Internacional de Bogotá
| Full name | Internacional de Bogotá | |
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| Founded | 10 December 2025[1] | |
| Ground | Estadio Metropolitano de Techo | |
| Capacity | 10,000 | |
| Owner | NX Football Colombia | |
| Chairman | Nicolás Maya | |
| Manager | Ricardo Valiño | |
| League | Categoría Primera A | |
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Internacional de Bogotá is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá. It was founded on 10 December 2025 and plays in Categoría Primera A, the top-flight competition of Colombian football.
History
Internacional de Bogotá was founded by the American-based consortium Tylis–Porter Group, led by real estate investor Al Tylis and Club Necaxa executive Sam Porter, and also including other investors such as actors Eva Longoria, Ryan Reynolds, and Rob McElhenney, MLB pitcher Justin Verlander and his wife, model Kate Upton, and NYU professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway, after they acquired the Categoría Primera A club La Equidad in early 2025.[2] La Equidad were founded in 1982 by insurance company Seguros La Equidad, and following a successful stint in amateur football tournaments, joined Dimayor in 2003, entering the lower tier professional competition Categoría Primera B that same year. It promoted to Categoría Primera A at the end of the 2006 season and won the Copa Colombia in 2008, while also achieving three league runner-up finishes in the 2007 Finalización, 2010 Apertura, and 2011 Apertura tournaments.[3]
Following the acquisition by the Tylis–Porter Group, it was confirmed that as part of the terms of the operation, Seguros La Equidad would retain the rights to the name La Equidad, as well as the colors and identity, and that the club would be subject to a rebranding ahead of the 2026 season in order to reflect that decision,[4] with press reports informing that the new owners had registered Internacional de Bogotá as a tentative name.[5] The 2025 season was the last season played by La Equidad, which ended placing last in the aggregate table. It played its final match on 12 November 2025, defeating Deportivo Pereira 4–0.[6]
The club's new identity was officially presented on 10 December 2025, confirming Internacional de Bogotá as the new name for the club, and white, black, and gold as its new colors, replacing the green used by La Equidad.[7]
Stadium
Like its predecessor club, Internacional de Bogotá will play their home matches at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá, which has a capacity of 10,000 people.[8]
Players
Current squad
- As of 10 December 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.
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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.
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References
- ^ Daza Gómez, Diego Alejandro (10 December 2025). "Comenzó una nueva era del fútbol capitalino: este es el escudo de Internacional de Bogotá" [A new era of football in the capital has begun: this is the crest of Internacional de Bogotá] (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Crafton, Adam (15 January 2025). "Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney part of group buying Colombian soccer club La Equidad". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Rozo, Fabián (9 January 2018). "Así nació La Equidad, el equipo de Stalin Motta" [This is how La Equidad was born, Stalin Motta's team] (in Spanish). Semana. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Chalela Ambrad, Daniel (14 July 2025). "Presidente de La Equidad confirmó detalles de nuevo nombre, uniforme y escudo: ya hay fecha" [La Equidad chairman confirmed details on new name, kit and crest: there is a date already] (in Spanish). Deportes RCN. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Pinzón, David Esteban (9 May 2025). "'Internacional de Bogotá' sería el nuevo nombre de popular equipo de la primera división del fútbol colombiano" ["Internacional de Bogotá" would be the new name of popular team in the first division of Colombian football] (in Spanish). NTN24. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Equidad se despide del fútbol colombiano con goleada al Pereira" [Equidad bid farewell to Colombian football with a thrashing to Pereira] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Yepes Izquierdo, Harold (10 December 2025). "Fin de la espera en la Liga Betplay: Internacional de Bogotá presentó su nuevo escudo y sus colores tras dejar de llamarse La Equidad" [The wait is over in the Liga Betplay: Internacional de Bogotá unveiled its new crest and colors after changing its name from La Equidad] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Angarita, Álvaro (7 May 2025). "Internacional de Bogotá es el nuevo equipo de la Liga" [Internacional de Bogotá is the League's new team] (in Spanish). El Frente. Retrieved 10 December 2025.