Internacional de Bogotá
Colombian football club
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Internacional de Bogotá is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá. It was founded on 10 December 2025 and plays in Categoría Primera A, the top-flight competition of Colombian football. It is the successor club to La Equidad, who competed in the league from 2007 to 2025 when it was rebranded following its acquisition by the American consortium Tylis–Porter Group.[2]
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| Full name | Internacional de Bogotá | ||
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| Nickname | Los Cóndores (The condors) | ||
| Founded | 10 December 2025[1] | ||
| Ground | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | NX Football Colombia | ||
| Chairman | Nicolás Maya | ||
| Manager | Ricardo Valiño | ||
| League | Categoría Primera A | ||
| Website | interbogota | ||
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History
Internacional de Bogotá was founded by the American-based consortium Tylis–Porter Group, led by real estate investor Al Tylis and Club Necaxa executive Sam Porter, and also including other investors such as actors Eva Longoria, Ryan Reynolds, and Rob McElhenney, MLB pitcher Justin Verlander and his wife, model Kate Upton, and NYU professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, after they acquired the Categoría Primera A club La Equidad in early 2025.[3] La Equidad were founded in 1982 by insurance company Seguros La Equidad, and following a successful stint in amateur football tournaments, joined Dimayor in 2003, entering the lower tier professional competition Categoría Primera B that same year. It promoted to Categoría Primera A at the end of the 2006 season and won the Copa Colombia in 2008, while also achieving three league runner-up finishes in the 2007 Finalización, 2010 Apertura, and 2011 Apertura tournaments.[4]
Following the acquisition by the Tylis–Porter Group, it was confirmed that as part of the terms of the operation, Seguros La Equidad would retain the rights to the name La Equidad, as well as the colors and identity, and that the club would be subject to a rebranding ahead of the 2026 season in order to reflect that decision,[5] with press reports informing that the new owners had registered Internacional de Bogotá as a tentative name.[6] The 2025 season was the last season played by La Equidad, which ended placing last in the aggregate table. It played its final match on 12 November 2025, defeating Deportivo Pereira 4–0.[7]
The club's new identity was officially presented on 10 December 2025, confirming Internacional de Bogotá as the new name for the club, and white, black, and gold as its new colors, replacing the green used by La Equidad.[8] Internacional de Bogotá played its first league match on 17 January 2026, losing 3–0 away to América de Cali,[9] whilst its first victory was six days later, defeating Cúcuta Deportivo 2–1 at home.[10]
Stadium
Like its predecessor club, Internacional de Bogotá play their home matches at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá, which has a capacity of 10,000 people.[11]
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 March 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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