Unión Magdalena
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Unión Magdalena (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈnjom maɣðaˈlena]) commonly known as El Unión, and nicknamed as El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) and also Los Samarios (The Samarios), is a Colombian football club from the city of Santa Marta, capital of the department of Magdalena, founded on April 19 1953. They currently play in the Categoría Primera B, second division of the Colombian football league system.[1]
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Full name | Unión Magdalena | |||
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Nickname(s) | El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) Los Samarios (The Samarios) | |||
Founded | 10 March 1951; 73 years ago (1951-03-10) (as Deportivo Samarios) 19 April 1953; 71 years ago (1953-04-19) (officially) | |||
Ground | Estadio Sierra Nevada | |||
Capacity | 16,000 | |||
Chairman | Alberto Garzón | |||
Manager | Álvaro Hernández | |||
League | Categoría Primera B | |||
2023 | Primera A, 17th of 20 (Relegated by average) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded on 10 March 1951 as Deportivo Samarios, the club was re-founded as Unión Magdalena on 19 April 1953. The original playing squad was largely composed of Hungarians who were touring Colombia when their club, the Hungaria FbC Roma, was disbanded.[2]