Pacífico F.C.
Colombian football club
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Pacífico F.C. was a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The club was founded in 2010 and played in Categoría Primera B. The club was formerly known as Girardot F.C. based in Girardot, which then moved to Palmira becoming Deportes Palmira but due to financial difficulties, the club relocated to Buenaventura and was rebranded as Pacífico F.C. The club only lasted less than two years after it was moved again and became Sucre F.C.[1][2]
(relocation of Deportes Palmira)
(became Sucre F.C.)
| Full name | Pacífico Fútbol Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010, January 20 (relocation of Deportes Palmira) |
| Dissolved | 2011, December 13 (became Sucre F.C.) |
| Ground | Polideportivo El Cristal, Buenaventura, Colombia |
| Capacity | 3000 |
| Chairman |  Nelson Soto Duque |
| League | Categoría Primera B |
| 2010 | None |
History
Formation
Pacífico Fútbol Club was created in January 2010 after Deportes Palmira was relocated from Palmira to Buenaventura following financial difficulties and a lack of municipal support.[3] The move was approved at a DIMAYOR club assembly and the squad was largely rebuilt using players from the defunct Deportes Palmira roster.[4]
2010 season
In its debut season Pacífico finished ninth of thirteen teams in the regular phase of the 2010 Categoría Primera B with a record of 11 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses (39 goals for, 36 against) in 36 games totaling 47 points. This was outside the top eight required to advance to the quadrangular stage.[5]
2011 season
For 2011, the Categoría Primera B, reverted to a split season formation with an Apertura and a Finalización tournament. Pacífico finished third of thirteen clubs in the Apertura with 29 points, qualifying to the quarterfinal stage, where the club eliminated Uniautónoma before being knockout in the semifinals by Cortuluá.[6] The club's form declined sharply in the Finalización in which it finished sixteenth of eighteen team with 15 points.[7] The club's under 19 also took part in the Copa San Buenaventura, a local youth tournament held in the city.[8]
Relocation to Sincelejo
At a DIMAYOR club assembly on 13 December, 2011, a request from club president Nelson Soto Duque was approved to relocate the team from Buenaventura to Sincelejo. where it was renamed Sucre F.C.[9]