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Oruro Royal

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Oruro Royal Club
Full nameOruro Royal Club
Nickname(s)"El Decano"
FoundedMay 26, 1896
GroundEstadio Jesús Bermúdez
Oruro, Bolivia
Capacity28,000
ChairmanJosé Peña
ManagerJosé María Frías
LeagueLiga Nacional B

Oruro Royal Club is the oldest Bolivian football club from Oruro. The club plays in the Oruro Primera A, one of the third-division regional leagues. Oruro Royal was founded on 26 May 1896 by the English workers hired by the Bolivian Government to build the national railways, becoming the first Bolivian football squad. It plays its home games at the Estadio Jesús Bermúdez.

The first squad is composed of: Felipe Niño de Guzmán, Zenón Eizaguirre, Luís Aguirre, Augusto Gunther, Alberto Aguirre, Luís Vásquez, Ricardo Martínez, Telésforo Ross, Rafael Vásquez, Hans Geberber and Ernesto Galzin.