Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A., commonly referred to as Cúcuta Deportivo, is a professional Colombian football club from the city of Cúcuta. Founded on 10 September 1924, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the country; specifically the fourth oldest club. Since the 1950 season, it takes part in the Colombian professional football league, year in which it joined professionalism after a long stint in amateur football and since that season it plays their home games at the Estadio General Santander, with a capacity for 42,000 spectators. It currently plays in Categoría Primera B, the second level of the Colombian football league system.
Fans of Cúcuta Deportivo at General Santander Stadium.
Cúcuta, officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, on the border with Venezuela. It comprises an area of approximately 1119 km2, with an urban area of 64 km2 and a rural area of 1055 km2. The city has a population of 777,106 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in the department and the sixth most populous municipality in the country. Similarly, its metropolitan area has an approximate population of 1,046,347.
Image: Panorámica de San José de Cúcuta, Colombia
Image: Parque en el Malecón Cúcuta (2)
Image: Casa Cultuta 5ta Teresa Cúcuta
Image: Estatua SB en Cúcuta