Colombia Primera A 03/30 00:30 14 Junior v La Equidad - View
Copa Libertadores 04/03 22:00 1 Botafogo v Junior - View
Colombia Primera A 04/07 01:20 15 America de Cali v Junior - View
Copa Libertadores 04/10 02:00 2 Junior v Universitario de Deportes - View
Colombia Primera A 04/13 21:00 18 Junior v Once Caldas - View
Colombia Primera A 04/13 23:20 16 Junior v Envigado FC - View
Colombia Primera A 04/17 23:10 17 Millonarios v Junior - View
Colombia Primera A 04/20 21:00 19 Deportivo Cali v Junior - View
Copa Libertadores 04/24 02:00 3 Junior v LDU Quito - View
Copa Libertadores 05/08 02:00 4 Universitario de Deportes v Junior - View
Copa Libertadores 05/14 22:00 5 LDU Quito v Junior - View
Copa Libertadores 05/28 22:00 6 Junior v Botafogo - View

Wikipedia - Atlético Junior

Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (Latin American Spanish: [ˈʝunjoɾ]), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, commonly as Junior FC, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Junior is the main Caribbean team in the top flight of Colombian football. As of 2022, they sit in the 25th place of the best South American teams.

The club was founded on August 7, 1924. Known as Los Tiburones (The Sharks), or El Equipo Tiburón (The Shark Team). Junior have won the Colombian professional football championship ten times (1977, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2004 Finalización, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Finalización, 2018 Finalización, 2019 Apertura, and 2023 Finalización). Some of the most notable players that have played for the club include Heleno de Freitas, Garrincha, Dida, Juan Ramón Verón, Efraín Sánchez, Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, Iván Valenciano, Teófilo Gutiérrez, Carlos Bacca, Julio César Uribe, Giovanni Hernández, Sebastián Viera and Luis Díaz.

History

In the early 1920s a team named Juventus came into being at the Colegio Salesiano in the San Roque neighborhood of Barranquilla, made up primarily of Italian immigrants. Soon after its launch the name was changed to the Spanish Juventud, though both translate the same in English: youth. In August 1924 some of the younger members of Juventud along with other young men from San Roque created an offshoot of Juventud: Juventud Infantil.

Around the 1940s (and the club's name was shortened to simply Junior) they became known as one of the country's best clubs. In 1945 the players of Junior were selected to represent Colombia at the South American Championship (now known as the Copa América), finishing a respectable fifth (though losing 7–0 to Uruguay and 9–1 to Argentina along the way). In 1949 they were again selected to represent Colombia (finishing last place) but this time their decision to play would have its consequences.

In 1948 Junior were founder members of División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (commonly known as the Dimayor). Their debut match as a professional outfit came at home on August 15, 1948, against Deportivo Cali, which ended in a 2–0 victory for the home side. Early the following year they were again chosen to play as the de facto Colombia national team. Because of ongoing strife between Adefutbol (the original amateur Colombian football association) and the Dimayor, Junior were threatened with expulsion from the Dimayor if they participated. They went ahead and did so and were initially given a two-year suspension from the league. This was later reduced to one year and they returned to the Dimayor for the 1950 season.

This was the golden age of Colombian football commonly referred to as El Dorado, a time when the Dimayor was a "rebel league" unaffiliated with FIFA and many high-profile players from around the world broke their contracts and came to play. Junior were no exception, picking up players from Brazil, Argentina, Hungary and the Czech Republic in these years. But El Dorado eventually came to an end for Colombian football.

A way ahead surfaced in the mid-1960s when a rift had again developed in Colombian football, this time between Adefutbol and the newly created Federación Colombiana de Fútbol, an organization devoted to developing professional football in the country. Adefutbol was still the official body in the eyes of FIFA and organized the national team in this period and additionally Colombian clubs did not enter the Copa Libertadores. Peace was finally made and the bulk of the amateur team that had attempted to qualify for the England World Cup signed up for Junior, who returned to the Dimayor in 1966. Junior have remained in the top level ever since.

In 1977 Junior won their first Colombian championship, finishing first place in the Apertura. They won further championships in 1980, 1993, 1995, the 2004-II (Finalización), the 2010-I (Apertura), the 2011-II (Finalizacion), the 2018-II (Finalización) and the 2019-I (Apertura). They also won Copa Colombia in 2015 and 2017. Junior have appeared in the Copa Libertadores seventeen times (reaching the semi-finals in 1994), the Copa Sudamericana 7 times (reaching the final in 2018), and the Copa CONMEBOL 1 time.[]

Junior is a professional soccer team based in Barranquilla, Colombia. The team was founded in 1924 and has since become one of the most successful teams in Colombian soccer history. Junior has won nine Colombian league titles, three Copa Colombia titles, and one Superliga Colombiana title.

The team plays their home games at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, which has a capacity of 46,000 spectators. The team's colors are red and white, and their mascot is a shark, which represents the team's aggressive and competitive spirit.

Junior has a strong fan base, known as "Los Tiburones" (The Sharks), who are known for their passionate support of the team. The team's biggest rival is Atlético Nacional, with whom they have a fierce rivalry known as the "Clásico Colombiano".

The current squad is made up of talented players from Colombia and other countries, including Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The team is known for its attacking style of play, with fast-paced counter-attacks and skillful dribbling.

Overall, Junior is a respected and successful soccer team with a rich history and passionate fan base.