Colombian League.
In 1948 when the first professional tournament in Colombia was organized, the red express managed to take the title home to become the first FPC champion. the cardinal finished first in the standings with 27 points, 4 more than the second, the Junior of Barranquilla.
2012, seventh star
After 36 years, 6 months and 25 days, the red family shouted champion again in El Campín, when they got the seventh star in 2012.
Santa Fe reached Deportivo Pasto’s goal when coach Wilson Gutiérrez sent Cardona onto the field for Anchico and it was precisely the player from Antioquia who was fouled that led to the goal. Ómar Pérez, who hit all the still balls for his team, sent the ball into the area and Copete headed in to score a goal for history, the goal of the seventh star.
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2015, South American Cup champion
With an unforgettable litter that was directed by the Uruguayan Gerardo Peluso, Independiente Santa Fe became the first and only Colombian team to lift the Copa Sudamericana.
It was an unforgettable 2015 for the fans of the red capital who celebrated the victory of their team in the continental tournament after winning in the grand final and by way of penalties to Huracán de Argentina.
An electrifying match that consecrated the white-and-white at the top of continental history and as the Campín chants, “We are the champions of the continent and no one is ever going to change that.”
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2016, champion of the Suruga Bank
the colombian team Santa Fe Independentcurrent champion of the Copa Sudamericana, won his first Suruga Bank Cup title on Wednesday, after beating the Japanese Kashima Antlers 1-0 in the Asian country.
Thanks to Humberto Osorio Botello’s goal in the 79th minute of play, the team trained by the Argentine Gustavo Costas achieved a new international title against the champion of Japan in 2015.
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