F.C. Universitario de Vinto

Universitario de Vinto
Full nameFútbol Club Universitario de Vinto
NicknamesLa U de Vinto
Manzanero
Founded23 March 2005 (2005-03-23)
GroundEstadio Hipólito Lazarte
Vinto, Bolivia
Capacity2,000
ChairmanFernando Chávez
ManagerAdrián Barral (caretaker)
LeagueDivisión Profesional
2025División Profesional, 14th of 16

Fútbol Club Universitario de Vinto, known as Universitario de Vinto, is a Bolivian football club based in Vinto. Founded in 2005, it plays in the Bolivian División Profesional after being promoted for the 2022 season by winning the Copa Simón Bolívar the previous campaign.

History

Initially founded as a university team in the early 2000s, the club was officially founded as a professional side on 23 March 2005, the day it was affiliated to the Asociación Municipal de Fútbol Vinto.[1] They first played in the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2017, being knocked out in the group stage.[1]

Universitario de Vinto reached the second stage of the Simón Bolívar in 2018, but did not appear in the 2019 and 2020 campaigns after failing to qualify.[1] They returned to the national second division in 2021, and won the title after defeating Universitario de Sucre in the Final.[2]

Current squad

As of 24 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BOL Bruno Poveda
4 DF  DOM Brian López
5 MF  BOL Paolo Alcocer
6 MF  BOL Marco Gomez
7 MF  URU Hugo Dorrego
8 MF  BOL Daniel Camacho
9 FW  COL Rodrigo Llano
10 FW  BOL Jair Torrico
11 MF  BOL Juan Cuellar
12 GK  BOL Jesús Careaga
13 MF  BOL Sergio Pardo
14 FW  BOL José Veizaga
17 MF  BOL Didí Torrico
21 MF  BOL Guilder Cuellar
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  BOL Joel Calicho
23 MF  ARG Ezequiel Straccia
24 MF  BOL Hernán Rodríguez
25 MF  BOL José Abrego
27 DF  BOL Brayan Calderón
28 DF  BOL José Pinto
34 DF  ARG Agustin Jara
45 MF  BOL Yeferson Mamani
47 MF  BOL Diego Callaú
66 DF  BOL Alvaro Cuestas
70 DF  BOL Julio Lazarte
90 FW  BOL Diego Saavedra

Honours

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Best: First stage in 2024 and 2025.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Universitario de Vinto, la humildad y perfil bajo rumbo al éxito" [Universitario de Vinto, the humbleness and low profile on the path to success] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "FC Universitario Vinto, campeón de la Copa Simón Bolívar y asciende a la División Profesional" [FC Universitario Vinto, champion of the Copa Simón Bolívar and promoted to the División Profesional] (in Spanish). El Deber. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.