Deportivo Independiente Medellín

Deportivo Independiente Medellín popularly known by its acronym as DIM is a Colombian football club founded under the name "Medellín Football Club" on November 14 from 1913 by Alberto Uribe Piedrahíta. It belongs to the city of Medellín, capital of the department of Antioquia. He currently plays in the First A Category of Colombian Professional Soccer. They play their home games at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium. and their home rival is Atlético Nacional with whom they play the so-called Clásico Paisa. Its owner is Equipo del Pueblo S. A. headed by Raúl Giraldo as the club's largest shareholder.

During amateurism, the club was national champion eight times. At the same time, he won the First Division Antioquia League championship eight times.

Since the beginning of professionalism in 1948, Independiente Medellín has won the Colombian championship six times (1955, 1957, 2002-II, 2004-I, 2009-II, and 2016-I), and on three occasions the Cup Colombia (1981, 2019 and 2020). He has been absent in four seasons of the First Category A: In 1952, 1953, 1958, 1971.

It is one of the most representative teams in the country. Figures of the stature of Jackson Martínez, Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, Luis Amaranto Perea, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Juan Fernando Quintero, Orestes Omar Corbatta, Eduardo Malásquez, Franco Navarro, Mauricio Molina, David Montoya, Roberto Carlos, José Manuel Moreno and David González among others.

History

On November 14, 1913, Alberto Uribe Piedrahíta and his brothers Luis and Rafael, accompanied by a group of paisas from wealthy families, such as Guillermo Greiffenstein (who served as the first secretary of the club) and José Luis Jaramillo, (first president of the club) were enthusiastic about the idea of creating an organized soccer team that would face Sporting (also called Los Extranjeros), a Paisa team founded in 1913 by A group of Antioquians and Europeans, especially Belgians and Swiss, forged initiatives, established contacts for the team's operation and formed a team called Medellín FootBall Club.

This management had been a complete success, and on April 15, 1914, the initial document establishing the team was signed. In April 1914 the team faced its first game against Los Extranjeros, the overwhelming and devastating result for Medellín was 11-0, it was thought about ending the team that same day, however, the The illusion with which it had been created allowed its survival.

Due to the need to have an appropriate space to play football in decent conditions, the famous Court of the Belgians was built, named after the owners of the land, the same players of the < i>Sporting. It was located 5 blocks north of Parque Berrío, where the San Vicente de Paul Hospital is located today in the Sevilla neighborhood.

The first games were played with an audience, the collections at the time were low. For example, in a match held on May 9, 1914, between Sporting and Medellín, 50 pesos and 50 cents were achieved, at a time when an egg cost 2 cents.

With the profits from the matches against Sporting and some voluntary contributions, a delegation from the team began a journey to go to Bogotá to acquire twelve imported balls to be able to train and increase their soccer level; Little by little it was transformed into a sports organization.

The first president that Medellín had was Mr. José Luis Restrepo Jaramillo, born in Medellín in 1893 and died on February 7, 1926, he was the eldest of the 'Restrepos Jaramillos', he married Sofía Londoño and her children were Beatriz and Guido and he was a distinguished writer of plays.

Gradually the prestige of Medellín increased and it was respected by its rivals and at the end of 1914 it was already a great team, it defeated the powerful Antioquia 3-0, as well as Unión i> and the Los Extranjeros team in a memorable rematch.

1920s

At the end of 1921, one of the first soccer tournaments took place in Medellín, with the teams Star, ABC, Colombia, < i>El Trece, Peralonso and Medellín. At that time, the Municipal stadium was founded in the Sevilla neighborhood, on the grounds of the "Los Belgas" field. But that stadium was only an open-air race.

It was in 1923 when a tournament was played for the 'Jiménez Jaramillo Cup', donated by the governor of that time, Ricardo Jiménez Jaramillo, to be played between several teams. The first match was won by Medellín against Peralonso 3-0. The tournament was governed by a committee formed by Antonio Zapata R. Harold B. Manyhan, José Luis Restrepo J., Lázaro Uribe Cálad and Alberto Jaramillo Sánchez. On September 27, 23, ABC and "El 13" played. Don Antonio Zapata and José Goundy were the whistlers at that time. Medellín won the Cup. The Nursing Home, under construction, received the sum of 203 pesos and 11 cents from that tournament. Outstanding players at the time were Jorge "El Imanao" Londoño, Fabio Jiménez, Alfonso "Buchifa" Restrepo, Julio Nacarrio, doctor Samuel Uribe Escobar, Ricardo Mesa, Antonio Gaviria, Ignacio Arriola, Duncan Barker, Pedro Justo Berrío, Pablo Córdoba, Gilberto Ochoa, Eduardo Aristizábal, Alberto Molina, Bernardo Correa Machado, Luis Mesa Villa, Arturo Congote, Carlos Congote, Arturo Gómez, Luis Tapias and Carlos "Mesita" Table, among many more. Then another tournament was played but of a second category, between "Riacaurte", "Páez", Boyacá and Ecuador. This last team was the champion that faced each other later, in a previous challenge from the Unión formed by ABC, Medellín and STAR, and they tied in Miraflores by one goal.

In 1928 when the Olympics were held in Cali. Medellín was the fundamental base to represent Antioquia in soccer. The final was played between Samarios and Antioqueños, and the Samarios won 1-0, with a goal by Pimienta over Paisa goalkeeper Carlos Congote, the ball did not penetrate completely. Upon returning from Cali, the Colombia and Medellín teams joined with Silvio Robledo, Jesús Arriola, Diego Restrepo, Carlos E. Córdoba, Gabriel Zapata Lotero among others.

The team disappears for economic reasons,^{[citation required]} but later in 1930 it would return with the name El Madrid,^{[citation required]} team made up of the famous Jesús María "El Cura" Burgos Castaño, a football fan, his team would appear in the second category until he managed to rise to the first in 1933, changing the name and using again the Medellín Foot Ball Club (a name that had become unused since 1928) and thus resuming the story that began decades ago.

1930s

In 1930 the team was invited to Bogotá for being the best Antioquia club, the team was made up of Iván Robledo, Agustín Ángel, Silvio Robledo, Hernando Lince, Fernando Arango, Alfredo Escobar, Juan Rosado, Gilberto Peláez, Jaime Pérez, goalkeeper Juan Díaz, Luis Bernal, Carlos Restrepo and Javier Arriola Del Valle and they played several matches against the best in the capital among them, Bartolinos, La Salle (this one won 1-0), International and Youth. It is said that some Medellín players did not return to training, Dr. Correa Correa, team leader, did not take the team out to any field and in those days the great captain and center forward of Medellín, the magnificent dribbler Dr. Samuel Uribe Escobar, was by Paris in relation to his specialization.

By 1931, Medellín was no longer playing on the field of "Los Belgas", but they would prepare a soccer field at the Los Libertadores Hippodrome i> (today Barrio San Joaquín in the municipality of Itagüí), that would be the new strength of Medellín, gaining respect and thus dominating the semi-professional era between 1933 and 1948. Its new president and the second in its history would be Luis Eduardo Ramírez, who would be replaced by El Cura, who would take the team to different cities in Colombia on a national tour.

In 1932 a soccer team from Panama came to the capital of Antioquia. They faced Medellín, which they defeated 2-1. In the rematch, on the same Los Libertadores field where the first match was played, Medellín won with a goal from "Corocito" Restrepo, Sierra stood out on the right wing, Rúa on the left wing and Gilberto Piedrahíta in the midfield, as well as Molina, Balbuena and Alfonso Cock.

In 1936 Medellín had Jesús María "El cura" as its president and player. Burgos Castaño, in addition to Samuel Hernández, Pedro Luis Uribe, Rafael Calle, Marcos Puerta, Alfonso Rodríguez, Luis Alfonso Piedrahíta, Jaime Villegas, Fernando Gómez, Diógenes Valencia, Blas Castrillón, Gustavo Marulanda and El Cura Burgos. Time passed until 1938, but in the previous years there were international friendly matches with teams from Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile and other nations from South and Central America.

In 1939, on the occasion of the celebration of Fabio Jiménez's football silver anniversary, a friendly match was held between his friends who were football veterans and in this match Medellín defeated A.B.C in the field of Los Libertadores as a preliminary to the final that the Medellín and Huracán de Medellín teams, first category, played on that date, to define the departmental title corresponding to 1938. Medellín won 4-1 and was crowned champion. Although the final was played in January 1939, Medellín was crowned first-class champion of the 1938 tournament. In that very final on March 26 he formed with Paco Álvarez, Capi Jaramillo and El General Villa; Juancho Montoya, Arturo Zuleta and Rafael Serna; Mauro Hernández, Mico Zapata, Alfonso Serna, H. Carrasquilla and Luis Patiño. El Huracán with Ocampo; Guillermín and Baca; Valencia and Betancur (one missing); Rúa, Monsalve, Quintero, Ramírez and Ortiz. Fabio Jiménez refereed with Eduardo and Pablo Molina as line judges. There were something like ten thousand spectators in that Los Libertadores field.

1940s

In 1941 Mr. Germán Llanos, agronomy student and member of the athletics league, as well as editor of "El Pueblo", was president of Medellín, when for the fourth time the red team was departmental champion undefeated in six games. Alberto Villa Naranjo, as captain, received the trophy from the president of Fedefútbol at that time, Mr. Miguel Ortiz Tobón, now deceased. His list: Facio Fonnegra; Villa and Jaramillo; Montoya, Patiño and Rafael Serna; Guillermo Echeverri, Hernando Echeverri; Mico Zapata, Israel Echeverri and Alfonso García.

In 1944, on February 20, Sport Boys, from Peru, beat Medellín 5-1. The Peruvians had lost eight days earlier to Huracán 4-1, then on March 5, Medellín tied with the Peruvians by two goals. On July 9 there was a tragedy in the field of Los Libertadores, when Medellín and Huracán were supposed to play, there were two dead and many injured, Gilberto Piedrahíta refereed, Medellín came out full on the field but Huracán only I had 7 players. Medellín did not want to play the match on a friendly basis, they officially won the two points, with some efforts, Huracán completed themselves and expressed their desire to play the match. The 804 pesos collected that day were given to the families of the two victims, Antonio Pérez and Francisco Rojas.

In the Professional era, the first match played in 1948 was against América de Cali as a visitor, losing 4-0. Then, as a local team, they faced Junior de Barranquilla, emerging victorious 3-2. Strikes by players in different international leagues caused migrations to Colombian soccer at the end of the 1940s, thus arriving at the time of El Dorado. This is how the “Danza del Sol” was formed, a legendary team made up of national and foreign players, such as Horacio “Galleta” Molina, René Rosasco, Juan Castillo, Félix Mina, Reynaldo Luna, Agapito Perales, Enrique Perales, Constantino Perales (all 3 brothers), Roberto “Tito” Drago, Andrés Noé Bedoya, Segundo “Titina” Castillo, Luis “Caricho” Guzmán, Luis Navarrete, among others. A team of great technical quality and excellent football virtues, which wasted good football and goals in the stadiums of Colombia, worthy of the team with the most tradition and loyalty of its followers throughout the country.

• First professionalism payroll: Gabriel Alberto Mejía Lopera, Oscar Restrepo, Jesús "Chucho" Hernández, Manuel Orrego, Humberto Barreneche, Libardo Rico, Gustavo Vásquez, Hernando Echeverri, Benjamin Pérez, Guillermo Maya, Guillermo Escobar, Israel Echeverri, Hernando "Placeres" Restrepo, Manuel Marín, Ignacio Cano, "Chicoche D.T.: Alfonso Serna.

1950s

A solid team began to be formed in 1949 with the arrival of Peruvian players, but it was in 1950 when it managed to shine with all its splendor when the team was complemented by 12 first-class Inca soccer players, some of them winners in the Argentine soccer like Roberto “Tito” Drago and Segundo “Titina” Castillo. “The Dance of the Sun”, in the middle of “Dorado” was a sensational team, the most brilliant expression of Peruvian football abroad in its entire history, only comparable to the glorious National Team that participated in the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936 and the ´Rodillo Negro´ of Deportivo Cali in 1950 Just surpassing the champion Deportes Caldas, Millonarios and Deportivo Cali, Medellín was a feared rival due to the class of its players and the quality of the football played.

In 1952 and 1953 Medellín was excluded from Colombian professional football, due to a terrible economic crisis, caused by poor administration and low capacity of the stadium, since the capacity of only 10,000 spectators (maximum capacity of the stage) did not allow pay all payroll. The Medellín fans could no longer bear to see the team out of the professional tournament, and as if that were not enough, inactive. The Danza del Sol, that dream team that managed to make football a matter of fine aesthetics, had to return and as soon as possible.

In 1953, in order to return, the management began in September, between the new owners of the club and the manager of the dimayor, Oswaldo Abello Noguera, who largely facilitated the purchase of the token from the governing body of Colombian professional football., Dimayor. The efforts would give results and, finally, the long-awaited news arrived on November 5, 1953. It was a Medellín newspaper that was in charge of confirming it to the public opinion. "In the last hours of the night we received a cable from Bogotá and signed by our friend, Antonio Patiño Vinasco, in which he tells us about the end of the negotiations that had been made for the purchase of the Medellín professional soccer team, which left so much prestige to the local fans." The sadness red in Medellín had become, because of the news, the greatest joy that the team had brought to its numerous fans. They were able to return in 1954, now with the name Deportivo Independiente Medellín.

1954 was a year of great hiring; Paraguayan Delfín Benítez Cáceres is hired as technical director. In mid-July, the arrival to Medellín of the Argentine players René Seghini, Felipe Marino and Lídoro Soria, as well as Pedro Roque Retamozo, Carlos Arango among other brilliant stars of the time, was announced. On August 27, Medellín had acquired the services of Barranquilla goalkeeper Efraín "Caimán" Sánchez and on January 10, as breaking information, it was said that Medellín had hired the Argentine soccer player José Manuel Moreno, on January 27 he arrived in Medellín from Argentina, to join the DIM in his reappearance that year, who He would later be the biggest idol of the time for the red fans. Later, a tour of Central America was organized, being the second departure from the red box, this is how the path to red glory was undertaken on December 10 with a luxury list that would be written in gold letters in the heart of the fan who experienced it. that time. This powerful team won four of four matches played, a tour described as a total success, with this Medellín warned all its rivals that it felt ready to win the Colombian professional soccer title.

In 1955 the good process that had been going on since the previous year continued and the forecasts did not fail. This first star began to be woven on April 24, the good presentations of Independiente Medellín continued with good football, goals and triumphs. In the first round the team won 9 games out of 9, with 3 memorable goals; Tolima, Cúcuta and Millonarios, this Powerful swept away rivals from start to finish. The first title was given on October 23 in the city of Cúcuta before 5,000 spectators, there the DIM appeared with: Sánchez, Pacheco, Lauro and Soria, Calonga, Retamozo, Larraz, Seghini, Arango, Sacco and Delatour. That afternoon Calongo opened the scoring with a free kick 15 minutes into the first half, Antonio Sacco, with an excellent dribble, enabled Delatour who scored the second goal for DIM 25 minutes into the second half, then Larraz with a tempered center shot for that Samario Arango's header achieves the third conquest, in the end Medellín wins 3 goals to 1. Once the match is over, DIM gives the long-awaited and long-awaited Olympic return. Among others, the Argentine Felipe Marino was the key player of the competition by being crowned top scorer with 22 goals and leading Independiente Medellín to win the championship.

• Nomina campeona 1955: Luis Alfonso Villegas, Hernando "Canino" Caicedo, Lorenzo Calonga, Efraín "Caimán" Sánchez, Lauro Rodríguez, Pedro Roque Retamozo, Lidoro Soria, Jorge "Chema" Méndez, Francisco Pacheco, Orlando Larraz, René Seghini, Felipe Marino, Carlos Arango, Antonio Sacco, Valerio Delatour, Jesús "Chucho" Hernández. D.T.: Dolphin Benítez Cáceres.

In 1956, DIM would finish fifth out of 13 teams in the League that year despite having been in the forefront in the first 10 rounds of the tournament, but had an outstanding performance in the 1956-57 Colombia Cup in which they finished tied for the lead in the final hexagonal with Atlético Bucaramanga; However, the tiebreaker for the title, which was played in a single match, was not organized by DIMAYOR nor requested for its dispute by any of the two finalists or by any interested party, so the competition ended up abandoned. In this way, the Poderoso lost the opportunity to crown a three-year period of online titles in Colombian football, in the form of League-Cup-Liga, considering what happened the following year.

In 1957, the reappearance of Medellín in 1954 and the winning of the 1955 title, to a large extent meant the rebirth of football fervor in the country, which was slowly moving towards overcoming the trauma of the abrupt termination of Dorado. With very good judgment, Medellín preserved the player base of the previous two seasons, which allowed harmony on the field and rapport between its lines. Medellín was a dapper and sharp team in the definition where José Vicente Grecco, the championship's top scorer, and Jaime 'Manco' Gutiérrez, second in the overall table, stood out. José Manuel Moreno had started as Technical Director but at the end of the season he requested a license that was duly granted and took over the team headed to the title and on a silver platter René Seghini. In the end, the superiority of Independiente Medellín is confirmed, the best team of the entire season that began in 1957 and ended in 1958. Independiente Medellín with its great figure and scorer José Vicente Grecco achieves its second title.

• Nomina campeona 1957: Lorenzo Calonga, Leonel Montoya, Omar Ives Ayala, Efraín "Caimán" Sánchez, Pedro Roque Retamozo, Hernando "Canino" Caicedo, Orlando Larraz, Hugo Contreras, Jaime "Manco" Gutiérrez, José Vicente Grecco, Roberto "Pibe" Ortega. D.T.: René Seghini.

In 1958, due to various financial problems, the team did not show up to play the tournament, Atlético Nacional made a similar statement, they devised a way to rent the team's token against Dimayor. They joined together in the form of the so-called 'natilleras'. Through the natillera, the players would receive the money from the ticket offices, from there they would pay the team's expenses and the rental of the token, and they would share the little that was left. Independiente Medellín lent 5 players to Atlético Nacional so that on May 3 they could begin their participation in the championship under the unofficial name of Independiente Nacional, a name adopted by the players, but which never appeared on the official rosters, fortunately the alliance with his backyard rival he only lasted a year. It was then that thanks to the financing and support of several fans and players such as René Seghini, Pedro Roque Retamozo, Alberto Castronovo, and Hernando “Canino” Caicedo, it was possible to reappear in sports competitions in 1959.

In 1959, Medellín made multiple efforts since October of the previous year. The players who had been loaned to other clubs had the firm intention of meeting the powerful again. René Seghini was the most enthusiastic and had a lot to do with the reds' comeback.

From this era, players such as José Manuel “El Charro” Moreno, José Vicente Grecco, René Seghini, Lauro Rodríguez, Antonio Pécora, Pedro Roque Retamozo, Efraín "Caimán" Sánchez, Hernando “Canino” Caicedo, Valerio Delatour, Felipe Marino, Leonel Montoya, Jaime “Manco” Gutiérrez, Lorenzo Calonga, Carlos Arango, José Lidorio Soria, Antonio Sacco, among others.

1960s

The decade of the 60s was a decade without sporting triumphs, where as always they started as favorites but the title did not come, but this did not mean that they played poorly, quite the opposite; There was always plenty of quality and good football, virtues that characterized Medellín in all the stadiums in the country. Some of the main figures on the team at that time were Antonio Pécora, Ricardo Ramaciotti, Álvaro Molina, Mario Agudelo, Uriel Cadavid, Héctor Gatti, Perfecto Rodríguez, Héctor “Canocho” Echeverri, Orestes Omar Corbatta and Germán “Cuca” Aceros.

In 1960, on March 4, Santos arrived in Medellín with his famous Pelé to play against Medellín. First came São Paulo, then Palmeiras and later Santos. “Three teams from São Paulo,” headlined the press. Pelé did not impress. He won Santos 2-1 DIM with Cayman; Castro, Canocho and Canino; Héctor Fernández y Retamozo; Arredondo Cervino, Marino (González), Lanza, Campillo (Guzmán).

In 1964 until near the end the hopes of reaching the third title in history survived; However, a slight decline in performance caused him to fall to third place after having been in command with Millonarios, when his undefeated performance and his performance showed him with great solidity in search of the star. Undefeated, there were 16 dates in which Medellín was unbeaten. A rival that was always difficult for him, Deportes Tolima, broke the streak and, a little, the team's confidence in its possibilities. "34 years have passed and that mark of 16 games without losing is still unbeatable, but achieving it is one of their next goals."^{[citation required]} In a campaign of such magnitude there were several unforgettable matches, but due to the deep meaning it had, the 6-1 defeat of Millonarios at the Atanasio Girardot on October 5, 1965. With that result, Medellín was promoted to second place with 44 points against Millonarios' 46.

In 1966, with a spectacular rise from eighth place, where it was located 9 points behind Santa Fe at the beginning of the third round, Medellín was crowned runner-up in the final film. During the year the differences were stable against the Reds of the Mountain and everyone believed that the rivals of the leader Santa Fe were Deportivo Pereira, Millonarios, Once Caldas and Deportivo Cali. They rose to second place on matchday 43 by defeating América de Cali 1-2 in Cali, becoming the great threat for the people of Bogota. The head to head lasted until the final date. Santa Fe won and Medellín, defeated by only three points, qualified for the Copa Libertadores de América, in the most convincing demonstration of pride and class that its members had made up to that moment. Medellín stood out for its brilliant team play but special mention must be made of the scoring ability demonstrated in recent times by striker Nelson Cabezas, the quality and hierarchy of Orestes Omar Corbatta, the class of Germán “Cuca” Aceros, the management and Mario Agudelo's removal ability.

Four capital events occurred in the life of Medellín: the great prominence and an excellent third place in 1964; the Runner-up in 1965 and 1966 and as a consequence, participation in the 1967 Copa Libertadores.

1970s

The general result of the decade was unusual, almost frustrating, because the efforts of the managers did not have the correspondence they deserved on the standings. Rarely did people fight so hard to get hiring right as in the 1970s. And it wasn't just outstanding players, those involved, Coaches and Physical Trainers with extensive international experience, came to their awnings in order to help conquer that long-awaited and elusive third star.

In 1970, with a squad that included goalkeeper Osvaldo Ayala, Enrique Fernández, Juan Carlos Justich, Juan Carlos Carotti, Pedro Prospitti and a good number of Colombian players, they reached fourth place. The high cost of that payroll generated crippling financial problems, which is why he was absent and the only salvation to maintain the First Division record was to rent it, for which an option was sought in Barrancabermeja.

In 1971, after several friendlies that Medellín played in the oil port of Barrancabermeja, the club's owners decided to rent the token to the people who played soccer in 1971 in Barrancabermeja. That year the DIM was absent from the national income but as an institution it remained active in the city of Medellín, it rented its space to the people of Barrancabermeja who founded a soccer club under the name of Oro Negro that played on behalf of that region.

In 1972, The Second Return. The absence lasted barely a year. It was believed that with a group made up of, among others, Ediberto Luis Righi, Hugo Gallego, Juan Carlos Lallana, Ponciano Castro, Alberto de Luca, Byron Hernández and Álvaro Santamaría, quality triumphs would be obtained; It was not like that and the wait continued to drag on. Only sporadic figurations occurred in this disconcerting decade of the seventies.

In 1975 the best happened, when under the direction of the famous Juan José Pizzuti, Medellín qualified for the final Hexagonal. The fight for that classification was framed by the drama of waiting until the last moment in the middle of the Deportivo Pereira field, due to the dependence on results in other places in the country. Unfortunately, in the Hexagonal it was not possible to endorse the good work done and Medellín was quickly eliminated.

In 1978, taking advantage of the good moment of Peruvian football, the 1975 American Champion and its qualification for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, World Cup winners José Velásquez Castillo and Hugo Sotil were hired, but the objectives were not achieved. The satisfaction that could not be obtained with the plethora of foreign footballers was achieved with the appearance of new Colombian players: Ponciano Castro, Nolberto Molina, Álvaro Santamaría, Jorge "La rat" Gallego and Bernardo Aristizábal, who, together with others, had some experiences of The previous decade, such as Javier Tamayo, Armando ´la Coneja´ Acosta and José Zárate, were prominent figures in Colombian football.

The decade of the 70s was very similar to the previous decade, with excellent presentations in all the stadiums in the country but without important sporting achievements. In this decade there were excellent players such as Hugo Gallego, Álvaro Santamaría, Ponciano Castro, Javier Tamayo, Francisco Hormazábal, Nolberto Molina, Juan Carlos Sarnari, Hugo Horacio Lóndero, Jorge “La Rata” Gallego, José Néstor Pékerman, Álvaro “El Polaco ” Escobar, José Boricua Zárate, José Velásquez Castillo, Hugo Sotil, Víctor Ephanor, among others.

1980s

These years were truly unforgettable. Seven classifications for hexagonal or octagonal - depending on the type of championship -, six of them consecutively and an excellent third place in 1984, after América de Cali and Millonarios.

In 1981 the Colombia Cup was resurrected after 18 years as the additional part of the league; The matches were played in unusual places such as: La Dorada, Riosucio, Cartago, Anserma, Piedecuesta, Sogamoso, Popayán, and the Millonarios education field. The first round: It was carried out between 6 teams eliminated from the "Chalela y Chalela" completion of the 1981 Colombian Championship: Deportivo Pereira, Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín, Once Caldas, Atlético Bucaramanga and Cúcuta Deportivo. After playing a series of matches, the winner of the first round and first finalist was Independiente Medellín. Second round: It was carried out between 4 teams eliminated from the semi-final Quadrangulars of the 1981 Colombian Championship: Unión Magdalena, Millonarios, Deportes Quindío, Deportivo Cali. After playing a series of matches, the winner of the second round and second finalist is Deportivo Cali. The final was two games in the city of Medellín where they would end 3-1 and the second 1-1, with Independiente Medellín crowned champion as champion of the 1981 Colombia Cup for the first time in its history.

In 1985 and 1986, when he finished as the winner of the Apertura Tournaments, by coincidence, he competed against Atlético Junior for the titles of those events and the corresponding bonuses. On both occasions he was defeated by the Barranquilla team.

Among many positive things achieved in that wonderful decade, it can be said that Medellín gave the opportunity to play in the first division to players who would soon become stellar figures in our football: Luis Carlos Perea, Leonel Álvarez, Gildardo Gómez, Hernán Darío Gómez and Gabriel Jaime Gómez, Oscar Pareja, Carlos Castro and John Wilmar "La Pelusa" Perez.

In addition, almost all the Technicians in the eighties were former red players, some of them rookies who began their careers by assuming positions in the DIM. Such cases of Jorge Olmedo and Julio Avelino Comesaña, initiators of the classifications, in 1982 and 1983, respectively.

Notable foreign players passed through their ranks: World Cup winners Carlos Aguilera, Uruguayan, Juan Carlos Letelier, Chilean, Paraguayan Alfredo ´Coco´ Mendoza and Peruvians Jorge Olaechea, Eduardo Malásquez ("Malasqueña") and Franco Navarro, Héctor Ramón Sosa who in 1985 became the championship's top scorer and at the same time, the last member of the Montaña red team to obtain that title.

Perhaps the most surprising of the campaigns was the one carried out in 1989 under the direction of Jaime Rodríguez. Economic difficulties had forced them to do without expensive figures and as was obvious, there was not much confidence in the performance of Medellín, which even occupied first place in the championship for some dates.

Out of curiosity we noted two paradoxes in the eighties: the Dimayor paid tribute to the late president of Medellín, Héctor Mesa Gómez, naming the event after him, but the team's performance was very poor although it was later rehabilitated and classified for the 1987 Octagonal; The second has to do with economics. Despite excellent performances in almost all tournaments, he lived in constant and pressing deficits that embittered his continuity.

1990s

In 1992 the team had an excellent roster, made up of players such as Hernán Torres, Javier Arango, Luis Carlos Perea, Pedro “El Campero” Álvarez, John Wilmar Pérez, Oscar Pareja, Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama, Carlos Castro, Henry Zambrano Sandoval, among others, but the title was not achieved, which was what was ultimately sought.

In 1993 with the departure of Pibe Valderrama, but with the basis of previous years plus the hiring of top level players, such as Wilman Conde, Luis Barbat, Rubén Darío Hernández, Eduardo Pimentel, Carlos Enrique “La Gambeta” Estrada, Óscar “El Pájaro” Juárez, among others, and with the help of Luis Augusto “El Chiqui” García, the team, game after game, emerged as champions, since their game was impeccable in all lines, and the fans also demonstrated its greatness, with an average attendance of approximately 36,000 fans per game at the Atanasio Girardot. On the last date of the tournament, Medellín was playing against its eternal rival Atlético Nacional, as were Junior and América in the city of Barranquilla. Matches that should have started at the same time, but the match in Barranquilla started 5 minutes later than expected. Medellín won the classic 1-0 with a goal from Carlos Castro, and with the imminent tie in the city of Barranquilla, the red team was crowned champion for the third time in its history after 36 years. After having completed the Olympic lap, an agonizing goal by Atlético Junior in the last minute fell like a bucket of cold water, snatching glory from the town's team. By December of that same year, the sale of some shares of the club was confirmed. to the WBA Fútbol Marketing firm, directed by Carlos Castillo, who would be the new president of the institution.

In 1994, as a consequence of the excellent performance of the team in the previous year, the powerful team would return to the Copa Libertadores after 27 years, being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Atlético Junior de Barranquilla.

In this same year, Poderoso de la Montaña played a friendly tournament in Spain, Ciudad de Vigo Trophy, playing against the team from that city, Celta de Vigo.

The City of Vigo Trophy is a summer football competition held in Vigo, Spain, in the month of August. The club with the most trophies is the Real Club Celta de Vigo with 21

In 1997 the following years are probably remembered as the darkest time administratively speaking, leading the team to bankruptcy and almost relegation to Primera B, but the fans reacted and forced the entire leadership to leave forever..

The most valuable thing to highlight is that in the midst of great crises, men have always appeared who, risking capital and their peace of mind, gave everything to save it from ruin, and they succeeded. There have been so many bitter pills, but so many, so valuable and valiant, the efforts of its leaders to sustain it, that without a doubt, Medellín became the best school for leaders in Colombian Soccer.

In the football part; The decade was not absolutely bad in terms of results because at the beginning there were very valuable performances, generated by players perhaps less illustrious than those of other eras, but always imbued with the fighting spirit that has distinguished the institution. During the decade, men appeared in the ranks who had a deep impact on the feelings of the fans: Luis Barbat and “Pibe” Valderrama were flagships in the crusade to achieve the best results.

Perhaps the greatest memory of this decade, terrible at the time but today, a singular anecdote, is that of December 1993 when for a few minutes we were on the threshold of glory and the title was the third star on the shield from Medellin. It was the amazing moment of not knowing where happiness is or where misfortune is, or if tears of emotion or sorrow have the same content. Fortunately, the past is past, the bad has been left behind, overcome by the faith of a fanatic that does not know about resignations or disloyalty and by leaders who show a country how to fight for what one loves, because Medellín is a feeling that lives permanently on the surface.

2000s

From 1998 to 2001 the team was recovering from the economic and results crisis, and some players from previous tournaments with hiring and excellent players from the quarry always reached the last stages, in the year.

In 1999 they were runners-up in the final tournament against Atlético Nacional, the first leg was tied without goals and the second leg was 1-0 in favor of Nacional.

In 2001 this would be the last long championship that would be held in Colombia. They finish eighth in the all against all phase with 63 points, snatching the classification from Nacional, because after a tie in points their best goal difference gave way to the semi-final home runs, in Group B they qualify for the grand final with 11 points and would play against América de Cali, but lose both games in the series (0-1 and 2-0). The club changes leadership, naming Javier Velásquez as President and Libardo Serna as Manager.

In 2002 Reinaldo Rueda arrived. Things did not start well, of the 10 games that Rueda coached, 3 were won, 3 were tied and 4 were lost. He directed his last game against Santa Fe (0-0) leaving the team in the thirteenth place of the board. He was replaced by Víctor Luna Gómez who debuted with Once Caldas (2-2) in the city of Medellín on the eleventh day of the tournament. He rises from thirteen to third place in the table in a remarkable reaction. Medellín had finished third in the all against all phase with 35 points and it is their turn to play the “A” quadrangle with Cali, Bucaramanga and Tolima. The team fell to Bucaramanga on the first date, in the 48th minute of the second half, in a clearly unfair result. They tied on the second day with Tolima (1-1) in the mountain capital, they beat Deportivo Cali (0-1) in the most important match of the series with a goal from 35 meters by Tressor Moreno, in the rematch they tied in Medellín (1-1) and two victories against Bucaramanga (1-0) and Tolima (1-3) gave them access to the final. In the first game of the final against Deportivo Pasto (2-0) we did not play well, but there was plenty of desire. Pasto did not lock in and fortunately Medellín's goal came quickly and changed everything. The match was secured by the powerful through an own goal by Julio César Valencia 20 minutes into the second half. In the revenge match, victory was achieved through a goal by Mauricio Molina from a free kick at 28' and by Walter Escobar at 57'. Some of the architects of this heroic feat were, Víctor Luna (DT), David González, Ricardo Calle, Luis Amaranto Perea, Andrés Felipe Orozco, Róbinson Muñoz, Juan Fernando Leal, Edgar Carvajal, John Alexander “El Conejo” Jaramillo, William Vásquez Chacón, Malher Tressor Moreno, David Fernando Montoya, John Javier “Choronta” Restrepo, Mauricio Alejandro Molina, Roberto Carlos “Choto” Cortés, among others.

A group of young people with an average of 23 years old, who had been working together for three years, achieved the third star for the powerful, after 45 years. Fair reward for a team that had done things well in recent years, third in 1999, second in 2001 and first in 2002-II. He will also play the Copa Libertadores for the third time.

• Nomina Champion Tournament Finalization 2002: Luis Amaranto Perea, Roberto Carlos Cortés, Édgar Carvajal, Andrés Acevedo, David González, Agustín Julio, Andrés Orozco, Eder Ricardo Steer, Agostinho, Heriberto Velandia, Eliécer Díaz Maturana, Juan Fernando Leal, Malher Tressor Moreno, Juan David Moreno, César Valoyes, Ricardo Calle, Alexander Jastreillo Nicolás Torres, William Vásquez D.T.: Victor Luna Gómez.

In 2003 they returned to the Copa Libertadores de América, after 9 years. Medellín would share a group with Boca Juniors, Colo Colo, Barcelona. The first match would be against Boca in Buenos Aires, the clear dominator of the match was the red team. Boca opened the scoring, but in the 78th minute of play, Medellín had the option to tie it with a maximum penalty that Tressor Moreno wasted. Later would come the second and final goal for the locals. The second game was in Medellín against Barcelona, who with a goal from "Choronta" Restrepo Medellín took its first three points. Later, the team traveled to Santiago to face Colo Colo, a match that ended 2-1 in favor of the local team. Medellín and Boca Juniors would meet again, this time at the Atanasio Girardot, where an agonizing goal by David Montoya in the 89th minute gave the powerful team three points. Against Barcelona in Guayaquil, the red team showed its great category, beating them 4-2, with goals from Tressor Moreno (2), Mauricio Molina and David Montoya, with this score the team already moved on to the second phase, with one game remaining in qualifying status. local. The last match of the group stage was against Colo Colo in Medellín, which ended 2-0 in favor of Medellín, the two goals were the work of scorer Jorge Horacio Serna. This, plus the tie between Boca Juniors and Barcelona, left Medellín at the top of the group. In the round of 16 the team would meet Cerro Porteño from Paraguay, where the first game, as a visitor, would be won by Medellín, with a goal from David Montoya. At the Atanasio Girardot, it would be Cerro who would emerge victorious, thus going to the penalty shootout, where the DIM goalkeeper, David González, would be a figure by stopping two charges, so that his team would advance to the quarterfinals. Gremio de Porto Alegre would be Medellín's rival in the quarterfinals. The first match was in Porto Alegre, where the team showed great hierarchy, drawing 2-2 with goals from "Mao" Molina and Montoya, and cornering the rival in their own goal. At home, the red team opened the account through Jorge Horacio Serna, then Gremio would tie, and on the hour, it would be William Vásquez Chacón who would be in charge of leaving the score 2-1 in favor of DIM, who would face Santos in the semifinals of Robinho, Diego, Elano and company. The first match against Santos took place as visitors, where Nene gave the local team the three points in a match that was more than a mess. At home, and with an impressive crowd, the powerful team went ahead in the first minutes, with a goal from Tressor Moreno. But it didn't take long for the Brazilians to equalize and later, in the 61st minute, the score was 2-1 in favor of the visitors. Víctor Luna moved his chips, and the team did what it had to do, go out to kill or be killed, and that was how Mao Molina's tie would come in the 80th minute, but in a counterattack by the visiting team in the last minutes it would make it 2- 3 definitive, ending the hopes of the red team, which came out with tears in its eyes but applauded and with more than 53,000 fans singing and thanking it for the excellent presentation. In the Colombian Championship of the 2003 Season in the Apertura Tournament it was eliminated in the All against All by finishing tenth with 25 points, one less than the ninth and also eliminated (Atlético Huila) and the eighth and seventh classified (Deportivo Pereira and Unión Magdalena) and in the Finalization Tournament they placed fourth with 28 points and in the semi-final home runs Group B is last, being surpassed by the Deportes Tolima, Atlético Junior and Atlético Nacional teams.

In the 2004 Apertura Tournament the DIM beat its backyard rival the championship, maintaining the base of the players who were champions two years ago, led by Jaime “El Flaco” Rodríguez who remains undefeated in the four first dates of the tournament with two wins and two draws, but in the following 4 dates he does not win again and the Board of Directors resolves to hand the team to Pedro Sarmiento on the ninth date, debuting with a defeat in the classic against Atlético Nacional (0- 2). The team has a notable reaction from the tenth round onwards, obtaining 6 wins, one draw and two losses to finish in sixth position and qualify for the semifinal series. Group B corresponds to Once Caldas, Deportivo Cali and Bogotá Chicó. They beat Once Caldas in Medellín (4-0) and Deportivo Cali in Pascual Guerrero (0-3), they lost both games with Bogotá Chicó, in Medellín (1-2) and in Bogotá (3-2), they They then beat Once Caldas in Manizales (0-2) and tied with Deportivo Cali (3-3) in the final minute with a goal from César Valoyes at the Atanasio Girardot to qualify agonizingly for the grand final of the championship against the local rival, National Athletic.

The first match of the final was on June 24, Medellín would finish the match with one man less, since John Wilmar “La Pelusa” Pérez would be sent off at minute 65, but the match would end in favor of DIM 2- 1, with goals from Jorge Horacio Serna at minute 12 of the first half and Rafael Castillo at minute 41 of the first half. The series would be defined on June 27, in the event of an agonizing tie the score would remain 0-0, thus, Deportivo Independiente Medellín would be crowned champion.

• Nomina Champion Tournament Opening 2004: David González, Ricardo Calle, Jhann Carlos López, Heriberto Velandia, Jair Benítez, Jaime Castrillón, Alexander Jaramillo, Camilo Giraldo, Néider Morantes, John Angulo, Jorge Horacio Serna. Alternates: Bayron Garcia, Carlos Córdoba, Jamell Ramos, John Wilmar Pérez, César Valoyes, Rafael Castillo, Ferley Villamil. D.T.: Pedro Enrique Sarmiento.

Then, in the 2004 final tournament, he ranked sixth in the round-robin and in the home runs he placed third in group B behind Atlético Junior and Deportivo Cali, just surpassing Atlético Bucaramanga. In the Apertura Tournament and Finalization Tournament of 2005, he qualified for the home runs but failed to reach the final in any of the cases. This year they play the Copa Libertadores, where they finish first in Group 1, beating the teams Atlético Paranaense from Brazil, Libertad from Paraguay and América from Cali; In the round of 16 he was eliminated by Banfield of Argentina. In the final tournament of 2006, he finished second in the round-robin with 32 points and in the home runs he finished second, being surpassed by one point by Cúcuta Deportivo, eventual champion. This year they played the Copa Sudamericana, where they were eliminated by Deportes Tolima. In the 2007 opening tournament he placed sixth in the round-robin and in the home runs he placed fourth in group B. In the 2008 opening tournament the powerful placed fourth in the round-robin with 29 points and in the home runs he placed second in Group B. being surpassed by one point by Boyacá Chicó, eventual champion.

In the (2008 tournament ending), with an excellent squad, including Paraguayan goalkeeper Aldo Bobadilla and John Javier “Choronta” Restrepo, the red team went to the final against América de Cali. The first match of the final was in Medellín, where the powerful team fell 1-0 to its rival. The second leg was scheduled for the following Sunday, where the team would seek to overcome the adverse score. The powerful went ahead on the scoreboard due to a goal scored by scorer Diego Álvarez; Unfortunately, it was not enough, since the American team would win the match with a resounding 3-1.

In the 2009 Finalization Tournament the fifth title of the Rojo de la Montaña was presented in the second half of the year. In the round-robin phase, Independiente Medellín qualified first with 38 points, after twelve wins in 18 games. The Antioquia club qualified several dates in advance of the home runs. Meanwhile, Atlético Huila was the leader of the championship for eight days, ceding the privileged position to Independiente Medellín. Finally, those led by Guillermo Berrío advanced to the semifinals occupy third qualifying place with 30 units. In the semifinal phase, Independiente Medellín was placed in Group A along with Atlético Junior, Deportivo Pereira and Real Cartagena. The team led by Leonel Álvarez qualified for the final one date in advance, after beating Atlético Junior 2:1 in Barranquilla with two goals from midfielder Luis Fernando Mosquera. For its part, Atlético Huila was in Group B, along with Santa Fe, Atlético Nacional and Deportes Tolima. On the last day, with two goals from Iván Velásquez, the Neiva club advanced to the final after beating Santa Fe 4-1. In the home runs, Medellín was seeded in Group A where it qualified early with a total of 14 points, which gave it the right to play in the grand final of the Finalization Tournament against Atlético Huila. The first leg was played in Neiva, where the powerful team took advantage with a late goal from scorer Jackson Martínez, and in Medellín, tying at two goals with scores from Jackson Martínez and Luis Fernando Mosquera won the championship by an aggregate score of 3-2. It should be noted that Leonel Álvarez directed his first tournament in the first division, winning the title, and that Jackson Martínez broke the record for goals in short tournaments with 18 scores, thus surpassing Léider Preciado's 17. This record would remain in force until the first tournament of 2016 in which the Cortuluá player, Miguel Ángel Borja, born in Tierralta, Córdoba, would score 19 goals.

• Nomina Champion Tournament Finalization 2009: Aldo Bobadilla, Brayan López, Ricardo Calle, Samuel Vanegas, Leiton Jiménez, Juan David Valencia, Andres Mosquera, Andrés Felipe Ortiz, Elkin Mosquera Moreno, Hernán Pertúz, Juan David Muriel Cruz, César Alexander Quintero Jiménez, Luis Tipton, John Javier Restrepo, Juan Esteban Ortiz, Javier Calle, Luis Fernando Mosquera, Roger Cañas, Giovanny Alexander Lopez, Juan Esteban López D.T.: Leonel Alvarez.

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This era was the most successful for Independiente Medellín until today. Since 2002, two tournaments have been held per year and Independiente Medellín won the 2002-II, 2004-I, 2009-II championships and obtained two runners-up finishes in 2001 and 2008-II. Without leaving behind his participation in the Copa Libertadores in 2005, 2009 and his great and well-deserved third place in the 2003 Copa Libertadores.

In this era of great red triumphs, players such as: David González, Roberto Carlos Cortés, John Javier Restrepo, Luis Amaranto Perea, Ricardo Calle, David Montoya, Mauricio Molina, Tressor Moreno, Rafael Castillo, Jackson Martínez, Luis Fernando stood out Mosquera and Aldo Bobadilla with the help of successful technicians such as: Víctor Luna Gómez, Pedro Sarmiento and Leonel Álvarez.

2010s

In 2010, in the Apertura Tournament, with the technical direction of Leonel Álvarez, he managed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament, being eliminated in the same instance. For the second semester, after Álvarez's departure, Édgar Carvajal takes command of the team but does not achieve the goal of qualifying for the semi-final home runs.

In 2011 the team lowered its level and did not manage to qualify for the semi-final home runs in either of the two tournaments (Opening and Finalization), the bad results were present, adding to this the poor administration of the then president Jorge Osorio Ciro, these factors were clear triggers for reaching 2012 with a very low average in the relegation table.

In 2012 Hernán Darío Gómez arrived to the technical direction, to try to solve the sporting and administrative problems that the team had, waging a fight over the issue of averages and relegation due to the bad campaigns carried out during the previous tournaments. In the Apertura, after one of the worst championships in its history, it is in 16th place with only 17 points, to such an extent that the fans took to the streets to express their total discontent with the directors and owners of the club. At the end of the first semester, the leadership led by president Jorge Osorio Ciro steps aside and the club changes its head, naming Julio Roberto Gómez as president. For the Completion a new 'era' leadership and 15 players are hired, with the expectation of having a very good tournament, recovering the identity of the club and making the team attractive for sale. After a long process, on December 4, 2012, the sale of the majority of the club's shares to a company called "El Equipo del Pueblo S.A." commanded by Sergio Betancur, leaving behind the terrible management of "Sueños del Balón S.A." Against all odds, Medellín classifies the homers of the 2012 Finalización Tournament in seventh position with only 26 points, it is their turn in "Group B" Together with La Equidad as the head of the group, Itagüí and Atlético Nacional, the team achieved a good performance in the group and on the last date against Itagüí, with an agonizing goal from its youth debutant Ray Vanegas, it made its way to the very final of the tournament, which would be played against Millonarios, and after a 0-0 draw at home and a 1-1 away draw, it would be decided by kicks from the penalty spot, where the capital team would win 5-4.

In 2013 they celebrated their 100 years as a soccer sports team. With Hernán Darío Gómez as the team's coach, he tried to have a good campaign like in 2012, but the team suffered a huge fall, reaching the last places in the relegation zone. Hernán Darío Gómez leaves command and Óscar Pérez arrives and his good results began to be felt by the fans. This coach did well in the short time he led the team, he did not qualify for the Postobón League (Opening and Completion), but yes to the Colombia Cup.

In the Second Semester Óscar Pérez is dismissed due to poor results, and would be replaced by Pedro Sarmiento, an old acquaintance, but he did not have much luck either, since the team would not qualify for home runs.

By 2014, with a new president (Eduardo Silva Meluk), the powerful man seeks a new direction trying to reach glory again, unfortunately Sarmiento's work would not bear fruit, so it is decided to terminate his contract, giving him arrival to Hernán Torres, who in his playing days played for the town's team. The results did not come with Torres in charge either, and classification in the Apertura Tournament to the second round was not achieved for the third consecutive time since that 2012-II final where Hernán himself was the rival coach. For the second semester the team dispenses with players such as Amílcar Henríquez, Giovanni Hernández, Yulián Mejía, among others, trying to find both a sporting and economic balance, presenting the project "All in one" in which the goal is for the stadium to be filled during the team's home games, achieving a great response from the fans, selling all the tickets that were planned, for a price that is really so low that any fan could access it. After a successful preseason, they played their first four Postobon Cup matches, getting 10 points out of a possible 12, beating Jaguares 2-1, Nacional by the same score, Deportivo Rionegro 0-1 and achieving a 2-2 draw against the Águilas Doradas and in the second round he was eliminated by Deportes Tolima. Meanwhile, in the Postobon II League try to qualify first in their home run to obtain the "invisible point" which serves in the event of a tiebreaker, and with the goal of being one of the finalists competing for the title of the second semester. He managed to qualify for the grand final of the tournament against Santa Fe with 2 dates in advance, losing it to the red club from the Colombian capital.

For the 2015 Apertura Tournament, very good players are hired to replace the departure of the scorer Germán Cano, reinforcements are brought in such as Juan Fernando Caicedo, Hernan Hechalar and Juan David Pérez, also great goalkeepers such as Anthony Silva and the return of David González The team responds well, plays well and obtains results, but then it begins to decline and they end up firing Hernan Torres, there they would bring in an old acquaintance, Leonel Álvarez, who leads the team to qualify in the 8, thus facing Junior and Tolima in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals respectively and managed to reach the final again, but this time they were not lucky either and lost the final against Deportivo Cali.

For the second semester, the team strengthened itself very well and always fought at the top of the table, thus reaching the semi-final against Atlético Nacional, in which they would lose 2-1 on aggregate.

In the 2016 Apertura Tournament few reinforcements are brought but they have a lot of name. One of them is the great idol Mauricio Molina, who returned to the team to be champion. In the quarterfinals, he faced Deportivo Cali, managing to overcome this phase and play the semifinal against Cortuluá. After a draw On that score, he secures a place in the final after a long penalty shootout. On June 19, after tying the first leg of the final against Junior (1:1), they became champions by winning the second leg (2:0) with a double from Christian Marrugo, thus obtaining their sixth title in the national tournament.

• Nomina Champion Tournament Opening 2016: David González, Luis Erney Vasquez, Andres Mosquera, Hernán Pertúz, Juan Camilo Saiz, Matias Cahais, Daniel Torres, William Parra, Luis Tipton, Sebastián Macías, Marlon Piedrahita, Elacio Córdoba, Juan David Cabezas, Didier Moreno, John Hernández, Ever Valencia Mauricio Molina, Christian Marrugo, Hernán Hechalar, Luis Carlos Arias, Juan Fernando Caice D.T.: Leonel Alvarez

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In the second half of that same year, the team would face 3 tournaments, Copa Águila, Liga and would return to an international tournament after 7 years and play the Copa Sudamericana. The team did not strengthen as expected and that champion team It was not seen anywhere, Although in the League they were first on several dates, In the Águila Cup they reached the quarterfinals, in which Atlético Junior would beat them. But in the Cup they managed to advance to the quarterfinals, also leaving behind rivals such as Universidad Católica, Santa Cruz, Sportivo Luqueño and would fall to Cerro Porteño 2-0 on aggregate. After this, the team suffers a great decline and does not achieve good results in the League, being eliminated against Santa Fe in the Quarterfinals. In this semester it was regrettable not to have brought more reinforcements since its managers do not consider this so necessary, Elkin Congote, Sports Manager said a famous phrase that would happen later "So that 30 players if only 11 play" The displeased fans ask for this man's resignation and a few days later he resigns. At the end of the year, Leonel was informed that he would not continue on the team due to alleged bad results and bad internal relations.

The red team said goodbye to the decade with a new official title of champion. This time, he won the 2019 Colombia Cup, which was his second. Cup title in its history. In the round of 16, Medellín eliminated Millonarios, winning the first leg 2-1 at the Atanacio Girardot, and drawing 2-2 in the rematch at El Campín. In the quarterfinals, they defeated Once Caldas: it was 3 to 2 in the first leg for Medellín, and a new victory, this time 1 to 0 in the second leg, in Manizales. In the semifinals, the "mighty of the mountain" He left Deportivo Pasto on the road, whom he defeated 2 to 1 in Ipiales in the first leg, and beat him again 3 to 2 in the second leg, played at Atanacio. In the final of the tournament, the red team defeated Deportivo Cali. In the first leg, played in Palma Seca, DIM rescued a valuable 2-2 draw. In the second leg, against a packed Atanasio Girardot, Medellín won 2-1, and thus obtained a new official title of champion. by coach Aldo Bobadilla. Red's top scorer in this championship was Germán Cano, with 6 goals in the entire Cup.

2020s

In 2020, as a result of the covid19 pandemic, only one championship would be held, in which "the powerful" Led by Hernán Darío Gámez, he would not have a good campaign, finishing 14th and 12 points away from entering the group of 8, however in the 2020 Colombia Cup he would have a good performance that would culminate with his third Colombia Cup title. In the round of 16 they defeated Deportivo Pereira as a visitor, in the quarterfinals they defeated Junior at home, in the semifinal played as a visitor against Deportes Quindío with a solitary goal from Matias Mier in the 15th minute, he managed to qualify the red team to its second final of consecutive cup, the final would be against Deportes Tolima, in this match the first protocol for returning fans to the stadiums in Colombia was implemented, 30 fans of the dean went to accompany his team, the scoreboard of the match was opened by Matías Mier at minute 20, however in the 90+1 Anderson Angulo sent the final to the shots from the penalty spot, Medellín hit all his shots and on the part of Deportes Tolima José Guillermo Ortiz missed with this result Medellín became champion of the Cup Colombia 2020 and helped them qualify for the 2022 South American Cup

The following year the club would have bad sporting results, highlighting that it would once again not be able to enter the group of 8 in any of the 2 semesters, which is why in September of that year Hernán Darío Gámez was fired as coach and the coach was hired. Julio Avelino Comesaña

For having won the 2020 Colombia Cup, Medellín was able to compete in the South American Cup where it was paired in group E along with Guaireña, 9 De Octubre and Inter de Porto Alegre, Medellín finished third in the group with 5 points, only being able to win a match against October 9,

In the 2022 opening league, Medellín manages to qualify for the group of 8, after 5 consecutive semesters without being able to do so, in the second phase it is paired in group B along with Envigado, La Equidad and Deportes Tolima. Medellín finishes 2nd in the group with 11 points, 2 points away from qualifying for the final, which would have been the second paisa final since the other finalist and subsequent champion was Atlético Nacional.

For the league ending 2022, David González is hired, although the team does not start the league very well, the powerful began to reap good results after winning the classic paisa after 4 years and 13 games, this helped him enter the group of 8, in the all against all of that season it is highlighted that due to an armed strike decreed by the Clan Del Golfo, Medellín refused to appear at the Jaraguay stadium against Jaguares De Córdoba for which the Dimayor decided to give it the Walkover victory against Jaguares de Córdoba, Medellín had not lost in this way since 1950.

Medellín in the final phase was paired in group B with Águilas Doradas, Deportivo Pasto and América De Cali, with 11 points and with a combination of results on the last date Medellín managed to qualify for the final after 4 years without contesting no league final, which would be against Deportivo Pereira who reached the final for the first time in its history, the first leg played at the Atanasio ended in a one-goal tie, for the red team Diber Cambindo and for the visiting team Leonardo Castro, The second leg played at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas would end goalless on penalties Deportivo Pereira would win its first league title.

Symbols

Shield

First shield of the Independent Medellin in 1913.

Shield in 1997 under the Castillo administration.

Current Shield since 2013

The first shield that characterized Deportivo Independiente Medellín dates back to 1945, similar to that of San Lorenzo in Argentina, with a diagonal strip in the middle that said "Medellín" and at the bottom in a circle: &# 34;F.B.C", which was the first name the club had.

In 1953, when the team stopped being called Medellín Foot Ball Club and was renamed Deportivo Independiente Medellín, a new shield was created with the current design, with red and blue, and the letters 'DIM'.

In 1997, with the arrival of leader Jorge Castillo, the shield changed a little, with the same shape but changing the "M" for two mountains that represent the city of Medellín, characterized by these; but it brings back bad memories for the red fan, since during these years they were close to bankruptcy. A year later, in 1998, the traditional shield came back to life, it was once again the same shield as before, and with its usual blue and red colors.

Since 2013, after the centenary of its foundation, the DIM has maintained its traditional blue and red shield, but adding a gold color to the blue border that symbolizes those 100 years of foundation.

Rexixtenxia North Bar

Like the history of Medellín, that of Rexixtenxia Norte is accompanied by immense joys but also by deep sadness, which have not achieved the disintegration of this group of fans that can be seen, date after date, around all the stadiums in the country accompanying their motto.

The D.I.M. Throughout its existence it has had the unconditional support of its devotees because more than a football team, the medal is a religion.

Just as in 1914 the iron foundry was made known to the world, on April 14, of the same year, the Medellín Football Club was created in the capital of Antioquia, which has been throughout these years Cultural Heritage of the Antioqueños, a Stainless Feeling.

Pet

[[File:Fidel_Mascota_del_DIMOficial.jpg |thumbnailimage|300px|right|Fidel Official Mascot of Independiente Medellín.

FIDEL, this is the name of the new member of Independiente Medellín who once again has a mascot after ODIM, which was in the early years of the previous decade.

That's right, a dog is the new emblem of the red of the mountain in the matches that the professional team plays in its Colombian soccer matches at the Atanasio.

With Fidel, the Powerful seeks to get much closer to the public, especially children.

Eduardo Silva Meluk, former president of the Red, presented through his popular 'Video del Presi' to the new member of the red family, who was named in this way in honor of the fans of the town's team. & # 34; He is called Fidel, because he is the most faithful of all and will always be with us & # 34;

Uniform

1913

(See evolution)

2023

The uniform of Deportivo Independiente Medellín has been red and blue by tradition, although in its early days it used black and white striped clothing. Currently this is designed by the German brand Adidas, which has been wearing it since 2022.

Infrastructure

Atanasio Girardot Stadium

In 1953, the city of Medellín would finally have an appropriate setting for professional football, with the inauguration of the Atanasio Girardot Stadium, which at that time had a capacity of 33 thousand spectators, 12 thousand of them in covered stands, but Independiente Medellín could not participate in the inauguration, since this year the club was missing. The Atanasio Girardot Stadium is located in one of the most central residential areas of the city, the Barrio Estadio of the Western Central Zone, at the confluence of two of the main road arteries of the district: Avenida 70 that runs from south to north and Colombia Avenue that runs from east to west. Adjacent to the Stadium are other first-rate centers such as an entire educational complex in its eastern part made up of the Marco Fidel Suárez National School and the San Ignacio School. To the west of the sports complex is an exclusive commercial area in which the El Obelisco shopping center is located, in which the games that take place inside the stadium each week are projected on giant screens. To the south is the Stadium Station that allows strategic access to other latitudes of the Aburrá Valley metropolitan area and to the northwest is the IV Brigade of the Colombian Army.

The Atanasio Girardot stadium had a capacity of close to 53,000 spectators, but for safety and to comply with the FIFA standard that requires stadiums to have seats in all their seats, the capacity was reduced to 45,955 spectators. thus being the second largest in the country. Medellín has played five finals of the Colombian championship in this stadium (1957, 2004-I, 2008-II, 2009-II, 2012-II), Torneo Apertura 2015-1 and Torneo Apertura 2016-1 of which it has won 4 and lost 3. In addition to this stadium, in 2011 the team played some of its matches for the Colombia Cup at the Barbosa Municipal Stadium in the municipality of Barbosa due to the renovations at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium to prepare it for the 2011 U-20 Soccer World Cup.. The match with the highest attendance for both the club and the stadium was in the semifinal of the 2003 Copa Libertadores against Santos on June 18, with 53,225 spectators in attendance. It is known that at least 225 tickets were falsified for this match, since the DIM He put 53,000 tickets for sale and 225 more people entered the Stadium than what was on sale. Those 225 tickets evidently had to be falsified.

Sports Headquarters

Currently the team has an administrative headquarters located at the Dann Carlton Hotel in Medellín where the owners of El Equipo del Pueblo S. A. carry out all their operations.

Upon their arrival they decide to acquire a property to develop the team's first sports headquarters in its 100 years of history. The land was acquired in 2015 by President Eduardo Silva Meluk and the largest shareholder Raúl Giraldo. It is located in Rionegro, near the Llanogrande CAI, on the straight line that starts from the José María Córdova International Airport to the Llanogrande Mall. It covers 80,000 square meters.

Currently, the team trains in its own facilities: the Raúl Giraldo headquarters, which is named after the owner of the team, where they contain professional fields and different areas such as gyms that help to successfully complete training, parking and areas attention to the press.

In 2017, the construction of a high-performance center at the headquarters began, which became operational in 2018.

The team also usually trains elsewhere. Here are some of these places where the training sessions normally take place, highlighting the most frequent ones in order and first.

Rivalries

Rivalry with Atlético Nacional

Air photography of the Classic Country.

It is the match that pits the two main teams of the Aburrá Valley and actually the only professional clubs in the city of Medellín: Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. It is one of the most important regional classics in Colombia and also one of the most traditional. The first classic that was played in history between both teams was on September 12, 1948 and the victory was won by Independiente Medellín, beating what at the time was called Atlético Municipal, 3 – 0, in the framework of the first championship played in Colombia. As a notable fact is that the two institutions joined together so as not to disappear at the end of the 1950s, under the unofficial name of Independiente Nacional, which was used by the players, however, it never appeared on the official rosters, since the official name was retained by Atlético Nacional, while Deportivo Independiente Medellín officially disappeared that year. This alliance only lasted one year and to date it has been the only time in which the two rival teams in the city have united.

Likewise, the two clubs have met directly or have defined special situations between them in the achievement of national titles. In 1955 they fought hand in hand in the Colombian tournament, but it was Independiente Medellín who took first place after 27 dates. In 1994, Atlético Nacional was crowned champion of Colombia with an agonizing goal from Juan Pablo Ángel, when they were playing the last date of the final home run, and with that victory he won his sixth Colombian championship. Taking into account that this match was not called final since even if Deportivo Independiente Medellín achieved a favorable score in the match, it would not be champion due to the game system used for that year in Colombian professional football. For 1999, the team < i>verde defeated Independiente Medellín 1-0, thus managing to play that year's grand final against América de Cali, which Nacional eventually won. The last great definition for a title was played in the final of the 2004 Apertura Tournament, where Medellín won the title after winning the first game 1-2 and drawing 0-0 in the return game, defending the entire match and thus managing to consecrate its fourth star in front of its square rival, this being "Clásico Paisa" the first final played between the two teams.

Rivalry with Deportivo Cali

Classic of Antiquity

There is no regional rivalry between Deportivo Cali and DIM, however this match pits the oldest teams in Colombian soccer against each other. History favors the green of Valle del Cauca over the red of Antioquia. 216 games have been played, with Deportivo Cali winning 93 times compared to DIM's 67, a difference of 26 games in favor of Deportivo Cali. Both teams competed in the final of the 2015 Apertura Tournament, with Deportivo Cali winning. However, DIM has won 2 Copa Colombia finals against Deportivo Cali: in 1981 and in 2019.

Rivalry with Santa Fe

Independent Classic

This rivalry was born after the Santa Fe team won the 2014-II title by having come back in the first leg at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in the second half, 1:0 in their favor, but the red the capital came back with goals from Francisco Meza at 65' and 68' Wilson Morelo, which was enough for the cardinals to win the title at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín Stadium in Bogotá with a score of 1:1 on aggregate 2:3 against the "red of the mountain".^{[citation required]} This rivalry is called the Independiente Classic, since they are the only two professional clubs in Colombia that have this name Deportivo Independiente Medellín and Club Independiente Santa Fe.

Regional Classics

• Independent Medellín Vs Golden Eagles

• Independent Medellín Vs Envigado FC

• Independiente Medellín Vs Itagüí Leones FC

Note: Itagüí Leones FC belongs to the Primera B Category, second level of Colombian Professional Football.

Club details

• Historical position6°
• Seasons in Category 1: 88 (1948-1951,1954-1957,1959-1970,1972-Presente).
• Ausente Seasons First Category A 4: (1952, 1953, 1958, 1971).
• Seasons in First Category B: None.
• Best place in the league:
  • Champion (6): (1955, 1957, 2002-II, 2004-I, 2009-II, 2016-I).
• Worse in the league:
  • 18th (1): (2009-I).
• Major goals:
  • In national championships
    • 8-1 to Deportivo Pereira on 4 August in 1957.
    • 7-1 to Deportivo Cali in 1955
    • 1-7 to Envigado F. C. on March 28, 2010.
    • 6-0 to Santa Fe on August 15, 1954.
    • 6-0 millionaires on July 24th in 1966.
    • 6-1 millionaires in 1964.
    • 5-0 to the Junior on 18 July 1993 and 27 May 2001
    • 5-0 to Deportivo Cali on May 24, 2008.
    • 5-0 to Atlético Bucaramanga on April 13, 2008.
    • 5-0 to the Magdalena Union on 15 May 2005.
    • 5-0 to Real Cartagena on September 26, 2012.
    • 0-4 to Quindío Sports on 12 May 2007.
    • 4-1 to the Sports Account, October 8, 2020.
    • 4-0 to the Golden Eagles on March 1, 2022
    • 1-5 to Equity on 16 June 2022
  • In international tournaments:
    • 0-4 to the Paranaense Athletic on May 10 at the 2005 Libertadores Cup.
    • 4-0 to Peñarol on January 28 at the Copa Libertadores 2009.
    • 4-0 to Deportivo Táchira on February 4 at the Copa Libertadores 2020.
  • In classic countries:
    • 5-1 to Atletico Nacional on 28 April in 1979, and on 27 June in 2011.
    • 4-0 to Atletico Nacional on 18 April in 1970, and on 18 February in 2001.
• Major targets against:
  • In national championships:
    • 7-1 with Deportivo Cali in 1962
    • 6-0 with Once Caldas on 16 April 2006.
    • 6-0 with Santa Fe in 1948
    • 8-3 with Junior on October 31, 1948.
    • 6-1 with Deportivo Pasto on October 5, 1999.
  • In international championships:
    • 5-2 with Racing on April 18 at the Liberators Cup 1967.
    • 6-2 with River Plate on April 20 at the 1967 Liberator Cup.
  • In classic countries:
    • 7-2 with Atlético Nacional on 4 July 1959.
    • 5-2 with Atlético Nacional on 14 March 2013.
    • 5-2 with Atlético Nacional on August 25, 2019.

Historical

• Maximum scorer: Germán Cano with 129 goals.
• Player with more contested matches: Héctor Echeverri with 457 matches.
• Coach with more titles in the position: Leonel Alvarez (2) 2009-II and 2016-I.
• Coach with more time in charge: Julio Avelino Comesaña (1982-1986).
• President with more time in office: José Luis Restrepo Jaramillo (1913-1928).
• Player with more titles: David González with 4 titles. Three Leagues (2002-II, 2004-I, 2016-I) and a Colombia Cup (2019).
• Concierge with greater impossibility: David Gonzalez with 687 minutes at the 2002 Tournament.
• Maximum scorer in a long tournament: Perfect Rodriguez (38 goals).
• Maximum scorer in a short tournament: Germán Cano (21 goals).
• Player who most times finished scorer of a Colombian tournament: Germán Cano 6 times.
• Best participation in Copa Libertadores de América: Semifinals (2003).
• Best participation in South American Cup: Final rooms (2016).
• Best participation in Copa Conmebol: Final Octavos (1995).
• Historical goals:
  • Gol 1000: Uriel Cadavid on 25 July 1965.
  • Gol 2000: Raúl Santelli on 9 May 1983.
  • Gol 3000: Adolfo Valencia on 15 August 1998.
  • Gol 3500: Jackson Martínez on November 6, 2005.
  • Gol 4000: Jaime Castrillón on September 11, 2011.

Goals

• Increased number of goals in a long tournament: 119 (1957).
• Lower number of goals in a long tournament: 41 (1988).
• Increased number of goals in a short tournament: 44 (2009-II).
• Lower number of goals in a short tournament: 14 (2021-II).

Undefeated

• Major undefeated: 17 Parties (20 May-16 September 1990).
• Increased number of games won in a long tournament: 1957: 27 wins in 41 matches.
• Increased number of matches won in a short tournament: 2009-II: 17 wins in 26 matches.
• Increased number of matched matches in a long tournament: 1983: 24 draws in 56 matches.
• Increased number of matched matches in a short tournament: 2021-II: 11 draws in 20 matches.
• Increased number of games lost in a long tournament: 1995-96: 31 defeats in 60 matches.
• Increased number of games lost in a short tournament: 2020: 12 defeats in 23 matches.

Ranking

FPC Ranking

• Historical Classification Category First A: 6th (4550 points).

Updated on 7 December 2022:

CONMEBOL ranking

• Classification Conmebol of Clubs: 54th (945.8 points).

Updated on 16 December 2022:

IFFHS Ranking

• World Club Classification: 79.o (138 points).

Updated on March 13, 2023.

Palmarés

Amateur Tournaments (15)

Regional Championship	Titles	Subcamponatos
Organized by LAF
National amateur championship (7/0)	1918, 1920, 1922, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1938.(Récord)
Amateur departmental championship (8/0)	1937, 1938, 1939 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945.(Récord)

Official national tournaments (9)

National Championship	Titles	Subcamponatos
Organized by FCF
First category A (6/11)	1955, 1957, 2002-II, 2004-I, 2009-II, 2016-I.	1959, 1961, 1966, 1993, 2001, 2008-II, 2012-II, 2014-II, 2015-I, 2018-II, 2022-II
Colombia Cup (3/2)	1981, 2019, 2020.	1956-57, 2017.
Superlight (0/1)		2017
First C National Championship (1/0)	2001

Details of the consecrations

• In chronological order:

International participations (17)

Note: in bold best participation of the tournament.

Competition	Editions
Organized by FIFA and CONMEBOL
Copa Libertadores (10)	1967, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023.
South American Cup (6)	2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023.
Conmebol Cup (1)	1995.

Friendly tournaments (12/6)

Competition	Titles	Subcamponatos
Organized by FCF, CONMEBOL and FIFA
Copa Jiménez Jaramillo (1/0)	1923.
Club Union (1/0)	1942.
Triangular Trophy Coltejer (1/0)	1955.
Medellin Tournament Without Tugurios (1/0)	1983.
Montreal Cup (1/0)	1992.
Trophy City of Vigo (1/0)	1994.
Cup D. C. United (1/0)	1994.
Popayán City Cup (1/0)	2005.
Copa Gobernación de Antioquia (2/0)	2008, 2010.
Pacific Cup (1/1)	2009.	2010.
Telemedellín Cup (1/0)	2013
Yellow night (0/2)		1997.
Movilco Cup - Governance of Meta (0/1)		2009.
Generation Cup (0/1)		2015
Night Blanquiazul (0/1)		2022

Sports organization chart

Squad 2023-II

Players			Technical equipment
N.o Nac. Pos. Name Age Ult team. Archers 1 Colombia! 0ARQ Yimmy Gómez 24 years Barranquilla F. C. 12 Colombia! 0BY José Luis Chunga 31 years Petrolera Alliance Colombia! 0ARQ Andrés Marmolejo 32 years Deportivo Pasto Defense 2 Colombia! 1DEF Leyser Chaverra 26 years Quindío 3 Colombia! 1DEF Victor Moreno 28 years Petrolera Alliance 4 Colombia! 1DEF Jonathan Marulanda 27 years Sports Tolima 5 Uruguay! 1DEF Joaquín Varela 25 years Institute 13 Colombia! 1DEF Daniel Londoño 28 years Envigado F. C. 24 Colombia! 1DEF José Ortiz 24 years Junior 26 Colombia! 1DEF Yulián Gómez 26 years Union of Magdalena 28 Colombia! 1DEF Luis Orejuela 28 years São Paulo 29 Colombia! 1DEF Jhon Palacios 24 years Pereira Colombia! 1DEF Andrés Alfonso 18 years Training Midfielders 6 Colombia! 2MED David Loaiza 30 years Itagüí Leones 8 Colombia! 2MED Déinner Quiñones 28 years Americas of Cali 10 Colombia! 2MED Andrés Ricaurte 1 32 years F. C. Dallas 15 Colombia! 2MED Jaime Alvarado 24 years Fortress CEIF 16 Colombia! 2MED Daniel Torres 2° 33 years C. D. Castellón 19 Colombia! 2MED Yairo Moreno 28 years Club León 20 Colombia! 2MED Miguel Monsalve 19 years Training 31 Colombia! 2MED Diego Moreno 27 years Envigado F. C. Delanteros 7 Colombia! 3OF THE Anderson Silver 32 years Al-Adalah 9 Argentina! 3OF THE Luciano Pons 33 years C. A. Banfield 11 Colombia! 3OF THE Andrés Ibargüen 31 years Sports Tolima 14 Colombia! 3OF THE Juan Manuel Cuesta 21 years Arsenal 17 Colombia! 3OF THE Felipe Pardo 33 years Sports Toluca 18 Colombia! 3OF THE Edwuin Cetré 25 years Junior 27 Colombia! 3OF THE Brayan León 22 years Junior			Coach(s) Alfredo Arias Assistant coach(s) Francisco Najera Physical Preparer(s) Ignacio Berriel Nicolás Ramírez Coach(s) of porters Jaime Bran Delegate Federico Spada Doctor(s) David Londoño Édgar Méndez Other(s) Kinesiologist(s) Juan Metrio Juan Medina Divisions Minor Sebastián Botero Legend Pos.: Position Nac.: Nationality of sport Captain Mission BY / ARQ: Guardameta DEF: Defense MED / VOL: Camper OF THE: Delantero Updated on September 30, 2023 Official web template

Ups and downs 2023-II

Players on loan

Players who are owned by the team and are borrowed to act with another set, some with purchase option.

Cessions
Player	Position	Lost to	Till
Luis Erney Vásquez		Atletico Huila	31/12/2023
Weimar Asprilla		R. S. Cundinamarca	31/12/2023
Jaime Giraldo		Atletico Huila	30/06/2023
Didier Good		Sheriff Tirapol	30/06/2024
Guillermo Tegue		Orsomarso	31/12/2023
Juan Camilo Moreno		Pereira	31/12/2023
Yesid Díaz		Equity	31/12/2023
José Estupiñán		Sports	31/12/2023
Juan Pablo Gallego		Orsomarso	31/12/2023
Diego Herazo		Sports Tolima	31/12/2023
Bryan Castrillón		Union de Santa Fe	31/12/2023
Steven Rodriguez		Junior	31/12/2023
Ever.		Independent Santa Fe	31/12/2023

Players on loan to the club

Players that are owned by another team and are borrowed at the club, some with purchase option.

Grants
Player	Position	Lost since	Till
Luis Orejuela		Sao Paulo	June 2024
Joaquín Varela		Institute	December 2023
Brayan León		Junior	June 2024

Players in National Selections

Note: in bold players part of the last call in their respective selections.

Country	Category	Player(s)
Colombia	Absolute	José Luis Chunga
	Sub-20	Miguel Monsalve
	Sub-17	Andrés Felipe Alfonso

Coaches

Current technical direction

Independent Medellin Technical and Management Corps in the Season 2023-II.

Current technical management
Technical Director:	Alfredo Arias	Chairman:	Daniel Ossa Giraldo
Technical Assistant 1:	Francisco Najera	Sports Manager:	Federico Spada
Technical Assistant 2:	Roberto Carlos Cortés	Delegate 1:	Vacant
Physical Preparer 1:	Ignacio Berriel	Delegate 2:	Vacant
Physical Preparer 2:	Nicolás Ramírez	Nutritionist:	Natalia Ceballos
Arqueros prep:	Jaime Bran	Doctor 1:	Sergio Londoño
Minor Divisions 1:	Sebastián Botero	Doctor 2:	Édgar Méndez
Divisions Minors 2:	Vacant	Kinesiologist 1:	Juan Metrio
Minor Divisions 3:	Vacant	Kinesiologist 2:	Juan Medina

Champion trainers

These are the Coaches who have managed to be champions with Independiente Medellín between Liga and Colombia Cup.

Technical champions
#	Nac.	Coach	Titles	#	Year
1.		† Dolphin Benítez Cáceres	First A	(1)	1955 Championship
2.		† René Enrique Seghini	First A	(1)	1957 Championship
3.		† Leonel Montoya Sánchez	Colombia Cup	(1)	1981
4.		Víctor Luna Gómez	First A	(1)	Completion 2002
5.		Pedro Enrique Sarmiento	First A	(1)	Opening 2004
6.		Leonel Alvarez	First A	(2)	Finalization 2009 and Opening 2016
7.		Aldo Bobadilla	Colombia Cup	(1)	2019
8.		Hernán Darío Gómez	Colombia Cup	(1)	2020

Subsidiaries

Other equipment

• Deportivo Independiente Medellín B, DIM booking team and currently dispute the Antioquia League - First A and Youth Championship.

• Deportivo Independiente Medellín Femenino, DIM's female team and currently contests the Women's Professional League of Football of Colombia.

Sponsors