Monday, January 17, 2011

Baseball and Soccer in venezuela

Beisball:
The Baseball is the primary sport in Venezuela, It was introduced to the country by the foreign fellows of the United States whom were in charge of the production of oil.
Baseball started as a professional sport in 1946 league called Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional (LVBP). This idea was induced by four man: Juan Antonio Yanez, Carlos Lavaud, Luis Pimentel and Juan Reggetti. Whom decided to create a league the December 27th of 1945. The league started with four teams and has change with the pass of time and with the lack of money:
Venezuela de Yanesito
Magallanes
Cerveceria Caracas
Vargas
When baseball started to be a business two man of the publicity bought the Magallanes and changed the name to Oriente.
1956-1957
Cerveceria Caracas
Valencia
Pampero
Oriente




First expantion of the ligue adding Cardenales de Lara and Tigres de Aragua, the league changed from four teams to six.
1965-1966
Leones del Caracas
Navegantes del Magallanes
Tiburones de la Guaira
Industriales de Valencia
Cardenales de Lara
Tigres de Aragua





New expantion welcoming Caribes de Oriente and Petroleros de Cabimas, dividing the league in two divitions
1991-1992

Division Oriental
Division Occidental
Leones del Caracas
Tigres de Aragua
Caribes de Oriente
Petroleros de Cabimas
Tiburones de la Guaira
Cardenales de Lara
Navegantes del Magallanes
Aguilas del Zulia




In the season 2007-2008 the team Pastora changed owners and began to be Bravos de Margarita, they move to the beautiful island of Margarita. And since ther the league has stayed the same.
2007-…

Division Oriental
Division Occidental
Leones del Caracas
Tigres de Aragua
Tiburones de la Guaira
Cardenales de Lara
Navegantes del Magallanes
Bravos de Margarita
Caribes de oriente
Aguilas del Zulia

Soccer :
 The rise of football in Caracas motivated the leaders of the "High Court of Honor" and the capital's teams to the creation of the National Football Federation in 1925.

On 1 December a meeting was held attended by representatives of the Centro Atletico, Venzóleo, Venezuela, Caracas Sport, Barcelona, Loyola, Union, Nueva Esparta, Alliance, Cid and Freedom, and elected the Board of Directors was elected as President of the Captain John Jones Parra, Vice President Victor Brito Alfonzo, Secretary Father Gastamiza Feliciano and Treasurer Henry Rodemaker.

Born the National Football Federation, which is responsible for leading the way football official from 1926, which organized the first championship, which opened on Sunday January 31 with the match between Atletico and Venzoleo Center.

The lack of an organizational structure led away to the National Federation and this led to the Venezuelan League Soccer in 1932, which ran until the end of 1938. For 1939 is named the National Football Association
.In 1951 started the new national Football organizational change and came up the current Federacion Venezolana de Futbol wich was is recognized by FIFA and the Venezuelan Olympic Committee.

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