Girardot F.C.

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Girardot F.C.
Girardot F.C. logo.svg
Full nameCorporación Deportiva y Social
Girardot Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Porteños
Founded1995
Dissolved2008
(became Deportes Palmira)
GroundEstadio Luis Antonio Duque Peña
Girardot, Colombia
League Categoría Primera B

Giradot F.C. was a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Girardot, Colombia. The club was founded in 1995 and played in Categoría Primera B. Due to financial difficulties, the team was relocated at the end of the 2008 season to the city of Palmira and rebranded as Deportes Palmira.


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