Internacional F.C. de Palmira

Inter Palmira
Full nameInternacional Fútbol Club de Palmira
Founded10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
GroundEstadio Francisco Rivera Escobar
Capacity15,300
OwnerIgnacio Martán
ChairmanOscar Arturo Martán
ManagerHéctor Cárdenas
LeagueCategoría Primera B
2025Primera B, 6th of 16
Websitehttps://internacionalfc.co/

Internacional Fútbol Club de Palmira, or Inter Palmira for short, is a Colombian professional football team based in Palmira, Valle del Cauca. It was founded on 10 January 2024 and plays in Categoría Primera B, the second-tier competition of Colombian football.

History

Further information: Cortuluá

Internacional F.C. was founded by the Martán family after rebranding the club Cortuluá and relocating it to Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department ahead of the 2024 season.

Cortuluá, which had been based in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, started moving out of its hometown after their relegation from Categoría Primera A at the end of the 2022 season, citing the lack of financial support from successive local administrations. The club first moved to Yumbo, Valle del Cauca,[1] where it played its matches in the 2023 Primera B tournament. Cortuluá originally planned to rebrand to Yumbo Industriales F.C. within six months,[2] but this proposed change did not materialize.

At the end of 2023 Cortuluá requested another change of home stadium, planning to move to Palmira. The request was approved by DIMAYOR on 12 December 2023.[3] The club was ultimately rebranded as Internacional F.C. de Palmira on 10 January 2024.[4]

In their first season, Internacional were close to advance to the final stages in both tournaments of the 2024 Primera B season, but placed ninth in the Torneo I and tenth in the Torneo II. In the first tournament, they ended the first stage tied with Deportes Quindío in points, goal difference, goals scored, and away goals scored, but lost to them on away goals against. Internacional conceded 11 goals in their away games, but Deportes Quindío ended up claiming the last berth to the following stage of the competition as they only conceded 10 goals out of their stadium.[5]

Stadium

Further information: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar

Internacional F.C. play their home matches at Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar in Palmira, which has a capacity of 15,300 people. It was shared with Orsomarso, who played their home matches at this stadium until 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 August 2025

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
2 DF  COL Geisson Perea
3 DF  COL Stiven Valencia
4 DF  COL Yasser Ariza
5 DF  COL Yoiver González
7 DF  COL Juan Escobar
8 MF  COL Carlos Franco
9 FW  COL Duvier Riascos
10 FW  COL Darío Rodríguez
11 MF  COL Johan Gamboa
12 GK  COL Arled Cadavid
13 DF  COL Daniel Quiñones
14 FW  COL David Orozco
15 MF  COL Hermes Angulo
20 MF  COL Jhon Guzmán
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  COL Fabio Delgado
22 GK  COL José Escobar
23 FW  COL Víctor Ibarbo
26 FW  COL Danny Zúñiga
27 DF  COL Didier Delgado
31 DF  COL Jhonatan Charrupí
32 MF  COL Emerson Viveros
35 MF  COL Kevin Caicedo
70 FW  COL Johan Arango
80 MF  COL Harlin Suárez
— DF  COL Luis Becerra
— FW  COL Jhonier Hurtado
— FW  COL Samuel Osorio

Out on loan

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
— DF  COL Manuel Caicedo (at América de Cali)
— MF  COL Kener González (at América de Cali)
— MF  COL Mauricio González (at Deportes Tolima)

Managers

  • Carlos Hernández (March 2024 – August 2024)
  • Héctor Cárdenas (August 2024 – present)

Source: [6]

References

  1. ^ "Dimayor dio luz verde para el cambio de sede del Cortuluá" [Dimayor greenlit Cortuluá's home stadium change] (in Spanish). Infobae. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "¿Yumbo Industriales FC o Cortuluá? El club aclara la situación respecto a su nombre" [Yumbo Industriales FC or Cortuluá? The club clears up the situation regarding its name] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dos históricos del fútbol colombiano harán un cambio de sede para el 2024" [Two historicals of Colombian football will make a change of venue for 2024] (in Spanish). La FM. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Conozca el nuevo equipo profesional del FPC que reemplazará a Cortuluá y jugará en Palmira, habla su presidente" [Get to know the FPC′s new professional team that will replace Cortuluá and will play in Palmira, its chairman speaks] (in Spanish). El País. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Deportes Quindío en semifinales de la B, pero su rendimiento no convence" [Deportes Quindío in the second tier's semifinals, but its performance is unconvincing] (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Internacional de Palmira » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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