Atlético Junior

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Atlético Junior
Full nameClub Deportivo Popular
Junior Fútbol Club S.A.
Nickname(s)
  • Los Tiburones (The Sharks)
  • El Equipo Tiburón (The Shark Team)
  • Los Rojiblancos (The Red-and-Whites)
  • Los Quilleros (The Quilleros)
  • Tu Papá (Your Dad)
  • Los Reyes de la Costa (The Kings of the Coast)
  • Los Curramberos
Short nameJunior
Founded7 August 1924; 99 years ago (1924-08-07) as Juventud Infantil
GroundEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Capacity46,692
OwnerFuad Char
PresidentAntonio Char
CoachJulio Comesaña
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2019–I7th, Champions
WebsiteClub website

Club Atlético Junior,[1] also known simply as Junior, is a Colombian football club from Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Esatdio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez.

Honours[change | change source]

National Honours[change | change source]

  • Categoría Primera A: 9
1977, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2004-II, 2010-I, 2011-II, 2018-II, 2019-I
  • Copa Colombia: 2
2015, 2017
  • Superliga de Colombia: 1
2019

International[change | change source]

  • Reebok Cup: 1
1997

References[change | change source]

  1. DIMAYOR Official Website